Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site peregrine.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!pesnta!pertec!peregrine!mike From: mike@peregrine.UUCP (Mike Wexler) Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: Re: IMAX and the Shuttle flights Message-ID: <142@peregrine.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 16:11:49 EDT Article-I.D.: peregrin.142 Posted: Tue Jul 2 16:11:49 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Jul-85 00:27:41 EDT References: <1306@islenet.UUCP> <900001@pbear.UUCP> Organization: Peregrine Systems, Irvine, Ca Lines: 32 > > > One of the problems that they had filming the movie was the gyroscopic > > effect of the film reels in the camera. Seems it was difficult to move the > > camera out of the plane of rotation. Note that the camera can eat 1000 feet > > of film in a matter of 3 minutes. > > -- > > Louis A. Mamakos WA3YMH University of Maryland, Computer Science Center > > One simple way to fix that is to have the film reels turn in oppisite > directions. This way the gyroscopic effect is almost cancelled. > > Since they are going to make a newer camera, I don't see much difficulty > in modifying the take up reel so that it spins backwards... > > Peter Barada > {ihnp4!inmet|{harvard|cca}!ima}!pbear!peterb How about digital recording of the picture. There would be no gyroscopic effect at all. This may not be feasible yet. How about immediate transmission of a digitized signal. Maybe someone else out there can come up with a clever non-mechanical method that could be used. Always a dreamer, Mike Wexler -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Wexler(trwrb!pertec!peregrine!mike) | Send all flames to: 15530 Rockfield, Building C | trwrb!pertec!peregrine!nobody Irvine, Ca 92718 | They will then be given the (714)855-3923 | consideration they are due.