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Photosynth uses lots of photos to put you amid a 3D scene

usatoday.com — First there was the snapshot, and then came video. Now comes Microsoft Photosynth, kind of something in between. That's how Microsoft is marketing this brand-new visual medium, which launches Thursday. It's way premature to think Photosynth might someday have the long-lasting impact of still photography and movies.

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  • Joefy, on 08/21/2008, -0/+8Photosynth is insane... so much buzz about it right now and for good reason.
  • muxaulo, on 08/22/2008, -0/+6Photosynth kinda reminds me of the scene in Bladerunner where Rick Deckard is using a computer scanner to find an image of Zhora in Leon's photos.
  • FiP0, on 08/22/2008, -0/+3I didn't enjoy the 40 minutes long ad for Microsoft' Photosynth ... I think it was made to look like a "CSI:NY" episode.
  • ilikechaitea, on 08/22/2008, -0/+3dugg because its an awesome technology, but the linked article is pretty lame.

    Just the suggestion that this could try to one day replace still photography or video, is just missing the point.

    And the fact you have to take "boring" photos...is a stupid comment. Whats so promising about this technology, while not there yet, is its dynamic nature, its ability to take whats already there, and make a 3d model out of it.

    Imagine pointing photoSynch at a Flickr search result on a certain tag, and letting it grab only appropriate images and building 3d models from those, and presenting those to you. it could even do people....that's whats cool.
  • gaph2000, on 08/22/2008, -1/+3WHAT!? I've been waiting for this for about 4 years and it's finally here! I remember the day in Mexico were I spent 3 hours taking pictures for photosynth, only to come home and realize it still wasn't finished.

    Thank you good sir, you just made my day.

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