DeepZoomPix - A New & Interactive Way to SHARE & EXPLORE Photos ...

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Hello Friends ..... All of u have must seen the old DeepZoom Online Composer - "PhotoZoom".

Now the old service of Photozoom has been replaced by a newer one - "DeepZoomPix"

• Go and visit DeepZoomPix WebSite to experience the new technology ....
• You will get a Welcome Screen on this site ... Click On "Get Started"
• SignIn with your Windows LiveID. If you have used the PhotoZoom service just signin with the same ID to get the previous albums you have uploaded.
• Now you get a screen where you can see all your previous albums, add photos, etc
• Click on any of the album or Click on "Add Photos" to add new photos.
• After adding the photos just click on the Album you want to start with .
• You will get a new screen "Deep Zoom View" . Just hover your mouse over the area where the Photos are shown and you will get a new window to customize the view of your photos.
• You get an option of putting Tags to photos, Change the Layout, etc.
• Click on "Share" to get a code you can add to your blog or your web page to embedd a DeepZoomPix control onto your site, blog, etc.

What are the key user experience features of DeepZoomPix?

Seamless navigation:
DZP enables the seamless exploration of albums of photographs. Users can navigate the photographs using mouse or keyboard and zoom into them to see them at their highest resolution. Users never wait to reload a page – the entire experience is fluid.

Layout options:
Arrange images in different ways including by in a calendar style view by date.

Dynamic filtering:
Tagged images can be filtered interactively with live updates to the displayed set of images and you can add your own tags to images.

Interactive slideshow:
Users can zoom into and pan around images while they are playing a slideshow. Slide timings are customizable and navigation can be controlled using the keyboard.

Import photos from the web:
DZP can access images stored in other services on the web. If you are a Facebook user, the DeepZoomPix Facebook application enables you import your public Facebook galleries into DZP. If you are a Flickr user, DZP can use the Flickr API to import your Flickr photos. Finally, if your photo service provides RSS feeds containing JPEGs, DZP can use those too.

Shareable mini-viewer:
Embed your slideshow in your blog or website, or send to a friend using the DZP mini-viewer.

What are the key architecture components of DeepZoomPix?

There are four main architectural components:

Image Ingestion:
Import images from the user’s local file system, Facebook, Flickr API or RSS feed. This takes place on the server.

Tile Processing:
Imported images are sliced into tiles for use by the Silverlight Deep Zoom technology.

Image Storage and Retrieval:
Tiles are stored as blobs using the Windows Azure Services Platform, specifically Windows Azure Storage.

Client Viewer:
Silverlight application for managing and viewing images.

Which technologies does DeepZoomPix use?

DeepZoomPix is a technology demonstration designed to show three technologies: use of Microsoft Silverlight to create a rich interactive UX for exploring images, the Silverlight Deep Zoom technology and Windows Azure Services Platform.

Goto DeepZoomPix FAQ to checkout more queries on DeepZoomPix.

*** DeepZoomPix is a technology demonstration that will be available until December 31st, 2009.

Get started by importing your own photos and prepare to be amazed!

Creating Panorama Using Deep Zoom Composer .....

Guys You All Would Be Using the Deep Zoom Composer For Creating Silverlight Enabled Deep Zoom Applications. Deep Zoom is very nice technology evolved through the Seadragon Technology.Now The Online Version Of Deep Zoom is also available called as Photo Zoom ( also called as Seadragon Ajax Technology ).


See More Details At http://www.livelabs.com/ - Microsoft Live Lab .

Read Details And Blogs About Seadragon Ajax At : http://livelabs.com/seadragon-ajax/

But Today We Would Be Learning To Create The Panorma Image Using The Deep Zoom Application And Integrating Them As Silverlight Web Apllication Or As Seadragon Ajax application which could be embedded or uploaded to any web site or blogs. I will to embedd my Panorama Image as Seadragon Ajax Window Into my Blog.


Let Me Give Basic Introduction to Panorama ....... What Is Panorama ?????? Dictionary Meaning Is -- " Unbroken View Of A Surrounding Region ". In Simple Words We Can Say " A Nice 360 Degree View Of A Place or Scene ". Here We Would Be Describing This Panoramic View Using Image Into The DeepZoom.


Lets Start With The Creation Of The Panorama Image ..................


***** Make Sure You have Following Things Well In Advance *****

-> Latest Version Of Deep Zoom - December 2008. It Can Be Downloaded From Following Link ( Just A 4.1 Mb Download - Relatively Less Than The Previous Versions Downloads ) : DeepZoom Composer Download

-> Latest Version Of Silverlight Runtime - Silverlight 2.0

-> Images That Would Form Panoramic View When Stitched Togeteher In Series - Say Photographs Photographs Of An Area Clicked Continously With Very Small Change In The Clicking Angle.


1. Start The Deep Zoom Composer.

2. Start A New Project. Save It With Any Name ....... Say Panorama

3. Now You Will Get A Similar Window As Shown Below. Here You Need To Add Images To your Project . Just Select all The Images You Have Ready With You. They
Will Be Added One By One To The Project ........



4. Now When All Images Get Added .... switch To The next Window - Compose Window Which Allows the Composition as We Did While Creating DeepZoom Silverlight Application.


Now Select All The Photos By Pressing "Ctrl + A" . When All The Photos Get Selected, Just Right Click. U will get a menu With following options -- Remove
From Project, Create Panorama,etc.

Select " Create Panorama " and A new Window will appear as shown in figure ....


The Project Will Now Stitch The Photos,Align Them In Order And Then Produce the Panoramic Image To You .. as shown in figure ....






5.You will be asked to save the Panoramic Image -- Select Save Panoramic image. After saving the Image will Be Automatically Added To the Project ...



6. Drag The New Panoramic Image Into The Composition Window/Canvas. Note: Only New Panoramic Image Should Be Dragged Onto The Composition Space .... The Same Place where we dragged our images while creating DeepZoom Applications ....




7. Now After Dragging The Image .... Adjust The Image To Fit The Screen As U Like ...

8. Now Click On Export Tab To Export Your Project ..........






Select Export As - Silverlight Project to create a Silverlight Project With DeepZoom. An HTML Page With Your Deep Zoom Application Will Be Created And You
Can The Deep Zoom Output Soon into the Browser.



Select Export As Seadragon Ajax to create a new Seadragon Ajax Project which could be Embedded Into The Web Sites And Blogs .......
You Can Embedd The Seadragon Ajax Project Onto Your Blog Or Site. Refer the Link For More Details : http://livelabs.com/seadragon-ajax/embed-viewer/


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This is a nice option to create Panorama Of Images And Just Add them To The Deep Zoom Silverlight Project To View Beautiful Panoramic View Of A place ...........

But You Can Also Use The New Technoogy -- Photosynth (http://www.photosynth.net/) too to create a Synth of Your Images Using The Application ....... Read My Previous Blog Articles For Reference On How To Create The Your Own Synth Using Photosynth ...

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I have also created a Seadagon Ajax Project Of A Panoramic Image Of My Old Hostel Room ......

You Can Watch It At My this Blog Page ...... I have Added These
Photos As Synth to The Photosynth .... just search "Aashish Singh Negi" at the Photosynth's Home Page and You Will Get My Synth - My Hostel Room In the
Results ...... I have Uploaded other Synths too ...... You Can View Them Too ................

Thanks For Visiting The Blog ! Keep Visiting !


Aashish Singh Negi
SIT Lonavla
negaashish2008@hotmail.com

Sinhgad Institute Of Technology , Lonavla

My College Sinhgad Institute Of technology lies in beautiful valley of Lonavla.
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