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Image manipulation on a large scale is expensive. Leaving it up to the user's device to run the image through filters eliminates server strain.
by leviathant 14y ago
Image manipulation on a large scale is expensive. Leaving it up to the user's device to run the image through filters eliminates server strain.
- masklinn 14y agoDefinitely the case especially since they were on Amazon, and thus had to pay for EC2 minutes. Now that they're at Facebook, server load shouldn't be a problem anymore though. So they could implement that.
- VeejayRampay 14y agoWhat about sending a video stream to the server and then when you hit the button it just sends a timestamp that determines which frame to extract on the server and delete the unneeded ones? The future is going to be sweeeeeet.
- masklinn 14y agoProblem there is quality of the image.