Comments on: Stitching Photos to 3D: I Borked 49% Synthy with PhotoSynth

By: Alan Levine aka CogDog

Alan Levine aka CogDog — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:13:48 +0000

@TJ: Completely different- watch the YouTube video of the TED demo. QTVR was pivots around a fixed point and required precise photography to create the stitches. PhotoSynth builds a scene out of simple snapshots taken throughout a space by some magic algorithms that link them together. Also in the demo is by pulling together form large numbers of photos an almost infinite amount of zooming.

I am by no means an authority. Watch the video. Watch the video.

By: TJ

TJ — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:40:48 +0000

So exactly how is this different from QuickTime VR? (ancient product that it is) That’s what I can’t figure out, since I can’t ever see a demo (being a Mac user and all)

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:20:35 +0000

Appreciate the link to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. I’ve also explore Photosynth; we’re looking at creating content for academic classes. Our first exploration will continue to be in Biology; an initial assessment of how easy it is to be “synthy” and produce a useful product is described – mot for the squeamish – here: http://www.cmduke.com/2008/08/photosynth-dissected-cat/

-cmd