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"Dream Team" to Create Gigapixel Photo System

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the who-dreams-of-these-guys dept.

neutron_p writes "An eclectic group of artists and scientists that organizers have dubbed the "dream team" of imaging and visualization are gathered at New York University this week to begin to create a photographic system capable of capturing and displaying a gigapixel of visual information in a single image. The first Big Picture Summit, Dec. 8 and 9, is organized by artist-photographer Clifford Ross. Ross says his goal is to bring closer to reality his desire to create a "you are there" photographic experience for those who have not personally witnessed the sublime beauty of natural scenes such as Mt. Sopris in Colorado."

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  1. Large Format film cameras by mrm677 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why? 8x10 cameras have existed for 100 years. Using modern film and a drum scanner will create a digital image with more than 1Gb of pixel data.

    Even my 4x5 camera yields over 100 megapixels when scanning film with a $300 Epson flatbed.

  2. It's been done, albeit with some manual steps by seanscottrogers · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Check out the grand canyon in gigapixel glory

  3. Something like these? by TroZ · · Score: 5, Informative

    How About a Gigapixel Digital Camera? http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/09/1 0/1356212&tid=160
    Breaking the Gigapixel Barrier http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/12/02/202720 7&tid=152
    Gigapxl Project http://www.gigapxl.org/project.htm

  4. Sublime screenshot of Mt. Sopris by GillBates0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    as taken from Gpx imaging system:

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    An Indian-American Hindu committed to non-violent thought/speech/action alarmed by the global explosion of radical Islam
  5. Re:Red Team Racing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    thus allowing scientists to be able to photograph very small complex things.

    Like W's sense of compassion, the Democrat's long-term vision, or my genitalia.