What is Photosynth?
What is Photosynth?
In a nutshell, Photosynth is a visual experience that takes a selection of photos and 'stitches' them together in a virtual environment to create a powerful 3D effect for anyone on the Internet.
Using techniques from the field of computer vision, Photosynth examines photo images for similarities to each other and uses that information to estimate the shape of the subject and the vantage point each photo was taken from. With this information, it is possible to recreate the space and use it as a canvas to display and navigate through the photos.
Photosynth was inspired by the breakthrough research on Photo Tourism from the University of Washington and Microsoft Research.
How to view Photosynths on VisitBrighton
To view a Photosynth:
- search for a Brighton attraction, such as the Royal Pavilion or Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, via the search box in the top right of our website
- select the attraction by clicking on it
- if a Photosynth is available you'll see a green Photosynth button on the page in the top right
- select 'View Photosynth' to view the Photosynth.
NB: If you don't already have it, you will need to install a small piece of Photosynth software to view the 'synths'. This is safe and easy to do and you will be guided through the process via the Photosynth website. For Mac users you will need to install an application named Silverlight.
We're adding more Photosynths to www.visitbrighton.com all the time. Here are a few of our favourites:
