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Microsoft Turns 2-D Pictures into 3-D

By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews

July 31, 2006, 2:57 PM

Microsoft has released a technology preview of a application it calls "Photosynth," which has the capability to turn two-dimensional images into three-dimensional landscapes. The program does this by analyzing several different images of the same object, and then reconstructing it in 3-D. The user would be able to virtually "walk" or "fly" through this space, Microsoft says.

Photosynth is slated to be demonstrated at the Siggraph 2006 computer graphics conference in Boston on Wednesday. Photosynth was born out of Microsoft's Live Labs, a group of scientists and engineers that are studying new ways to use the Internet. The group was founded in February 2006 by Dr. Gary Flake, who joined MSN as a distinguished engineer in April of last year.

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By mjm01010101

posted Aug 1, 2006 - 10:12 AM

Not quite 3-d, but a very nice 2-D.

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By the artist

posted Aug 1, 2006 - 6:48 PM

see? see below. they laughed at me. BELIEVERS.

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By anmol.2k4

posted Aug 1, 2006 - 5:22 AM

Wow Wow Wow.
Great idea.
It will give a boost to camera phone sales, i can imagine ppl taking pictures and mobile phone adding location of that picture using mobile network in meta data.
It will be better if they are going to allow it to be community based like wikipedia.
They can still make money that way by adding this technology in their mobile phone OS.
..... just day dreaming.........
And this thing looks lot more innovative /creative than any thing google have introduced recently. (exclude Keyhole picasa and other stuff coz they bought it).
they can use it in mobile os, can use it to take on flikr and Google earth and add their Corbis library to it etc etc that is why i think this can be huge.

I can just imagine the reaction of ppl here if this may have been introduced by google.

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By ehn

posted Jul 31, 2006 - 11:10 PM

I know what I want to use this software for...

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By mhochman

posted Aug 1, 2006 - 8:46 AM

Pr0n

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By michperu

posted Jul 31, 2006 - 9:53 PM

Look nice. But how much memory will it use?

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By HelgeFossmo

posted Aug 1, 2006 - 12:07 PM

37.5 MB

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By JigPu

posted Jul 31, 2006 - 9:36 PM

It's like a panorama on steroids! Depending on just how good the algorithm used is, this could be an awesome tool. Stitching together a handful of images into a panorama is difficult (especially when there is significant change in the optical axis), so if this can do it sucessfully.... :cool:

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By The MAZZTer

posted Jul 31, 2006 - 4:41 PM

Err... released? Where? I don't see any download.

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By Paradise-FH-

posted Jul 31, 2006 - 4:26 PM

this looks cool: http://labs.live.com/pho...whatis/smartphotos.html

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By alphatrigon

posted Jul 31, 2006 - 4:15 PM

too sweet, vista and intel e6600...tech tinkering fun :)

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By DatabaseBen

posted Jul 31, 2006 - 3:55 PM

might be good for them, but i don't need it. Maybe it's a step towards producing 3d halographic images fm 2 dimensional views "of space and time.....".

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By the artist

edited Jul 31, 2006 - 3:46 PM

coming from MS, do you expect it to work really? be honest.

by the time it is released, it will have some features cut off. you will be able to transform only blank pictures to 3-D, unless you buy Photosynth Premium. But be aware, the may cash you for the betas.

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By the artist

edited Aug 1, 2006 - 6:46 PM

i'm not expressing HATE, it is justified DISTRUST. Really, i'd save my happiness for when i see another company's solution.

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By leontruong

edited Aug 1, 2006 - 10:23 AM

Some people just let their mind clouded by hate. Recognize when to put "The Corporation" down and when to see that it's a cool product.

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By eclipsingdivinity

posted Jul 31, 2006 - 9:25 PM

Oh shut up will you?

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By dvferret

posted Jul 31, 2006 - 8:27 PM

Yah lol i know exactly what to expect. A nice high quality product that will work. HA

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By Paradise-FH-

posted Jul 31, 2006 - 4:26 PM

damn the man and damn capitalism.

i bet you hate apple pie too, you commie.

(keep in mind i'm just trying to get my point across)

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By PC_Tool

posted Aug 1, 2006 - 9:08 AM

Ah, then you should have called a pinko red commie.

...just sayin'. ;)

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By tec_pc

posted Jul 31, 2006 - 3:40 PM

Fantastic!!! Amazing!! Never dreamd of someting like that!!!!! Its a very "cool" technology!!!!!!!!!!! If you acess the Photosynth site, theirs some cool photos of the program.

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