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It's easier than ever to de-censor videos

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382 points DamonHD | 2 comments | 15 Apr 25 17:12 UTC | HN request time: 2.654s | source
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AdmiralAsshat ◴[15 Apr 25 19:33 UTC] No.43697419[source]▶
My Windows-98 approved method for redacting a screenshot:

1) Open screenshot in MS-Paint (can you even install MS-Paint anymore? Or is it Paint3D now?)

2) Select Color 1: Black

3) Select Color 2: Black

4) Use rectangular selection tool to select piece of text I want to censor.

5) Click the DEL key. The rectangle should now be solid black.

6) Save the screenshot.

As far as I know, AI hasn't figured out a way to de-censor solid black yet.

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Arubis ◴[15 Apr 25 19:51 UTC] No.43697579[source]▶
What I love about this method is that it so closely matches what actual US govt censors do with documents pending release: take a copy, black it out with solid black ink, then _take a photocopy of that_ and use the photocopy for distribution.
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devmor ◴[15 Apr 25 20:11 UTC] No.43697811[source]▶
This is similar to how I censor images on a cellphone. I use an editor to cover what I want to censor with a black spot, then take a screenshot of that edited image and delete the original.
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1. kccqzy ◴[15 Apr 25 21:13 UTC] No.43698449[source]▶
Make sure your editor uses real pure black to cover the region. Chances are, if you use a general image editing app and if you deal with concepts like "brushes" you are not using pure black; it's mostly likely black with varying alpha channel.
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2. devmor ◴[16 Apr 25 01:24 UTC] No.43700408[source]▶
Yes, very important! I personally use a black box sticker.