# New video technology that reveals an object's hidden properties

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2015
- Speaker: Abe Davis
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/abe_davis_new_video_technology_that_reveals_an_object_s_hidden_properties)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Subtle motion happens around us all the time, including tiny vibrations caused by sound. New technology shows that we can pick up on these vibrations and actually re-create sound and conversations just from a video of a seemingly still object. But now Abe Davis takes it one step further: Watch him demo software that lets anyone interact with these hidden properties, just from a simple video.

## Lectures

1. [New video technology that reveals an object's hidden properties](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/abe_davis_new_video_technology_that_reveals_an_object_s_hidden_properties/608a1e6f2011), 18 min (TED's player)