Google recently unveiled its latest flagship smartphones, the Pixel 8 series, with a strong focus on enhancing smartphone photography and videography through cutting-edge AI-powered editing features for Google Photos. These updates, backed by Google Research’s AI technology, aim to make complex editing simple and boost user creativity.
One of the standout features is the “Best Take” feature, which simplifies the process of capturing perfect group photos. It achieves this by automatically blending a series of similar photos taken in quick succession, ensuring that everyone in the group looks their best. Users also have the flexibility to manually select their preferred expression from the shots taken, putting them in control of their group photos.
Another exciting addition is the “Magic Editor,” an experimental editing tool driven by generative AI. It streamlines complex edits, allowing users to effortlessly resize, reposition, or adjust subjects within their photos.
The tool also offers contextual suggestions to improve lighting and backgrounds, even transforming dull skies into stunning golden-hour sunsets. Importantly, Magic Editor provides multiple result options for users to choose from, enabling them to achieve their desired look. Google acknowledges that Magic Editor is still in its early stages and encourages user feedback for further improvement.
The “Audio Magic Eraser” is another innovative feature that employs advanced machine learning models to identify and categorize background sounds in videos, such as people talking, music, or wind. With just a few taps, users can reduce or eliminate these distracting noises, ensuring that their videos sound exactly as intended.
Lastly, the “Zoom Enhance” feature, coming soon to the Pixel 8 Pro, allows users to zoom in on photos after they’ve been captured and crop them to focus on specific details. This is made possible by generative AI, which intelligently fills in the gaps between pixels and predicts fine details, offering new possibilities for framing and focusing on the most important aspects of photos.
These exciting features are set to take smartphone photography and videography to the next level. Best Take, Magic Editor, and Audio Magic Eraser are already available starting from October 12. These enhancements further solidify Google’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of smartphone technology and providing users with powerful and user-friendly tools to enhance their creativity.