Microsoft Unveils Photosynth
Microsoft Live Labs recently unveiled Photosynth, a new application that allows users to build 3D worlds using photos. It analyzes digital photographs to build a three-dimensional point cloud of a photographed object. Pattern recognition components compare portions of images to create points, which are then compared to convert the image into a model. Users are able to view and generate their own models using a software tool available for download at the Photosynth website.
Photosynth offers numerous features which users will definitely enjoy. It enables you to walk or fly through a scene to see photos from any angle, see where pictures were taken in relation to one another, and smoothly change viewing angle between nearby photos. Photosynth also has a zoom in and out feature and it lets you send out pictures.
Photosynth website has some high profile partners to kick off the application, including the London Eye, Stonehenge and the Taj Mahal. Next up for the application is joining MSN proper, so if you're a regular on LiveSearch you'll be seeing synths pop up all over the place soon.
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