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Austen replied on August 24, 2008 03:45 to the idea "How about SynthSet Walkthroughs for Virtual Visits?" in Microsoft Live Labs:
I like the idea of creating a sequentialised walkthrough / viewing. What would also be nice is if we could define a sequence and export to some sort of common viewing format - like an updated slideshow / video. That way if I wanted to show the family / friends some recent photos I would not have to refer them to a website, and technology, which they would not have a clue to operate.
I could also see applications for news reporting, travel companies, and the like (field site re-creations included). Rather than show the customer a 2D picture, a 3D viewing experience would be a great bonus!
Austen replied on August 24, 2008 03:18 to the idea "Make the uploading opt-in" in Microsoft Live Labs:
The opt-in suggestion I proposed originally was to preview a synth just to save myself, and others, from uploading poor synths especially those of us with bad internet connections. I'm happy to share synths as long as I know its worth sharing.
I also suggest this point because I hate the idea of people assuming everbody in the world will have fantastic internet connections. I'm a synth-user in Australia and here we have limited and expensive broadband infrastructure; such assumptions of ones internet speeds must lead to customer exclusion. If I were on a connection less than a mbit/sec I would not want to touch a program like this which is a shame when the technology has potential.
Your suggestion Sejen77 is a little different: Your suggesting that synths originally be made for local use only with the possible intention to share? That would be nice as well, but I would be happy for a start with the first suggestion and then moving into a more user-centric software model.
Blaise, its good to know the processing is performed locally, would implementing this threads suggestion be a stretch then?
Austen shared an idea in Microsoft Live Labs on August 21, 2008 12:56:
Make the uploading opt-inYour photosynth application looks like an amazing program but its impractical for people with less than wonderful internet connections. Is there a way that the synthing can be performed first on the computer and then viewed so that a user can decide if its good enough to upload? In my case this would also suit me if an upload failed after waiting 15 minutes on a 512k connection.
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