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1. at the Department of Science at Dartmouth College have developed a software tool that can rate photographs based on how much they have been 2. altered with programs such as Adobe Photoshop. The proposed tool is part of an effort to bring truth to advertising and restore the 3. of natural beauty.1.research

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“If the tool is used in the future, magazines and 4. could have a warning label on images similar to a nicotine ad,” Dr. Hany Farid, a professor of computer science and digital forensics at Dartmouth College, told Mashable. “There could be a number at the bottom of the photo revealing just how much it’s been altered.”

Farid and Eric Kee, a Ph.D student in computer science at Dartmouth, published their research this week in the journal National Academy of Sciences. The tool would work on a rating scale of one to five. Farid and Kee created a base metric by analyzing and 5. measuring results from various before-and-after photos.

“These 6. and highly idealized images has been linked to eating disorders and body image 7. in men, women, and children,” the paper said. “In response, several countries have considered legislating the labelling of retouched photos.”

Although some countries in Europe such as Norway and France have already proposed the concept of labelling altered images, it has yet to be approved. “If 8." to label altered photos is passed then it will be important to have the right technology to determine the extent by which a photo has been altered,” Farid said.

“If a magazine is only publishing pictures with ratings of five and you’re a model with a high score, there may be incentive for editors to lean back on 9. altering and not be so extreme,” Farid said.

But the rating system would only work if all parties were on board. “It’s not something you want to rush into,” Farid said. “Everyone would need to be in 10..”

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