This might be useful if you’re ever interested in building a high speed flash photography system. Two students used a procured BASIC micro-controller and bolt gun. With the aforementioned micro-controller, we simply had no choice but to build a flash timing mechanism to capture images of hot bolt-on-food action. Link.
Keith Moloney writes “I have successfully modified a 2.0 Megapixel camera (Polaroid PDC2010) to take infrared pictures using similar methods to the tutorial listed in the previous entry. The main difference is that the Lens assembly was sealed, so the infrared filter required more than a little persuasion with a brutish whack from a needlenosed pliers, and the sound of shattering glass“. Wow, Hi-Res IR photos! Link.
Karl writes “I have a bunch of super 8 movies that I inherited from my father and would like to put them on DVD using some kind of compression (is mpg). Do have any suggestions? I have tried the projector with mirrors and a 8mm camcorder approach and was not satisfied with the quality“. Suggestions for Karl? I found this here, but not sure if that’s the best way. Post up in the comments!
G4’s AOTS has a cool remix of our Aerial Photography project. They hacked up a wireless camera and some battery packs to transmit video to a laptop down below. Here’s a video clip of part I of the project, they’re posting video and images soon. On another related AOTS note, looks like MAKE will be on the show in June! View QuickTime video.
Via /. We present a novel photographic technique called dual photography, which exploits Helmholtz reciprocity to interchange the lights and cameras in a scene. With a video projector providing structured illumination, reciprocity permits us to generate pictures from the viewpoint of the projector, even though no camera was present at that location. The technique is completely image-based, requiring no knowledge of scene geometry or surface properties, and by its nature automatically includes all transport paths, including shadows, interreflections and caustics. I need to really read this again and watch the video. Link.
Here’s a simple and fun project to do with Google maps and Flickr. Flickr member iDanSimpson has a step by step on taking a screenshot of a location, zooming out and using the build in slideshow to make a little view of just how small things are. It’s much like a DIY “Powers of 10”. Link.
Maybe we can get the 3D printer guy to hang out with the 3D scanner fellow and we’ll be another step closer to replicators. Here’s a 3D laser scanner using a Quickcam Pro 4000 camera, s100 SMS controller card and LSG 35 geared motor. Link.
