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The MYOPTIC camera system Thaddeus Dryja The school of Visual Arts, New York Slide 2 MYOPTIC - Changing Views for a Changing World Acronym- Method for Y-axis Optical Parallax Tomographic Image Capture Revolutionary new perspective Based on existing digital imaging technology Slide 3 Perspective Hasnt always been so clear Various projections: Orthographic, Axonometric, Perspective Slide 4 Slide 5 MYOPTIC a new perspective Linear sensor found in flatbed scanners Conventional medium format lenses Camera scans upwards to reconstruct image Severe divergence in near foreground and distant background Slide 6 Sample MYOPTIC images Taken with digital camera on video mode Duct-taped to garage door opener C++ program to reconstruct image from video stream Slide 7 Video Capture frame Reconstructed Image Slide 8 Video Capture frame Reconstructed Image Slide 9 Design methods Slide 10 The Road Ahead Better Quality is needed Design and implementation of full camera Design decisions Kodak Linear CCD / Scanner sensor Tethered / Standalone Microcontroller / x86 computer Prototype in 2008Q1 Slide 11 Applications Limited Commercial use Fine Art market Long term gains Funding difficult to secure Slide 12 A Sustainable Future MYOPTIC does not displace existing technology -- see Autoshutter Historic tradition of photographic innovators New aesthetic - recognition outside art world Can (must) be built indoors - perfect winter project Further developments in future PowerPoints. Questions / Comments?