DocRes is a new model that simplifies document image restoration by handling five tasks: dewarping, deshadowing, appearance enhancement, deblurring, and binarization within a single system.
The new model, MAI-1, is expected to have about 500 billion parameters, Seeking Alpha reported Monday (May 6), citing a paywalled article by The Information.
Apple has released Final Cut Camera for iPhone and iPad, allowing filmmakers to take video and stream it live back to an iPad for a multicam shoot. The updated Final Cut 2 app allows users to can control each Final Cut Camera-running device connected to it with a multiscreen view. Users can switch between production and editing anytime to live-cut their projects in the new version.
It’s becoming clear that deterministic physics cannot easily answer all aspects of nature, at astronomical and biological level. Is this a limitation in modern mathematics and/or tools. Or an actual barrier?
The 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 is one of the most enduring challenges in celestial mechanics, addressing the complex motion of three celestial bodies interacting under gravity. Governed by Newton’s laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation, it seeks to predict the paths of the bodies based on their masses, positions, and velocities. While the Two-Body Problem has exact solutions described by Kepler’s laws, introducing a third body leads to a nonlinear system of equations with no general analytical solution. This complexity arises from the chaotic interactions between the bodies, where even minute changes in initial conditions can lead to vastly different trajectories—a key aspect of chaos theory.
Historically, the Three-Body Problem has fascinated some of the greatest scientific minds. Isaac Newton laid its foundation, but it was Joseph-Louis Lagrange and Leonhard Euler who discovered specific cases with periodic or predictable solutions. Lagrange identified the Lagrange points, stable positions where the gravitational forces and motion of the three bodies balance, while Euler found collinear solutions, where the bodies align on a single line periodically. These solutions, though special cases, have profound implications for space exploration, such as identifying stable regions for satellites orbits.
Despite the chaotic nature of the Three-Body Problem, researchers have discovered periodic solutions where the bodies follow repetitive paths, returning to their original positions after a fixed time. In the 1970s, Michel Hénon, Roger A. Broucke, and George Hadjidemetriou identified a fascinating family of such solutions, now known as the Broucke–Hénon–Hadjidemetriou family. These solutions often involve symmetric and elegant trajectories, such as the figure-eight orbit, where three equal-mass bodies chase each other along a shared path resembling the number eight.
Other periodic solutions include equilateral triangle configurations (where the bodies maintain a triangular shape while rotating or oscillating) and collinear periodic orbits (where the bodies periodically align and reverse directions). These solutions highlight the intricate balance between gravitational forces and motion, offering glimpses of stability within the chaos.
While the Three-Body Problem laid the groundwork for understanding gravitational interactions, the study of higher n-body problems reveals the rich and chaotic dynamics of larger systems, offering critical insights into both cosmic structures and practical applications like orbital dynamics.
Since spending a lot of time recently with SDXL I’ve since made my way back to SD 1.5
While the models overall have less fidelity. There is just no comparing to the current motion models we have available for animatediff with 1.5 models.
To date this is one of my favorite pieces. Not because I think it’s even the best it can be. But because the workflow adjustments unlocked some very important ideas I can’t wait to try out.
Performance by @silkenkelly and @itxtheballerina on IG
Jonathan Bronfman, CEO at MARZ, tells us: “I don’t think the industry will ever be the same. It will recover slowly in 2024. The streaming wars cost studios too much money and now they are all reevaluating their strategies.”
He notes that AI will play a big role in how things shake out. “Technology is pushing out the traditional approach, something which is long overdue. Studios in Hollywood have been operating the same way for decades, and now AI will move them off their pedestal.
“The entire industry is in for a reckoning. I think studios would have come to this realisation eventually, so it was inevitable, but I think the pressure from the strikes accelerated this.”
Spectral sensitivity of eye is influenced by light intensity. And the light intensity determines the level of activity of cones cell and rod cell. This is the main characteristic of human vision. Sensitivity to individual colors, in other words, wavelengths of the light spectrum, is explained by the RGB (red-green-blue) theory. This theory assumed that there are three kinds of cones. It’s selectively sensitive to red (700-630 nm), green (560-500 nm), and blue (490-450 nm) light. And their mutual interaction allow to perceive all colors of the spectrum.
