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This is super cool, but not the sort of problema hobbyist could solve. You need a budget to really figure this one out. I think the biggest problem would be image capturing the shredded pieces. The algorithms to piece together the images once they’re scanned in are already out there; hell, I’m sure Adobe’s already solved the issue. But being able to dump in a pile of shredded confetti and getting front/back image captures with uniform lighting (so as not to confuse image processing) is the real bear and I’d imagine you’d need the ability to create some pretty novel devices — like some sort of blower/vacuum that manages to get the confetti traveling on a single plane with image capture on either side.
Don’t we have a rising unemployment problem? Hire a bunch of people, provide each of them with a scanner and a truckload of confetti. Unemployment solved. What’s next?
To John’s point, PhotoShop has had Photomerge since CS3…
Note to self: start burning mail.