At MGX 2006, we got the see, hear and experience several exciting things. One of those was a presentation of Blaise Agüera y Arcas on Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth. As always when you get to see a result from Microsoft Research (or Microsoft Live Labs in this case) project, you can expect something extraordinary, something really fancy... Same again this time with Photosynth. I'm convinced that this software has the ability to change our view on digital photos and images and the way we will work with them.
According to its website, Photosynth will enable you to:
- walk or fly through a scene to see photos from any angle;
- seamlessly zoom in or out of a photograph even if it's gigapixels in size;
- see where pictures were taken in relation to one another;
- find similar photos to the one you’re currently viewing;
- explore a custom tour or see where you’ve been; or
- send a collection to a friend.
You can learn more about Photosynth:
Screenshot from Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth
At this moment it is not yet possible to try the software yourself, as there is no download available. Get updates on the Photosynth team blog (or by subscribing to their RSS feed).
[Found reference to Photosynth on Kris Hoet's Cross The Breeze blog]
Tags: Microsoft Photosynth imaging