The prior two versions of Microsoft Photosynth, which offer the original synths and stitched panoramas, are still available on the main Photosynth website.
Meanwhile, the updated technology now supports four basic experiences: “spin,” “panorama,” “walk” and “wall” - see Synth types bellow. As their respective names describe, each offers a different kind of 3D image viewing experience – a spin around an object as small as a teacup or as large as a glacial peak, Microsoft explains, a panoramic view, a walk – like down a path through the woods, for example – or a slide across a scene.
Synth Types
Photosynth : spinSpin around an object as small as a seashell or as large as a mountain.
Photosynth : panorama
Put yourself in the center of a space and look in every direction.
Follow a path through the woods or fly toward a destination.
Photosynth : wall
Slide across a scene, checking out every last detail.
