tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32079676.post2079326940181159798..comments2024-02-13T21:22:02.522-08:00Comments on RRResearch: I've made a movie of DNA uptake!Rosie Redfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06807912674127645263noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32079676.post-75186982286775919332010-10-06T01:42:22.191-07:002010-10-06T01:42:22.191-07:00This is pretty awesome! And you can eat the materi...This is pretty awesome! And you can eat the materials after filming – quite environmentally friendly, and yummy. Need to make more animations of various cellular processes!Psi Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32079676.post-70843720091579529122010-10-05T17:30:40.393-07:002010-10-05T17:30:40.393-07:00A couple of other problems could probably be elimi...A couple of other problems could probably be eliminated if I used a better camera. This camera has auto-focus that can't be overridden, which caused it to always focus on the center of the image, leaving the surroundings a bit blurred. I'd prefer to sacrifice the perfect focus at the center in order to get better focus farther out. I think the camera must also automatically control exposure, because no matter how brightly I lit the surface, the final images looked dim. The camera has excellent image quality out of the box, but absolutely no user-adjustable features.Rosie Redfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807912674127645263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32079676.post-58696212239671007562010-10-05T07:21:56.747-07:002010-10-05T07:21:56.747-07:00I originally only planned to use the movie in talk...I originally only planned to use the movie in talks, but was just thinking that the online version needs a soundtrack... I'll have to figure out how to add one - Scott Joplin is a good suggestion.<br /><br />I used iStopMotion (the $50 'family' version) and a Logitech webcam, both of which I bought about 10 days ago. My setup was very rough - just a couple of 100 watt desk lamps on a lab bench, with the camera held on a ring stand lying on the shelf above the bench. I spend a week messing around (and doing other things of course) and then did the final version over the weekend.<br /><br />Now I have a better idea of what I'm doing I could do a less-jiggly job. I'd love to eliminate the flickering bands of light and dark, but this is apparently caused by an interaction between the camera's virtual shutter and light-intensity fluctuations due to the 60-cycle period of alternating current.Rosie Redfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807912674127645263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32079676.post-60263195725087783662010-10-05T06:23:32.853-07:002010-10-05T06:23:32.853-07:00I could almost hear Scott Joplin's music (used...I could almost hear Scott Joplin's music (used in old silent movies, you might know "the entertrainer") playing while watching this :)<br /><br />Which equipment did you use (hardware and software) and how much time did it take you (scripting and filming)?<br /><br />JeremyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194440122547742598noreply@blogger.com