[Taxacom] FW: images

[Charles Hussey]

 I just replied to John off-list and now, reading Richard's
contribution, I realise that I had got hold of the wrong end of the
stick (so to speak).

There are several software products that cope with image stacks. The one
that I use (again, for microscope images) is Helicon Focus
http://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconfocus.html

Here is my original reply, that may also be of interest:

Dear John,

Might this be the Photosynth project being developed by Microsoft?

See:
http://labs.live.com/photosynth/ 

and a presentation given at TED
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/129

Regards,

Charles Hussey,

Science Data Co-ordinator,
Data and Digital Systems Team,
Library and Information Services,
Natural History Museum,
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London SW7 5BD
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-----Original Message-----
From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
[mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Zander
Sent: 06 August 2007 16:26
To: john_laduke at und.nodak.edu; taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] images

I remember the exchange but not the company.

I tried photographing a microscopic item at different optical sections,
then combined the lot into an animated GIF, supposing that fast flipping
would artificially deepen the optical section and make a kind of 3D
image in the brain. Didn't work, but might be my brain's fault. Good
luck with this and I hope it works somehow.


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [mailto:taxacom- 
> bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of john_laduke at und.nodak.edu
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 10:04 AM
> To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Subject: [Taxacom] images
> 
> One of the lists I am on sent out a post in the last six months that I

> cannot relocate.  Although this list is not the most likely choice, I 
> am asking anyway.  Please forgive my request.
> 
> The poster listed a software company that had a relatively inexpensive

> program that allowed combining multiple photos of the same object into

> one image.  It effectively allowed you to take multiple shots at 
> vastly different focal points and then put all of
> them into a single image.   The reference to this company was not the
> main focus of the post but was almost an aside.
> 
> Ring any bells???
> 
> John
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> Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences
> University of North Dakota
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