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04/02/2009 06:14:11 PM · #1 |
Sort of an interesting concept--don't know if anyone has posted this before.
Like time lapse, except it builds the image one pixel at a time from the upper left of the image. Works with a webcam, and you can find it here.
I'd be interested to see what some of the minds here could think of to do with this. I'm sure there would be some decent applications. Here are my first two tries--post more if you download it!
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04/03/2009 09:23:38 AM · #2 |
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04/03/2009 09:36:40 AM · #3 |
Worth it just to give SC a headache in adjudicating the challenge entries ;-)
I checked out the site after viewing your original post but could not get a handle on how it might be worth my using it. Heck, I spend all this money on cameras and lenses to get a good image. I can get a similar pixel effect using my large scanner - or if I convert my scanner to a scanning back camera or this one.
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04/03/2009 09:43:56 AM · #4 |
That is an interesting concept. It reminds me of a company that does timing for crew regattas. For every race they have a camera sitting on the exactly on finish line of the course that takes a razor thin picture every fraction of a second for a few seconds - long enough for most/all boats to cross the line. The company then uses software to stitch the individual pictures together.
The end result is pretty cool - you are looking further into time as you move from right to left (remember that the camera is not moving).
Here is a sample from the Collegiate National Championship: (For you adoring fans out there, I'm 5th from the right in the bottom boat) The linked picture was taken over a 3 second span.
//images.powerhousetiming.com/183/11885/11885-1.jpg
ETA: The picture is gigantic...Sorry.
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04/03/2009 10:00:03 AM · #5 |
Isn't this image a little too big to be posted? Got a link or a thumb?
ETA: Just looked at the gallery they have posted. Of the 300+ images, there was only 1 that showed any attempt at creativity IMO. All the rest just appeared to be people who downloaded the software, tried it out and posted the pics. It was hard to look at them as to me they just seem like bad pictures. Can't see any real use for the program except for kids to have fun and amuse themselves.
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04/03/2009 02:59:26 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by CEJ:
Isn't this image a little too big to be posted? Got a link or a thumb?
ETA: Just looked at the gallery they have posted. Of the 300+ images, there was only 1 that showed any attempt at creativity IMO. All the rest just appeared to be people who downloaded the software, tried it out and posted the pics. It was hard to look at them as to me they just seem like bad pictures. Can't see any real use for the program except for kids to have fun and amuse themselves. |
well, thats the thing... I see it more interesting as a concept, but does it have practical application? not so much...
Now philosophically it goes a bit deeper by thinking about the passage of time, and movement, especially in the digital age--its like a new representation of time... but that could really just be BS!
I figured if anybody could pull some creative, cool images from that program, it'd be someone from here! |
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04/03/2009 03:16:33 PM · #7 |
You know, every CRT-based monitor and TV draws the picture exactly this way -- one pixel (phosphor grouping) at a time -- by a beam of electrons scanned across the screen. This camera just records a single, very slow pass.
Seems to me the main use would be to create abstracts or textures, otherwise what's the point ... |
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