Gigapan Imager used to craft 1,474 megapixel image of Obama's inauguration

In theory, at least, we already knew that the Gigapan Imager was capable of some amazing things. This, friends, is proof. David Bergman strapped the device and his Canon G10 onto a rail at Barack Obama's inauguration and snapped 220 images. After giving his MacBook Pro 6.5 hours to compile a two gigabyte image, he hosted it up on his website for people to zoom around on. We'll caution you -- you can easy kill a few hours checking out faces and such if you end up visiting the read link, but it's totally worth it.

[Via Gadling]

[Craneguy Posted Jan 25th 2009 9:18PM]

The invisible man was in attendance...

New CIA chief?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26511046@N00/3223793485/

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2009 9:28PM]

Wow! The largest group of brainless idiots ever assambled! Awesome!

[Adastra Posted Jan 25th 2009 11:44PM]

Ooo, you got Republican convention pics?! PM a link!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2009 9:28PM]

That's amazing, would love to see this thing printed - billboard size!

http://www.atomicsub.net

[Shadow Posted Jan 25th 2009 9:38PM]

i think there is a hole in the space time continuum... i see a headless man and a lone pair of legs walking in the open space by the frame tower.

[Arkv2 Posted Jan 25th 2009 9:47PM]

Gotta love ultra-hi-def. Have you tried Seadragon in the iphone/ipod? it's really cool.

[drummer914 Posted Jan 25th 2009 9:59PM]

Now put this on Facebook and have everyone there tag themselves. It'd be cool to see where everyone was from.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2009 10:14PM]

This is AWESOME!

Anyone know what George Bush is holding? I was just wondering if it was a gadget - it looks like it could be a camcorder or maybe a portable TV so he could see Obamas face. PLZ geek sqad - name that gadget!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2009 10:31PM]

"This Account Has Exceeded Its CPU Quota". Am I the only 1?

[bri1232001 Posted Jan 25th 2009 10:35PM]

wow now you can see how many people are asleep, great job technology

[johnnymonster Posted Jan 26th 2009 9:07AM]

Looks like bluehost saves the day again with letting down its customers with stupid errors like, you have to many concurrent CPU connections at one time!! Bluehost is the biggest piece of crap hosting provider right next to godaddy and their ad filled control pannel.... anyways, can someone else try to host this image so I can see it?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 25th 2009 10:49PM]

I found me! I can make out my family, though my mom's face is blocked. I can even make out my daughter's feet (she was asleep in my arms at that point).

[dan Posted Jan 25th 2009 10:56PM]

It's way suspended. Dang, Engadget - you rock at getting the views out. 10PM CDT, Sunday

[suicyclecom Posted Jan 25th 2009 11:00PM]

Nice!

[madocs Posted Jan 25th 2009 11:01PM]

whoa, follow the rail (to Obama's right) down to where the red white an blue tapestry stops, zoom in on the dude just to the left of the lightpost. He is looking away from the pres, most likely trying to figure out why there is hovering, gloved hand reaching into his brain.

[gsmith Posted Jan 25th 2009 11:58PM]

That was taken on a G10? Cool.

[Jjjjames Posted Jan 26th 2009 9:24PM]

theres a guy sleeping about 8 feet behind obama.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 12:23AM]

Wow really cool

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 12:38AM]

neato

[imayam Posted Jan 26th 2009 12:45AM]

snipers in far windows+towers!
boom headshot?

http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=capturefp7.jpg

[youngf0x Posted Jan 26th 2009 1:13AM]

huh???

[zorro Posted Jan 26th 2009 1:45AM]

very cool

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 2:07AM]

I found Tom Hanks and his wife.

[bigcow05 Posted Jan 26th 2009 2:11AM]

As a photographer, I am tempted to get one of these so that I will never again have to hear "I have more megapixels than you, my camera must take better pictures."

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 3:23AM]

Clarinet player in military bacnd has two mouths.

[dhizle Posted Jan 26th 2009 3:13AM]

thats pretty cool.

[gohan224 Posted Jan 26th 2009 2:16PM]

Nice pic! I love Bush's expression. He's like "Hmmph. Look at the big-shot making purty words!"

[Silent K Posted Jan 26th 2009 5:00AM]

This probably won't work with iLife's Faces and Places...

[Raul7 Posted Jan 26th 2009 5:23AM]

Funny that you mention it eye eye even though you are wrong. Go to TUAW. They found a guy in that picture taking a picture with his iPhone (lol).

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 6:45AM]

Wow, its like being there

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 7:44AM]

Did any of those in attendance actually miss work?

[traviscrouse Posted Jan 26th 2009 11:19AM]

Where's Waldo?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 11:56AM]

If you look on the photographers stand front and center there appears to be a Red One camera recording the festivities. Obama in 4K baby!

[greatslack Posted Jan 26th 2009 1:41PM]

Lol @ George H.W. 's hat (4th row behind Obama).

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 26th 2009 8:17PM]

haha this guy looks abit dodgy mind

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/4245/obamahaterio3.jpg

[ejthill Posted Jan 31st 2009 4:34PM]

Most difficult "Where's Waldo?" EVER