Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Oddcast Launches Automated Photo Conversion Functionality

From:MARKET WIRE Date: June 19, 2007

Web 2.0 Making the web more fun...everyday.

It is now possible to take any photo and "animate" it for fun or for business.(www.oddcast.com)
Yesterday I discussed the new sales site that utilizes a new technology that provides a video stream to help sell "stuff" (YouTube and CraigsList meet in video format).

For those looking for a simpler animated moment OddCast provides the ability to transform a photo into a customized animated talking avatar. This takes only a few minutes to accomplish and once purchased the characters can be further stylized with hair changes, outfits etc.

The company believes that this "personal touch" is what businesses are looking for to differentiate themselves in todays competitive market place.

The process is simple. Once the user has uploaded a
digital image, they are prompted to specify facial anchor points. The model is
then generated by the system and presented to the user for review and purchase.
(Note that to purchase the character the user must have a SitePal account.
SitePal accounts are available for as little as $9.99/month.) The cost to create
a customized character is $49.50, an introductory offer that runs through July
22, 2007 and comes with a 30-day money back guarantee.




to read more: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1Y1-107558969.html

4 comments:

yvgeni said...

My friend, lets call him Josh W., has this really bad rash after a recent weekend in Haiti.

What would you recommend for said rash, and what if anything should he do about his penchant for buggery?

Roy's Blog said...

Mike, I like the idea of motion, but as I said in the previous comment, why not holograms with motion? Roy

IT EMIS 17 said...

Just what the world needs, a virtual, animated me that never stops! Yeah, sure. At least the font on your blog is big enough for my very old eyes to read.

Mark R said...

Hmmm, shades of Harry Potter. If the animation can be automated then foto albums and such can be more fun to look at.