Sandman - Macro

[P3D Dave Worrell <dworrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Sandman  <sandler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Lets say I have Tazmanian Devil Figure that is 6" high (I
don't,
>but lets say I do).  This figure has some cool thing in his
hand
>like a Pool Cue.  I want This figure to dominate the frame of
my
>3D picture.  Now to do so I figure it needs to be 2 feet away
>from the camera.  Problem,  The Realist can't focus that close.

>Ok, so it needs to be 4 feet away.  But now it is too small. 
At
>2 feet it was 14.2 degrees high now it's 7 degrees high.  I
>don't have a cool _Honey, I Blue-Up The Kids_ Device to make
Taz Twice
>as big.  What do I do? <snip> is it cheaper just to make my
own?

As discussed around Christmas, a way to get your stereo pair is
with your handy dandy flatbed scanner. Simply scan Taz at the
desired resolution, shift him around 2 inches SIDEWAYS and scan
again. Open the two images in your favorite image editing
software and enjoy the view - cross-eyed or parallel! Perfect
for creating images of small(ish) objects for display on the
web. Not so good if you need an actual slide - unless you have a
slide printer and a handful of specialized toys and, of course,
a scanner.

Dave Worrell (dworrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Publications Technician
State of Alaska
Section of Epidemiology


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