[Leica] Acquine...automated image quality rating?!

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

Some clever people have been running it on famous National Geopgraphic 
shots, HCB and Dorothea Lange - they didn't rate much at all.

Looking at what rated highly, the colour shots almost all seem to be 
dull red.  Has anyone tried entering some geometrical patterns to find 
out what the software actually does? I guess a three colour 
representation of the "rule of thirds" should come in at around 99 %.

Cheers
Douglas



Doug Herr wrote:
> THEIN Onn Ming wrote:
>
>   
> You might find this interesting.
> http://acquine.alipr.com/index.php
>
> It's an algorithm to rate the aesthetics of your images...
> <<<
>
> This is a hoot!  Here's how several of my photos ranked, according to this 
> site:
>
> One of my best-sellers.  Check the inside front cover of Audubon magazine 
> September 1974.  Acquine rated it 29.9 out of 100.
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/lagomorphs/pika00.html
>
> A few others.
>
> 27.8 http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/ruhu01.jpg
>
> 7.4  http://www.wildlightphoto.com/land/barley.jpg
>
> 3    http://www.wildlightphoto.com/land/towercreek.jpg
>
> 35.7 http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/recurvirostridae/amav01.jpg
>
> 24   http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/feha02.jpg
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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