On Sep 6, 2011, at 8:44 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-09-06 11:31 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> From: Larry Colen >>> I wonder if this would work, and if so would there be a market for it... >>> >>> To make a background for photos, take a projector that has video inputs and >>> shine it on the background. It wouldn't be bright enough to not get washed >>> out by strobes, so replace the halogen bulb with a strobe. You'd need a >>> modeling bulb for it, but it wouldn't need to be as bright as the regular >>> bulb used in those projectors. >>> >>> It would also be handy as flash that had it's own built in gels, of any >>> color you wanted, as well as it's own gobo (up to the contrast ratio of the >>> LCD). >>> >>> I wonder what it would cost to make one, and how much of a market there >>> would be for them. >> >> >> http://www.virtualbackgrounds.net/public_html/pages/Welcome_e.html >> > > And all this is yours for a measly $4,400-$9,700 greenbacks. I love the > belittling comment that "any amateur can take snaps in the park". :) > > But at least we know the tech has been worked out. I guess this blows your > chances for securing a patent, Larry. But if you could do it for cheaper, > there just might be a market.
That one works with transparencies, i.e. slides, not digitally generated images. It also wouldn't work as a digitally controlled color spot with it's own gobo. > > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
