Photosynth Demo

A couple of days ago Microsoft labs released a demo of their new Photosynth software on the web. Photosynth allows the aggregation of social picture networks (a la Flickr) into a completed image in addition to allowing a level of depth to image browsing previously unavailable. There is also a very impressive video of the demo available.

Comments

I tried to WTFA

[froggero1]

but I couldn't... 30 seconds of ads at the beginning, then the phrase "through an aquisition".

typical microsoft "innovation"

Re:I tried to WTFA

[Anonymous Coward]

WTFA? You must be new here. I mean, nobody even reads articles, let alone writes them!

Huh?

[DragonWriter]

Photosynth allows the aggregation of social picture networks (a la Flickr) into a completed image in addition to allowing a level of depth to image browsing previously unavailable.

That appears to be syntactically tolerable English. Semantically, though, WTF?

Re:Huh?

[Timesprout]

Let me translate.

Pretty pictures.

Now that's a real summary!

[L. VeGas]

Photosynth allows the aggregation of social picture networks (a la Flickr) into a completed image in addition to allowing a level of depth to image browsing previously unavailable. Slashdot summary entices the accumulated aggravation of social comment communities (a la Digg) into a aggregated juxtaposition while interspersing levels of irritation heretofore unimaginable

Re:mod parent -1 moron

[froggero1]

...watched the whole thing now... couldn't find the aformentioned "good part" anywhere.

Re:Interesting

[Otter]

In the interests of openness, would you mind publishing these calculations of yours? I'm sure we'd like to see your quantification of the open-source development process, particularly for software as complex as this evidently is.

• Day 0: Someone registers a project on Sourceforge, commits main.c to CVS.
• Day 3: It's noted on Digg, Reddit
• Day 30: Slashdot links to project, hails it as "the Photosynth killer", misspells project leader's name. Commenters gloat about M$'s lack of innovation, speculate on the throwing of chairs in Redmond, argue about atheism and gun control.
• Day 33: Slashdot dupes story, misspells "Photosynth", "killer" and "the".

Re:Does anyone have an actual video of the demo?

[Scrameustache]

How the fuck is that offtopic?
Not only is this discussing the content of the links from the summary, but the comment above and below are modded up.
Did someone give Microsoft's marketing department modpoints or something?

Re:Here's where Cameron goes Berzerk.

[Heir Of The Mess]

Fuck Microsoft. Fuck them and their can't-beat-em-then-buy-em business model. Fuck their complete lack of innovation, and fuck the douchebags who sell out to them.

So what you are really trying to say is that you thought the demo was cool. Hey man don't hold back the love.

I tried to sound it out.

[Anonymous Coward]

I enjoyed it. Reminds me in some ways of Photomesa.* Now I'm just waiting to see the base principle applied to sound.

*"Enemy of the State" as well.

We know you tried this at least once...

[jnaujok]

Clearly then, you'd be the one to ask... What happens when you enter "Jessica Alba" into Flickr and use photosynth?