Why just panorama when you can Photosynth?
Phil Lelyveld
Entertainment Technology Center
[CNET]
…Microsoft’s Photosynth turns any collection of photos into an amazing 3D view of the world. The more pictures, the better!
Microsoft Photosynth has been around for a few years now, and it’s a fantastic and fun way to turn a series of photos into a 3D environment. It’s a lot like taking a panorama photo, except that a Photosynth lets you move around and walk around an object to get a total surround view of something interesting. In fact, it’s like the opposite of a panorama — one is a surround view from where you stand, and the other is a view of one thing from all kinds of surrounding positions. …
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