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Show HN: I built a tool to remove unwanted elements from photos

41 points by eraque 5y ago

onefish51 5y ago
I tried it ! It's amazing !
eraque 5y ago
any feedback is appreciated!
- jamesdwilson 5y ago
  move the start button outside of the photo - what if i want to touch up something behind the button?
  - eraque 5y ago
    I am considering getting rid of the "start repair" button now.
    - jamesdwilson 5y ago
      live results preview maybe?
      - eraque 5y ago
        thinking to show the results as soon as user releases the button.
- jamesdwilson 5y ago
  show me the results without signing in but make me sign in to save to my album, otherwise the photo will be deleted automatically. this balances privacy, disk storage, and user incentives/gamification all at the same time.
  - eraque 5y ago
    thanks for the great feedback. will update accordingly.
- kabylake999 5y ago
  it feels like it was written in a different language and then translated to English at the last second. using a picture of a kid in the category for 'resumes, prom and family albums, or dating apps' is strange the 'blemishes' in the before/after don't look real, it looks artificially added, so there's no demonstration of what 'real' blemishes would look like if this thing were to remove it. tried it out, clicked start repair, it wanted me to log in.. theres no way im ever going to use this if i have to log in first to even see what it can do
  - eraque 5y ago
    thank you! The model is based on GAN so it may generate artificial content to fill the holes. However, most of the results are consistent with the original content so that you will notice the difference. Try to remove large area and see the results. You will be impressed. We will definitely polish the UI and wording. thanks again.
- nomel 5y ago
  Using freckles as an example of "unwanted elements" is a bit insensitive.
  - s5300 5y ago
    Unwanted? Dude must be out of touch, all the cool kids add freckles to their pictures now.
    - eraque 5y ago
      LOL, feel free to keep the freckles. Our tool is good at deleting large area in the pictures such as passer-by, trash can, etc.
      - clort 5y ago
        The byline says 'magically' and first image on the first page is literally removing freckles. (I closed the page at that point)
        eraque 5y ago
        good point. will replace the demo image. give us a second chance and see if you will change your mind:)
uxcolumbo 5y ago
Impressive technology, but your website is kinda unusable, e.g - The menu header is covering content, even when you scroll - the before and after slider doesn’t work I’m using an iPad.
- eraque 5y ago
  thanks for the feedback, will make it more mobile device compatible.
kyriakos 5y ago
Try to find some real problematic photos. All the examples are artificially made bad, this doesn't help me see how it will benefit me in practice.
- eraque 5y ago
  you can try any picture and remove anything, no matter how big the masked area is.
kelnos 5y ago
Went to try it on one of the sample photos, and it wanted me to create an account when I clicked the "Start Repair" button, before seeing results. No thanks.
- eraque 5y ago
  sorry, I am fixing the bug now
artiscode 5y ago
For a moment I thought the landing page before/after picture was an onion skin type control. Tried dragging it, site redirected me to a button that said "Start Repair". Clicked and was presented with a "Create account" screen. Closed to never return.
- eraque 5y ago
  sorry for the inconvenience. I am in the middle of fixing it now. should have it updated soon.
svacko 5y ago
You might want to put a CDN/cache in front of the S3 bucket deeplor.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com you are serving some static assets from, otherwise the S3 network egress costs might go up rapidly.
- eraque 5y ago
  thanks. that's good to know.
Taig 5y ago
All the sample photos are obviously photos that were originally in good condition, but you added the scratches, unwanted objects, etc. on top of them. This of course makes it very easy to show a before/after, but feels like false advertising. Use real photos, even if they are cherry-picked.
- deleted 5y ago
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- eraque 5y ago
  I think you have a valid point. I am going to replace the demo pictures.
elcapitan 5y ago
When I read the headline "a tool to remove unwanted elements from photos", my first thought was this https://www.history.com/.image/t_share/MTU3ODc4NjAyOTgzNDE3NTY3/stalin-composite-16x9.jpg https://www.history.com/.image/t_share/MTU3ODc4NjAyOTgzNDE3N...
- eraque 5y ago
  yes, kind of similar.
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
- SwordBear 5y ago
  Hi, I try the tool to repair your photo. Amazing!!! https://wuting-own.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/share/d564203d2afd669a5121044c27bf0d18.jpg https://wuting-own.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/share/d564203...
  - wwk2020 5y ago
    interesting
rasz 5y ago
-non local, look at me uploading my private photos to someone elses computer where they will never get deleted -you think freckles are "unwanted elements"
- teekert 5y ago
  Came here to say this, it's a nice demo but feels like removing the black from a face to make it white (which would also be removing melanin) or the other way around. Maybe remove a big pimple as a demo ;) This would be nice for a quick fix of a non personal picture, but for personal stuff, local is preffered. Anyway, nice work, the fence removal is impressive :)
  - eraque 5y ago
    thank you guys for the input. points are very well taken. I will change it to a more appropriate demo.
mcwalshq 5y ago
Your website needs to be more responsive; remove the start repair button as it makes no sense; you could've shown the results after we release the mouse. It turns me off, especially if I'm going to do something, and it interrupts me to create an account. For a lot of users, that is a significant turn-off. I suggest you remove the create account prompt.

41 points by eraque 5y ago

onefish51 5y ago

I tried it ! It's amazing !

eraque 5y ago

any feedback is appreciated!

jamesdwilson 5y ago
move the start button outside of the photo - what if i want to touch up something behind the button?
- eraque 5y ago
  I am considering getting rid of the "start repair" button now.
  - jamesdwilson 5y ago
    live results preview maybe?
    - eraque 5y ago
      thinking to show the results as soon as user releases the button.
jamesdwilson 5y ago
show me the results without signing in but make me sign in to save to my album, otherwise the photo will be deleted automatically. this balances privacy, disk storage, and user incentives/gamification all at the same time.
- eraque 5y ago
  thanks for the great feedback. will update accordingly.
kabylake999 5y ago
it feels like it was written in a different language and then translated to English at the last second. using a picture of a kid in the category for 'resumes, prom and family albums, or dating apps' is strange the 'blemishes' in the before/after don't look real, it looks artificially added, so there's no demonstration of what 'real' blemishes would look like if this thing were to remove it. tried it out, clicked start repair, it wanted me to log in.. theres no way im ever going to use this if i have to log in first to even see what it can do
- eraque 5y ago
  thank you! The model is based on GAN so it may generate artificial content to fill the holes. However, most of the results are consistent with the original content so that you will notice the difference. Try to remove large area and see the results. You will be impressed. We will definitely polish the UI and wording. thanks again.
nomel 5y ago
Using freckles as an example of "unwanted elements" is a bit insensitive.
- s5300 5y ago
  Unwanted? Dude must be out of touch, all the cool kids add freckles to their pictures now.
  - eraque 5y ago
    LOL, feel free to keep the freckles. Our tool is good at deleting large area in the pictures such as passer-by, trash can, etc.
    - clort 5y ago
      The byline says 'magically' and first image on the first page is literally removing freckles. (I closed the page at that point)
      - eraque 5y ago
        good point. will replace the demo image. give us a second chance and see if you will change your mind:)

uxcolumbo 5y ago

Impressive technology, but your website is kinda unusable, e.g - The menu header is covering content, even when you scroll - the before and after slider doesn’t work I’m using an iPad.

eraque 5y ago
thanks for the feedback, will make it more mobile device compatible.

kyriakos 5y ago

Try to find some real problematic photos. All the examples are artificially made bad, this doesn't help me see how it will benefit me in practice.

eraque 5y ago
you can try any picture and remove anything, no matter how big the masked area is.

kelnos 5y ago

Went to try it on one of the sample photos, and it wanted me to create an account when I clicked the "Start Repair" button, before seeing results. No thanks.

eraque 5y ago
sorry, I am fixing the bug now

artiscode 5y ago

For a moment I thought the landing page before/after picture was an onion skin type control. Tried dragging it, site redirected me to a button that said "Start Repair". Clicked and was presented with a "Create account" screen. Closed to never return.

eraque 5y ago
sorry for the inconvenience. I am in the middle of fixing it now. should have it updated soon.

svacko 5y ago

You might want to put a CDN/cache in front of the S3 bucket deeplor.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com you are serving some static assets from, otherwise the S3 network egress costs might go up rapidly.

eraque 5y ago
thanks. that's good to know.

Taig 5y ago

All the sample photos are obviously photos that were originally in good condition, but you added the scratches, unwanted objects, etc. on top of them. This of course makes it very easy to show a before/after, but feels like false advertising. Use real photos, even if they are cherry-picked.

deleted 5y ago
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eraque 5y ago
I think you have a valid point. I am going to replace the demo pictures.

elcapitan 5y ago

When I read the headline "a tool to remove unwanted elements from photos", my first thought was this https://www.history.com/.image/t_share/MTU3ODc4NjAyOTgzNDE3NTY3/stalin-composite-16x9.jpg https://www.history.com/.image/t_share/MTU3ODc4NjAyOTgzNDE3N...

eraque 5y ago
yes, kind of similar.
deleted 5y ago
[deleted]
SwordBear 5y ago
Hi, I try the tool to repair your photo. Amazing!!! https://wuting-own.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/share/d564203d2afd669a5121044c27bf0d18.jpg https://wuting-own.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/share/d564203...
- wwk2020 5y ago
  interesting

rasz 5y ago

-non local, look at me uploading my private photos to someone elses computer where they will never get deleted -you think freckles are "unwanted elements"

teekert 5y ago
Came here to say this, it's a nice demo but feels like removing the black from a face to make it white (which would also be removing melanin) or the other way around. Maybe remove a big pimple as a demo ;) This would be nice for a quick fix of a non personal picture, but for personal stuff, local is preffered. Anyway, nice work, the fence removal is impressive :)
- eraque 5y ago
  thank you guys for the input. points are very well taken. I will change it to a more appropriate demo.

mcwalshq 5y ago

Your website needs to be more responsive; remove the start repair button as it makes no sense; you could've shown the results after we release the mouse. It turns me off, especially if I'm going to do something, and it interrupts me to create an account. For a lot of users, that is a significant turn-off. I suggest you remove the create account prompt.