I’ve blogged about the GigaPan camera rig in the past, with its ability to capture and stitch hundreds of images in order to create a broad panoramic image that you can pan and zoom into for high levels of detail. The seamless transitions to highly detailed views just got a boost with the release of the GigaPan Time Machine that takes the same approach for interactive video.
The key to this latest innovation is the capture of images at regular intervals, capturing millions and even billions of pixels per frame. Viewers of these videos can pan and zoom while the time lapse is playing to see some incredible detail.
Be sure to check out the timelapse that simulates the growth of black holes and Galaxies. At present, only Safari 5.0+ and Chrome 7.0+ browsers are compatible.
Check out this video for an overview and some examples.
