A different approach

[Tuddi]

Here is the latest gadget from MS... not quite in the category of panoramas as we know them, but still in the general neighborhood .

http://photosynth.net/Default.aspx

Only available to windows users (what a surprise... coming from MS and all) ... and an 8 mb download is needed to view the contents.

Not impressive.

[izoneguy]

Kinda fun to play with.
It is very slow to process and only does it on-line as near as I can tell.
Has anyone else played with this?
Here is one I did:

http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=1882244D-B70F-4CE4-960B-0B2C16924821

[phberlin]

There is already an approach to take Photosynth yet one step further. See it here (http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080814/uni-washington-microsoft-research-yet-another-mindblowing-3d-photo-viewer/).

Regards, Ph.

[izoneguy]

The video was missing on that link:
Is this it:

http://phototour.cs.washington.edu/findingpaths/

[Tuddi]

There is already an approach to take Photosynth yet one step further. See it here (http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080814/uni-washington-microsoft-research-yet-another-mindblowing-3d-photo-viewer/).

Regards, Ph.

Now THAT was more interesting than the MS version. Why is it that MS products are always so far behind the rest?

[izoneguy]

MS is a huge corporate entity that has little innovation and the employees
are fat and not hungry. They lost me with VISTA. I love my MACS and won't go back.

[Tuddi]

I tested VISTA and gave up on it the same day. A monolith with nothing of importance to offer. After buying the Mac for the project, I know that it won't be new PC's next time I shop for puters.

[izoneguy]

Yep, my wife keeps using my MAC because the little VISTA dell PC we bought is so frought with problems. I don't have the time or desire to try and "fix" it.
I may just take the hard drive out and trash it.

[bob83b]

Thanks for the good info, your site is very cool. ------ Bob Richman