Brush-and Drag: A Multi-touch Interface for Photo Triaging

Due to the convenience of digital photography, people often end up with multiple shots of the same scene with only slight variations. We propose an easy-to-use brush-and-drag interface, helping them to interactively explore and compare this type of photos on a tablet computer. First, we mark an area of interest on a photo with our flnger(s). Next, our segmentation engine will automatically segment corresponding image elements among the photos, which we can then drag across a single screen to compare side-by-side. This can be followed by a series of simple finger gestures applied to the image elements (representing the photos) to rank, select favorites for sharing, or discard unwanted photos. For more details, please refer to our paper [1].