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#11
General Discussion / Re: AI Image Manipulation
Last post by Newportnobby - Yesterday at 01:04:26 PM
Quote from: Moonglum on Yesterday at 09:07:35 AMPhew, that's a lucky break, I had just left the group to go and listen to a Ben Ando talk!

Tim

@Moonglum Tim, you got away very luckily in that I have the same pic with you in it. Trouble is my AI programme doesn't understand "Add pink tutu to the 4th person from the left". It appears it just cannot count and puts it on the wrong person :doh:
#12
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...
Last post by Newportnobby - Yesterday at 12:59:54 PM
If there's one 'Yes' album I generally play in its entirety (rather than pick out tracks) it's 'Close to the edge'.
OK, the opening of the title track is a bit of a cacophony but Rick Wakeman's keyboards later in the track are absolutely epic, and when the whole band really rocks they are just brilliant.
'And you and I' is a superb melodious track and on 'Siberian Khatru' the band are tighter than a tight thing gripped in a vice

#13
General Discussion / Re: 2025 F1 season
Last post by zwilnik - Yesterday at 11:37:58 AM
I'm just hoping it works out so somehow Max is about to win the championship but somehow loses it in the last lap due to an illegally ended safety car scenario.
#14
General Discussion / Re: AI Image Manipulation
Last post by Newportnobby - Yesterday at 11:12:51 AM
Certainly the Google Gemini is fallible. I tried to add snow to a pic of my Blue Pullman and it removed the driving car and replaced it with an odd BP middle coach!
#15
General Discussion / Re: AI Image Manipulation
Last post by chrism - Yesterday at 11:06:59 AM
Quote from: Southerngooner on Yesterday at 10:15:38 AMAs a bit of a luddite on AI I thought I'd have a very quick dabble and added snow to four pictures of James Street. I'm impressed at the speed of it but I would say about 50% impressed with the results. One appears to have have very little snow, one has been hit by a blizzard and the other two are really good. Probably down to the quality of the images used?

The results do seem to very variable, I often got different results from the same image and instructions.

I have a suspicion that it doesn't just work using the image supplied but also by looking at other, possibly similar. images that it's seen elsewhere - that's the only reason that I can see for it replacing steam locos with diesels or coaches, both of which I've had it do.

#16
General Discussion / Re: AI Image Manipulation
Last post by Southerngooner - Yesterday at 10:15:38 AM
As a bit of a luddite on AI I thought I'd have a very quick dabble and added snow to four pictures of James Street. I'm impressed at the speed of it but I would say about 50% impressed with the results. One appears to have have very little snow, one has been hit by a blizzard and the other two are really good. Probably down to the quality of the images used?

Here's the best two....





Less successful....



And a real blizzard.....I don't think anyone is going to get off that train any time soon!



Dave
#17
General Discussion / Re: AI Image Manipulation
Last post by Moonglum - Yesterday at 09:07:35 AM
Phew, that's a lucky break, I had just left the group to go and listen to a Ben Ando talk!

Tim
#18
General Discussion / Re: 2025 F1 season
Last post by Bob Tidbury - Yesterday at 08:27:04 AM
Its Lando to win for me but wont be upset if its Oscar as long as its not Max while I admit he is a great driver I just dont like his attitude and his sometimes wreckless driving  as in the Hamilton /Verstappen incident that Newport Nobby mentioned
I just hope that ALL three keep their cool and that there are no incedents between them .
Lets have a good clean race no stupid mistakes and may the best man win .
Good luck Lando .
Bob
#19
General Discussion / Re: Where is everybody??
Last post by JulianO - Yesterday at 06:48:03 AM
Thanks for comment re "West Coast Mainline in N Gauge" Youtube videos, Newportnobby.
Sorry, only just saw your comment, but I have checked out a few.
#20
General Discussion / Re: Jingle Bells (Not)
Last post by Bealman - Yesterday at 06:19:23 AM
Well that's put me off me dinner! ;D

We get them here too, but I haven't bothered investigating in such detail.

We used to get Christmas beetles, but haven't seen any around for years.
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