Subj : Google Photos could soon bring its AI editing tricks to your vide
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Mar 17 2023 22:45:03

Google Photos could soon bring its AI editing tricks to your videos

Date:
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:29:52 +0000

Description:
A new set of filters was found on Google Photos allowing users to add bit of 
creativity to their videos.

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Googles upcoming Pixel 8 series may have a new feature allowing the phones to 
boost the visual quality of videos, similar to Photo Unblur on the Pixel 7 
Pro . 

Its called Video Unblur and it was first discovered by the team over at 
9to5Google who dug through the APK file (Android Package Kit) of the latest 
version of Google Photos. They were able to forcibly enable the user 
interface for Video Unblur on the app. However, the team couldnt get it to 
work. According to the report, the tool currently doesnt have any noticeable 
effect on videos'' as its probably still in development. But once it does 
launch, 9to5Google states the tool should work just like Photo Unblur by 
utilizing machine learning to spruce up videos shot on a Pixel 8 phone  
probably. 

The report adds that theres nothing in the APKs code directly tying Video 
Blur to Pixel phones. But if history repeats itself, the software could 
follow the same trajectory as Photo Unblur by staying exclusive to Googles 
phones. And speaking of app history, 9to5Google points out this update is 
following the same pattern as the HDR effect on Google Photos , as that 
feature supported images first before moving on to video. 

Besides Video Unblur, the team also discovered a series of filters users can 
apply to videos to add a bit of creativity. Those filters will have their 
home in the new Overlays tab on Google Photos which will appear whenever you 
begin editing. Currently, there are 14 visual effects including the VHS 
filter, which is probably based on the old video format, and B&W which is 
most likely a simple black-and-white effect. Still in the works 

As interesting as all this may sound, dont get too attached to the idea of 
them. As 9to5Google notes, theres no guarantee either Video Blur or the 
filters will release in their current state or if at all. All we know for 
sure is Google is working on something with the chance the final product may 
look completely different. 

The big question is what will the hardware powering Video Unblur look like, 
assuming the feature is exclusive to the Pixel 8. There have been some 
reports Googles upcoming flagship phone will come with a Tensor G3 chipset 
slated to be more powerful and efficient than Tensor G2 on the Google Pixel 7 
.. 

The launch date of the Pixel 8 line is currently unknown. Although if history 
repeats itself (and it probably will), we expect the release to be sometime 
around October 2023. The best Google Pixel phones ranked for 2023



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/google-photos-could-soon-bring-its-ai-editing-t
ricks-to-your-videos


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