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Microsoft's 3D photo album

By CNET.com.au on 07 August 2006

Microsoft's Photosynth browser can draw from personal snaps or photo-sharing sites to create a 3D space users can 'walk around' in.

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Based on technology developed at the University of Washington, Microsoft's Photosynth browser can draw from personal photos or shots culled from photo-sharing sites to create a 3D space users can "walk around" in.

Here, for instance, selected pictures of Paris' famed Notre Dame cathedral (left) are assembled into a 3D model around a relatively simple rendering of the facade (right), based on the position the photographer was in when each shot was taken -- a puzzle the program solves using various algorithms.

Viewers use the interface (bottom) to move around the space: The program shuttles them to the next shot while providing renderings that create the illusion of a seamless environment.

Photosynth also lets its users find shots that are similar to a given photo -- a historical view taken from the same vantage point, for example.

Credit: Credit: Microsoft/CSE Graphics and Imaging Lab, University of Washington

Related: Microsoft turns photo albums into navigable 3D worlds

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Topics: 3d, browser, photosynth, 3d space, photo album, photo sharing, microsoft, credit, photo, university

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  lwickramathunga commented on 02/02/2009 10:14

  thats good

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  biju commented on 27/04/2008 00:16

  GOOD

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  2XTRA commented on 05/07/2007 11:38

  THANKS A LOT FOR CREATING SOMETHING LIKE THIS

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  2XTRA commented on 05/07/2007 09:27

  CRAZY ABOUT IT

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