Welcome to Photosynth

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Brent — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:59:18 GMT

PLEASE get a Mac capable version out the door. This is the first Microsoft product I've been itching in try in 7 years.

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Sir_Sid — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:39:23 GMT

Will there ever be a linux version available? This is honestly one of the coolest projects ive ever seen, but Im afraid I may have to miss it with a lack of a PC. Great job even so. Im excited to see more things out of here.

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Peter Kazanjy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:33:50 GMT

Hi there guys,

Noticed your site says "Only runs on Boot Camp. No VM software." I just downloaded Photosynth into a Windows XP on VMware Fusion 2 Beta 2, and took a tour of the Taj Mahal. Very cool!

You can check out the screencast here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz2ZS8nnNxY

Best,

Pete Kazanjy

VMware Fusion Product Marketing

vmware.com/mac

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Doug Meikle — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:45:30 GMT

Man I wish you'd got this up and running last year - now I'm going to have to do that trip all over again! Like Brent, I wish you had a Mac version too, but I'm that impressed I'm thinking of buying a PC just so I can play. Awesome work - congratulations :)

Photosynth Synther hits the web! Get synthing!

Notes from a dark corner — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:26:26 GMT

Late yesterday, the Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth team released an update to Photosynth as well as offering,

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Anders — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:34:41 GMT

What's up?

Can't watch the synths in IE 7 despite having installed the plugin. Thought the plugin came bundled with the desktop download. Am i wrong?

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Amrish — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:50:53 GMT

I'm glad to see this offered...have been following Photosynth for quite some time..and the software and ability for users to do it is finally. great work, and look forward to 'synthing'!!

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AJ — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:25:40 GMT

Wow, I've been following this for quite some time now... Finally a public version of this incredible product...

Thanks.!!

Welcome to Photosynth

Ruud de Jonge — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:36:52 GMT

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:20 PM by synthy We’re pleased to announce the first full release

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Eero — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:40:41 GMT

Why is it that every Synth is public?? I would like to share my pics with friends, not everyone in the world.

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Eero — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:43:43 GMT

Nice work though... good product!

Amazing: Photosynth is now available for everyone

Me about things... — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:45:41 GMT

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Linux user — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:59:31 GMT

Very very nice !

But will there be a Linux/Mac version soon ?

if i use this service i want to share this pictures with everybody and not only with Windows users.

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carrimak — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:34:58 GMT

Very very cool! I am assuming that you'll (hopefully) add these features down the line...

Better explanation of how to use view...that you can make full-size or see a slide show

Privacy Settings

Ability to embed in a Web page or blog, with user only requiring a plug-in that's easy to get

Terrific product.. THANKS TEAM .....can't wait to upload my own synth....

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Marvelli — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:39:52 GMT

This is very cool work indeed. I would be very much interested in your future ideas regarding the development, e.g. the possibility to synthesize full 3-D environments through this tech. Also, what kind of ideas do you have for increasing the accuracy? What about lens/perspective correction or utilizing RFID?

Thanks!

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Adam Estrada — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:25:38 GMT

Any feedback on an API? What about a Flash version that we can embed anywhere? I am very impressed with this so far and am currently synthing some of my own photos...Good job y'all!

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Xellofalk — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:32:48 GMT

Very cool. But it would be nice if one could download and install JUST a viewer and not the creator if they never plan on making their own synths.

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harryterry2319 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:21:57 GMT

Too bad there's no Mac version...

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Meredith Parr — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:29:42 GMT

WOW!!!! This is amazing technology!! You always see things like this in movies. Now it is real. Hats off to the person or persons responsible for creating this. When my little girl gets home from school she will be amazed. She loves National Geographic's website. Thank you for bringing this technology to us.

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Richard — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:32:15 GMT

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

Your browser detection is lacking. I'm on Linux, not Mac.

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synthy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:47:25 GMT

@Peter Kazanjy

Thanks for trying it out on VMware--nice screencast. We only had a chance to check out Parallels before launch, and it apparently doesn't support the directX graphics that the viewer uses. We'll get that language updated on the site.

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Dave — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:03:44 GMT

Shame - I can't run it on a mac or linux.

I don't have access to a window machine, so I can't run it.

(One day people will learn that web apps should just work)

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Dan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:04:11 GMT

This is a fantastic program and looks amazing, but please UP the bandwidth. I know everyone wants to try it but I keep getting the "there is a lot of synthing going on - please try again later". Very frustrating! I have been salivating over this program since it was discussed over a year ago.

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Rik — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:08:36 GMT

Awesome job...can't wait to try it!

However, same as Dan above...keep getting the "please try again" message.

I'm sure you're looking into it, but could you please post a blog entry on the status?

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Demifantasy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:37:02 GMT

Hi there,

I am very happy to use this tool!

I am using Firefox 3.0, and it works just fine!

Gonna send this page to my friends to let them know about this new tool!

Thank you!

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don — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:45:19 GMT

too bad you guys've already shut down creating new synths.

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Lee Wright — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:55:11 GMT

Thanks for funding the development that resulted in Photosynth. I'd checked it out months ago following an earlier announcement, so it's great to see the launch. (Thanks to Walt's column this morning for the tip.) In it's beta form, it's certainly interesting and opens up opportunities for individual creativity.

Questions and comments:

- The large PDF guide for taking pictures was helpful. It seems like the next obvious step would be to make this a wiki.

- Why not stream the "How to" video? (Silverlight?)

- Any plans to enable people to contribute photos and collaboratively edit a 'synth of a given subject? (Of course you'd include all of the standard "report this as offensive" kinds of tools and controls to reduce pranks that were abusive.)

- And as you've surely noticed, the blog spell check doesn't recognize "Photosynth," which seems somewhat humorous given the context.

Again, thanks for funding and supporting this innovation. I hope it continues to evolve in a fashion that will allow more collaboration, creating yet another great model for your colleagues.

Photosynth grows up

Aali - a developer's view — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:48:50 GMT

A new version of Photosynth has finally been released at http://photosynth.net. The major change to...

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Joe in Sales — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:11:50 GMT

The (synth) website is down.

Can someone please reboot the web server.

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SDA — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:13:22 GMT

I appreciate that this is a technology preview and all, but I really think that MSFT should have anticipated the response they would get. Having the servers overloaded is pretty much bush league. I didn't see such behaviour ever on Picassa or Flickr.

I'm disappointed that I can't upload my images and try this out !

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one — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:18:11 GMT

Yes, it is disappointing even to see the exploring options do not work. Heck, the links from this blog, for exploring synths, do not work. They redirect to a fictive page which picks randomly different synths. Never what you want.

Congrats! hehe

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Alan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:20:35 GMT

System already down? Got to love MicroSoft. Guess I'll wait to boot into Windows from my Mac when they recover from their latest problem...

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OwlBoy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:28:35 GMT

Another request for a Mac version here.

-Owl

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Juan d t — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:38:46 GMT

Not available yet!?! What does Stonehenge look like from the inner circle? I have a masonic writing that has a quite a few images from within this sacred site. Not getting a panoramic view from a book now are we!

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bfz — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:49:07 GMT

This is the most wonderful thing i've ever see in the net.

Congratulations!

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Paul — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:56:14 GMT

I love all these people begging for Mac versions. Maybe they'll make one after Apple bring back the Windows version of Logic audio, or put out iPhoto for Windows so people can use a Mac Mini with their TV for photo slideshows.

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Johann Rosario — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:00:27 GMT

I hear a convincing argument where crime scene photos are presented in this fashion to demonstrate the progression of cause and effect. Which leads me to wonder if this is posed to become the closest thing to the "Esper" forensic photography used in Blade Runner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkcU0gwZUdg

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Sonny_Ariz — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:30:57 GMT

Ahhh,

Nice site, but can I download pix to my harddrive? You column suggests we download to "her" harddrive??

How about "your" harddrive.

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Charles Bandes — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:56:46 GMT

This doesn't seem to work. When I load the site, Firefox says I'm missing a plugin, which it can't download. Is the site broken perhaps?

I'm on Leopard 10.5.4, Firefox 3.0

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Craig — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:02:20 GMT

I can't wait to try this out with one of my wedding clients! Can yu imagine taking images from the center of the aisle and having them actually BE at there wedding again!?!

I'm also building some trailers on my site where you move through the space in 3D... If I could fuse the two techniques together it would make for some great imagery.

Imagine a wedding album with a flat screen in it... Maybe someday...

Craig

http://www.lusterstudios.com

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trufru — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:05:56 GMT

Software looks good and does need some tweek'n, also push it through Mac OSX Leopard and see the passion flow :)

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efex — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:49:59 GMT

Totally cool!

Looking forward to the Mac version, hate having to boot into windows.

Also would like private synths.

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idclip — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:35:56 GMT

This is the most incredible piece of tech I've seen. Good work, can't wait to try it out!

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Robr — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:58:18 GMT

sure wish the site would come back online...

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Damaris — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:19:06 GMT

This is fantastic! Thanks a million for creating this software, I'm already taking pictures like crazy - and now I have a perfect destination for them, finally!!! Will be making a virtual tour, showing my artwork, creating a zen walk through the garden, share my knowledge with how-to's, and, and, and... :-))

www.IamThankful.com

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greg7mdp — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:50:11 GMT

When will we be able to export a 3D model, complete with textures?

greg

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Microsoft sucks — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:56:03 GMT

Site is already down and crashing, yeah yeah yeah the usual excuse, overwhelmed, stressed, everybody is interested... typical response from Microsoft's monkeys... you guys are hopeless.

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Pisss — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:03:16 GMT

Your activx crap has crashed my machine, screw you idiots.

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Franco — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:15:02 GMT

OK, Time to buy stock in Microsoft!!! This is amazing!

Thank you!

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Franco — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:15:06 GMT

OK, Time to buy stock in Microsoft!!! This is amazing!

Thank you!

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Robert — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:13:56 GMT

The original PhotoSynth demos showed data where the (deduced) location of the camera and its focal length, etc were.

I can't see that data any more! Any way of seeing it?

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LD — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:37:14 GMT

The first original And Creative thing ever done by MS!! This may make all the years of struggling with Window$ worth it.

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Yumi — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:45:11 GMT

I'm so stoked to try this out.

How soon will you have a mac version up?

Photosynth.com 오픈!

bkchung's WebLog — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:45:30 GMT

Photosynth Photosynth Blog : Welcome to Photosynth (소식) 사진들을 분석해서 3차원상 알맞는 위치에 배열하는 Photosynth 기술. 아직

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Mj — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:02:37 GMT

I loved the jab at non-windows users and not being "cool" enough - Good to see microsoft having a go back for once!

->From my macbook (next "personal computer" will be windows based :) )

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Sergio — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:49:38 GMT

I don't see how you're going to make this multi-platform when you've built it using Microsoft's stuff. They are the last software vendor on Earth that wants to be compatible with anything. Silverlight, DirectX? Yeah, good choices for a heterogeneous world. And if you do, no doubt MS lawyers will bog it down with too many strings attached.

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Chris — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:27:17 GMT

Not cool enough eh? I appreciate the humor. Now make it work so that people can enjoy the products that you make. If you worry about making good products, then you don't have to perform vendor lock-in so that people are stuck with your crap. In other words, produce and people will flock to your product. Release crap, and all you've got is lock in. Is that cool enough for you? I will be back in a month to see if I can use it as it looks wonderful.

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Rweber4821 — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:53:51 GMT

Nice, NOW HOW DO YOU GET THE THING TO WORK ON IE7.

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Eric — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:19:16 GMT

Some of my images seem to get hung up during the uploading process (the bar is 80% done and it says "publishing synth") but nothing happens - others seem to work fine. I have waited for about 30min and will keep waiting but think something must be wrong. The synth has about 30 images and they were shot the correct overlapping panoramic format shot on a tripod. any advice??

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Arthur — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:24:59 GMT

I look forward to a Linux version of this soon. We're looking into deploying this as a method for tours, but with Windows being a requirement, we're afraid we'll lock out some of our customers. Also, for myself, it's a pain to keep booting into Vista to do anything with Photosynth. I really love this project, though! Thanks for all the hard work.

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Linda — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:55:29 GMT

This is so cool I have a project in mind, but I can't find the information on what size the photos should be a max limit would be useful---what extensions- will it accept RAW TIFF or JPEG.

This is an exciting project

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Gavza — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:55:38 GMT

Steve Jobs must be kicking himself - Blaise demoed the SeaDragon zooming technology to Apple in June 2003 (before it was called SeaDragon), and Steve said they weren't interested. I'm a big Apple fan, but Photosynth puts iPhoto to shame. Looking forward to a mac version.....

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inBerlin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:52:51 GMT

Hi!

@Online Website Team

Could you please insert a "ratesystem" into the online database!? This would help to find the best pieces!

Categories, Rate, Location, etc.

Thank you!

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Dave Schinkel — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:18:47 GMT

Why do you even allow 0% syths on your site? I see them all over and what a waste of space on the front end.

What's the point of a 0% synth or even 20%? At the least you should require that people put enough good pictures to make at least 50% quality synth or the site is going to be a joke a year from now and people are going to get tired of trying to find decent uses of this technology when they browse and try to see synths on this site.

I'm a huge advocate for Photosynth but you also don't want to be to laxed on the requirements here for individual uploads.

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lenalfred — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:58:18 GMT

Photosynth is great! Nice work, now, add it to Live Mesh as a link, and things would be dandy!

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GajaKannan — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:30:29 GMT

Great work. Could be a flickr killer

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Kenneth Kelly — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:16:26 GMT

I have a modern computer fast and plenty of graphics and much more. This program will not run properly on this machin. MS says I have the required system and does not know why it will not work.

I do think there is more that needs to be done to the program so it will do as it says it will do.

I know this is BETA and that is why I am writing. I sure would like to use this program, or at least be able to use it to see if it is worth the trouble. I do have a program that will do panaramas and a good job of it but it does take a long time to get it all done.

Keep at it and I will be back soon to see if it will work. Until then I will unload this one and wait.

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Bob Morris — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:34:23 GMT

I can't find the hardware and software requirements referred to by the message synth throws up when it fails. Where are they?