I first saw a demonstration of Microsoft’s photo-merging capabilities a couple of years ago – it’s pretty cool stuff.
CNN has used the latest version of Microsoft’s software (now called Photosynth) to capture ‘the moment’ that President Obama was sworn in as 44.
The controls are still a little clunky – it’s a bit hard to navigate around the scene – but try it out. It’s definitely worth it. And after you check out the inauguration, look at some of the other exampmles at the Photosynth site.