New Feature Updates from Photosynth

Photosynth feature updates - New experimental cross-platform Silverlight viewer

Photosynth feature updates - New experimental cross-platform Silverlight viewer — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:55:11 GMT

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usacomp2k3 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:53:10 GMT

So is there a way to re-synth some synths that are already up there?

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spike — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:11:14 GMT

Please add the possibility to rate synth and some "Digg" buton for the community to share it's passion for a synth and drag people to your great technology.

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dariusmonsef — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:43:22 GMT

@usacomp2k3

We don't have an online way for you to re-synth, but you're welcome to try recreate some of your synths you'd like to see better matched. Let us know what kind of results you come up with.

@spike

Thanks for the suggestion spike. We plan on adding some more "social media" functions in the near future. I hope you'll share your favorite synths when the features are online.

-D

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Lee — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:35:03 GMT

I'd really like a way to 'hint' to Photosynth after it's done the initial matching, so that it can achieve better synthyness. I've tried synthing some older photo collections that I know can be lined up, but there's not enough of an overlap for photosynth to figure it out itself, but there's probably enough if it got a 'hint'.

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fevans — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:54:35 GMT

I'd like to use Photosynth for a corporate project right now.

1. But based on what I've read the content is all uploaded, and visible to everyone. As much as I'd like to share that simply isn't an option. Is there a beta program for corporate users?

2. Ideally I'll need a .NET API for adding images (potentially thousands)

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fevans — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:57:43 GMT

This is a follow-up to my previous post. Having searched more, I found threads discussing the "restricted online" model.

Unfortunately that's not an option. The data must reside on a closed LAN. In many cases we don't own the data, only the license to use it. In some cases, the "restricted online" model would be a breach of contract, in other cases it would be a felony.

Also, there is the matter of the volume of data. In my previous post I said "thousands of images". That's only for the proof-of-concept. The actual volume of data is terabytes and potentially petabytes.

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Stephen — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:31:39 GMT

The problem is, that under Monolight, it doesn't work. The Silverlight viewer (being marketed as cross-platform) restricts users to Windows XP SP2-SP3 or Vista. Let me know when the contradictions end.

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Ivan Ivanoff — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:20:33 GMT

What the hell? Why I cannot use your site in my Ubuntu Linux?

Where is your so-called cross-platform compatibility?

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Mark — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:40:02 GMT

Hi Stephan,

the Silveright viewer will work on various flavors of the Windows operating system and also Intel based Macs, see: http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/resources/install.aspx#sysreq for a list of the full compatibility matrix. While not covering all platforms out there this does allow coverage for a large portion of users, hopefully the Monolight project will progress soon enough so that the viewer becomes available on a Linux system in the future.

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Joe — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:16:40 GMT

I have the photo any two work on windows live spaces can get two stream on windows live spaces plus windows live frameit.

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Ian — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:42:57 GMT

please, please implement a point cloud exporter!

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Chuck — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:22:46 GMT

How adding HD Photo support.And is there a way two get photosynth work with windows live frameit and windows live spaces.

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rob — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:12:41 GMT

Is there a way to export a cube map for use as background environment in a 3d application such as 3ds Max or Maya?

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engineer#178 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:07:00 GMT

I agree with the comment on corporate use. This would be an incredible tool for documentation and training, for instance as a virtual walk-through of a manufacturing plant.

From overviews of pieces of equipment, typical panel readings and conditions, (without the noise/time associated with an actual walkthrough), it would be really easy to share problems with a widespread team without the problems of putting it into context.

But, there is no way it could be done if the synth was public, or even stored on anything other then a private corporate server. Are there any plans to make a corporate version? For something that powerful, and such an obvious boost to productivity, I'm sure many corporations would have no problem licensing it.