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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. WTF?!?!?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i get mdded down redundant, and the guy below me thatsaid the same thing gets modded up +3 funny!?!??!?! WHAT THE FUCK!!!>!?!?!?!?!

  2. Re:To enhance the slashdot effect even more... by davejenkins · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    .. here is a direct link to the picture... :) ...and here is another. /sorry.

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  3. MOD THREAD ABOVE UP!!!!.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    keeleysam posted it FIRST, SO HE SHOULD get teh mod points!

    1. Re:MOD THREAD ABOVE UP!!!!.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Please don't be so obvious next time, keeleysam. It is ugly, ya know...

  4. Re:Groan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The photo I took of your mom's ass will be in the record books for many years to come.

  5. PCs not pc's! by jolyonr · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Damn, hate to be a grammar nazi, but this one always annoys me. There's no apostrophe in PCs. And it's sad to see in almost every flyer from PC retailers they're continuing this mistake.

    Correct Usage:

    I installed XP on my five computers and now all my PCs are on fire.

    or

    I installed XP on my only computer, and now my PC's on fire.


    Incorrect Usage:

    All your PC's are belong to us.

    I hope this helps.

    Jolyon

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  6. Re:Fact: The Dutch are weird. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "There are only two things I hate in this world: People who are intolerant of other peoples cultures, and..."

    without ascribing this to someone I could be sued for ONE MILLION DOLLARS