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No More Octopus Wrestling With the 2026 Upgrades becoming available for retrofit to older Magnify2 systems, one of the world’s most esoteric activities – Octopus Wrestling – will die out. What, you might ask, is Octopus Wrestling? (I didn’t actually know it was a real thing, just my own “in my head” name for the…
Be a part of the Big Insect Match Maker at Maker Faire Bay Area Are you any match for an insect? Come find which insect best matches your unique maker skills and interests. Get your portrait taken with a giant print of your insect. Learn how technology is shedding light on the maker skills of the insect world. Here’s how you can be…
The Power of Annotating and Sharing Gigapixel Images. The power of annotating and sharing gigapixel images was shown when we were at the Geological Society of America conference in Seattle recently. We got chatting with the folks at the Stonerose Interpretive Center in Eastern WA state, right by the Canadian border. They showed us the fossil below and…
At some point in a DSLR camera’s lifetime, the mechanical shutter is likely to fail. It is a precise and delicate mechanical part of the camera that has to perform perfectly with every shot. We get some odd looks when we tell clients that cameras should be regarded as a consumable item! But the reality…
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…