So, what’s the big news you ask? Gene Cooper, GIGAmacro and the Magnify2 are featured in a TV program on the History Channel Examine the Dare Stones in the GIGAmacro Viewer Click on image above to explore. On the History Channel program… You’ll see Gene and our colleague Rich Gibson imaging the key element of the…
Many of us tend to use our systems to shoot a single subject at a time, and that’s a fine way to use the Magnify2! But what if you have lots of subjects and want to do one set up and then let the system run? The answer to multiple subjects is to use templates…
Once you get into production mode, it’s easy to have a bunch of projects and folders that can be confusing and difficult to keep track of. If you have multiple people using your Magnify2, or multiple Magnify2s, the high resolution macro imaging workflow can be even more challenging. Also, there are many different processes and…
What a month it has been! The first half of August, we drove two vehicles from the bay area to Vancouver, BC, a journey of a little short of 1,000 miles each way. We were there for SIGGRAPH conference, exhibition and an area for experimentation and leading edge technology called ‘The Studio‘ – that’s where…
SIGGRAPH Publishes GIGAmacro Video Interview about our #terabite project in the SIGGRAPH 2014 Studio. The film crew interviewed Graham during the event – you can see a lot of the project and how it was run – and it gives a great thumbnail of the project and the team in Vancouver, BC Graham BirdGraham has…
This one is a special favorite for me, being born in the UK. This blog post details an interesting placement for one student, Imaging Queen Elizabeth I‘s Prayer Book and some great insight into learning and using the GIGAmacro system. Historic Scotland have a custom built GIGAmacro system with a large scanning table to accommodate…
Gigamacro gets a great shout out in this fabulous TEDx talk by Tatjana Dzambazova of Autodesk. “Technology Whisperer, Tatjana Dzambazova, shares her passion for the latest developments in technology that offer new, exciting ways to archive, help protect, and experience our vulnerable cultural and natural heritage. From photo cameras and scanners, to drones, 3D printing…
Gizmodo in Australia wrote a very accurate article about GIGAmacro and how to make gigapixel images. Thanks guys! Graham BirdGraham has worked as a business and marketing leader in high technology, aviation and not-for-profit large and small organizations. He jumped out of corporate life in 2007 to ‘have more fun’ and does so helping small companies…
We were at MakerFaire last weekend and had a ball talking to old and new friends. We had the Magnify2 front and center, and also showed of the new GIGAmacro Viewer (we moved from Flash) with a wide selection of images. We know that insects are very popular and hence we tend to use them…