I haven't posted my "monthly" administrative note in quite some time, since traffic has been light, and I hadn't gotten much in the way of questions or...
Curious -- what is (shall be) the preferred term: 1) full dome video 2) all dome video 3) whole dome video 4) the hyphenated variant of one of the above? 5)...
... And then listed several options for how to refer to fulldome video. :) As the title of the list (and the preceding sentence) suggests, I'm all for the...
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Schmidt Mickey Civ 50...
mickey.schmidt@...
Jul 8, 2002 3:27 pm
Mark, Hi, I opt for Full Dome Video System. I don't have one - yet - but that terminology seems adequate. It also implies that more than one projector is...
... Like many others, I'm waiting hopefully for the day (year) when fulldome on a large dome can be achieved with a single projector, so I don't think the...
Mark Peterson lists the following names and asks for feedback: 1) full dome video 2) all dome video 3) whole dome video 4) the hyphenated variant of one of the...
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Len Specht
lspecht@...
Jul 9, 2002 7:34 pm
Hum, how about Digital Dome Graphics (DDG)? Len Specht http://BreakthroughMedia.com 860.236.7827...
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Schmidt Mickey Civ 50...
mickey.schmidt@...
Jul 9, 2002 9:55 pm
Well now, we have different parameters. I thought only about full dome earlier but we can and should be more inclusive. It seems to me Spitz has a several...
Mickey correctly identified the need for standards. In the process ... First off, we don't have an "SGI system" per se. In addition, I'd say the Rose Center...
Mickey and Ryan bring up the topic of fulldome standards. Spitz has fully supported the discussion of fulldome standards. We opened a standards dialog at IPS...
... No turnaround, Ed. I've always been in favor of something that looked good on the dome, regardless of format. My main "detraction" was from that angle --...
... I feel compelled to make an astronomical aside. There is no evidence for lightning on Venus! And recent Cassini observations put the last nail in this...
... Extremely harsh. It seems the Hayden is making a habit of dictating how astronomy ought to be. (Pluto may have been before your time there, Ryan, but...
I'd like to introduce myself... I am Hue Walker, working in Albuquerque with David and Laurel to produce student work presentations for the LodeStar Dome... I...
Also, "rain" as we know it. Due to the atmospheric and temperature gradients on Venus, it is considered highly unlikely that any precipitation from the cloud...
I want to apologize to the Loch Ness folks for breaking my own rule about the fulldome mailing list: stick to the topic! And the topic is fulldome video, not...
Ed, Good ideas-- perhaps there is a need for an additional organization, but a/some words of caution: All of us in the planetarium industry wear many hats, and...
... I prefer the 22.5 degree tilt, as it provides a good deal of undistorted 'below the horizon' area to an audience. A good portion of a landscape can be...
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Carolyn Sumners
csumners@...
Jul 10, 2002 7:19 pm
Hello everyone As the site of the first full dome festival -- with different groups all presenting on the same projectors, Houston is most supportive of ...
I have been following the development of video use in planetariums for the 22 years I have been involved in the profession. I, like many Planetarians, even ...
Some answers to some questions, not necessarily complete but I hope useful. ... This depends on how much in house show production capability is desired. The...
At Hansen Planetarium, we have the pleasure of being the first Digistar 3 owner. In preparing for our up and coming system, we have already begun production of...
Hey George, just another opinion from another guy in the trenches.... Everything below is of my own opinion and not endorsed or checked by the Adler...
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Dennis Davidson
davidson3d@...
Aug 1, 2002 4:14 am
I am responding to Ryan Wyatt's note on July 9 about the Rose Center's digital dome system. For those on the fulldome listserv who do not know me, the...
I have heard some rumors that some of the big CRT manufacturers are thinking of phasing out CRTs in favor of the smaller, brighter, LCDs that are the much...
... Currently there are two manufacturers of CRT projectors viable for dome use: Barco (www.barco.com) and VDC (www.vdcdisplaysystems.com). Barco is firmly ...
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Jack Dunn
jdunn@...
Aug 7, 2002 2:11 pm
... Lauren asked the $64 question, how long will our CRTs hold out? And Ed has given a clue that they will be around, but ultimately must be replaced. The...
... It may well be that single projectors will replace multiple ones, however I will miss having the center seats available. I hope any center projector will...
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J. Scott Miller
Scott.Miller@...
Aug 7, 2002 2:18 pm
Ed Lantz wrote: [much deleted for brevity] ... I didn't have the opportunity to go to ISP (someone had to stay home to tweak our projectors :-)). I do find...
