Thursday, 24 July 2014

Beauty is in the eye of the PHONE holder

Put away the make-up and cancel the gym membership - now you can see how you'd look with a bit of nip and tuck with little to no effort at all thanks to an app that lets you photoshop your face in real-time.
Beauty Mirror for iOS, created by New York-based Modiface, lets users enhance their image using an iPhone or iPad as a virtual mirror.
With various features users can alter their facial features to their heart’s content - and then share a video of their new appearance with others.
New York-based Modiface has unveiled an app that changes your looks. Called Beauty Mirror (shown) it enables to alter your appearance on the go. The app has a number of filters and settings that can change your face. It can, for example, show you what you'd look like if you were thinner or had clearer skin
New York-based Modiface has unveiled an app that changes your looks. Called Beauty Mirror (shown) it enables to alter your appearance on the go. The app has a number of filters and settings that can change your face. It can, for example, show you what you'd look like if you were thinner or had clearer skin



Through live 3D face tracking the app gives users the ability to apply customisable facial, skin and anti-aging effects to every angle of their face instantly as they look into the camera.
The company claims its transformations are ‘seamless’ and designed to produce an improved image only noticeably edited to the user.
‘Beauty Mirror is designed to give users a very natural looking modified image through the addition of subtle effects, like skin clearing and slight weight loss,’ said Miriam Pettinen, director of partnerships and mobile strategy at Modiface.

‘We’re excited to bring an app to the marketplace that will not leave users looking very obviously edited, but instead just slightly more polished.’
While the app is free to download, unlocking all the features will cost £1.49 ($1.99).

HOW BEAUTY MIRROR WORKS

Instant 3D facial tracking and calibration takes less than a second to find and track your facial features.
Photo-realistic 3D effects result then apply changes to your face in real-time with allow you to see a 'new you' as you look from side to side.
Four pre-set looks and over 14 customisable effects such as weight loss and skin perfection can then be applied.
You can then record, save and share your modified videos with a single touch.
Through live simulation the app updates face location and pose every 0.03 seconds as up to 14 customisable effects are applied to the face while the user looks into the camera.
Some of the effects include eye enlargement, facelift, skin clearing, acne reduction and weight loss.
Users are able to take a picture of themselves at any point or record their transformation as a video, which is then saved directly to their device for sharing on social networks.
In the coming months Beauty Mirror technology will also be integrated as filters that users will be able to apply while using video chatting programs.
The technology will also be used by several anti-aging and skin-care brands for in-store product simulation.
Here a 'before' picture can be seen in the inset image, while the altered image is shown on the main image with noticeable slimming effects to those that have seen the original
A number of settings to retouch your face are included on the phone including cheek lift, face lift and slimming
A number of settings (left) to retouch your face are included on the phone including cheek lift, face lift and slimming. On the right, a 'before' picture can be seen in the inset image, while the altered image is shown on the main image with noticeable slimming effects to those that have seen the original

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