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Imaging at a trillion frames per second | Ramesh Raskar

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What it is

Ramesh Raskar presents femto-photography, a technique that captures a trillion frames per second, fast enough to show light itself moving through a scene. He discusses possible uses such as cameras that see around corners or inside the body.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as the clearest and most striking explanation of femto-photography, with animations that make it easy to follow whenever related imaging stories appear.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “Seriously, watch it. Very cool.”

    TED demo of trillion-fps camera showing light moving, even appearing to flow backwards.

    HorizonXP, 2012-08 · Recommendation · in “RIP Open Source MySQL”

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Topics: ultrafast imaging, light, ted talk, computational imaging, non-line-of-sight

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