"Dream Team" to Create Gigapixel Photo System

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday December 9, 2004 @08:11AM from the who-dreams-of-these-guys dept.

neutron_p writes "An eclectic group of artists and scientists that organizers have dubbed the "dream team" of imaging and visualization are gathered at New York University this week to begin to create a photographic system capable of capturing and displaying a gigapixel of visual information in a single image. The first Big Picture Summit, Dec. 8 and 9, is organized by artist-photographer Clifford Ross. Ross says his goal is to bring closer to reality his desire to create a "you are there" photographic experience for those who have not personally witnessed the sublime beauty of natural scenes such as Mt. Sopris in Colorado."

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Why artists? by Realistic_Dragon · 2004-12-09 08:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Sounds like a technical question to me and the last thing you want when solving technical problems is an artist saying 'well yes, that's all very nice, but we think it should be pink'.

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Sublime screenshot of Mt. Sopris by GillBates0 · 2004-12-09 08:27 · Score: 5, Funny

as taken from Gpx imaging system: /\ /\/ \/\

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Re:Red Team Racing by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-09 08:30 · Score: 5, Funny

thus allowing scientists to be able to photograph very small complex things.

Like W's sense of compassion, the Democrat's long-term vision, or my genitalia.