[Splat! cover] My name is Troy Whitmer, I'm a digital animation student in Colorado, just about to transfer to the Vancouver Film School. During an internship...
Hi Troy, I just wanted to say thank you for making such a cool and generous offer to the fulldome community. I enjoyed your piece quite a lot... it was pretty...
Absolutely, we're glad people enjoyed it, we were out to have fun, challenge ourselves on a new medium, and getting your name out there never hurts, too....
I'm a college student trying to learn to program the school's MediaGlobe and am having a few troubles. How do I get it to play movies? I have tried several...
Do you have the tech specs? I'm not familiar with the system--does it use its own proprietary software, is it multiple projectors etc? Is there some place on...
Douglas: You should have a manual with your Mediaglobe that explains everything you might want to know about its operation, including how to load/play movies....
Hi, If it's an MG-I system, you can download our disc template. weber.edu/planetarium/productionshare/files.html If you're on a MG-II system, you'll need to do...
I forgot to answer the other part of your question...video formats: The MG-I can play MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and some AVI video (depending on the codec). Your best...
Hello Douglas, The MediaGlobe can play AVI, MPEG1, and MPEG2 video formats. Of course, MPEG2 is generally used because of its smaller size. As probably you...
Greetings everyone, For the staff here at the Clark Planetarium, our salary ranges are based on a "grade level" established by Salt Lake County (we're a county...
I thought that some members of this group might be interested in the new software that Microsoft demoed at the TED(Technology, Entertainment, Design)...
Great timing on Harfiyah's comments about fulldome art and entertainment! Of course many of you out there know about David Beining's great success with...
Dear Aaron, Many thanks for your reply. Web site looks good, great video! Here are a few of the many questions we need answered: How many GB does the 23-min...
Harfiyah, Thanks for the compliments. First question - Actually it depends on so many factors. In my opinion the biggest factor is the EGO. The next one is...
Hi Aaron, Thanks for your reply. Again, I'm not sure I understand everything you've written here .! The word 'farm', for example, clearly has nothing to do...
Hi, I have been trying real hard to license a full-dome movie from the Clark Planetarium. I submitted a purchase contract in December, and has since tried...
Hey, Has registration information for DUG gone out yet? -- Michael J. Narlock Head of Astronomy/Web Coordinator Cranbrook Institute of Science 39221 Woodward...
Greetings Kenneth (and everyone), My apologies if you (or anyone else) have had trouble reaching us. We receive emails, phone calls and faxes almost daily and...
Kenneth, My Company is a distributor for various movie producers and we have a wide range of titles and subjects We are also international distributor for the...
For those of you using Macs and spherical mirror projection, you may be interested in a Quartz Composer patch that implements the warping of images or movies...
Hello, Kenneth, You should already have a Loch Ness Productions DVD with show trailers on it, from our correspondence last summer. Since that time, we've...
A note for those in the Asia/Pacific region, in case you are not aware the APS conference is in Perth in May. For more details see http://aps.wasp.uwa.edu.au/...
Pre-announcement: Mark your Calendars! Fulldome Summit at IPS 2008 The IPS Fulldome Video Committee, DomeFest, and the Adler Planetarium are co-sponsoring the...
Answering inquiries about replacing star projectors with mirror systems in fixed domes, our advice is DON'T ! No single projector system can produce star...
Hi all, Has anyone done a nice clip (or longer production) about life inside of a drop of water? I have been asked to consider such a production to go with an...