These are 360º movies, made from a series of
pictures you take, for free via the
Picturecloud website. They are
like the product QuickTime VR movies, not the ones where you stand on one place and spin around. By taking a couple or
three dozen pics moving the subject or moving around the large subject (such as a house), uploading those files in
series, and letting Picturecloud do it's magic, you instantly get pan or orbit movies from your images. It's only as
good as your pictures however, but easy to use if you need these done quickly. It'd be cool to see see this on
PocketPC's or other handhelds with web access and cameras, perhaps that's something to charge for down the road, eh?
The applications for Picturecloud are pretty diverse, and they'll even host your clouds for you, or let you grab the
file yourself. A lot of fun, and useful to boot, who knew?
Tags: freeware, panorama, picturecloud
