A novel mobile technology that facilitates real-time image segmentation, thereby improving the user experience for photo editing within Snapseed.
The key to elevating a good photo often lies in selective image adjustments: brightening a subject in the foreground, enhancing the sky, or making the color of a jacket pop. Yet, isolating specific elements with existing tools that offer subject, background, sky, or color-based selections has remained a frustrating and complex endeavor. This challenge has been particularly acute on mobile devices, where imprecise touch input and limited processing have made detailed selections and edits very difficult.
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