What is a GigaPan?
A GigaPan is a special type of Panoramic photograph that is actually comprised of 100’s of individual photos that are all stitched together creating a huge high definition photograph. They can range anywhere from several hundred megabytes in size to the largest one yet produced which weighs in at 32GB’s!
Here is an example of one I recently took of Rochester, NY High Falls.
Click here to see the full GigaPan!
I am fortunate to be asked by the City of Rochester to create a GigaPan of the upcoming Veterans Day’s event with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra at the Blue Cross Arena on November 11th, 2009. The press release from the City of Rochester can be seen here.
One of the really cool capabilities of a GigaPan photo is the ability to take Snapshots and then share those snapshots with friends and family. This is of particular interest since the Blue Cross Arena will be full of family members and loved ones and you will be able to find yourself in the panoramic and then share that snapshot with loved ones.
Below is a brief Screencast that will introduce you to a GigaPan and how they work!
I hope you enjoy and I look forward to seeing you at this historic event!
Skeeter