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Photosynth Team Does It Again

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the see-what-i-see dept.

STFS found an update to the Photosynth stories that we already ran. You might remember the amazing photo tourism demos. Well, this new version kicks things up several notches with paths and color correction to more smoothly transition between photos taken in different lighting conditions. As before, this stuff is worth your time. Check it out.

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  1. Security by robvangelder · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was on an ocean cruise recently, and a little girl was lost... Ship's Security were looking for her.

    I later heard she had been found, and as I walked back to my cabin I thought of this software.

    Every corridor of the ship has cameras.

    The parent could recall the last time she was with the child. An operator could then fly through a 3d map of the ship, from that point in time, with recorded video overlaid, following the girl in fast-forward until the current time was reached.

    The flying would be like spectators do in first-person-shooter type computer games.
    An observer could even be automatically tethered to the missing person.