Resizing images the smart way
I've heard it said that once an elegant solution to a problem is derived it will inevitably be a seemingly simple solution. Dr. Ariel Shamir has developed an ingenious content aware image resizing algorithm, which can be used to scale and crop images while preserving the most desired features. Just take a look at the video to see what I mean!
Here's the direct link to Dr. Shamir's Siggraph presentation on YouTube. (The video embedded above.) Via Neatorama.