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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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Nickel Nickel Chloride, 99.999%
Nickel Chloride, 99.999%
Nickel: Info | Spin | 3D
Nickel Hastelloy propeller
Hastelloy propeller
Nickel: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper 3/0 electrical wire
3/0 electrical wire.
Copper: Info | 3D | Sound
Copper Michigan Native Copper
Michigan Native Copper.
Copper: Info | 3D
Copper Arizona Raspberry Copper Nodules/Nuggets
Arizona Raspberry Copper Nodules/Nuggets.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Electrochemically grown crystal
Electrochemically grown crystal.
Copper: Info | 3D
Copper Electrowinning nodule
Electrowinning nodule.
Copper: Info | 3D
Copper Mini periodic table table for Popular Science
Mini periodic table table for Popular Science.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper leaf
Copper leaf.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Electrolytic crystal
Electrolytic crystal.
Copper: Info | 3D
Copper Museum-grade sample
Museum-grade sample.
Copper: Info | 3D
Copper Museum-grade sample
Museum-grade sample.
Copper: Info | 3D
Copper Museum-grade sample
Museum-grade sample.
Copper: Info | 3D
Copper Native copper with inclusions
Native copper with inclusions.
Copper: Info | 3D
Copper Museum-grade sample
Museum-grade sample.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Chain mail
Chain mail.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Penny skeleton
Penny skeleton.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Element coin
Element coin.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Heat sink
Heat sink.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Antique Japanese coin
Antique Japanese coin.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Nice copper cup
Nice copper cup.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Frangible copper projectile
Frangible copper projectile.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Slab
Slab.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Heat sink
Heat sink.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Nice heavy dragon
Nice heavy dragon.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Vibrating wire sensor
Vibrating wire sensor.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper-plated video iPod Nano
Copper-plated video iPod Nano.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper earring
Copper earring.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper scrap
Copper scrap.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper Bermuda pig coin
Copper Bermuda pig coin.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
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