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Microsoft’s latest 3D photo software Photosynth is the talk of the tubes and Twitter this morning, but not necessarily in a good way.
The program has been a part of their labs for a while now and was released to the public yesterday, allowing users to create their own virtual scene from a series of 20 to 300 pictures.
“Imagine yourself beneath the Eiffel Tower or in the heart of Times Square,” the press release states. “Now imagine being able to see that exact scene in an amazing new way. With Photosynth, you can look up or down, pan from left to right, zoom in, or pull back to reveal the full sense of where you were.”
Sounds pretty cool right? Sort of like a real life Second Life or an advanced customizable Google Street View.
A simple download and preview gallery will show you everything you want to know to get started creating your own images.
Not so fast Mac users.
The lack of compatibility is sure to annoy that demographic, but Microsoft seems to recognize this fact based on their snark.
Microsoft also states that the technology will be implemented throughout their network over the next year, noting that “MSN will use synths of popular destinations and notable events in many of the places where static images are used on the site today.”
This could certainly add an interesting more engaging element to news stories, but they’ll need to first make sure that everyone can actually see it.
