Dear colleagues, Just a quick note to answer some of the issues Carolyn has raised from the point of view of a non-English speaking Full-Dome theater. It is...
Dionisios Simopoulos
dps@...
Oct 16, 2000 1:08 pm
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... No offense intended, Scott :-) Most companies brag about theater sales, show productions, etc. via press releases and sales pitches while Spitz's ...
Ed Lantz
elantz@...
Oct 13, 2000 11:26 pm
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Carolyn: Thanks for asking the questions - they are ones we all have to face. I'll respond in private on some issues I'd rather just chat privately about, but...
Alex Barnett
alexb@...
Oct 13, 2000 6:39 pm
27
... "Our moderator"? Does that mean me? Just as a brief administrative note, I will collect any responses that come to the list ("fulldome@...,"...
Ryan Wyatt
wyatt@...
Oct 13, 2000 5:23 pm
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No Scott. I only listed the ones opening really soon (calendar year '00). I left off the other 4 E-skys opening after that, because Mickey's question was...
Joyce Towne
jtowne@...
Oct 13, 2000 4:42 pm
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Fellow full-domers, it's time to get serious. I really need your help. I'm trying to come up with a business plan for show production and distribution. So I'm...
csumners@...
Oct 13, 2000 4:42 pm
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... Well, Joyce, as one who may be operating one of your theaters in the future and is not on your list above, I wonder if you are accidentally telling me ...
J. Scott Miller
Scott.Miller@...
Oct 12, 2000 5:54 pm
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Thanks to everyone on this list for taking the time to post... it is great to see these discussions take off. When I first started talking up full dome video...
Ed Lantz
elantz@...
Oct 11, 2000 2:47 am
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OK As the oldest cheerleader of this movement, I guess it's my turn. What we did in Houston was to show that different large format theaters can share product...
csumners@...
Oct 11, 2000 2:43 am
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And please don't forget GOTO OPTICAL MFG. CO.'s three operating theaters at Nagano, Fujigawa, and Matsue. Our fourth opens in spring of 2001. Delivering...
Ken Miller
gotousa@...
Oct 11, 2000 2:42 am
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Hi! Just to chime in on this one, there are other SkyVision sites not listed in either Joyce's or Ryan's responses. Beyond our three factory installations at...
Paul Tetu
tetu@...
Oct 10, 2000 10:07 pm
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... In addition to the sites Joyce Towne listed... The LodeStar Astronomy Center is up and running with a six-channel SkyVision system! We opened our doors in...
Ryan Wyatt
wyatt@...
Oct 10, 2000 7:36 pm
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The big question is where was Mickey last week! I emailed him back telling him to go see everyone - starting in Houston. I'm making a large format video...
csumners@...
Oct 10, 2000 5:49 pm
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mickey.schmidt@... wrote: <Anyway in order of cost as I imagine are the following Full dome systems. 1. SGI and ZULIP 2. SGI with standard Video...
Joyce Towne
jtowne@...
Oct 10, 2000 2:59 pm
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I'll try to answer Mickey's questions from the Adler's perspective. Bear in mind that our system, and Wichita's also, is a real time system. Currently that...
webb@...
Oct 4, 2000 9:57 pm
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... Film is terribly expensive, especially 70mm. Motion pictures require a 'shooting ratio' of as much as ten to one to end up with a selection of suitable...
Don Davis
dondavis@...
Oct 3, 2000 6:59 am
14
FYI, everybody... I will be hitting the Full-Dome Festival in Houston and taking a few days off this weekend (sorry, no appearance in Dallas for me). Although...
Ryan Wyatt
wyatt@...
Oct 3, 2000 6:32 am
13
As one who is currently "on the outside looking in", I will make a few statements and ask that if they are incomplete you all please show me the errors of my...
mickey.schmidt@...
Oct 3, 2000 2:51 am
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Hi all, I have faith that video will *someday* truly advance to the quality we currently find with film. What I wonder about, however, is the cost of...
Waylena McCully
wmccully@...
Oct 3, 2000 2:49 am
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... Our system here at Adler projects real time imagery. Our resolution is limited (for now ) by what subject matter can be rendered in 1/30 second or less....
webb@...
Oct 2, 2000 6:30 pm
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... I challenge such a comparison. Some of the best video star displays available today are the Digistars. I have sat in the domes that employ the latest and...
J. Scott Miller
Scott.Miller@...
Oct 2, 2000 4:16 pm
9
In response to Don Davis's suggestion to remove star projectors from ... As a proud owner of a snowball projector (a.k.a. Digistar), I find the trade-off...
Ryan Wyatt
wyatt@...
Oct 2, 2000 4:16 pm
8
I have to agree with Scott. I spent some time two days ago at the FlorPlan Conference talking with the Spitz Representative about their system. Even he ...
Laurent Pellerin
nightsight@...
Oct 2, 2000 3:42 pm
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... I believe the best all dome video can be good enough to take the place of many of the traditional planetarium projectors, although the electro-mechanical...
Don Davis
dondavis@...
Oct 2, 2000 2:56 pm
6
... So, what you are saying is that rather than reproduce a star field that shows the subtle but vivid colors that stars show in the real sky, one should...
J. Scott Miller
Scott.Miller@...
Oct 2, 2000 5:07 am
5
... I just completed the poll and listed us as a non-profit (and are about to take possession of). But, "The Man" also expects us to produce programs,...
J. Scott Miller
Scott.Miller@...
Sep 29, 2000 3:40 pm
4
Full Dome video is the beginning of the golden age of domed theaters. The ability to readily create an immersive enviornment will probably result in the use of...
Don Davis
dondavis@...
Sep 29, 2000 3:34 pm
3
I've received several queries about who has joined the mailing list. If you're interested in looking at a list of the current members' email addresses (some...
Ryan Wyatt
wyatt@...
Sep 27, 2000 8:52 pm
2
Enter your vote today! Check out the new poll for the fulldome group: Who are you? Please choose the most accurate of the following descriptions (if you've...
fulldome@egroups.com
Sep 27, 2000 8:41 pm
1
We seem to have achieved a critical mass at this point (meaning I've noted the names of most of the people I *expected* to join the mailing list), so I'd like...
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