Or you could just use an old record turntable, or even a lazy susan and a protractor if you don't have a great many objects to do. They work just fine, even for very small objects. Just mark out the edge with divisions at the appropriate angles. Controlling the lighting is a little easier if you use black cloth as a backdrop, and if you use it to cover the turntable as well it isolates the object from its surroundings nicely. Stephen
Professor Stephen Brown Director, Knowledge Media Design http://kmd.dmu.ac.uk tel: 0116 257 7173 mob: 07989 948230 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Snyder, Rebecca Sent: 18 June 2008 15:35 To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] 3D Artifact Images Yes, our photogs also use rotating platforms and QTVR to create these types of files. Tim is correct, lighting is key. Also, if you need to purchase a turntable, be sure the rotation can be controlled by the software. Apple lists some of the compatible brands: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resources/tools/qtvr.html -Rebecca -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of ytau at ucalgary.ca Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 2:28 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] 3D Artifact Images Allison, It sounds like what you want to do is a Quicktime VR panorama (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/technologies/qtvr/). You can use something Autodesk Stitcher to piece together different angles. It just requires a way to keep the lighting consistent and rotate either the position of the camera or the object to take a series of views. For smaller objects, you can get platforms that do it. Tim ---------------- Tim Au Yeung University of Calgary > Hi Rebecca and all, > > I am trying to create 3D images that look like our artifacts. They do > not have to be coordinate based models. For example, I like the way the > Victoria and Albert Museum have displayed their fashion collection here > http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/features/round/index.html. > > I am interested in speaking with both you and your photographer about > the project. > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > Allison > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Snyder, Rebecca > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 2:07 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] 3D Artifact Images > > Hi Allison, > > Are you trying to create objects that appear to be 3D that web users can > spin around on your website, or are you trying to create true 3D > coordinate based models? Two very different approaches. We've done both > at SI so either way we can lend some advice. Since you're calling them > "3D images", I believe it's the former. I've bc'd one of our > photographers who may be able to help (bc'd so he doesn't get all the > listserve traffic). > > Cheers, > > -Rebecca > > Rebecca Snyder > Smithsonian Institution > National Museum of Natural History > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Farber, Allison > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 11:55 AM > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] 3D Artifact Images > > Hello, > > > > We are planning to put a portion of our Museum's collection online and > we are applying for a grant to create 3D images of artifacts in our > collection. Therefore, I would like to know, if you have made 3D images > of artifacts: > > > > 1. What process/software/equipment consultants did you use to > develop the 3D images? > > 2. How much did it cost to produce these images? > > 3. How many images did you produce? > > 4. In what application do your users view the 3D images? > > 5. Could you recommend a company or consultant who creates 3D > images of artifacts? > > > > Please feel free to contact me off-list. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Allison Farber > Museum Educator for New Media > Museum of Jewish Heritage > A Living Memorial to the Holocaust > tel: (646) 437-4307 > fax: (646) 437-4311 > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
