BBC Science Focus: Breakthrough AI could soon generate whole 3D worlds from 2D videos

Posted on June 6, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

BBC Science Focus: Breakthrough AI could soon generate whole 3D worlds from 2D videos . “In the latest push of never-ending artificial intelligence projects announced this year, software giant NVIDIA has unveiled a program capable of creating full 3D replicas of objects based solely on 2D video footage. Called Neuralangelo (a blend of neural and Michelangelo), the software can generate lifelike virtual replicas of buildings, sculptures, complicated structures, and a wide array of other intricate 3D models.”

AI: War crimes evidence erased by social media platforms

Posted on June 4, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

BBC: AI: War crimes evidence erased by social media platforms. “Evidence of potential human rights abuses may be lost after being deleted by tech companies, the BBC has found. Platforms remove graphic videos, often using artificial intelligence – but footage that may help prosecutions can be taken down without being archived.”

PC Magazine: YouTube Stories Heading for the Google Graveyard

Posted on May 26, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

PC Magazine: YouTube Stories Heading for the Google Graveyard. “YouTube’s answer to Instagram stories, YouTube Stories, is being killed off. In a blog post(Opens in a new window) announcing the move, Google said that starting June 26 users will no longer be able to post Stories, and their existing posts will expire seven days after that.”

Omaha World-Herald: Bill passes to create video archive of Nebraska legislative activity

Posted on May 25, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Omaha World-Herald: Bill passes to create video archive of Nebraska legislative activity. “Legislative Bill 254, introduced by State Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon, passed on a 48-0 vote. The measure would require the creation of a digital archive of video coverage of legislative debate and public hearings starting with the 2025 session.”

Mashable: Piracy-loving Twitter Blue users exploit new 2-hour video limit

Posted on May 20, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Mashable: Piracy-loving Twitter Blue users exploit new 2-hour video limit. “Twitter users have long been able to upload short, minutes-long videos. But, since Musk came along and acquired Twitter, longform has become a priority on a platform where shortform content reigns supreme. Twitter users that subscribe to Twitter Blue for $8 per month can now write tweets 10,000 characters long, far beyond that of the normal 280 character limit. And, as of Thursday, Twitter Blue subscribers can now upload long videos too. How long? two hours-long.”

New from the UCLA Film & Television Archive: Hearst Newsreel Collection

Posted on May 18, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

New from the UCLA Film & Television Archive: https://newsreels.net/. The Web site does not use an encryption certificate and I could not find any announcements anywhere but Facebook and Twitter, so I was not hopeful. Sounds like a great collection, though. From the front page: “In 1981, the Hearst Corporation donated its newsreel collection to the University of California. In cooperation with the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the Packard Humanities Institute is developing this website as part of a joint project to make the Hearst newsreel collection more easily accessible to the public.” Newsreels cover 1929-1967. I just watched Elizabeth Arden talk about the return of the natural waistline in 1930. Ma’am, mine never went anywhere.

Vij!: “Kino Club Super 8” digitizes old home movies and they’ll tell you why

Posted on May 15, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Vij! (Bulgaria): “Kino Club Super 8” digitizes old home movies and they’ll tell you why “For the team behind the project, the preservation of found family movies and amateur footage is a way to access authentic stories – and authentic history.”

NPR: People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused

Posted on May 9, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

NPR: People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused. “The liar’s dividend is a term coined by law professors Bobby Chesney and Danielle Citron in a 2018 paper laying out the challenges deepfakes present to privacy, democracy, and national security. The idea is, as people become more aware of how easy it is to fake audio and video, bad actors can weaponize that skepticism.”

Daily Nous: New Video Archive of Mid-to-Late 20th Century British Philosophers

Posted on May 4, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Daily Nous: New Video Archive of Mid-to-Late 20th Century British Philosophers. “Philosophy in the Open: The OU Philosophy Media Archive, contains over 30 hours of footage of interviews and debates between some of the most celebrated mid-to-late 20th century British philosophers.”

University of Wisconsin-Madison: NEH grant largest federal grant in Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research’s history

Posted on April 30, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

University of Wisconsin-Madison: NEH grant largest federal grant in Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research’s history . “The grant will fund digitization of 863 original videotapes recorded in 13 different formats and produced by [Wendy] Clarke for a series of 15 video projects from the 1980s and 1990s— including the Love Tapes—that explored themes of love, community, culture, and self-reflection across multiple underrepresented communities.”

KOLN: Nebraska lawmakers advance proposal for video archive of legislative proceedings

Posted on April 18, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

KOLN: Nebraska lawmakers advance proposal for video archive of legislative proceedings. “Lawmakers gave first-round approval Monday to a proposal that would create a video archive of Nebraska legislative proceedings, an effort that has spanned multiple years.”

Stanford Medicine: For better video meetings, try taking turns talking

Posted on April 11, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Stanford Medicine: For better video meetings, try taking turns talking. “Early in the pandemic, video conferencing became the only way many of us could work, socialize, see a doctor or take a yoga class, among many other activities. By now, it’s become a fixture of the work-from-home lifestyle. Two new studies led by Stanford Medicine researchers examined whether we work, behave and feel differently in these virtual versus in-person interactions and what’s going on in our brains.”

Mid-Day: Here is how this Mumbai art gallery has gone online to make art more accessible

Posted on April 9, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Mid-Day: Here is how this Mumbai art gallery has gone online to make art more accessible. “The art gallery, Project 88, is embarking on an effort to transport their physical experiences to the virtual domain with curated videos of exhibits, talks and sessions held at the gallery through their YouTube channel. Titled Art Talks, the channel was an experiment that the gallery resorted to during the Covid-19-induced lockdown two years ago, but not pursued further till now.”

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