Comments on: Microsoft’s Photosynth reviewed - now as a Firefox plugin http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/27/microsofts-photosynth-reviewed-now-as-a-firefox-plugin/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Octeto » Blog Archive » Microsoft Photosynth: ¿es posible, o no? http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/27/microsofts-photosynth-reviewed-now-as-a-firefox-plugin/#comment-28212 Octeto » Blog Archive » Microsoft Photosynth: ¿es posible, o no? Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:35:45 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/27/microsofts-photosynth-reviewed-now-as-a-firefox-plugin/#comment-28212 [...] Photosynth es una tecnología de Microsoft que permite hacer imágenes 3D a partir de fotos. Stan Schroeder escribió sobre ella, y Robert Scoble le comentó que tardaba muchísimo en hacer su labor (Scoble es un ex empleado de Microsoft). Pero ahora parece que no tarda tanto: durante una presentación, con un par de fotos de la sala se pudo hacer en el momento un borrador de dicha sala. [...] […] Photosynth es una tecnología de Microsoft que permite hacer imágenes 3D a partir de fotos. Stan Schroeder escribió sobre ella, y Robert Scoble le comentó que tardaba muchísimo en hacer su labor (Scoble es un ex empleado de Microsoft). Pero ahora parece que no tarda tanto: durante una presentación, con un par de fotos de la sala se pudo hacer en el momento un borrador de dicha sala. […]

]]> By: A quick note about Photosynth - franticindustries. http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/27/microsofts-photosynth-reviewed-now-as-a-firefox-plugin/#comment-27295 A quick note about Photosynth - franticindustries. Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:08:38 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/27/microsofts-photosynth-reviewed-now-as-a-firefox-plugin/#comment-27295 [...] A while ago I’ve written about Microsoft’s Photosynth, an interesting beta technology which takes a bunch of photos, analyzes the content on the photos and creates a 3D environment based on the actual objects in space, captured in the photos. [...] […] A while ago I’ve written about Microsoft’s Photosynth, an interesting beta technology which takes a bunch of photos, analyzes the content on the photos and creates a 3D environment based on the actual objects in space, captured in the photos. […]

]]> By: Turn a 2D image into 3D with Fotowoosh - franticindustries. http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/27/microsofts-photosynth-reviewed-now-as-a-firefox-plugin/#comment-24255 Turn a 2D image into 3D with Fotowoosh - franticindustries. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:59:13 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/27/microsofts-photosynth-reviewed-now-as-a-firefox-plugin/#comment-24255 [...] del.icio.us it! · Slashdot it!· Stumble it!· Reddit it!· Netscape it!· Digg it!· BritePic - a new way to display imagesSlashdot is preparing a Digg-like votingsystemBlogRovr brings you news whether you like it or notAdobe Photoshop going onlineWiredness - another (solid) online photo editor [...] […] del.icio.us it! · Slashdot it!· Stumble it!· Reddit it!· Netscape it!· Digg it!· BritePic - a new way to display imagesSlashdot is preparing a Digg-like votingsystemBlogRovr brings you news whether you like it or notAdobe Photoshop going onlineWiredness - another (solid) online photo editor […]

]]> By: Stan Schroeder http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/27/microsofts-photosynth-reviewed-now-as-a-firefox-plugin/#comment-6073 Stan Schroeder Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:23:16 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/27/microsofts-photosynth-reviewed-now-as-a-firefox-plugin/#comment-6073 @Robert: yes, I approached Photosynth only from the user's point of view. I simply didn't have time to do some research on how the technology actually works. The most important factor to me seems to be this: Does this technology enable you to take some photos and create the 3D map out of them automatically, or does it take a lot of work and effort to create the 3D model and slap the actual images on it? If the answer is the latter, then you are right: it's far, far away from being actually usable. And thinking about how this technology could work, I'm thinking that this is probably the case. I hope I'm wrong, though. @Robert: yes, I approached Photosynth only from the user’s point of view. I simply didn’t have time to do some research on how the technology actually works. The most important factor to me seems to be this:

Does this technology enable you to take some photos and create the 3D map out of them automatically, or does it take a lot of work and effort to create the 3D model and slap the actual images on it?

If the answer is the latter, then you are right: it’s far, far away from being actually usable. And thinking about how this technology could work, I’m thinking that this is probably the case. I hope I’m wrong, though.

]]> By: Robert Scoble http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/27/microsofts-photosynth-reviewed-now-as-a-firefox-plugin/#comment-6071 Robert Scoble Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:05:29 +0000 http://franticindustries.com/2007/02/27/microsofts-photosynth-reviewed-now-as-a-firefox-plugin/#comment-6071 This is not a product. It's a killer demo, but not much else. Do you know how long it takes to make one of these experiences? Nine hours of compute time. It's fun to play with but is not YET a product anyone can use. Unless you just consider the entertainment purposes of a great demo. This is not a product. It’s a killer demo, but not much else.

Do you know how long it takes to make one of these experiences? Nine hours of compute time.

It’s fun to play with but is not YET a product anyone can use. Unless you just consider the entertainment purposes of a great demo.

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