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Deep Zoom Composer - English | |
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| Time: 09:42 EST/14:42 GMT | News Source: ActiveWin.com | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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We are pleased to present a technology preview of Deep Zoom Composer, a tool to allow the preparation of images for use with the Deep Zoom feature currently being previewed in Silverlight 2 Beta 2. The new Deep Zoom technology in Silverlight allows users to see images on the Web like they never have before. The smooth in-place zooming and panning that Deep Zoom allows is a true advancement and raises the bar on what image viewing should be. High resolution images need to be prepared for use with Deep Zoom and this tool allows the user to create Deep Zoom composition files that control the zooming experience and then export all the necessary files for deployment with Silverlight 2. |
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| #1 By 3653 (65.80.181.153) at Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:45:46 PM |
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I added around 50 huge (16GB worth) panaramas from my last vacation... churn churn churn... and now serving it locally. The visual effect (of fast speed) is absolutely amazing.
If you can use this prog and not overheat with excitement... I question your credentials as a techie/gadgeteer/generalGeek. This post was edited by mooresa56 on Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 22:51. |
| #2 By 7390 (63.117.223.254) at Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:16:16 PM |
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I am looking forward to when cameras have a gps and compass data built in and is afforadable for the general populations.
then is when photo on the web will really be exiting...photosynth |
| #3 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:35:36 PM |
| #2: While I've used many cameras in my life, I must admit that I'm baffled as to why you would need a GPS in your camera. To prevent you from getting lost during those nature shoots in the bush? |
| #4 By 3653 (65.80.181.153) at Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:12:08 PM |
| To automatically geotag your photos. Combined with a timestamp... that makes for a cool timeline after a few years. |
| #5 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at Friday, August 08, 2008 07:42:31 AM |
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#4: Why would you want to geotag (my new word for the day) your photos?
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| #6 By 1896 (70.156.170.223) at Friday, August 08, 2008 11:13:02 AM |
| To coordinate a carpet bombing if you did not like the place? :-) |
| #7 By 3653 (65.80.181.153) at Friday, August 08, 2008 03:56:35 PM |
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latch - I didnt invent the word, I promise. Its common-speak in some circles.
The basic idea is that the more meta data you can record at the time you take the recording (pictures, in this discussion)... the better it is in the long run. You'll have more options 'down the road'. Imagine being able to search 10 years of photos by typing "grand canyon" or drawing a circle on a map and up pop all your photos taken in that area. |
| #8 By 7390 (24.191.94.122) at Friday, August 08, 2008 08:23:17 PM |
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#2, you are being short sited!
as more and more geo tagged pics are shared online you can literally piece together an all encompassing image of our world. as a crude example! with enough tourist taking pics of a standard tourist site, we should be use software such as photosynth and be able to piece totherg a panormic view of that location. combine that data with google maps/maps.live and the possibilities are endless. |
| #9 By 15406 (99.224.112.94) at Friday, August 08, 2008 09:44:14 PM |
| #7,8: Thanks for the information. I didn't think of the archive indexing advantage. That makes a lot of sense. |
| #10 By 23275 (68.186.182.236) at Friday, August 08, 2008 11:21:08 PM |
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It isn't surprising to me that very little is truly new, or unique.
Was it Plato who said something like, "the only truly valuable thing is original thought" Every square inch of the earth has been “mensurated” (literally) for many decades and assigned an encyclopedia number. Similarly, every building and mand made object has as well. These are used as reference and registration points for everything from navigation and surveying, to making maps and yes, dropping bombs. In this context, geotags offer the opportunity to put a very human and personal face on how images are shared and used. Fun facts... aside from the earth not being a perfect sphere to begin with, the moon, heating and cooling create something of a moving bulge and troubling irregularities in the context of measuring the planet accurately. The oceans, for example are not only subject to tides and currents, but waves. “Mensurating” any one point makes for some of the most complex and elegant math I have ever seen. It was among the most fun to learn, because it offered a view of our world that was so much more complete than I had previously.... truly a living thing. |
