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Mixbook’s Photobook Evolution and AI Journey, with Andrew Laffoon Podcasts 

Mixbook’s Photobook Evolution and AI Journey, with Andrew Laffoon

Join the celebration as we hit 150 episodes! This time, Gary Pageau talks with long-time Dead Pixels Society member Andrew Laffoon, CEO and co-founder of Mixbook. Listen to the story of Mixbook’s transformation from a simple yearbook concept to a pioneering force in photobook storytelling. Laffoon shares the story of how the company continually adapted to the seismic shifts in photo printing technology, from the boom... Read More
Adobe previews AI-powered object-aware editing New Products 

Adobe previews AI-powered object-aware editing

At Adobe Max, Adobe Inc. unveiled Project Stardust, a new object-aware editing engine using generative AI to edit images, and its latest early-stage innovations, highlighting exciting new uses of generative AI and 3D technologies across multiple creative domains, including photo, video, audio, 3D, design and fashion applications. The 11 inventions are featured in Adobe’s annual “Sneaks” showcase, where Adobe engineers... Read More
The Impact of Generative AI on the Imaging Industry with Hans Hartman, Visual1st Events Podcasts 

The Impact of Generative AI on the Imaging Industry with Hans Hartman, Visual1st

Want to unravel the mysteries of Generative AI and its impact on the imaging industry? In this episode of the Dead Pixels Society podcast, Gary Pageau interviews expert, Hans Hartman, the chairman of Visual1st. Discover the transformative difference between Generative AI and traditional AI, and how AI can generate media from simple prompts. Hartman also ventures into the complex arena... Read More
Court upholds AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted News 

Court upholds AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted

Reuters reports a U.S. court judge in Washington, D.C. ruled a work of art created by artificial intelligence without any human input cannot be copyrighted under U.S. law. Only works with human authors can receive copyrights, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said, affirming the Copyright Office’s rejection of an application filed by computer scientist Stephen Thaler on behalf of his DABUS... Read More
Artificial Intelligence and its Impact Across Industries: A Talk with Manuj Aggarwal Podcasts 

Artificial Intelligence and its Impact Across Industries: A Talk with Manuj Aggarwal

If you’ve ever pondered the meeting point of artificial intelligence and human creativity, this podcast episode is a feast for your thoughts. Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society is joined by Manuj Aggarwal, the inspiring founder of TetraNoodle Technologies, whose journey from a small Indian town to the forefront of Canadian tech entrepreneurship is remarkable. Aggarwal’s fascination with computers and technology,... Read More
Masterpiece AI from Printbox adds text-to-image art generation tech New Products 

Masterpiece AI from Printbox adds text-to-image art generation tech

Printbox launched Masterpiece AI, which seamlessly connects text-to-image generation with creating new revenue streams for printing, e-commerce, and retail businesses. Masterpiece AI is a specialized tool utilizing AI text-to-image generation to produce images. What sets it apart from other products on the market is its outstanding UX and the adaptation of the generated art pieces to all printing requirements, the... Read More
Expanding AI technology in photo apps, with Timur Khabirov, Prequel News Podcasts 

Expanding AI technology in photo apps, with Timur Khabirov, Prequel

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talked with Timur Khabirov, co-founder and CEO of Prequel, the mobile photo and video editing platform. In this interview, Khabirov talked about the history of the popular app, the philosophy that is driving its growth, and the potential for AI-driven photo and video content. Founded in 2018 by Khabirov and Serge Aliseenko, Prequel has... Read More
AI-powered video-editing startup Capsule raises $4.75 million seed Investments 

AI-powered video-editing startup Capsule raises $4.75 million seed

AI-powered video-editing startup Capsule announced it raised $4.75 million in a seed round, brining the total funding to $6.75 million. The round comes on the heels of the recent beta launch of the generative AI-powered video editor. The company will use the investment to make key hires in engineering, product design, marketing, and to rapidly commercialize the product. Investing in this round... Read More
Pixami, Jalea partner to incorporate PicID technology into Yearbook Pro Partnerships 

Pixami, Jalea partner to incorporate PicID technology into Yearbook Pro

Pixami and Jalea announced a partnership to incorporate the PicID face-matching technology into Pixami’s Yearbook Pro online yearbook software. Yearbook Pro will integrate PicID to identify and tag each person in every photo in the yearbook, automatically. This will save yearbook designers hours of manually identifying and tagging people, eliminate mistakes, and provide for better yearbook content. Auto-tagging 100% of... Read More
ImagenAI raises $30 million News 

ImagenAI raises $30 million

ImagenAI, a provider of AI-powered editing solutions for professional photographers, today announced a $30 million investment led by global growth investor Summit Partners with participation from existing investor NFX. The financing will support continued investment in strategic hiring and M-and-A, expansion of the company’s SaaS product, and further acceleration of Imagen’s rapid growth, the company said. The investment brings the... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Using AI to create photo books, with Kasper Rybak, Printbox Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Using AI to create photo books, with Kasper Rybak, Printbox

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Kasper Rybak, product owner, Printbox, about the development of Smart Creation, the company’s AI-powered photobook software.  Rybak discusses how continuous customer feedback was instrumental in the development and on-going improvement of Smart Creation. He also shares some of the unexpected results from early adopters. Printbox is an enterprise photo products software that allows companies to sell all... Read More
Printbox shares the results of Smart Creation testing Market research News Sponsored post 

Printbox shares the results of Smart Creation testing

Whether Artificial Intelligence in the photo printing industry provides stunning presentations only, or will it actually increase sales? What will make the end-users excited and bring a crucial improvement for the customers? In October 2020, Printbox launched the Smart Creation – an AI-powered solution that automates the photobook design process. Unlike the traditional path, the algorithm selects images for a... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: AI Portrait Retouching with TJ Rak, Skylab Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: AI Portrait Retouching with TJ Rak, Skylab

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with TJ Rak of Skylab, developers of a new AI-powered portrait retouching tool. Rak dispels myths about AI, discusses the benefit of AI in the COVID-impacted world, and shares his vision for AI-driven workflow and product development. Skylab is advancing research in computational photography and computer vision. The company has developed an AI-powered tool for retouching, extraction, color correction,... Read More
Photobook.ai announces release of third-generation AI-powered app New Products News SDKs and APIs Sponsored post 

Photobook.ai announces release of third-generation AI-powered app

Photobook.ai, the developer of AI-powered storytelling photo services and apps, announced Version 3 of its widely used mobile platform, providing a broader set of features and enhancements.  The company announced that it has already signed 9 new white-label customers for its V3 platform, with 4 current customers upgrading from various earlier versions. Among the updates: New Products: Mugs, wall-art, tote... Read More