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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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Magnesium Bulk rod
Bulk rod.
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Magnesium Laptop frame part
Laptop frame part.
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Magnesium Brake mount
Brake mount.
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Magnesium Dow magnesium medallion
Dow magnesium medallion.
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Magnesium Cox magnesium drop arm
Cox magnesium drop arm.
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Magnesium Magnesium bicycle pedal
Magnesium bicycle pedal.
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Magnesium Magnesium bell housing
Magnesium bell housing.
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Magnesium Manual photo flash unit
Manual photo flash unit.
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Magnesium Magnesium movie reel
Magnesium movie reel.
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Magnesium Green plant
Green plant
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Magnesium Epsom Salt
Epsom Salt
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Magnesium Magnesium-fortified horse salt brick
Magnesium-fortified horse salt brick
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Magnesium Silicated Magnesium
Silicated Magnesium.
Magnesium: Info | Spin | 3D
Aluminum 4/0 electrical wires
4/0 electrical wires.
Aluminium: Info | 3D
Aluminum Water drop blobs
Water drop blobs.
Aluminium: Info | Spin | 3D
Aluminum Gem cut aluminum oxide corundum
Gem cut aluminum oxide (corundum).
Aluminium: Info | Spin | 3D
Aluminum Artificial knee joint practice version
Artificial knee joint (practice version).
Aluminium: Info | Spin | 3D
Aluminum Japanese coin
Japanese coin.
Aluminium: Info | Spin | 3D
Aluminum Aluminum-scandium master alloy
Aluminum-scandium master alloy.
Aluminium: Info | 3D
Aluminum Museum-grade sample
Museum-grade sample.
Aluminium: Info | 3D
Aluminum Museum-grade sample
Museum-grade sample.
Aluminium: Info | 3D
Aluminum Museum-grade sample
Museum-grade sample.
Aluminium: Info | 3D
Aluminum Museum-grade sample
Museum-grade sample.
Aluminium: Info | 3D
Aluminum Blobs
Blobs.
Aluminium: Info | 3D
Aluminum Chain mail
Chain mail.
Aluminium: Info | Spin | 3D
Aluminum Cigar case
Cigar case.
Aluminium: Info | Spin | 3D
Aluminum Masterpiece
Masterpiece.
Aluminium: Info | Spin | 3D
Aluminum Naturally occurring nodules
Naturally occurring nodules.
Aluminium: Info | Spin | 3D
Aluminum Aluminum disk art
Aluminum disk art.
Aluminium: Info | Spin | 3D
Aluminum Aluminum disk art 2
Aluminum disk art 2.
Aluminium: Info | Spin | 3D
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