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Largest Digital Photograph in the World

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-a-lot-of-bits dept.

thrill12 writes "Dutch research institute TNO has unveiled what it believes is the largest digital photograph in the world. The image contains 2.5 gigapixels or 7.5 gigabyte worth of data. It is composed of 600 single images shot by a computer-controlled pan-tilt unit in 7 second intervals. Afterwards, all photos where stiched together (compare: panorama tools) using the capacity of 5 high-end pc's in about 24 hours time."

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  1. Groan by hey · · Score: 4, Funny

    So now I suppose this is a new silly field that people will compete in. Every 6 months we'll have to hear about the latest largest digital image in the world. Maybe slashdot should make an icon... or maybe would should just ignore it.

    1. Re:Groan by Lord_Slepnir · · Score: 4, Funny

      If we ignore it, it won't go away. If we all click on it and try to download it....well, after this guys server catches on fire, he won't be doing any more of this for a while.

  2. And as a followup: by Opalima · · Score: 5, Funny

    They proudly introduce The World's Biggest Printer (and toner catridge)

  3. sigh by another+misanthrope · · Score: 5, Funny

    all those pixels and not one nipple! What a waste...

    1. Re:sigh by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, they had originally gotten together intending to take the world's largest digital picture of a girl, but the plan fell through when it turned out that none of them knew one.

      KFG

  4. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    How big would the thumbnail of this image be?

  5. Can we take it again? by YetAnotherName · · Score: 4, Funny

    I blinked! Aw, man.

  6. Now we know by drachenfyre · · Score: 3, Funny

    About a week ago, an "Ask Slashdot" featured a question on high performance web serving. Now we know why.

  7. New Title: by SnapShot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's rewrite that intro shall we?

    Most Boring Picture Ever Taken

    Dutch research institute TNO has unveiled what it believes is the most boring picture ever taken. The image contains 2.5 gigapixels or 7.5 gigabyte worth of pictures of the roof of some office park. It is composed of 600 single images shot by a computer-controlled pan-tilt unit that was incapable of actually viewing anything of any interest to anyone. Afterwards, all photos where stiched together using the capacity of 5 high-end pc's in about 24 hours time. Three graduate students died of boredom; services will be held somewhere exciting, like a morgue. Never have so many, downloaded so much, for so little...

    --
    Waltz, nymph, for quick jigs vex Bud.
  8. Re:The Big Picture by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, if the Pythagorians are right I'm looking out my window at the largest digital picture in the universe right now. I laugh at your 10 gigs as I contemplate an image that requires all of the fundamental particles to store, and that's before we even get into the issues of storage media geometry.

    Scrolling seems to be a bit of an issue though.

    KFG