Automatic Photo Enhancement Server (HIPIE 2)
Renato Keshet, Carl Staelin, Boris Oicherman, Mani Fischer, Pavel Kisilev, Sagi Schein, Doron Shaked, Marie Vans, Hila Nachlieli, Ruth Bergman, Ron Maurer, Michal Aharon, Alexander Berkovich, Ran Waidman, Oren Bengigi, Gal Amit, Shlomo Harush, Alon Asher, Hui Chao, Darryl Greig · International Symposium on Technologies for Digital Photo Fulfillment · 2009
HIPIE 2 is an internal code name for the HP Smartstream Photo Enhancement Server, – a robust, scalable, and automatic photo image enhancement application, designed for photo specialty work flows ful filled using Indigo presses. It is intended for 24/7 operation, without human intervention, and is part of HP Indigo's Smartstream work flow offering. The codename HIPIE stands for the original "HP Indigo Photo Image Enhancement" name, with HIPIE 2 being its second version. This paper describes the various modules of HIPIE 2, giving an overview of the technology inside the product, and its usage.