All articles tagged with #motion blur
Google is testing LUT import (.cube) support and a Motion Blur tool in Snapseed for Android, spotted in the v4.1.4 APK teardown, with no official rollout date yet but a likely public release soon.
Northwestern University researchers introduced Phantom Twist, a stealthy drone designed to blur into the background by using a counter‑rotating body and a single propeller that spins at high speed to create a perceptual haze. AI-driven design explored thousands of configurations to minimize visibility, ultimately yielding a three‑dimensional layout that avoids a crisp silhouette. The drone could aid discreet wildlife surveys, wetlands monitoring, and infrastructure inspections, but it isn’t fully silent or invisible yet, and future versions may use lighter, more transparent materials and quieter propulsion.
Northwestern researchers unveiled Phantom Twist, a drone designed to fade from human sight by spinning so fast that motion blur makes it nearly invisible; created via AI-driven optimization to maximize perceptual invisibility and presented at RSS 2026 in Sydney. While potentially useful for wildlife observation, the drone is currently noisy and would require substantial quieting before practical use around animals or people who could hear it approaching.
Northwestern engineers unveiled Phantom Twist, a drone that spins at 15–25 Hz to create motion blur that makes it nearly invisible to the human eye; the design uses a counter-rotating arrangement and AI-driven optimization to minimize recognizable features while maintaining flight, but the prototype currently relies on an external tracking system and is still audible, with future versions potentially quieter and more transparent for uses like wildlife monitoring, infrastructure inspection, and wetlands surveys.
Northwestern University researchers unveil the Phantom Twist, a drone whose entire frame spins up to 25 Hz to create motion blur that makes it appear as a semi-transparent disc, about ten times harder to see than a standard quadcopter. An AI-driven design pipeline evaluated 20,000 configurations to ensure stability and non-overlapping components while spinning. The approach could aid wildlife and industrial surveys by reducing disturbance, but the drone is not perfectly invisible yet—sound remains audible and faint outlines can appear—with future work aiming for full transparency and acoustic dampening; findings were presented at RSS 2026 in Sydney.
Borderlands 4 on Xbox and PS5 faces criticism from players due to the absence of a field-of-view slider and motion blur toggle, leading to discomfort and gameplay issues, although the game has been praised for its gameplay and story. PC versions include these features, raising hopes for future console updates.
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7 introduces a 200MP camera with a claimed 7x faster shutter speed to reduce motion blur, along with various enhancements for brighter images, better zoom, macro shots, and improved video recording, aiming to address common camera issues in Samsung phones.
OLED monitors are now reaching refresh rates of 360Hz and 480Hz, surpassing the capabilities of LCD monitors. While some question the practical benefits of such high refresh rates, experts argue that OLED's faster pixel response times may provide better motion clarity. Despite the debate, improvements in refresh rates continue to make an objective difference, particularly for gamers. However, the decision to invest in these high refresh rate monitors ultimately depends on individual preferences, hardware capabilities, and gaming priorities. As prices decrease and technology advances, more people may adopt these high refresh rate OLED monitors, potentially reshaping the standard for display technology.
Square Enix has released the version 1.03 update for Final Fantasy XVI on PlayStation 5, which fixes issues, adds new functionality, and introduces customizable settings such as motion blur strength and camera sensitivity. The update also includes new controller layouts, resolves stability and text issues, and adds the hashtag #FF16 for sharing screenshots or video clips on social media.
Square Enix has released update version 1.03 for Final Fantasy XVI, adding a motion blur slider, additional button layouts, and the option to disable auto-centering of the camera. The update also includes changes to camera sensitivity, new controller layouts, menu stability fixes, and text corrections. Final Fantasy XVI is an action-heavy entry in the series, with players controlling protagonist Clive as he battles cursed humans known as Dominants. The game aims to appeal to a wide range of gamers and offers a comprehensive support system for those less confident with action games.
Motion blur in Final Fantasy 16 is causing some players to feel nauseated with no way to turn the feature off. Several users have complained about the motion blur, and more so that Square Enix failed to include the ability to turn it off. The game has otherwise been well received, with players obsessing over Cid's voice actor and a new feature called Active Time Lore.
NVIDIA has released the second generation of its Ultra Low Motion Blur (ULMB) technology, ULMB 2, which aims to minimize motion blur in competitive games. The latest version offers almost no crosstalk and nearly twice as much brightness compared to the previous version. ULMB 2 uses "full refresh rate backlight strobing" to match the display's refresh rate when turning the backlight on and off, mitigating crosstalk. ULMB 2 is available as a free update for compatible 1440p, 360Hz G-Sync monitors, including the Acer Predator XB273U and the ASUS ROG Swift PG27AQN.