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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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Radium Extra-radioactive clock
Extra-radioactive clock.
Radium: Info | Spin | 3D
Radium Radium NOT starch
Radium (NOT) starch.
Radium: Info | Spin | 3D
Radium Radium condoms
Radium condoms()
Radium: Info | Spin | 3D
Radium Radiendocrinator
Radiendocrinator()
Radium: Info | Spin | 3D
Actinium Poster sample
Poster sample.
Actinium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Cutout sheets, 20g
Cutout sheets, 20g.
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Bottle of Radithor
Bottle of Radithor.
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Antique lantern mantle
Antique lantern mantle.
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Aladdin lantern mantle
Aladdin lantern mantle.
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Cutout sheets, 20g
Cutout sheets, 20g.
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Square rod
Square rod.
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Thoriated tungsten welding rod
Thoriated tungsten welding rod.
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Thorium shavings
Thorium shavings()
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Thoriated toothpaste
Thoriated toothpaste()
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Aeschynite
Aeschynite.
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Ekanite
Ekanite
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Euxenite
Euxenite.
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Insane mineral capsules
Insane mineral capsules
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Monazite Crystal
Monazite Crystal
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Monazite Sand
Monazite Sand
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Thorianite
Thorianite
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Thorite
Thorite
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Thorite
Thorite
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Thorium Vicanite
Vicanite.
Thorium: Info | Spin | 3D
Protactinium Poster sample
Poster sample.
Protactinium: Info | Spin | 3D
Uranium Death on the breakfast table
Death on the breakfast table.
Uranium: Info | Spin | 3D
Uranium 50 caliber armor piercing shellNot uranium after all
50 caliber armor piercing shellNot uranium after all.
Uranium: Info | 3D | Sound
Uranium Depleted uranium cylinder
Depleted uranium cylinder.
Uranium: Info | 3D
Uranium More uranium glass marbles
More uranium glass marbles.
Uranium: Info | 3D
Uranium Fuel pellet
Fuel pellet.
Uranium: Info | Spin | 3D
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