Gigapixel Images !!! Think about it

I found this interesting video on youtube, which explains capturing and viewing of gigapixel images.

As per the description given :

A system to capture and view “Gigapixel images”: very high resolution, high dynamic range, and wide angle imagery consisting of several billion pixels each. A specialized camera mount, in combination with an automated pipeline for alignment, exposure compensation, and stitching, provide the means to acquire Gigapixel images with a standard camera and lens. More importantly, our novel viewer enables exploration of such images at interactive rates over a network, while dynamically and smoothly interpolating the projection between perspective and curved projections, and simultaneously modifying the tone-mapping to ensure an optimal view of the portion of the scene being viewed.

Have a look at the video below :-

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