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Samples with Rotatable Images (1485)

These are samples that have QuickTimeVR 3D and JavaScript stereoscopic rotatable images associated with one or more samples. You can download the latest version of QuickTime for Macintosh or Windows from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download. To make these files I first used a "VR Micro Studio", which consisted of an up-side-down panorama head, a three-axis adjustable tripod mount, and a 1000W halogen light. The camera was covered with tinfoil to keep it from burning up under the hot light. After making about 130 3D images (almost 10,000 individual photographs) I got a fiber optic illumination system and my studio looked like this. It was much more flexible, and doesn't get hot at all. Light really is the key to photographing small things: You need a lot of it close in. Then after another 50 or so I finally got an automatic turntable. Commercial stepper-motor systems are available, but they are very expensive and I've found they all vibrate, which disturbs delicate arrangements. I instead use a cheap surplus turntable with a 5 revolution per hour timing motor, combined with a time lapse control set to take a picture every 10 seconds. That works out to 72 images in one 12-minute revolution. If you do the math, the motion blur is less than one pixel even at a 1/15 second exposure, so a stepper motor that starts and stops is really not necessary. That was good, but in preparing for a Discovery Channel film project, I needed to upgrade to 360 steps instead of 72, and I wanted to be able to handle all sizes from nearly microscopic to a couple hundred pounds. The solution was a pair of custom-machined (by me, of course) turntables, cast iron mounts and a slate base for everything (because of vibrations, which are a big problem for samples less than about 5mm across). In late 2004 the studio looks like this.

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Text and images Copyright (c) 2010 by Theodore W. Gray.

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Hydrogen Oxy-hydrogen flame
Oxy-hydrogen flame.
Hydrogen: Info | Spin | 3D
Hydrogen HP-45B hydrogen thyratron
HP-45B hydrogen thyratron.
Hydrogen: Info | Spin | 3D
Hydrogen CX1622S hydrogen thyratron
CX1622S hydrogen thyratron.
Hydrogen: Info | Spin | 3D
Hydrogen Deuterium poster sample
Deuterium poster sample.
Hydrogen: Info | Spin | 3D
Hydrogen Toy hydrogen rocket launcher
Toy hydrogen rocket launcher.
Hydrogen: Info | Spin | 3D
Hydrogen Tritium luminous watch
Tritium luminous watch.
Hydrogen: Info | Spin | 3D
Hydrogen 3D Lenticular Periodic Table Puzzle
3D Lenticular Periodic Table Puzzle.
Hydrogen: Info | Spin | 3D
Hydrogen Photo Card Deck of the Elements
Photo Card Deck of the Elements.
Hydrogen: Info | Spin | 3D
Hydrogen Coal from Jensan Set
Coal from Jensan Set
Hydrogen: Info | Spin | 3D
Helium Disposable party balloon tank
Disposable party balloon tank
Helium: Info | Spin | 3D
Helium Antique reagent flask
Antique reagent flask
Helium: Info | Spin | 3D
Helium Museum-grade sample
Museum-grade sample.
Helium: Info | Spin | 3D
Helium Model train car
Model train car.
Helium: Info | Spin | 3D
Helium Balloon filling regulator
Balloon filling regulator.
Helium: Info | Spin | 3D
Helium Classic helium balloons
Classic helium balloons.
Helium: Info | Spin | 3D
Helium Nelium-neon laser pointer
Nelium-neon laser pointer
Helium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Lithium oxide crystals
Lithium oxide crystals
Lithium: Info | 3D | Story
Lithium Lumps
Lumps.
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Pacemaker batteries
Pacemaker batteries.
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Puffed-up laptop battery
Puffed-up laptop battery.
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Vacuum packed slug
Vacuum packed slug.
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Lithium grease
Lithium grease.
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Lithium battery
Lithium battery.
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Lithium battery
Lithium battery.
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Lithium carbonate pills
Lithium carbonate pills.
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Small lithium battery
Small lithium battery.
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Larger lithium battery
Larger lithium battery.
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Lithium carbonate pills
Lithium carbonate pills.
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Kunzite
Kunzite
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
Lithium Lepidolite from Jensan Set
Lepidolite from Jensan Set
Lithium: Info | Spin | 3D
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