Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Jaw-dropping Photosynth demo

http://www.ted.com Blaise Aguera y Arcas leads a dazzling demo of Photosynth, software that could transform the way we look at digital images. Using still photos culled from the Web, Photosynth builds breathtaking dreamscapes and lets us navigate them.

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• photosynth
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[arbide2]

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!! For once I am truly gobsmacked, but the thing is, is that this talk is from more than 2 years ago, and this is the first time I have ever seen this technology, why???????????????

[derick1259]

I actually enjoyed this presentation more than an Apple conference and I just noticed why. Apple take their products and call it "revolutionary" so the crowd goes wild. This presentation however, barely uses any superlatives he doesn't need to call it amazing all he does is tell it like it is. it's absolutely amazing!

[Ko252]

This is like CT/MRI. WOW!!!

[ThunderAppeal]

And behind the curtain he's running a cluster of Linux machines to power the graphics.

But pay no attention to those 'limits'.

[jerramy]

long live the geeks of the world yeaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. They are so intelligent and will save us as long as they can work out that the world is huger than they even realized. Keep rokin on and keep discovering, and dont let the others hold you back. Way too cool dude.

[sphism]

Google didn't buy it. Microsoft did, trying to use it with crappy silverlight. That's why you've not heard any more about it in 2 years ;)

[098anne]

Wow. It looks amazing! I want it!!

[rayne0]

I've been working with a group thats attempting to make a six video series using Halo 3 and CG, but to do the CG they need reference photos of objects in the game. I used photosynth to make 3D references for them and it has been VERY effective. So this program works with both the real world and virtual words. I find it incredible that this works so well.

[guitar2012]

incredible .!

[niggatime1]

i feel retarded compared to the future, dont take my name into consideration with that last phrase.

i love tech.

perception on worls has now been altered..

yup yup