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Title: President Obama's inauguration in 3D courtesy of Microsoft Post by: Alex on January 21, 2009, 01:10:28 PM President Obama's inauguration in 3D courtesy of Microsoft
Yesterday we reported that CNN would be using Microsoft's PhotoSynth technology to stitch together thousands of submitted photos to create a 3D environment of Obama's inauguration. The end result is fairly impressive, the technology takes all the submitted images from thousands of sources and angles to create a 360 degree visual image that can be viewed from different angles. The image has zoom in and out functions from close up and shots taken further back, all with incredible detail. Microsoft has also created a Live Search Map where people can upload "stitches" and search for different inauguration related "stitches". PhotoSynth is based technology from a small, Seattle-area startup named Seadragon. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/5d8ayJpZ4_0/president-obamas-inauguration-in-3d-courtesy-of-microsoft |