Microsoft describes Photosynth as software that “takes a large collection of photos of a place or object, analyzes them for similarities, and displays them in a reconstructed 3-dimensional space.” Their ultimate goal is to allow this software to work with all photographs on the Web. Think flickr groups based around a location on the planet (a city or landmark), in 3D, where the computer automatically figures out the physical relationship between the content of one photo and the content of another. There are two videos available for download demonstrating the product. (There are six download links but there are only two different videos. Just download one of each in the resolution you’d like.)
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Michael Sauers is the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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