Breaking the Gigapixel Barrier

[coleslaw]

http://www.tawbaware.com/maxlyons/gigapixel.htm

Technical Details. Here are some facts and figures about this image:

* Final image dimensions: 40,784 x 26,800 pixels
* Number of pixels in final image: 1,093,011,200 (1.09 gigapixel)
* Final image file format: RGB Tiff using deflate compression
* Final image file size: 2,068,654,055 bytes
* Number of source images: 196
* Number of pixels in source images: 1,233,125,376 (196 images * 3072*2048)
* Lens focal length: 280mm (equivalent to 450mm on a 35mm camera)
* Aperture: F9. Shutter speed: 1/400
* Number of control points in PTAssembler project: 779
* Number of seams that were manually blended after stitching: 364
* Horizontal field of view of final image: 63 degrees
* Time required to capture component images: 13 minutes
* Time required to set control points: 2 hours
* Time required to optimize project: 2 days
* Time required to stitch project: 4 days
* Time required to blend seams / correct misalignments / finalize image: 3 days


Wow. Impressive stuff.

[revil]

do you realize the impact this has on the pornography industry?!

[eSDee]

I wanna see the original!

[PrObLy]

Originally posted by revil
do you realize the impact this has on the pornography industry?!

since the images were stiched together....the object(s) would have to be pretty much motionless....so the porn stars would have to sit very very very still

[coleslaw]

Originally posted by eSDeeLoco
I wanna see the original!

It's a 2 GB TIFF file. You really want to mess with that?

[Memo]

Originally posted by coleslaw


It's a 2 GB TIFF file. You really want to mess with that?

I do !

[CynJon]

If you liked that picture--take a look at this.

Ripped from FW, it's a 360 degree view from atop Mt. Everest--absolutely amazing.

Takes awhile to load, but worth the wait. Unless you're on dialup, in which case, carry on...