[Ssc-dev] YT Blur vs. ObscuraCam

[Sam Gregory]

HI everyone - I'm also going to be working on a blogpost highlighting pros
and cons of the tool, and noting the continued needs for a range of
options, including device-side. Any particular points that have struck
people that I should include?

Tx,
Sam

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Nathan of Guardian <
nathan at guardianproject.info> wrote:

> On 07/23/2012 10:30 AM, Bryan Nunez wrote:
> >
> > Both clips use fully automated face detection and blurring, but Obscura
> > occasionally misses part of the face, while YT gets around this by
> > making the region overly huge.  I'm wondering if there's better middle
> > ground between the two.
>
> Actually, you nailed a feature idea I have which is essentially a slider
> to adjust the box padding. Also, in the last code (not in binary yet),
> I've made the face detect box a square and not perfectly face shaped as
> it is now.
>
> I also have a setting that will only do eyes, and not the whole face,
> which is more of a fun easter egg/aesthetic thing, but it could
> encourage more people to use it, and it still defeats face detection.
>
> +n
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