Below is a link to a PDF copy of a publication on the use of Gigapixel imaging for macro, micro and SEM stacks and for x-y panorama stacks.
http://repository.cmu.edu/cgi/viewconte ... =gigapixel
They also discuss a stacked panorama image that used almost 50,000 photographs! Talk about a lot of computer work!!
Jay Longson et al. (2010): Adapting Traditional Macro and Micro Photography for Scientific Gigapixel Imaging. PDF file, Fine International Conference on Gigapixel Imaging for Science.
I found this link at a stacking software link page for paleobotanists, here:
http://www.equisetites.de/palbot/tools/ ... cking.html
Zerene is discussed in this publication, as a part of creating Gigapixel images, but I haven't yet thoroughly reviewed its contents or conclusions yet.
I was mildly shocked by reading (page 10) about a 57,000 photograph panorama stack that they created. They want to shoot 3000 photos per hour, and do mention that this is a bit hard on "civilian" cameras.
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As is often the case, I have an uneasy feeling that this subject and possible one or both of the above web pages have already been discussed here but I couldn't find the associated PM threads using my less than adequate searching skills. We have discussed Gigapixel imaging for scientific purposes on other threads but I couldn't find a link to the above publication. If this post is redundant, it should be deleted!
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Re: 2010 publication on Gigapixel macro, micro, and SEM imag
Seems like nothing's ever completely redundant. Better we just link it to another relevant thread.DQE wrote:If this post is redundant, it should be deleted!
The work discussed in the article is what eventually became the GIGAmacro imaging system now produced by Four Chambers Studio. A key difference is that the article failed to consider the advantages of telecentric optics, which Gene learned about here at photomacrography.net, and which are now incorporated into the GIGAmacro system.
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