Photosynth now available to the public!

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Photosynth is here! Microsoft today announced, that the venerable Photosynth 3D digital photo application is now available for everybody. To see it in action, you need to install a 8.3 MB application and browse plug-in, and then visit the Photosynth.net web site.

Of course, I wanted to test the system immediately, but seems there's a big rush to the site, and I do get some errors with my IE browser. I also tried Firefox, and it appears to work better on my Windows XP SP2 machine.

If you are serious about your photographs, remember to read the license text, which says:

However, with respect to content you post or provide you grant to those members of the public to whom you have granted access (for content posted on shared and private areas of the service) or to the public (for content posted on public areas of the service) free, unlimited, worldwide, and nonexclusive permission to:

  • use, modify, copy, distribute and display the content solely in connection with the service;
  • publish your name in connection with the content; and
  • grant these rights to others.

Other than that, I'm impressed with the service. I hope to find the time to upload my own photos there in the coming days.