Coral Finder 2.0: Overview | Improvements | Features | Movies | Workshops & Results | Accessories | Acknowledgements 
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We took 20,000 pictures to find 200 …
The Indo Pacific Coral Finder has become the go-to-tool for anyone who relies on coral identification. To improve it we trained hundreds of people in workshops across the Indo Pacific to refine our unique visual approach to coral ID. Then we took over 20,000 images to find 200 perfect ones to refine the 2nd Edition.
Power start…
The Coral Finder makes coral identification practical and fun, but it can be a little daunting for the beginner. So we have created the ultimate recipe for beginners by providing 2 hours of FREE world class video training. Packed with tips and tricks gleaned by the author over 30 years of diving, these videos reveal the secrets of coral identification using simple follow-along video instruction. The videos, a jargon buster and revision training resources are available for free at the Coral Hub.
Better integration
In the previous Coral Finder some learning concepts were left “on shore” for you to read about on the Coral Hub website. Coral Finder 2.0 now has everything you need to know built-in. Including detailed explanations of budding, paliform lobes and specific links to training movies with explanations.
Measuring up
The scale bar has been moved to the top of the front page for ease of access when interviewing corals. (Yeh I know – what were we thinking?!) The black, white and mid-gray colour swatches make for easy colour correction of your images. When photographing corals just place the top corner of the Coral Finder in one picture for a true scale and colour correction you can transfer to all your other pics!
Improved coverage
Weeks of gruelling training sessions in the Coral Triangle allowed us to expand the scope of the Coral Finder 2.0’s visual coverage. This extra texture improves the Coral Finder’s visual logic to better capture the variation in shape and form of 70 hard coral genera – even in the centre of biodiversity itself.
Exquisite 2-shots
Nothing shows the difference between two similar corals better than perfect side-by-side field photos. Coral Finder 2.0 now includes exquisite two-shots that take the guess work out of separating problem groups of corals underwater.
Even more underwater goodness!
The first edition Coral Finder set a new standard for the design of practical and durable underwater tools. Coral Finder 2.0 includes a completely new Workflow section with tips for working smart in the field, procedures for care and maintenance, and a recipe for best practice measurement of corals.
