Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Thursday August 21, 12:20 am ET - By Jessica Mintz, AP Technology Writer
Microsoft's Photosynth advances digital photo sharing beyond tedious slide projector era
SEATTLE (AP) -- Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows -- and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be 50.
Here's how it works: After a quick software download, the photographer selects a collection of related images from her hard drive. The software crunches the files using the local computer's processing power, looking for pixels that are the same in each photo. Then, Photosynth stitches together the images into a panoramic scene. First there was the snapshot, and then came video. Now there is Photosynth, a new service available at photosynth.com that will change the way you experience and share photos. |
