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Okay guys, where are you finding a fisheye lens for projectors?? I have a Toshiba TDP-T9U projector, 2000 lumens. Thanks, Bryan...
Bryan Maple
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Nov 7, 2007
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Okay Guys, where are you finding fisheye lens for projectors? I have a Toshiba TDP-T9U projector, 2000 lumens that I would love to have a fishey lens for....
Bryan Maple
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Nov 7, 2007
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Why do fisheye rather then spherical mirror? Andy...
Andy Dolph
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Nov 7, 2007
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hi all, i've tried spherical mirror and fisheye system. i prefer the Fisheye, because the quality is constant, on the edge, on the border. and you can use a...
yves lhoumeau
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Nov 7, 2007
9:23 pm
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Hey List, Still haven't purchased or made a dome yet. Seriously considering the 11' x 30'. http://www.shelter-systems.com/large.html But I'm concerned because...
Peter Hartmann
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Nov 15, 2007
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... The answer to the first two questions: yes. You'll want a full hemisphere if you want the spherical geometry coming out of the projector in the center to...
Mark C. Petersen
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Nov 16, 2007
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Yes, I agree with Mark P. that you are going to want more then a 3/8 dome in order to see anything. I have made a 3/4 dome that worked fine. Besides, the...
Butterfield Family
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Nov 16, 2007
4:09 pm
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Okay, I know this is going to sound weird, but I have a question about a possible capability of Stellarium that is based upon the spherical mirror projection. ...
Bryan Maple
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Nov 20, 2007
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How to project into a regular room: 1) with fisheye: Place your fisheye projector into the center of the room and you are finished. 2) spheric mirror: nearly...
Johannes Gajdosik
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Nov 20, 2007
9:29 pm
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1) No, I don't have a fisheye projector. I wish I did, but way out of the budget :-0 2) Yes, I realize that you would only get 3 walls and part of the ...
Bryan Maple
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Nov 20, 2007
11:38 pm
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... I did not expect you would be satisfied with 3 walls and the ceiling only, 3 walls and the ceiling are possible. The next thing to consider is the ...
Johannes Gajdosik
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Nov 21, 2007
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... Not only is it possible but I've been involved in a number of projects where we did this. There is some information here ...
Paul Bourke
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Nov 21, 2007
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Johannes, Thank you so much for the help. My projector is a Toshiba TDP- T9U rated at 2000 lumens. I believe my mirror is big enough as well. I can send you...
Bryan Maple
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Nov 21, 2007
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How would this apply to Stellarium? It is really the only program I am looking at right now for this project. Bryan ... mirror ... onto ... into ... projects...
Bryan Maple
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Nov 21, 2007
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... You are welcome. ... If the mirror is big enough is no matter of belief. Instead you must try to produce with your projector a well focused image as small...
Johannes Gajdosik
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Nov 21, 2007
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Sorry for cross posting: Thought you'd be interested in the following: I would like to draw your attention to the third European workshop and conference in...
Pete Carss
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Nov 23, 2007
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Okay guys, I'm really frustrated!!! I know it's my own fault, so I'm not blaming anyone except myself. I'm basically venting and sending out a plea for help!! ...
Bryan Maple
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Nov 23, 2007
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... I guess we need to know in what sense were the results less than acceptable? Was the warping looking roughly correct, looking something like this. ...
Paul Bourke
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Nov 24, 2007
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This is somewhat close to the problem I had http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/projection/panodome/sample5.jpg No matter what I did, I could not get rid of...
Bryan Maple
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Nov 24, 2007
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... Except in the image you refer to it isn't a problem but a natural consequence because the panoramic image used there did not go all the way to the pole. I...
Paul Bourke
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Nov 25, 2007
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In my experience the projected image even from stellarium can look like this. There are lots of variables which can be controlled by the mechanism and...
Jeff Adkins
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Nov 25, 2007
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Just thought I'd throw my own 2 cents worth in here. After the non-avoidable experimenting and trial and error, the only two unalterable problems I was left...
Terry Renner
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Nov 25, 2007
6:59 pm
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THANK YOU to everyone for your comments and suggestions. Again, I was just venting my frustration about my OWN stupidity. I realize that it is a trial and...
Bryan Maple
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Nov 26, 2007
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Sorry for the delay in producing a distortion file - or rather a program producing distortion files - for cuboid domes. I thought I would be able to do it...
Johannes Gajdosik
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Nov 26, 2007
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... I do find it interesting that some people seem to putting the mirror in the center. All my planetarium projection, and some of that has included true...
Paul Bourke
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Nov 26, 2007
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... Really, can I ask why. Most commodity projectors have a slightly vertical lens shift offset of just over 100%, this is perfect for the projector being just...
Paul Bourke
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Nov 26, 2007
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the small_planetarium group: What hardware are you using to project content onto your dome? o Any...
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Nov 26, 2007
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753
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the small_planetarium group: What type of dome do you use? o Starlab. o Inflatable hemispherical dome...
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Nov 26, 2007
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the small_planetarium group: What applications are you planning to use your dome for? o Astronomy...
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Nov 26, 2007
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the small_planetarium group: If you use a computer in your dome, what operating system does it run? o...
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