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Aug 21
2008
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Microsoft responds with a resounding yes. The latest creation from Microsoft's Live labs called photosynth.
Here are the requirements to utilize this software:
- Must have windows xp or Vista
- Must have broaband connection to the internet
- Must download a plugin and a piece of software on the desktop
The technology will be showcased on MSN.com and feature synths of popular destinations and events.
According to the Microsoft Live Labs Site you can use the software to accomplish:
Share experiences. Think about the times you have been in the midst of a beautiful location or having a once-in-a-lifetime experience and wished you could share it with more immediacy and sense of place than still photos or video can capture. Photosynth puts viewers in the center of the moment and in control of how they experience it.
Tell a story. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a synth composed of 20 or 50 photos makes visual storytelling as rich and compelling as a short story. Synths capture the totality of important moments in time, such as the anticipation and joy of an entire wedding party and guests at the moment vows are exchanged, or the elation of a child scoring a winning soccer goal as the fans cheer.
Form a community. Synths can bring the best of your digital photos together with the best of everybody else's. Imagine if you took a trip to Rome with your friends and each of you took photos of the Trevi Fountain. Later, you can tag and upload all of the photos from each person's camera to create a synth of it. In addition, you can share that experience and your favorite places with others by embedding the synth in your profile on a social networking site.
Educate or archive. If you want to re-create how you decorated your home for the holidays or how you planted your garden last season, the ability of Photosynth to provide intricate detail allows documentation impossible to achieve with conventional photos.
The Takeaway:
This is the latest attempt in "photo stitching" and with the marketing resources Microsoft has I'm sure we'll be hearing more about this software in the near future.
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