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Miktar
10-08-2007, 10:42 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-DqZ8jAmv0

Worth the watch.
Azimuth
10-08-2007, 10:57 AM
Z0mg.

It reminds me of the crazy software you see in TV shows and movies - you know, where you roll your eyes and think, "Yeah. Right."
Miktar
10-08-2007, 11:02 AM
Btw:

http://labs.live.com/photosynth/

You can test it out there. I'm fiddling with it now - it's so Minority Report.
Ruandre
10-08-2007, 01:34 PM
Wow, that's pretty cool.
GeometriX
10-08-2007, 01:46 PM
Urg, stupid work is blocking YouTube now :( But if it's that thingy that can do crazy things like recognise a window in a photo, and rebuild 3D geometry out of that image, and know that it's a window, then this kicks ass.

Can't wait to try it out.
Miktar
10-08-2007, 01:48 PM
No, it's not that.

Geo: http://labs.live.com/photosynth/
GeometriX
10-08-2007, 01:58 PM
No, it totally is:

Each photo is processed by computer vision algorithms to extract hundreds of distinctive features, like the corner of a window frame or a door handle. Photos that share features are then linked together in a web. When the same feature is found in multiple images, its 3D position can be calculated.

That's what I meant, anyway. Got a mixed up with the "knowing" thing, but, you know..
Ruandre
10-08-2007, 02:08 PM
Just tested it.

I think it would be immeasurably valuable as a reference library,
seeing as you can quickly and easily see a real-world location from multiple angles.
Miktar
10-08-2007, 02:12 PM
No, it totally is:


That's what I meant, anyway. Got a mixed up with the "knowing" thing, but, you know..

Yeah. You did. :P
Thaumaturge
12-08-2007, 03:11 AM
That is very interesting...

I imagine that this technology could become very useful indeed - as a reference library, as has been mentioned, or even simply as a means to virtually explore distant places to some degree.


... that thingy that can do crazy things like recognise a window in a photo, and rebuild 3D geometry out of that image ...

Come to think of it, it seems to me that this technology could be useful as a supporting tool for what you mentioned, GemoetriX, helping to build up more complete references from which to build the geometry...

(And how appropriate that you should mention it, given your name.)

Thank you for sharing this, Miktar! ^_^
Hellius
12-08-2007, 10:18 PM
Damn! That is freaking hectic. I'm like almost speechless dude.