Comments on Adobe Light-Field Lens Video - Blade Runner Cluster
The Adobe superlens cluster seems pretty close to what Deckard used in Blade Runner to find amazing details in a photograph. (Read
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"Here's a picture of Deckard zooming in on an area of interest. Note also that the device is voice-activated - a feature I'll be you won't find on Adobe's applications.
"I prefer Stanford's version from a couple of years ago. http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/lfcamera/
The pdf and video explain it well. The overall resolution is lower, but the microlens array can be fitted to any sensor, which is nicer than this big lens."
(rncg 2/28/2008 11:01:05 AM)
"Here's a brief video about the Stanford light field camera.
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