Tristan Romain

Why Do We Align Images?

Introduction Aligning images is a crucial technique in photography and videography that enhances the quality and accuracy of visual content. Whether you're a professional photographer, a hobbyist, or a scientist, understanding the importance of image alignment can significantly improve your work. Let's explore some key reasons why we align images, along with real-life examples and software recommendations.Indeed, the motivations for alignment…

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1 April 2025

Images or videos management / Photography

How to Characterize an App for Aligning Images to Create a Time Lapse

Introduction Creating a time lapse involves capturing a series of images over a period of time and stitching them together to show the progression of a scene. This technique is widely used in photography and videography to depict changes that occur too slowly to be perceived in real-time, such as the movement of clouds, the blooming of flowers, or the transition…

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20 March 2025

Images or videos management / Photography

Time Lapse alignment: what is coming with the new Futura Time Lapse version 3.0 ?

Introduction I have already written in former blogposts why there is a need to automatically align time lapse members whenshooting either during windy conditions or with a tele-lens and how my app FuturaTime Lapse can help.A few days ago, the version 3.0 of Futura Time Lapse hasbeen released, and it comes with several important new features. Let’s discusswhat is inside this new…

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17 March 2025

Photography

How to sync automatically photos shot by a mirrorless camera to your cloud provider, like a smartphone !

Summary You can now avoid downloading images from memory cards (CF /SD ....) to your computer by using your smartphone as a bridge to your cloud provider where you store your images. This article explains you how and what the limitations are. Introduction With your smartphone camera, you shoot, and the images can be automatically saved to a cloud service like…

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28 February 2024

Images or videos management / Photography

Time lapse alignment : A comparison of Futura Photo and Futura Time Lapse

Introduction Alignment of time lapse members can be necessary for different reasons: Wind can shake the tripod, For “long term time lapse” (weeks if not more), someone/something can bump into the support of the camera, Time Lapse can be shot handheld. https://youtu.be/YLCH8LaTliI Example of Time Lapse aligned with Futura Photo https://youtu.be/6Iv8h-zBMX0 Same Time Lapse, images not aligned I have already written a…

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22 January 2024

Images or videos management / Photo culling / Photography

How Artificial Intelligence can help the photographer who shoots with RAW + JPEG

I have written an article in June 2022 about the same topic, and it is time to update it. Why shoot RAW + JPEG ? This question has been answered countless times (see sources below). But as a summary, I believe there are different kind of photographers who shoot RAW + JPEG :Those who don’t have the choice: with some devices,…

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28 November 2023

Images or videos management / Photo culling / Photography

Don’t be a loser, use QR Codes with AI Photo culling software !

What are we talking about ? Photographers who shoot high-volume like headshots for corporation, schools or retail fashion are now using more and more integrated software based on QR code to speed up their workflow. The QR code is segmenting the shoot by subject, each being uploaded eventually on a dedicated space only accessible to the customer interested by the subject.…

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20 October 2023

Images or videos management / Photo culling

How efficient can Artificial Intelligence be when it comes to photo culling – Episode 2

Introduction A year ago, I have defined an estimated efficiency of AI photo culling. In the meantime, the company I am leading, Camera Futura, has made further improvements on their flagship product, Futura Photo, and it is now possible to refine this estimated efficiency. The rates of “false positive” (FP: wrongly detected to be discarded, painful) and “false negative” (FN: missed…

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18 September 2023

Images or videos management / Photo culling

How AI Can Help The Culling Of Similar Images Right After The Photoshoot – Episode 2: Burst mode

Introduction We already discussed in a previous blog post how AI can Help the culling of similar images. But we did not elaborate on how it could help when the photographer was shooting in burst mode. Burst mode shooting is the action of shooting using the bust mode, typically up to 10-20 images per second. So, each series shot in burst…

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11 July 2023

Photography

DP Review is dead, how to replace it ?

DP Review was one of the most popular and trusted websites for digital camera reviews and information since 1999. However, in 2023, the site announced its closure due to financial difficulties and declining interest in digital photography. Many photographers and enthusiasts were saddened by this news, and wondered how they could find a reliable and comprehensive source of camera-related content. Fortunately,…

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2 May 2023