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Scans Factory – Unreal 5.4 demo – Rome Walkthrough
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PlanCraft – An assumptions based project schedule generator
https://www.hasielhassan.com/PlanCraft/#about
It helps you create and Open Schedule Format (OSF) JSON file for your projects.
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Elon Musk finally admits Tesla’s HW3 might not support full self-driving
The CEO said when asked about Tesla achieving its promised unsupervised self-driving on HW3 vehicles:
We are not 100% sure. HW4 has several times the capability of HW3. It’s easier to get things to work on HW4 and it takes a lot of efforts to squeeze that into HW3. There is some chance that HW3 does not achieve the safety level that allows for unsupervised FSD.
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NoPoSplat – Surprisingly Simple 3D Gaussian Splats from Sparse Unposed Images
A feed-forward model capable of reconstructing 3D scenes parameterized by 3D Gaussians from unposed sparse multi-view images.
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Apple reaches deal to acquire Pixelmator
https://9to5mac.com/2024/11/01/apple-reaches-deal-to-acquire-pixelmator
Pixelmator has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, subject to regulatory approval. There will be no material changes to the Pixelmator Pro, Pixelmator for iOS, and Photomator apps at this time.
https://www.pixelmator.com/pro/
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Linus Torvalds on GenAI
Linus Torvalds, the creator and maintainer of the Linux kernel, talks modern developments.
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Niantic SPZ – open source, compressed gaussian splats file format
https://scaniverse.com/news/spz-gaussian-splat-open-source-file-format
https://github.com/nianticlabs/spz
• Slashes file sizes by 90% (250MB → 25MB) with virtually zero quality loss
• Lightning-fast uploads/downloads, especially on mobile
• Dramatically reduced memory footprint
• Enables real-time processing right on your phoneTech breakthrough:
• Smart compression of position, rotation, color & scale data
• Column-based organization for maximum efficiency
• Innovative fixed-point quantization & log encodinghttps://www.8thwall.com/products/niantic-studio
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AI and the Law – Netflix : Using Generative AI in Content Production
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/netflix-generative-ai-use-guidelines-253300.html
- Temporary Use: AI-generated material can be used for ideation, visualization, and exploration—but is currently considered temporary and not part of final deliverables.
- Ownership & Rights: All outputs must be carefully reviewed to ensure rights, copyright, and usage are properly cleared before integrating into production.
- Transparency: Productions are expected to document and disclose how generative AI is used.
- Human Oversight: AI tools are meant to support creative teams, not replace them—final decision-making rests with human creators.
- Security & Compliance: Any use of AI tools must align with Netflix’s security protocols and protect confidential production material.
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HDRI Median Cut plugin
www.hdrlabs.com/picturenaut/plugins.html
Note. The Median Cut algorithm is typically used for color quantization, which involves reducing the number of colors in an image while preserving its visual quality. It doesn’t directly provide a way to identify the brightest areas in an image. However, if you’re interested in identifying the brightest areas, you might want to look into other methods like thresholding, histogram analysis, or edge detection, through openCV for example.
Here is an openCV example:
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