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• cpncrunch 10y ago
  Which they had to unblir.
  • dogma1138 10y ago
    unblurring isn't as hard as you would imagine, especially the "automated blur" where you simply select an area and hit "blur". The blur function is a fixed function which can be reversed with pretty decent results. There was a similar case where faces were masked using Photoshop's swirl blur function and you could simply reverse it for positive identification. The "manual" tools like the blur/smudge brush are harder since you don't know how it was done and how many times but you can still try to reverse it. There is a reason why no one is redacting documents with blur ;)
    • cheriot 10y ago
      The article referred to motion blur not photo editing blur.
    • Overtonwindow 10y ago
      Clarification: Didn't the article say it was motion blur?
      • soylentcola 10y ago
        I doubt the guy used a blur filter/tool to attempt redaction of the text on the pill bottle. More likely than not, it was plain old camera motion blur from too long an exposure. The same sort of blur you see from less-capable cameras in low light where there's no option to open the aperture wider to let in more light. Instead, you expose longer and risk blur due to the motion of a handheld shot.
    • raverbashing 10y ago
      Photoshop (gaussian) blur != Swirl blur (which isn't actually a blur) != Photographic (motion) blur/(focus) blur