Microsoft photo software to showcase space shuttle
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft has been through many launches -- but never like this.
NASA says it will use Microsoft's unusual Photosynth photo presentation program to give the public a unique view of the space shuttle Endeavour as it was prepped for liftoff, set for later this week.
Depending on the level of public interest, the collaboration could give the technology a higher profile. Microsoft plans to ultimately incorporate Photosynth into its online consumer offerings.
Photosynth can display hundreds of standard photos inside a Web browser at the angles they were taken and in the positions they would appear in the real world. Combined, they effectively create a three-dimensional scene that people can navigate quickly by clicking on individual photos and zooming around the screen.