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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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Copper Copper vacuum gasket
Copper vacuum gasket.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper leaf in bottle
Copper leaf in bottle.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Interesting melted shape of copper
Interesting melted shape of copper.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper turtle
Copper turtle.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper monocrystal
Copper monocrystal.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Shiny copper shot
Shiny copper shot.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper ingot
Copper "ingot".
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Metal salesmans sample
Metal salesmans sample.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper pitcher
Copper pitcher.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper hair brush
Copper hair brush.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Old copper powder
Old copper powder.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper-plated BBs
Copper-plated BBs.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper scrubbing pad
Copper scrubbing pad.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Brass parting tool by Kobalt
Brass parting tool by Kobalt.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Cheap mall jewelry
Cheap mall jewelry.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Medieval bullet mold
Medieval bullet mold.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Common copper pipe
Common copper pipe.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Lovely copper chain
Lovely copper chain.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper 4/0 Copper wire
4/0 Copper wire.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper 1kg copper ingot
1kg copper ingot.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Replica copper coin
Replica copper coin
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper sulfate drain cleaner
Copper sulfate drain cleaner
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper sulfate drain cleaner
Copper sulfate drain cleaner
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Linotype matrix
Linotype matrix.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper ring
Copper ring
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper US Nickel coin
US Nickel coin
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Copper copy of iridium slab
Copper copy of iridium slab()
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Azurite.
Azurite. ()
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Brass shell casings
Brass shell casings.
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
Copper Brass split ring
Brass split ring
Copper: Info | Spin | 3D
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