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Microsoft Releases Photosynth

Spy Hunter writes "Photosynth has graduated from a 'tech preview' to a complete service. Now you can upload your own photos and have them automatically transformed into a 'synth': a 3D fly-through reconstruction of your home, your vacation, or anything else you can take pictures of. Learn more about Photosynth at the official blog, see what Walt Mossberg has to say about it, or just go try it out right now." According to Mossberg, Photosynth works on PCs using IE or Firefox, but not yet on Macs. We've been discussing Photosynth since its introduction.

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  1. Re:By pc... by dedazo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds ... cheesy...

    Maybe you'll need some WINE with that.

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  2. haha by extirpater · · Score: 2, Funny

    i'm going to try it on my own shadow. result is a black ninja?

  3. Re:Ego by lozarythmic · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Trust us, as soon as we have a Mac version ready, it will be up and available on our site."

    They couldn't even be bothered to work out that i was running Linux....

    **sigh**

    Well, I s'pose Ubuntu will have a ways to go before it's as cool as Apple!

  4. Nothing to see here, move along by windsurfer619 · · Score: 4, Funny

    From the site: Only Windows XP (SP2 or SP3) and Windows Vista are supported at this time.

    No Linux support? In this day and age? Bah.

    1. Re:Nothing to see here, move along by ArsonSmith · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wow I skimmed past the Mac part. I'm browsing to it with Ubuntu. They're not even cool enough to stroke me off right.

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  5. Re:meh by AnswerIs42 · · Score: 3, Funny

    NOTHING can replace Slashdot for that!

  6. Porn by Red4man · · Score: 4, Funny

    A bunch of nerds submitting their pictures of Tera Patrick in 5.. 4.. 3..

    Actually. I'm going to go and try that.

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  7. Re:Ego by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe if Ubuntu grows it's hair out and combs it over it's eyes, gets some tight clothes, stupid sleeve tattoos, starts worshiping Coheed and Cambria and embraces all things Emo they will be at least on the same playing field as Apple.

  8. Release 2 candidate? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I hear they are already working on Release 2, which specializes in processing p0rn. Rumors are they'll call it PhotoSINth!

  9. Re:By pc... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Who cares if it runs on Linux. Here is the REAL question we want answered: Does it work on porn?

  10. Re:Not actually 3D? by iplayfast · · Score: 2, Funny

    From the sounds of it, this might be the next MS killer app.

  11. I made my first slideshow. by stretchpuppy · · Score: 1, Funny

    I thought I would share.

    http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=db981975-7b23-4c45-b27b-73d294ca76e7

    Uncle Pete is still my favorite uncle.

  12. Re:Not actually 3D? by halcyon1234 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just uploaded a picture of Escher's Relativity, and broke Microsoft.

  13. Re:Not actually 3D? by falsified · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you not know people with moms? People's moms (never "people" themselves) love scrapbooking.

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  14. Re:By pc... by negRo_slim · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, teenage boys need 3D trips inside the human body...

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  15. Re:Ego by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have no idea who "Coheed and Cambria" are. Obviously, I'm not nearly cool enough to own a Mac.