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VIRTUALISATION Microsoft's Photosynth swamped
VIRTUALISATION Microsoft's Photosynth swamped | Microsoft's Photosynth swamped |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Friday, 22 August 2008 | |
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According to the company, between 20 and 300 photos are required, depending on the size of the place or object. It is important that shots overlay, and that they are taken from multiple vantage points and angles. The 3D model is created by a program that runs on the users PC before being uploaded to the server. While server capacity was being increased, visitors to the site saw a message reading "The Photosynth site is a little overwhelmed" if they had not already installed the Photosynth plug-in, or a sample synth if they had. At the time of writing, limited service had restored, but it was still not possible to upload new synths. In addition to synths published by users, Microsoft offers some samples including synths of Machu Picchu and the Taj Mahal, created from National Geographic photos. What are the requirements for using Photosynth? The key specs are on page two. |
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