Mirosoft Releases 'PhotoSynth' 3D Tool

[peat moss]

http://images.google.ca/images?q=tbn:ZZ5-RgAq_6znXM:http://www.intric8.com/memo/img/photosynth.jpgMicrosoft on Thursday released a technology preview of an application it previewed in July, which is capable of taking hundreds of photographs and building a three-dimensional model in which users can "fly" through like a virtual world.

The program, called PhotoSynth, was first announced at SIGGRAPH 2006. Microsoft describes it as "a hybrid of a slide show and a gaming experience that lets the viewer zoom in to see greater detail or zoom out for a more expansive view."

For now, Microsoft is providing the collections of photographs, as a user processing his or her own photos could take hours, or even days. The application also has pretty hefty hardware requirements and will only run on Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista systems with a capable graphics card.

:source: Source: http://www.betanews.com/article/Mirosoft_Releases_PhotoSynth_3D_Tool/1163112465
:view: Homepage: http://labs.live.com/photosynth/whatis/

[Kytter]

wth? now Microsh*t on a Graphic Section? :P

[frizshizzle]

I wonder if they gonna incorporate it with virtual earth.

[Skiz]

I think 100% already posted something on this, though not in the news section. I might be something different, but it sounds the same. :huh:

[peat moss]

I think 100% already posted something on this, though not in the news section. I might be something different, but it sounds the same. :huh:



I posted one in news awhile back , I thought this was a final release . Whats the point of using Microsoft's pictures I was hoping to use my own . :(

[GepperRankins]

i like the way that they can map all the corners and work out where photographer is. but don't map textures to polygons.






like = think it's stupid as fuck, btw