Here’s a method for applying a high-gain optical projection surface using common, inexpensive materials—specifically, flat white interior latex paint and glass sandblasting media. It began as a series of experiments to produce a DIY “screen paint” by directly mixing these two ingredients. Though failing in themselves, these tests led to the serendipitous discovery of this process.
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Here’s a cool Instructable by derte84, who converted an Ikea lamp into a slide projector using his own custom laser cut slide holder. I’m thinking that if Ikea implements this idea as a product, they can call it “Projektör.” More: Ikea camera dolly hack Projector ring DIY pillbox laser projector
Continue ReadingA telecine is a machine which converts motion picture film into video. The process is a bit more advanced than just pointing a video camera at a running projection of film. Each film frame is captured individually and some advanced math goes into converting the frame rate to video, if necessary. They’re extremely complex and […]
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What do you get when you combine a laser pointer, pillbox, and an Arduino? If you’re maker Raul Aguaviva, you’ll get an awesome DIY laser projector, of course. In addition to its relatively spartan design, the creative use of a heptagonal pillbox for a polygon greatly reduces the overall cost and complexity of the device.
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Shine an alien or any other design on a wall with this $5 LED projector. Thanks go to Brian McNamara for the original article in MAKE, Volume 16. To download The Alien Projector video click here and subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Alien Projector article in MAKE, Volume 16 and you can see […]
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Shine an alien or any other design on a wall with this $5 LED projector. Thanks go to Brian McNamara for the original article in MAKE, Volume 16. View the PDF of this project. and then subscribe to MAKE Magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
Continue ReadingAssemble your very own HD home theater projector using these DIY kits from G&P Optoelectronics. Combine the optics, housing, lighting, and electronics bundles and with luck you’ll be watching your favorite episodes of Make: Television in glorious 1280×720 HD in no time.
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