Photosynth Leaves Beta

Written by Thursday Bram on August 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment


As of this morning, Microsoft’s Live Labs project, Photosynth, is out of beta. The application / browser plugin combination allows you to stitch standard photos into 3-D panoramas.

Currently, Photosynth is Windows only — if you aren’t a Windows XP or Vista user, you’ll have to wait to get your photo-stitching fix. Photosynth uses a desktop application for creating your own ’synths,’ and a browser plugin to see them online, if you choose to upload your work. All synths are public.

I’d recommend trying out Photosynth with only a few photos at first — it can take quite a bit of time to build a complex synth, though the end result is worth it.

We covered a new Photosynth demo at the beginning of the month.



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    [...] also pointed to the investments Micorsoft is making to new ideas, such as Photosynth. He also discussed the Metadata Working Group: The Metadata Working Group is dedicated to the [...]

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