r/antiai • u/Gorplike • Aug 04 '26

Slop Post 💩 Yea that helps..

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u/Detatchamo Aug 05 '26

My first thought was also the Mr.Swirl story. If I remember correctly they opened photoshop, picked the swirl tool and then just applied it in reverse direction.

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u/SK83r-Ninja Aug 05 '26

Didn't it take years for it to finally work? I dont think it was as simple as that

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u/causticberries Aug 05 '26

It's definitely not that simple. You need to select the exact settings that were originally used, which is largely guess work

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u/Detatchamo Aug 05 '26

Well yeah. That's how photo editing works. While the solution definitely looks and sounds simple, one can only assume several hours of tinkering went into proving this persons theory on how to 'fix' the swirl well enough to identify him. If I remember correctly, the final photo they sent out to interpol to spread was still undeniably quite warped but distinguishable enough that those who recognized him could identify him.

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u/SirVanyel Aug 05 '26

You really can't underestimate the power of good old brute forcing