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Re: viewing a QTVR from a projector on a screen
Bob Coe 2005-Feb-14 03:25:00
If I may put a little perspective on this - in the early '60's the JAM
HANDY Organization of Detroit developed a projection system to build on
a process used during
WWII to train US Air Force pilots. It projected a 35mm motion picture,
taken with a custom lens, on the inside of a spherical screen. The
audience sat inside the sphere.
The effect of realism was outstanding, to say the least. It was called
Cinesphere.
Simple, common daily activities had a devastating affect. Watching a
girl on a garden swing would cause many to projectile vomit. Watching a
Corvette speed on an expressway shrunk many a sphincter.
How do I know, I worked with the crew that took this show around the US
to introduce new Chevrolets.
It was a fun time.
Bob Coe
Walter Sistrunk wrote:
> On 1/21/05 8:27 PM, "West Coast Designers" <#removed#>
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> > Hi Everyone,
> > I am not in yet in the league with some of you guys but I am creating
> > some virtual tours and love it.
> > My question is, some time back there was a long discussion about using
> > Quicktime Virtual Tours, running them from a projector and viewing them
> > on a large screen. I failed to pay close attention, thinking this is
> some
> > thing I probably would not be doing for a while.
> > Is there someone out there that could list a few things that I need
> to know
> > to do this on a projector. I know the projector has to be digital,
> but I do
> > not know if the projector runs from a computer or if the projector
> has to
> > have a Quicktime plugin.
> >
> > Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
> > Janet
> > West Coast Designers
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> Janet at West Coast Designers,
> I know I?m somewhat late with my two cents worth about using a digital
> projector. I don?t get a chance to read these everyday, so often I have to
> play catch-up.
> You asked about using a digital projector with QTVR and I see you
> received a number of responses about projecting the image from a
> computer. A
> truly immersive experience that can be had with digital projectors can
> transcend a QTVR file. I visited Disney World in Florida over 25 years ago
> and they used synchronized16mm projectors to show a 360? movie around the
> room to put the viewer in the middle of a panorama. If you have a client
> with the budget for it, a full surround display using either video or
> stills
> can be done that would surpass anything that can be achieved with a moving
> image in a window. What we do is a poor man?s version of that experience.
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> Walter
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