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Jack Dunn and Rod_Kennedy are now friends
October 29
Drew, would anyone from your staff being interested/willing to do an After Effects workshop for us here in Casper? If that sounds entertaining let us know and maybe we can arrange something.
October 7
For those folks new to AE or new to using AE for planetarium production, there is a great video podcast that has helped us a LOT in our endeavors. The Podcast is called Creative Cow. They have several but their video AE tutorials are amazing. I th...
October 7
Ok we found a Python script that is a nebula generator, which is great. BUT why doesn't the full dome camera rig see it? We got it to work using a default camera but the full dome one doesn't show anything. I know we're not doing something right b...
September 11

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Work in a planetarium, Astronomy educator, K-12 Teacher
If you work(ed) in a planetarium, which one?
Casper Planetarium
Just for fun, what are some words that describe you (can pick more than one)?
Astronomy lover, sidewalk astronomer, geek, avid reader, religion/faith, parent, optimist

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All systems go!

I recently returned from my first large scale planetarium conference, the SEPA conference in Nahsville (which by the way was a complete BLAST). One thing struck me as interesting. When meeting new people the line of the conversation usually runs along the lines of introductions, where each person is from and then the.."what size is your dome?" and "what system are you running".

I am hoping that now that I know more of these great people and have started some collaborations projects with them (o… Continue

Posted on June 26, 2009 at 1:38pm —

Rod_Kennedy

one step at a time for show conversion

As we learn more about the full dome environment in general and how Blender applies to it in particular, we are finding new ways to convert old slide based shows to full dome productions. And it got me thinking about concerns other planetarians have had about making the leap to full dome, specifically "how hard is it to convert shows?"

The answer to that is probably lame but it is true, "how hard do you want it to be? I guess the real measure of how hard show conversion is, is how you lo… Continue

Posted on March 17, 2009 at 1:24pm —

Rod_Kennedy

gotta love those software designers!

Don't you just love it when software designers re-tool a program and move features around within them, but don't tell anyone where the are going? So now all your tutorials, hot-key references and shortcuts are obsolete.

I found this exact thing in the new version of Blender. Blender v 2.48a separated physics and particles into two separate areas and buttons that were once used to do things are GONE. For example, looking for a tutorial to give a character hair. In all the old tutorials you are s… Continue

Posted on February 18, 2009 at 5:40pm — 5 Comments

Rod_Kennedy

conversion factor

Whenever a planetarium changes from a slide based format to full dome or all digital, the question always arises "what do we do with some of our really cool slide based shows?" The answer, "to convert or not to convert" is seldom as clear cut as the statement. Often there are some aspects of a show that are easier to convert than others. However, in the case of our own planetarium, we discovered that conversion gets easier with time (and skill).

When the Casper Planetarium changed from a Spitz… Continue

Posted on February 10, 2009 at 1:30pm —

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At 8:44am on July 3, 2009, Steve Hatfield said…
Hey Rod - thanks for adding me as your friend! I'm just now getting around to this site - it's great! I'm really glad I had a chance to meet you and hang out a little bit. Hope to hear from you soon! Steve
At 8:02pm on June 23, 2009, Karl von Ahnen said…
Hey, That was some fun at SEPA! It looks like you need to get around to uploading an actual picture too.
At 5:56pm on June 22, 2009, Dave Weinrich said…
Good to meet you at SEPA. That was quite a conference! Maybe I'll get out your direction one of these days to see your facility.
At 5:08pm on June 22, 2009, Bobby Thompson said…
Hi Rod, I know you don't want you picture made , but are you mooning me:)
At 10:40pm on March 27, 2009, Kris McCall said…
fulldome shows now available
At 5:15pm on February 5, 2009, Gary Meibaum said…
Thanks for your concern. I have been stuck at home since I have not been allowed to drive. I have left the planetarium in good hands with Jason Gary
 
 
 

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