PANORAMA PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP, STUTTGART, GERMANY, JULY 9-11,2004
by Michelle Bienias
Hochschule der Medien (University of Applied Sciences) is hosting a Panorama workshop – Panoramaphotography – in Stuttgart Germany. Special thanks to Joachim Vollmer of Pictures-in-action, which is also involved in the seminar, for informing us of this event. When: Friday, July 9th until Sunday, July 11th, 2004Where: Fachhochschule Stuttgart,Hochschule der Medien (HdM), Nobelstr.10
D-70569 Stuttgart, South West GermanyParticipants
Anyone interested in interactive panoramas and object VRs, including professionals and amateurs alike, from throughout the world.Goals:
A vivid exchange about possibilities of production and workflows including hard and software, but also VR work within the conditions of the market and the legal situation.Free registration:
Under http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PanoTools_Meeting_2004/->“Database ” -
“attendance list ”, or via e-mail:vollmer@pictures-in-action.deAGENDA Friday, July 9th
20.00 "Warm up"
Informal meeting and getting to know each other in a pub in Stuttgart-Vahihingen Saturday, July 10th
9.00 Start of the workshop at the Hochschule der Medien in Stuttgart.
Meeting and introduction of all participants 9:30 Presentations
- Easypano versus Imatronics, by Robert Eller.
- A new attempt in determining chromatic abberations by Erik Krause
- FlashVR, Framework for VR in Flash, by Christian Stehle
- Spi-V, panoramic shockwave engine, by Aldo Hoeben
- Hugin, a PanoramaTools GUI, by Pablo d'Angelo
- SpheronVR, panoramic scanning camera, by Marc Streit 13.00 Lunch (Bologna da Toni,an Italian restaurant close by will be open for workshop members only, with a reduced menu) 14.00 Guided tour through the media studios of Hochschule der Medien 15:00 Discussions (in smaller groups) about the following topics:
- The nature of VR and how to communicate this great technology.
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) - possibilities and limitations of the technology.
- User-friendly technologies and interfaces for the presentation of panoramas.
- Lens calibration and correction of spherical and chromatic aberrations, vingnetting,...
Benefits of organizing in associations (like IQTVRA) 17.00 Open discussion Sunday, July 11th 9.30 Meeting at the Hochschule der Medien in Stuttgart. 10.00 Shooting and testing. In small groups we set out to different locations. 13.00 Meeting for a resume und an outlook towards the (possible) workshop in the following year
Lunch, departure of the participants. For further information, view the pdf file of the event .
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