Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
The current BBC news has an article "Photos transformed into 3D model" in todays Technology News.
I am going to be able to finally convert my many sets of snaps of great sculptures to a virtual reproduction that I can zoom in on, rotate, even fly through.
This is not the first software to turn two-dimensional images into 3D models. However, until now the software has had limited rendering or else is costly.
The new Microsoft software, to be presented this week this week at Siggraph 2006 in Boston.
It needs as few as just 2-3 pictures of an object and by matching common features, builds a 3D model without needing a turntable or laser set up for carefully sampled views.
"Technology that transforms digital images into 3D models will be unveiled at a conference on Wednesday.
Microsoft's Photosynth takes collections of images, analyses them for similarities, and then displays them in a reconstructed 3D space.
The system, to be previewed at a computer graphics meeting in Boston, will allow users to walk or fly through a scene to see photos from any angle.
Microsoft says Photosynth should be available for use later this year."
"Microsoft have said they believe the technology will almost certainly be web-based, and people should be able to run the application later this year"
So how could you use this software?
Asher
I am going to be able to finally convert my many sets of snaps of great sculptures to a virtual reproduction that I can zoom in on, rotate, even fly through.
This is not the first software to turn two-dimensional images into 3D models. However, until now the software has had limited rendering or else is costly.
The new Microsoft software, to be presented this week this week at Siggraph 2006 in Boston.
It needs as few as just 2-3 pictures of an object and by matching common features, builds a 3D model without needing a turntable or laser set up for carefully sampled views.
"Technology that transforms digital images into 3D models will be unveiled at a conference on Wednesday.
Microsoft's Photosynth takes collections of images, analyses them for similarities, and then displays them in a reconstructed 3D space.
The system, to be previewed at a computer graphics meeting in Boston, will allow users to walk or fly through a scene to see photos from any angle.
Microsoft says Photosynth should be available for use later this year."
"Microsoft have said they believe the technology will almost certainly be web-based, and people should be able to run the application later this year"
So how could you use this software?
Asher
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