I've experienced some problems with messages not posting properly to the list. If you have submitted something in the last few days, please try submitting...
... Thank you Ryan and fulldomers for inviting the newbies to come out of the woodwork. I have been eavesdropping on forum discussions and endeavouring to...
Here in Baton Rouge we're taking our first steps into the wonderful world of character animation. Nothing too complex, think talking stars, but we're looking...
Hello Everyone. My posting is in response to the request that some of us 'newbies' come out of the wood work, so here goes! I joined FullDome to learn more...
Hello We have a zkp2 Zeiss projector under a 10m dome to show a wonderful sky, and a bunch of kodak ektapros (panoramas, allskyes and the rest) that are...
Not sure if I missed something but what happened to fulldome.org? I just get a 403 forbidden access message? It's good to hear what everyone is up to in the...
Was wondering what was happening in the fulldome projection market, equipment wise. With IPS coming up I am assuming there will be some new tools (or promises...
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Martin Howe
martin.howe@...
Apr 4, 2006 5:12 pm
It would be nice to see 'black' again in a theatre, wouldn't it? Martin Martin Howe Vice President, Visualization & Operations SEOS Ltd tel: +44 (0) 1444 870...
... I get... Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server. Tried on Mac Safari, Mac Firefox, Windows XP IE and WIndows XP Firefox, all do the...
Maybe we could just send observations about fulldome.org functionality to David McConville (id@...)...? I'm not sure this is of much interest to...
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Martin Howe
martin.howe@...
Apr 5, 2006 12:55 pm
Well maybe Ryan, The first time I saw 'true' black in your theatre a few years back I was hooked. There's something about it isn't there? The disorientation,...
Just for a bit of chitchat really. I've been involved in dome animation for years, but except for the guidance of my customers have had next to no contact with...
I agree about the black levels. When a digital theater fades to black and you can still clearly see everyone in the room it's just not the same experience -...
Hi Chris (Sorry, looks like I accidentally posted to your mail address yesterday - same contents below) I'm also a one man show, and I have a bit of experience...
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Martin Howe
martin.howe@...
Apr 6, 2006 7:13 pm
...and whatever technology is deployed, careful consideration has to be given to choice and use of content because of the inherent scatter problems in a Dome....
I produced two DomeFest entries using a desktop... "Wings of Memory" and "Derivation of Chaos" were both done agonizingly slow on two desktop PCs using After...
Hello Everyone, Ken Miller here, GOTO INC's USA Liaison, and a longtime lurker on the fulldome list. Just a reminder that "black" is seen daily in thousands of...
... Well, since you brought it up, it makes me want to ask... What happens when you put video projectors on top of that nice, dark opto-mechanical sky? How...
Hi Ryan, The answers to your questions below key on my statement: "...your choice of video projectors...." Add CRTs, and you keep the black. Add old-chip...
as for reflected light across the dome... when I teach students to do dome work, I always give the "don't turn up the light or you destroy the dark theater...
Hi all, My name is Greg Nuckolls. I joined because, eventually, I want Ryan Wyatt's job! I run the astronomy program at a resort in the mountains of...
Hi! My name is David Ballesteros, and i have a small company dedicated to the cultural exhibits and services in Spain. I joined this group because our first...
Sometimes I just have to laugh... all us guys still dreaming about the "good old days" when all we needed to put up on the dome was a black sky with some white...
Hi everyone... we just updated our web site with imagery from the NASA Immersive Earth project's second planetarium show "Dinosaur Prophecy." It premiered...
... Interesting story and a very good point. The AMNH content has been shown on all kinds of systems, from Sky-Skan to Spitz to E&S, through ADLIPs, DLPs,...
16 bit... good solution if the projects can afford it... unfortunately it's use will be limited. As for the standards, that's gonna be a tough one to execute...
