Espinho, 14 February 2007 Navegar Foundation is proud to present a new version of WFCam4D, the wide field camera plugin for Maxon´s 3D software package,...
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Mike Murray
mmurray@...
Feb 14, 2007 7:33 pm
Hi everyone, I thought I would give you all an update on our newest show production! I believe I mentioned a few months ago that the Clark Planetarium is...
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Robin Sip
robinsip
Mar 5, 2007 10:04 pm
Dear fulldome collegues, Mirage3D is proud to announce the release of the full dome video show: Dawn of the Space Age Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of...
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kdconod
Mar 6, 2007 6:43 am
The topic of non-astronomy domes came up recently...I saw a nice example this past week in Washington DC. At the National Museum of the American Indian they...
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Mark Matthews
mark9549
Mar 6, 2007 1:48 pm
My colleague Barrie Paveley and I (both now working as consultants at Visual Acuity in the UK) were both deeply involved in the design and delivery of the...
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Mike Bruno
csondorboy2
Mar 6, 2007 7:24 pm
Greetings: I wanted to let everyone know that Black Holes: the Other Side of Infinity, the groundbreaking fulldome show by DMNS, Thomas Lucas Productions and...
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Mike Bruno
csondorboy2
Mar 6, 2007 7:25 pm
Greetings: We now have a demo DVD available for Vacation On Altair, a clever new cartoon-animated show for kids and family audiences produced by Montpellier...
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Martin Howe
martin.howe@...
Mar 7, 2007 3:24 pm
The Lewali theater is a great example of how Dome theatres can be used creatively. Mark Matthews has already provided some useful background on the project....
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kdconod
Mar 7, 2007 5:35 pm
Thanks for the info -- it was really interesting to see and I encourage people to go see it for themselves. (A shame it seems that the theater does not get ...
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L. Wayne Buinis
lwaynebuinis
Mar 7, 2007 6:52 pm
... Visit http://www.spitzinc.com/fulldome_shows/index.html , click on the Black Holes icon for an image gallery, downloadable trailer and more! === Look here...
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Ed Lantz
elantz33
Mar 7, 2007 7:08 pm
A couple non-astro domes that I worked on at Spitz include: Volkswagen's Autostadt, Wolfsburg, Germany - Full sphere outer dome supported only by four entrance...
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pauldavidbourke
Mar 11, 2007 9:45 am
There has been some interest in real time warping of fisheye frames for spherical mirror style full dome projection. The basic idea is that you have your movie...
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Lance Tankersley
cree8tor000
Mar 12, 2007 2:39 pm
Does anyone know the latest estimate of the number of fulldome theaters in the US? AND an estimated # of attendance per year to fulldome theaters? Thanks ...
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kdconod
Mar 12, 2007 2:41 pm
Almost forgot that I took a couple of snapshots of the theater. Check out the first three photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/93599926@N00/ Kevin Conod ...
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Schmidt Mickey D Civ ...
mickey.schmidt@...
Mar 12, 2007 4:10 pm
This data comes from Loch Ness Full Dome listing. Check it out. 259 World Wide and 131 US. 44 are affiliated with Colleges or Universities. Mickey Schmidt ...
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Wesam
wesamnbile
Mar 13, 2007 6:01 pm
Hi Lance, You will find rich info for your answer in The Fulldome Theater Compendium Online! on Loch Ness Production site: ...
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Mark C. Petersen
marklnp
Mar 16, 2007 3:47 pm
You are welcome, Wesam. Fulldome is a growing, dynamic field, and the listings are continually increasing. I added several more this week. As to attendance......
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roslina5242
Mar 20, 2007 12:42 pm
My planetarium is upgrading the planetarium system to a fulldome video system. What are the important criteria to look for when choosing a fulldome system for...
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Joyce Towne
jtowne@...
Mar 20, 2007 1:17 pm
Roslina, You should look for ease of use, reliability (of the system and the support), brightness, resolution, cost of ownership (going forward), and system...
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Ryan Wyatt
ryan_j_wyatt
Mar 20, 2007 2:40 pm
I'd echo Joyce's good advice, but I'd add that before you think of the details, consider the big picture. How do you want to use your theater? Are you...
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Paul Mowbray
paul_j_mowbray
Mar 20, 2007 6:21 pm
An oft asked question but as we are still waiting for finalRender to be released for 3ds Max 9 does anyone know where I can find a good mental ray fisheye lens...
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Mark Matthews
mark9549
Mar 20, 2007 6:22 pm
To add to all of the very good advice given, I would recommend that you start with the position of the planetarium within the institution you are at. Why is it...
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Michael J. Narlock
michael_narlock
Mar 20, 2007 7:26 pm
... Matt Mascheri has one he converted on his site at www.dome3d.com...it's in the forums at the enclosed link: http://www.dome3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=41 ...
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Ed Lantz
elantz33
Mar 20, 2007 10:43 pm
Great comments on this topic from all. Here's a few additional thoughts on selecting a fulldome system: 1) You can either become an expert in all aspects of...
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Matthew
xgastudios
Mar 22, 2007 5:16 am
Hi there Paul. As Michael posted, we have a mental ray fisheye camera shader on our forums http://www.dome3d.com/phpbb It was converted from Daniel Ott's...
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Ryan Wyatt
ryan_j_wyatt
Mar 22, 2007 5:41 am
... First of all, just FYI, your tutorials don't seem to run on Macs (sigh), neither Safari nor Firefox. Anyway... Out of curiosity, how does the speed and...
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Paul Mowbray
paul_j_mowbray
Mar 22, 2007 1:00 pm
Matt, I have posted on the dome3D forum some questions I have about the mental ray lens shader, didn't want to clog up the list as not everyone will be...
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Tom Casey
tomwarrencasey
Mar 22, 2007 1:01 pm
... There are other factors beyond render speed to consider here. The stitching route is a major processing road to follow, requires more hands-on time, and...
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Paul Mowbray
paul_j_mowbray
Mar 22, 2007 1:28 pm
... Sounds v. tasty, any plans on releasing it or selling it when implemented? Maybe worth jumping from 3ds max for that kind of functionality. Paul Mowbray...
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Tom Kwasnitschka
kwasnitschka
Mar 22, 2007 2:27 pm
We have been using Matthews Mental Ray fisheye shader in our latest show “Journey into Space” (on the history of spaceflight). The one drawback of MR is...
