Computers Become Our Mirrors

We will be looking to our computers rather than a mirror in the near future to create a virtual makeover.
Toshiba recently showcased a new way to make up for a party or that special date using a notebook. SpursEngine a high performance video stream processor takes real time vido/image and renders to new levels of realism and image quality.A prototype unveiled at the CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technology) 2007 in Tokyo, which this correspondent visited, attracted sizable crowds. They witnessed an attractive Japanese model standing in front of a notebook, trying out numerous hairstyles, shades of mascara and lipstick without ever opening her make-up kit.Tracking her face in real-time, the laptop threw up various ways that she could present herself for the day, instantly recognising and processing changes in the model’s facial position, angle and expression and showing the results as 3D graphics. Satisfied with one of the ‘options,’ the model then picked her ‘look of the day’ and proceeded, presumably, to a mirror. Also in the reckoning are real-time body capture and face morphing targeting the lifestyle sector. It may also be of use in the medical sector and in security-sensitive environments.