New Deep Zoom Composer
Since we’re totally into announcements for photography and for imaging experiences, let’s keep going down the same road with the latest release of the DZC, the new Deep Zoom Composer that’s been launched last month. I haven’t had time to discuss that yet, so I thought this would be an appropriate time to do so. When the team released the final pre-release of Deep Zoom Composer, basically they tweaked the design to make DZC more appealing to non-technical users. You now have the ability to directly upload your creation from within Deep Zoom Composer to PhotoZoom (see later in this post) where you can quickly have your content posted online along with a URL you can share with your friends. No need to go through the hassle of finding a server and knowing which files to upload or anything. They take care of those details for you. There is even a Facebook application for this, and you can see an example of it live on Janete’s page!
Another cool feature is panoramic stitching (yes, this is the link to ICE). DZC uses MSR’s latest stitching engine to allow you to create your own panoramic images directly from inside the application:
Which then brings us to Photozoom. Another pearl in the Live Labs shell. PhotoZoom makes it easy for anyone to create zooming albums from their uploaded photos. It is an experimental site, developed at Microsoft, that uses the Deep Zoom technology in Silverlight 2 Beta 2. This is definitely worth checking out too.
Related links:
- Image Composite Editor (ICE)
- LiveLabs Photozoom
- Download the Deep Zoom Composer
- Microsoft Stitching
- Facebook PhotoZoom App
- Expression Blend & Design Team / Products Blog — DZC Announcement