Content-Aware Image Reduction

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Content-Aware Image Reduction
Traditionally, there were two ways to reduce the size of images. You could either crop them, or you could shrink them (aka 'scaling' them). Each has its disadvantages - when you crop photos, you may cut bits you want to keep, and when you shrink photos, you make the big bits smaller. This video introduces you to 'retargeting', a technique that allows you to keep the things you want to be big, but to just move them closer together. More...