Art Camera by Google for gigapixel images

Art : Before Google I/O, the company introduced a new high-definition camera s who is able to take pictures ".” Don't go crazy it's not for selfies… Art Camera

It is called Art Camera, created for the Google Cultural Institute that wants to photograph artworks from museums around the world, archive and preserve them.google-art-camera

Google reports that the it's so powerful, you can zoom in to see all the strokes and drips of oil paint in a Van Gogh painting, for example.

The photography will be done piece by piece, to capture extremely high res from every part of it ς. Στη συνέχεια, οι φωτογραφίες θα αποσταλούν στους διακομιστές της Google για να γίνει το μοντάζ. Η this one is reported to take only a few hours, whereas normally it would take days.

Currently, the company archive has archived more than 1.000 artwork from collections from around the world. You can explore the gallery and look for the artwork you would like to see.

Google has manufactured 20 only Art Cameras that will be used for filing purposes and are currently photographing 2D.

See the amazing slideshow video:

See the pictures.

TNW

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