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Export PhotoSynth to AVI, MPEG, or FLASH
Create & save Photosynth files on local computer and export to avi/mpeg or Flash.
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Inappropriate?I'm always surprised by the request to convert a synth to avi/mpeg/flash, etc. Is this just so you can show people who don't have internet access?
I'm not sure whether you already know this or not, but you can click on the brackets icon by the lower right corner of any synth to get an embed code to put it in another web page. I think that is a much better way to share it with people and it will let the people who see it explore the synth on their own instead of just watching a video of you driving it about.
Please don't be offended by my questions. I'm just trying to understand why you want to turn something interactive that loads quickly into a large file that you can only watch.
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Inappropriate?Hi Nathanael,
I understand your curiosity about why I'd want to export the synth file, and no I'm not at all offended. I just discovered Photosynth 2 days ago. It's a very interesting program and I like the regular sharing of the files on line. My reasoning for the exporting question is that I do music and have a recording studio. I thought it would be cool to be able to record the navigation moves in Photosynth, export the file as an avi, and then import the file into a video editing program and set it to music. It would also be a great effect for a regular music video.
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Inappropriate?Fair enough.
I'd look into getting a video capture device that would intercept everything flowing between your PC and your monitor, set your browser to full screen with F11 (be sure to turn off the status bar... and Internet Explorer would be better than Firefox unless you don't mind cropping the sliver of Firefox's chrome off the top of your video), and have the sequence of images that you wish to transition between mapped out beforehand.
You can get a link for each photo (really any current camera position whatsoever, including how far zoomed in to any given photo you are) by clicking the envelope icon to the right of any synth when you are not in fullscreen mode. With those links, arranged in the order of your choosing in something like Excel, you could easily capture perfect transitions between any two points in a synth and simply cut out the copying and pasting of the links in the editing process to fit the rhythm you need.
In lieu of dedicated video capturing hardware, there is always screen capture software but that will likely hurt the performance of the Photosynth viewer and result in quality that is subpar for a music video.
My apologies if I just stated the obvious, but there's my two cents for what they're worth. The ability to script a tour of a synth and easily export that tour to a high quality video is certainly a desirable feature for anyone working in media, but I get the feeling that a third party will have to be the ones to create it once it is better understood how to interface with photosynth.
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Inappropriate?Hi Nathanael,
Thank you for your input and the possible options to achieve something different. A video capture interface would probably be a good way to go.
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Inappropriate?Hi, Jon,
I'm just a fellow user like yourself, but I like to reach out and offer what advice I can wherever I think it might actually be of any benefit. I hope I haven't cheated you out of an official reply.
I'll leave it to the pros to get back to you on this.
As a side note, "Photosynth files can NOT be exported?" is at least tangentially related to your question and commented on by at least one of the development team. Also, here's an older topic that lead me to my current opinions.
