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Dinsmore replied on November 30, 2008 21:34 to the discussion "What features should we add to Photosynth?" in Microsoft Live Labs:

Photosynth doesn't line up my pictures accuratly It would be better to be able to manipulate the matching phase or have the option to rearrange the pics to a more accurate position. Is this possible to do?

Gary replied on November 26, 2008 05:09 to the discussion "error using photosynth 2.0" in Microsoft Live Labs:

Several people seem to have this problem with required number of texture blend stages (4), but I don't see any no one seems to give an answer!!

martym replied on November 25, 2008 03:09 to the question "geosynth" in Microsoft Live Labs:

Most GPS equipped cameras automatically populate the standard EXIF GPS tags (geotags) that Photosynth and GeoSynth will support as input. Geotagging post processors are also an acceptable way to stamp GPS log info into the image geotags.

At a minimum at least some of the photos in your Collection will need to be getagged in 2d for the synth to be automatically geolocated. Generally speaking the more info the better, so for instance if most or all of your photos are geotagged in 3d we'll probably have a better idea of the scale and orientation of the synth. However, bear in mind you'll still need to shoot synthy subject matter from multiple perspectives in order to get an accurate 3d reconstruction.

nathang345@gmail.com replied on November 25, 2008 01:25 to the discussion "Why is this not supported by Mac OS Leopard?" in Microsoft Live Labs:

i agree! suely the mighty microsoft could spare a few more employees to work on something like this.
i, as well, would like a projected release date for the mac version.

Dan Cory replied on November 24, 2008 18:23 to the question "What about SeaDragon?" in Microsoft Live Labs:

You can also check out Seadragon Ajax:
http://livelabs.com/seadragon-ajax/

Aseem Kishore replied on November 21, 2008 07:12 to the idea "Link to current view" in Microsoft Live Labs:

Great idea! The library (API) supports this, so apps like our gallery can easily add this feature. We'll look into doing this.

Nathanael Lawrence replied on November 21, 2008 00:59 to the idea "Link to current view" in Microsoft Live Labs:

Blaise, I might be wrong but I think he's talking about the SeaDragon Ajax viewer rather than the Photosynth viewer.

Blaise Aguera y Arcas replied on November 20, 2008 21:32 to the idea "Link to current view" in Microsoft Live Labs:

Try the envelope ('share') button under the synth caption. This link can be emailed or saved in your faves and will bring you (or a friend) back to the same synth, same image, same view.

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igilman's reply to "deepzoom silverlight vs ajax" was just promoted to the most useful! Nathanael Lawrence and 2 other people think it's one of the best replies.

It does indeed. Silverlight is a browser plugin, so its Deep Zoom is able to perform at a higher frame rate than Seadragon Ajax, which uses nothing but the browser's built-in JavaScript. In addition, Silverlight Deep Zoom supports Deep Zoom Collections, whereas Seadragon Ajax can only show single Deep Zoom Images.

On the other hand, since JavaScript is built in to all major browsers, you can use and develop with Seadragon Ajax without any additional downloads or setup.

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Nathanael Lawrence replied on November 20, 2008 20:28 to the question "geosynth" in Microsoft Live Labs:

It's great to hear that Photosynth will soon be paying attention to current geotags. Forgive my ignorance here, but how standardised is the data formatting of current geotags in photos? Are there multiple ways of mapping the coordinates that are accepted and if so will there be an emphasis on supporting one formatting over another?

Also, does this mean (tangentially) that we'll soon see Photosynth using the date and time data from current EXIF tags or do you not trust people to have set their camera clocks/edited the date and time info in their scans?

martym replied on November 20, 2008 01:46 to the question "Science with Photosynth - compare point clouds with LiDAR" in Microsoft Live Labs:

Not sure about model planes but there have been some great synths done with balloons for archaelogy:
http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=c...

Note: GeoSynth is currently being licensed to large organizations (i.e. 200+ users) primarily in the public sector.

David Gedye replied on November 20, 2008 01:16 to the question "Science with Photosynth - compare point clouds with LiDAR" in Microsoft Live Labs:

You can contact the geosynth team at geosynth@microsoft.com.

Bill Hume replied on November 20, 2008 00:26 to the question "Science with Photosynth - compare point clouds with LiDAR" in Microsoft Live Labs:

I want geosynth yesterday, how do I get it?

art79 replied on November 19, 2008 22:42 to the question "Science with Photosynth - compare point clouds with LiDAR" in Microsoft Live Labs:

google geosynth

chachaloco replied on November 19, 2008 08:20 to the question "Seadragon application/browser available for download/purchase?" in Microsoft Live Labs:

well we are trying to build a product out of it. Let me know if are interested

starlightrain replied on November 19, 2008 04:59 to the question "Seadragon application/browser available for download/purchase?" in Microsoft Live Labs:

is it possible to use video for photsynth and or make a 360 video with photosynth by say using a series of gif or jpegs ?

A comment on the question "Seadragon application/browser available for download/purchase?" in Microsoft Live Labs:

Wow it's amazing!! And best of all it work with chrome.
Would you like to publish the source code of zoommosaic?
I didn't start working with silverlight, but now I'll put it on my todo list. – Luke, on November 18, 2008 22:07