This is just awesome I tell you. Straight from TED, Live Labs guys demonstrates the power of modern computing. Two of the products introduced here is Seadragon and Photosynth, take a look at the video at the bottom, pause first and let it load finish!
I like idea that they took all the pictures of Notre Dame Cathedral and just construct a whole 3D view just like that. And what’s more, they actually use Flickr!
Photosynth combines hundreds or thousands of regular digital photos of a scene to present a detailed 3D model, giving viewers the sensation of smoothly gliding around the scene from every angle. The scene can be constructed regardless of whether the photos are from a single or multiple sources. Itâ??s like a hybrid of a slide show and a gaming experience that lets the viewer zoom in to see greater detail or zoom out for a more expansive view. By viewing the photos in a 3D context you are able to get a better sense for the place where they were captured.
Source: Live Labs Photosynth blog
It just excites me to imagine the whole world’s images linked together. If that really happens, it could be a whole new way to explore the internet.
Checkout Photosynth technical preview at Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth. Internet Explorer and Firefox is recommended. Opera remains unsupported.
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