Eldavojohn writes "Dr. David McKinnon from Queensland health center of Technology, has afresh launched a site that turns your sets of 2D images into 3D bump maps by way of 8 years of his research. The catch is that you need to have between five and fifteen photos of your object and they must overlap at least 80 to 90 percent. So with a video of an object, one might be able to extract every nth frame and use this site to effect a 3D model. Doctor McKinnon said, 'The full version of this ms-dos would be great for realistic lore simulators and tutelage software, where you want everything to look like the real thing. This mechanization could also be great for museums wishing to turn their display objects into 3D images that can be viewed online. We are even looking into making 3D models of cows to save farmers mad money thousands of dollars transporting their cattle vast distances to auction sites, allowing for an eBay style auction website for cattle. Films, animations and minicomputer games could also benefit, since 3D film making is taking over from the orthodox 2D method of filmmaking. Another form is allowing people to create 3D models of their own face to use on their avatar in number cruncher* games or 3D social control sites such as Second Life or Sony's Home.' Physorg has more details."

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