As I was sitting in my big comfy chair, reading the Sunday paper, browsing online news sites and drinking hot cocoa, I came across a post on an ONA group about a new photo tool from Microsoft called Photosynth.
The free Microsoft application creates a photo gallery based on overlapping images, so you see the subject of the photos at all different angles. One of my favorites is a synth by National Geographic on the Taj Mahal. It’s really quite extraordinary to see the site from so many different angles.
The trick to this application seems to be taking as many photos as possible. The photos I have saved on my computer are pretty random and usually stem from parties or get togethers. So, I couldn’t create an effective one with my random photos. However, for a photojournalist who likely takes numerous pictures of the same thing from different angles, this is the perfect tool for them to create a cool visualization.
I upload some of my random photos to understand the process, and it’s a snap. There’s also an instructional video to help you out. So start shooting!
Here are a few other really nice synths for you to look at.
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Ryan // December 14, 2008 at 11:10 pm |
Yet another proprietary plugin from Microsoft requiring a separate installation. If they could have incorporated this into a Silverlight plugin architecture it would be able to reach a lot more users right off the bat. As it stands, I’d say journalists hoping to reach a wide audience are better off with a free Flash-based gallery like SlideShowPro.
AD Muller // December 15, 2008 at 12:08 am |
Where’s the obligatory Blagojevich blog? Did you see this coming?
PS: Cool blog, glad to see you’re sticking with it. Hope everything’s going well.