We Are Now Obselete (A computer tells you is the shot you took was good)

University Park, Pa. -- An online photo-rating system developed at Penn State is the first publicly available tool for automatically determining the aesthetic value of an image, according to a Penn State researcher involved with the project. ... Users can upload their own images for rating or test the system by providing a link to any image online. The system provides an aesthetic rating within seconds.

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I am not going to load an image, too scared of being the first negative score

Judges and opinions are now moot. With Terminator 4 just around the corner, it may be more factual than we think

For some reason I think I have seen similar things in the past(?)

Haha!

I tried this:

It got a 0.8 out of 100!

I guess I suck ... I'll try some more ...

... and this got a 54.8 ...

It got a 0.8 out of 100!

 

I guess I suck ... I'll try some more ...

Ouch. It is pretty cool thing, even though it is obviously wrong

This got a 7.4/100 ...

This got a 7.4/100 ...

Hmmmm. I wonder if the program is looking more traditional then out of the box. That one is worth more than 7.4 I would think.

This image won Best of Show, BTS, 1999

It earned 13.7

This image won Best of Show, BTS, 1999

 

It earned 13.7

There you go. Figured the UW stuff could really throw things off (and started testing some of those).

Some important caveats:

"with 50 being the score of a typical average-quality professional photograph"

"Full color photos are more suitable than black-and-white photos"

This got a 92 ... been trying lots of different stuff ...

Sheesh, you guys need to learn how to take better photos... this one is OBVIOUSLY 45 times better than Jeremy's first shot:

36/100!!

Sheesh, you guys need to learn how to take better photos... this one is OBVIOUSLY 45 times better than Jeremy's first shot:

HAH!! Nice one.

Well at least the researcher is not gaming the system. Of three shots I tried of the Penn State Nittany Lion statue only one was rated favorably.

"Sheesh, you guys need to learn how to take better photos... this one is OBVIOUSLY 45 times better than Jeremy's first shot:" !!!!!111

I was literally laughing out loud about that

Cal

Sheesh, you guys need to learn how to take better photos... this one is OBVIOUSLY 45 times better than Jeremy's first shot:

 

36/100!!

LOL. Definately alot better than Jeremy's shot. Very even coloring.

Some important caveats:

 

"with 50 being the score of a typical average-quality professional photograph"

 

"Full color photos are more suitable than black-and-white photos"

So of course I had to test this with a B/W photo: 75.2/100!

So of course I had to test this with a B/W photo: 75.2/100!

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"Sheesh, you guys need to learn how to take better photos... this one is OBVIOUSLY 45 times better than Jeremy's first shot:" !!!!!111

 

I was literally laughing out loud about that

 

Cal

Same here!

This got a 92 ... been trying lots of different stuff ...

Sheesh, you guys need to learn how to take better photos... this one is OBVIOUSLY 45 times better than Jeremy's first shot:

I just snorted my coffee...thanks! At least you know your sensors clean...I wonder what your score would've been with a dust bunny in there.

I just snorted my coffee...thanks! At least you know your sensors clean...I wonder what your score would've been with a dust bunny in there.

The computer does not seem to like abstraction, a real bunny however scores 100%

what about a playboy bunny?