Photosynth: Next Generation Panoramas?

An amazing product has emerged from Microsoft’s Live LabsPhotosynth allows anyone to create an immersible and interactive experience given just a set of digital photographs of an area.  I’ll just warn up front that this is a Windows only product at this point, but its novelty more than justifies the download and installation.

Photosynth screen capture

Photosynth screen capture showing the Asian Gallery at the IMA

As you read on, you’ll probably discover that I had way too much fun with this tool, and I hope you will as well.

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