Microsoft launches 3D photo program
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
The high-tech computer algorithms in Microsoft's Photosynth program have assembled, from snapshots, interactive three-dimensional scenes of the space shuttle on its launch pad, a famous Italian piazza and an intricate South Korean palace. Next up: Some guy's den.
Microsoft is taking Photosynth out of the labs Thursday and releasing it to the masses, or at least to those segments of the masses using the Windows operating system. The free service will let people upload their own photos to create "synths" -- scenes that automatically position groups of images as they would appear in real life, letting users zoom around and explore environments from many perspectives.