May 31 2007Photosynth
From the Photosynth demo description:
Using photos of oft-snapped subjects (like Notre Dame) scraped from around the Web, Photosynth creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces with zoom and navigation features that outstrip all expectation. Curious about that speck in corner? Dive into a freefall and watch as the speck becomes a gargoyle. With an unpleasant grimace. And an ant-sized chip in its lower left molar.
Basically this thing takes images and creates composites depending on the content of the image. So if one person takes a picture of a car and another person takes a picture of the tire, Photosynth will combine the images so you can zoom in on the tire. Take this concept and repeat it 1000 fold, and you basically end up with a 3D space created entirely from photographs.
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Reader Comments
1. ty - May 31, 2007 12:16 PM
First beeyotch
2. vanman - May 31, 2007 12:18 PM
^..yes you were.
This seems cool, but in the end I'm sure it will interfere with my abilities to freely express myself without consequence. And nobody wants that.
3. Jab - May 31, 2007 12:45 PM
holy hell
http://labs.live.com/photosynth/view.html?collection=sanmarco/index1.sxs
4. dumjenius - May 31, 2007 12:46 PM
technology's getting more impressive and advanced..
5. Joe Mamma - May 31, 2007 1:00 PM
Now we just have to take a picture of everything in the world from varying distances and this will work beautifully.
6. Bastard Sal - May 31, 2007 1:13 PM
The good news is….More of our US citizens are still drinking the Kool Aid!
7. Mr Pink - May 31, 2007 1:41 PM
Wasn't this the first explanation for the system in Deja Vu? Creepy.
8. vanman - May 31, 2007 1:42 PM
the creepy thing is that I actually thought I was going to like deja vu.
9. vanman - May 31, 2007 2:48 PM
But I do like Cocks!
10. SuperGreen420 - May 31, 2007 3:51 PM
new technology? this would've impressed me if it was 1995.
bout f ucking time i reckon.
11. RandomNigel - May 31, 2007 4:04 PM
Wouldn't different lighting interfere with this 3-D image?
They all have to have the same lighting in order for it to look halfway normal...How impractical.
12. Eddy - June 1, 2007 2:39 AM
My brother totally worked on that. I had no idea it would actually get out... wow.
13. Joe Mamma - June 1, 2007 10:45 AM
Oh yeah, well my mom invented it. wow
14. chris - June 2, 2007 7:07 PM
Wonder what that thing would do if it where fed with the Internets complete collection of porn.
15. Danny - June 3, 2007 2:44 AM
chris, I agree with you entirely. This thing is destined for pornography.
In fact, I'm sure that we can get a close-up on my crotch right now if we tried. That is, if it wasn't in your face...oh man. No. Don't sneeze. I know that look. Ugh!
16. Craig - June 5, 2007 12:44 AM
Can the Holo-Deck from StarTrek be far behind?
17. Sumd00d - June 19, 2007 4:41 PM
hummm i agree with 15. i bet ppl already tried to assemble porn with this >.>