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This is a video demonstration of how static photographs can enhance lower quality video to enhance lighting, resolution, camera shake and much more. It’s an amazing example of where video technology is headed. You can find out more about the technology and even download the source code here.

As exciting as this technology is, I think it does bring a few things to mind. For one, YouTube in the future will not be dependable. The cameras can and will ‘lie’. The line between the real and the fake is being increasingly blurred. Using video surveillance will require knowing the source of the video and ensuring that the video hasn’t been tampered with. We are living in a media driven world; a world in which it is increasingly easy to manipulate media. ‘Seeing is believing’ is becoming less and less prudent. There are alot of pros and cons from any new technology and the greatest defense against the ‘cons’ is understanding the technology and what it is capable of.