Using Generative AI to Organize Video Game Screenshots

Way back in January (remember January), I wrote a blog post describing how to use gen ai to improve image filenames. This worked by uploading the image to Google Gemini, asking for a short description, and using that description for a new filename. Recently I was thinking about that demo and was curious how well it would work for video games. As always, I did a few quick tests in Google AI Studio. I did some quick Googling for various games and screenshots, and the results were pretty impressive. Here are three mostly modern examples: And here’s a first failure, identifying this as Final Fantasy 14, not 16. It did well for one really old game, although to be fair the name is in the picture: Although... more →
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How to Blur Faces in a Video from Command Line

Privacy is always incredibly important, especially with visual media where you may not have the permission of individuals in the video. If you’re filming something in public, it’s likely you’ll catch someone’s face who simply doesn’t want or need to be identified. This recently got me to thinking: what’s the easiest way to blur faces in a video via command line? The best open source utility I found for blurring faces in a video was deface. Let’s have a look at how you can use deface to blur faces in videos! Start by downloading Python-based via pip: python3 -m pip install deface With deface installed, simply provide the video name and get the output... more →
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Create a Thumbnail From a Video with ffmpeg

Creating a thumbnail to represent a video is a frequent task when presenting media on a website. I previously created a shell script to create a preview video from a larger video, much like many adult sites provide. Let’s view how we can create a preview thumbnail from a video! Developers can use `ffmpeg, an incredible open source media utility, to create a thumbnail. To create a thumbnail from the first frame of a video, execute the following command: ffmpeg -i input.webm -vf "select=eq(n\,34)" -vframes 1 thumbnail.png Providing a video thumbnail is a great tool convert images into video views. You don’t need fancy software and manual labor to create thumbnails — use... more →
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Google Maps Will Let You Drive Around as Video Game Star Mario For a Week – Fortune

Fortune Google Maps Will Let You Drive Around as Video Game Star Mario For a WeekFortuneGoogle is celebrating Mario Day on March 10 by letting you drive around town as the iconic Nintendo video game character. “Mario Time” will be available in the Google Maps app for both iOS and Android starting today and will stick around for a week …Mario Is Taking Over Your Google Maps App To Make Driving More FunVulcan Post (press release)Mario in Google Maps: How to find Mario Time and its Easter eggPocket-lint.comHere's How To Get Mario On Your Google Maps If You Want To Play Mario Kart IRLElite DailyThe Verge –Newsweek –VentureBeatall 108 news articles » map... more →
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Halo 5 Forge PC Map Building App Launches September 8th 2016 (video) – Geeky Gadgets

Geeky Gadgets Halo 5 Forge PC Map Building App Launches September 8th 2016 (video)Geeky GadgetsAlso on the same day on the same day, the ninth free content release for Halo 5: Guardians on Xbox One in the for of Anvil's Legacy will also be made available bringing two new maps, new weapons, new weapon attachments, customisation options and …The next Halo 5 DLC enables level creation on PC while bringing new maps and REQs to Xbox OneGamesRadarAnnouncing Anvil's Legacy | Halo News | Halo – Official SiteHaloall 67 news articles » map app – Google News… more →
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