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Little hot kittens leave little warm footprints all over your wood floor. “Thermal eye” camera TSC by L3/Raytheon. Sometimes they can be found used on eBay for one or two thousand bucks, search “thermal imaging”
Digital MultiCam Reel EFX Digital Camera Effects
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These are short clips generated from raw images taken with Digital MultiCam. Digital MultiCam is a unique Special effects camera array used to generate special rotating freeze frame and slo-motion effects. The system consists of 150 Canon EOS 30D digital cameras networked to control boxes to handle virtualy unlimited types of firing sequences. Client laptops are used to focus the cameras and collect the images and send them to a Server Computer where shots can be put together for emmdiate preview and output as quicktimes in as litle as a few minutes. Comonly known examples of the type of effects generated with a still camera array are such as Multicam is the Matrix freeze frame shots or the amazing explosion in Swordfish. As lead Engineer of Reel EFX, Inc.’s R&D Departmant, my first project was designing the control system for Digital MultiCam. For more information on Digital Multicam please visit www.reelefx.com For more of my engineering adventures see my website at: www.rischenterprizes.com
MakinaFx Milo Motion Control Basics
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MakinaFx Milo Motion Control Basics
http://www.makinafx.com
http://makinafx.com/moco/
We focus to increase the efficiencies of CGI & VFX processes simply by having a couple of words in pre-production design phase. We do this either by participating and giving advice in storyboard & videoboard phases or by on-set VFX supervision during production.
We try to develop a two-fold VFX business using both digital competencies - compositing, matte painting, motion graphics, animation and also production capabilities - such as on set VFX supervision previsualization and management of Motion Control (MILO) with the VFX studio that MILO is being kept in.
Visual FX Design & Supervision
Makina’s VFX knowhow comes from its founders who has worked in Sinefekt for over 10 years as cgi artists. Makina aims to create a new service line as VFX supervision and decrease inefficiencies in post-production.
Motion Graphics Design
We have an inhouse capability of 2D animations and an outsource team of 3D animators. We aim to create quality movies that will be told as examples in directors’ community.
Motion Control & VFX Studio
Makina & Sinefekt together operates the first Motion Control (MILO) in Turkey. MILO is a camera robot that can accurately perform & repeat the movement that is commanded by the operator endless times. MILO is kept in a 350 m2 green-box shooting studio with dimensions of 6m x 14m x 25mt.
To get in depth information about Motion Control and Milo, you can visit our Milo microsite.
http://makinafx.com/moco/
Digital Multicam Kevin light writing
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Kevin writes in mid air using a digital multicam time lapse effect.
How to Make a Cheap Multitouch Pad
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Multitouch Mini (MTmini) - a Cheap Multitouch Pad
Website:
http://ssandler.wordpress.com/MTmini
MTmini discussion thread: http://nuigroup.com/forums/viewthread/1731/
-Materials-
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-Cardboard Box
-Piece of Clear Flat Sturdy Material (ie. Glass, acrylic, plexiglas)
-Paper (ie. printer paper, tracing paper, almost any paper)
-Webcam or Video Camera (I use a Philips SPC900NC)
-Computer (dual core recommended, but not needed)
-Optional Picture Frame
Total Cost: $5 - $50
-Finger Tracking Software-
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-Touchlib: http://nuigroup.com/touchlib
-Set touchlib to use front illumination xml file.
-THERE WILL BE A MAC VERSION OF THE TRACKING SOFTWARE SOON. ALSO A PACKAGED VERSION WITH TRACKING SOFTWARE AND EXAMPLES/DEMOS COMBINED. STAY TUNED! =)
-Other Software/Demos-
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-Windows Mousedriver: http://nuigroup.com/touchlib
-Smoke Demo: http://nuigroup.com/touchlib
-MultiKey Application: http://ssandler.wordpress.com/my-software/
-Coming soon:
-Photo Application
-Ripples
-Wall Pong Game
-Physics Demo
-How’s it Work and What Conditions are Necessary?-
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For this to work, all you need is a room with (at least) some light. The results will be best when the room lighting is even (no bright lights shinning from one direction onto the multitouch pad).
When you place you fingers on the surface, shadows are created where your fingers are. The webcam sees these shadows and sends the image to the tracking software which tracks the shadows as they move around. It’s really that simple!
For more information, visit:
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-http://ssandler.wordpress.com/MTmini
-http://nuigroup.com/forums/viewthread/1731/
-http://www.nuigroup.com/forum
-http://www.nuigroup.com
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