Surround Video

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Surround Video was a technology announced as a competitor to Apple's QuickTime VR by Microsoft for creating panoramic 360-degree 3D images. It was evaluated by reviewers as an equal to Quicktime VR. Despite never having shipped as an actual end-user product, Microsoft released a Surround Video ActiveX control. [1]

The Surround Video control was used by websites such as CarPoint and Expedia. [2] It also ships as part of Encarta encyclopedia where it is used for panoramic interactivities.

A somewhat similar modern initiative by Microsoft is Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth.

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  1. ^ Surround Video ActiveX Control Demo
  2. ^ Microsoft Surround Video Control

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