Some interesting camera rigs being developed here http://www.icinema.unsw.edu.au/projects/infra_spherecam_1.html See the additional pages through links at the...
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Ed Lantz
elantz33
Oct 23, 2007 4:43 pm
<<...how many pixels do really see/need when it´s a motion picture? Did anyone research for this kind of resolution?>> Based on my experience, live-action...
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Tom Casey
tomwarrencasey
Oct 23, 2007 4:43 pm
And they are promising a camera that will do a 3000x3000 circle... by end of year, I was told at Siggraph... but you know how those things go, so maybe next...
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harald_singer
Oct 23, 2007 4:44 pm
Hi, the fulldome camera. Yes, that's what we all need. Therefore we did end of 2005 in co-operation with an innovative and well known camera manufacturing...
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Mark C. Petersen
marklnp
Oct 23, 2007 4:44 pm
Here at Loch Ness Productions, we've done the same thing -- "standardized" on 29.97 -- up 'til now. It has not been a problem... until (as you know, George...
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Tim Redfern
tredfern2001
Oct 23, 2007 5:24 pm
any idea how much that costs? pretty neat but theres still a LOT of improvement possible- chromatic aberration and stitching errors are quite visible.....
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loretta
lorettaskeddle
Oct 23, 2007 5:25 pm
we've has some luck with retimer but the quality varies based on the content. http://sfx.realviz.com/products/rthd/index.php...
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Brad Thompson
bthompson@...
Oct 23, 2007 5:25 pm
Hi, It's better to just change the rate of the audio and resample than it is to try to change the frame rate of the video. It's such a small pitch shift...
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Steve Cooper
stevecsci
Oct 23, 2007 10:24 pm
A couple short responses to the full-dome camera topic: Best resolution: Ed Lantz is right on the optical perception. So really, the only question is 'how big...
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Steve Cooper
stevecsci
Oct 23, 2007 10:24 pm
A few days ago I received a DVD of the show 'Astronomyths'. Then today my boss asks if there are any full-dome shows on Greek mythology. I find the timing...
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Tom Kwasnitschka
kwasnitschka
Oct 23, 2007 10:44 pm
Hi all, It is good to see several people are now seriously thinking about live capture! It almost looks like suddenly we have to choose! Multi camera setups...
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Tom Casey
tomwarrencasey
Oct 23, 2007 10:45 pm
Hi all, We just added a new case history to our web site for a fulldome show that Home Run Pictures helped the Buhl Planetarium produce, the premier on their...
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Ed Lantz
elantz33
Oct 24, 2007 2:35 am
There is a great HD camera comparison website at: http://www.hdcompare.com/Cameras.htm Be sure to click on the link to check out their Word DOC tradeoff chart:...
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Pol Turrents
polturrents
Oct 24, 2007 2:36 am
... that you with the 8mm in the pictures they were showing?), and the dynamic range and overall handling of the camera were quite satisfactory for fulldome...
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TimFlorian.Horn@...
allskyde
Oct 24, 2007 2:37 am
Hello, After some time of testing, testing, testing we will go for Deadline as our new rendermanager. Keep in mind that there is no "best" solution. For my...
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george
georgemavrikos
Oct 24, 2007 8:44 am
http://www.revisionfx.com/products/twixtor/ have a look...
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Mike Bruno
csondorboy2
Oct 24, 2007 9:05 am
AVI and Spitz Creative Media co-produced Legends of the Night Sky: Orion, the first traditionally animated fulldome show, several years ago. It tells the story...
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david
dbeining
Oct 24, 2007 5:37 pm
... Thanks for sharing, Tim-san. I've been looking at Deadline as well and have very good things about it. On your AfterEffects issues, you don't need to...
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david
dbeining
Oct 24, 2007 5:38 pm
Two other interesting entries into fulldome live capture: First, the stuff xrez.com is doing intrigues me endlessly. There's a lot producers could do with...
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TimFlorian.Horn@...
allskyde
Oct 24, 2007 11:52 pm
Hi, I should ask for a agency fee for promoting Deadline on the list. ... I know; nevertheless After Effects consolidate all data/all paths in every setting....
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Knut Holst
knut_kiel
Oct 25, 2007 12:54 pm
... I experienced, that it has not to be made, if your footage is on the same server as the comp and therefore all the paths are relative. I was very...
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richardphoffmann
richardphoff...
Oct 25, 2007 1:54 pm
David et al, Mike Bruno and I viewed "Seeds" again on one of Spitz' domes and it looked quite good. Of course, we corrected it to that dome and crossed our...
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Mark C. Petersen
marklnp
Oct 25, 2007 3:08 pm
What I've found is in After Effects, the drive and path info to the left of the "(Footage)" folder in the asset bin is relative. It's not necessarily...
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Matthew
xgastudios
Oct 31, 2007 4:15 pm
Happy Halloween everyone. I've finally gotten around to updating some of the tutorials that I have produced. They are now all in flash format meaning that as...
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Mark C. Petersen
marklnp
Nov 5, 2007 9:14 pm
I found this interesting concept piece. Cool design, but one has to wonder where the projector goes. :-) The video is pretty neat, too. I wonder if it will...
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Robin Sip
robinsip
Nov 6, 2007 11:38 pm
Dear All, We've made a variation on the earlier fulldome logo to have one as well for 3D stereo fulldome productions. These logo's can be used for example for...
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david mcconville
elumenati
Nov 6, 2007 11:39 pm
fulldomers - double dome madness! http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/27/foer.php cheers, david...
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Anthony Braun
abenbraun
Nov 6, 2007 11:39 pm
Dear Fulldomers, This is Anthony Braun, former executive producer for the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City, writing to let you know that I am...
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dneafus
Nov 7, 2007 7:27 am
Howdy all, We are keeping up the insanity here at Denver's Gates Planetarium and enjoying our brand new Global Immersion "Fidelity Bright" system. There is...
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george
georgemavrikos
Nov 11, 2007 6:12 pm
is there anyone using NUKE http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/promo/nuke.html as compositor for domemasters?...
