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GMU:DIY-Microscopy/christian

2013-03-31T19:47:57Z

Mjgu4006: /* */

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This tutorial is about how i build my DIY-Microscope using this webcam. In the very beginning I was very curious how it would work out to print it with the 3D-printer. This is my sketchup-sketch for it:

[[File:3d_draft_121125.png|150px]]
[[File:3d_draft_121125_2.png|181px]]
[[File:3d_draft_121126.png|150px]]

[[Media:microscopy_ch.zip|Download SketchUp Files]]
 
Unfortunately the 3D-printer got damaged by someone, when i started to work. So i decided to work with materials that i can find in every hardware store. I made up my mind how the mechanism is supposed to work to adjust the camera‘s focus and how it can have a fixed stand. In class we developed the idea with the screw and the nut. I really liked that mechanism because it reminded me on the gluestick-mechanism. So i gave it a try.
[[File:DSC02234_2.jpg|150px]][[File:Scannen_4_2.jpg|124px]]
[[File:Scannen_2_22.png|123px]]
[[File:Scannen_6_2.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Scannen_7_2.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Scannen_8_2.jpg|250px]] 

As you can see in my sketches, the difficulty i came up with, is about having a rotating wheel, that includes the nut and rotates in a fixed position, while pushing the screw upwards and with it the camera. My construction wants to have the rotating wheel setable from every hand-position so it is not thinkable to cover it from the top to the bottom part, because the covering would interfere with a smooth hand-movement. That means, the connection from top to bottom must proceed inside the whole construction. So i have two main-construction parts. Top-to-bottom-part (1st) and Rotate-and-Push-part (2nd).

At the very top, the camera needs to be able to move over the top and under it. So it is possible to get the closest position to the petri dish. And also to get some more distance to it than necessary.
Furthermore the camera needs to be inside the top-part, while the 2nd part, that includes the camera needs to be outside the 1st part. That creates a little confusion.
To fix that, I devide the 2nd part into 2 pieces. The one that holds the camera (2a) and is inside the top-part, and the second that is the rotating wheel (2b), lose-fixed in vertical-position, while still able to rotate free, pushing 2a with the help of a screw-nut-situation. So it is rather screwing the camera-part to the top. This camera-part is being hold in position with thin sticks that go through the top-part. These sticks also need to be movable through the top-part, because they are tied to the camera part on the upper side und tied to a nut on the bottom side. That gives the connection from the outside-rotating wheel and the inside-camera-part. The nut is connected to a screw that is inside the rotating wheel-part.
My Top-to-bottom stable part needs to have a stopper where the rotating wheel hangs in to move freely. There should be as less free space as possible between the 1st and the 2nd part, reasoning in a smooth focus movement that is required.
SO ALL MOVING PARTS MUST BE AS TIGHT TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE.

All parts i used i found in different areas of a hardware store. These are:

screws 
nuts 
screw-connector 
candle 
bulb fitting 
tape 
rubber-isolation-tools 
shim 
piece of easy-to-cut-plastic from anything 

[[File:Uebersicht.jpg|190px]]
[[File:DSC02208_2.jpg|198px]]
[[File:DSC02249_2.jpg|158px]] 
[[File:DSC02240_2.jpg|266px]]
[[File:DSC02241_2.jpg|150px]] 
[[File:Scsh_121217.jpg|350px]]

The microscope is unfortunately not working that proper as i would like it to. The problem is that the free spaces are giving too much play. It is possible to adjust the focus of the camera, but not as smooth as i think it should be.
Furthermore i wasnt aware that the sensor of the camera is very sensitive for friction and dust, so the quality of my image is full of noise. One should be really careful in turning and fixing the lense.

File:Uebersicht.jpg

2013-03-31T19:37:52Z

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2013-03-31T19:31:36Z

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[[:Category:Werkmodul|Werkmodul]]/[[:Category:Fachmodul|Fachmodul]] 
''Lecturer:'' [[Max Neupert]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' Monday, 9:30 until 12:30 h 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], Room 204 
''First meeting:'' 2012-10-15

==Description==
Aim of the class is to develop a creative practice within a the digital images of a microscopic world. To achieve this we will hack a USB Webcam to deliver microscopic video. The microscopy stage will be constructed with the help of our rapid prototyping machine [[GMU:RapMan]] and simple 3D modeling tools. Lastly video editing and realtime manipulation techniques will be explored and applied.

This course ideal for students who want to explore a broad set of skills and different aspects of technological driven playful artistic research.

Costs of 20,- € must be paid, you will keep your microscope.

Course language will be English (except everyone speaks German then it will be in German.. obviously).

===German description===
Ziel des Kurses ist es einen gestalterischen Umgang mit den digitalen Bildern einer mikroskopischen Welt zu entwickeln. Um dies zu erreichen werden wir eine USB Kamera umbauen, so dass diese mikroskopisches Video ausgibt. Die Mikroskop-Bühne wird mit Hilfe unseres 3D Druckers [[GMU:RapMan]] und einfachen 3D Modellierungswerkzeugen entwickelt. Um die gestalterischen Projekte umzusetzen werden grundsätzliche Video-Schnitttechniken und Echtzeit Manipulationsmethoden erprobt und angewandt.

Dieser Kurs ist ideal für alle Studenten die in eine breite Auswahl von Fertigkeiten Einblick gewinnen möchten und verschiedene Aspekte einer durch Technologie bestimmten spielerischen künstlerischen Forschung kennen lernen möchten.

Kosten von 20,- € müssen bezahlt werden, das Mikroskop ist eures.

Kurssprache ist Englisch (es sei denn alle Teilnehmer verstehen und sprechen Deutsch. Dann ist die Kurssprache natürlich Deutsch).

==Topics==
* 22.10. Electronics tinkering → Max
* 29.10. 3D Modelling (with Blender, SketchUp, MeshLab) → Jakob
* 5.11. 3D Printing [[GMU:RapMan]] → Matthias Breuer, Laser cutting
* 12.11. Microscopy → Adriana
* 26.11. Light in photography, Light Microscopy, → Amel, Brian, Nils
* 3.12. No class!
* 4.12. Excursion to the optical museum in Jena. 13:07 train is leaving in Weimar
* 10.12.
* 17.12. Sonification Workshop
* 7.1. Contemporary Art practice, Hackteria, Bioart → Maria
* 14.1.
* 21.1.
* 28.1. Final Presentation
* 31.3. Submission of Documentation (deadline)

==Evaluation==
* Active participation, graduates teach 20%
* presentation (artistic examination) 40%
* documentation 40%
* edits in the wiki (not related to the class) extra +10%

==Eligible participants==
Undergraduates and graduates enrolled in the Faculties of Media, Gestaltung and in the MediaArchitecture program

==Works==
* [[/Images/]] (general images)

* [[/Adriana/]]
* [[/Amel/]]
* [[/Brian/]]
* [[/Cathleen/]]
* [[/christian/]]
* [[/Han/]]
* [[/Jakob/]]
* [[/Manuel/]]
* [[/Maria/]]
* [[/Nils/]]

Abandoned
* [[/Johannes asksyou/]]
* [[/Raphael/]]

== Choosing a Camera ==
Any webcam which works with your computer will work as a microscope. It is recommended to choose a webcam that isn't only working on one platform with special drivers and restricted to the software of the vendor. A good choice is a USB Video Class compliant (short: UVC) camera. Often this isn't explicitly said in the specifications, but if it says ''driver free'', ''plug and play'' or ''Mac compatible'' it is an indicaton that the camera might be of the UVC type. If you can find one which is easy to disassemble (screws instead of melted or glued parts) you got an advantage. Wikipedia has an [[wikipedia:List of USB video class devices|incomplete list of UVC Webcams]]. A longer list of supported UVC cameras is to be found on the [http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc Linux UVC driver page].

== Magnification and Resolution ==
To find out how big the surface is we are looking at, we are capturing a piece of a screen/display and count the pixels. We tried an [[wikipedia:iPod Touch#Specifications|iPod Touch 4th generation]] which has a widescreen with the following specs:
* resolution is 960 x 640 pixels
* physical size is 75 x 50 mm
Hence we can calculate the pixel density of the device:
* 0,078125 mm per pixel (or 12,8 pixels per mm)
[[File:iPod touch screen.png|150px]]

On our screen capture through the microscope we see approximately 5,8 x 4,2 pixels of the screen (one pixel consists of a triplet of red, green and blue). Now we know that we are looking at a surface of ~ 0,45 x 0,33 mm.

To calculate the magnification factor the pixel density of the display must be taken into account.

==Capturing from the Webcam==
===Windows===
A basic (you must have installed [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24872 .NET Framework 4]) application for capturing images from your webcam: [[File:Microscopy-WebcamCapture.zip]] 
Usage: Spacebar: Save image to file, R: Start/stop recording, N: Give name, Escape: Exit the application

===OS X===
You may use ''Apple QuickTime'' or ''Photo Booth'' to record video from the webcam on OS X.

===Linux===
[http://projects.gnome.org/cheese Cheese]

==Links==
* [https://mg.medien.uni-weimar.de/mailman/listinfo/microscopy Mailinglist DIY-Microscopy]
* [[Laser Cutting Guide]]
* [http://www.mikroskopie.de/pfad/index.html Lichtmikroskopie]
* [http://hackteria.org hackteria.org], [http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/DIY_microscopy Hackteria wiki DIY Microscopy]
* [http://www.instructables.com/id/Photographing-through-a-microscope-with-webcam-and/?ALLSTEPS instructables.com] - Description of how to photograph through a microscope using a deconstucted webcam. It may be helpful.

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GMU:DIY-Microscopy/christian

2013-03-31T19:30:58Z

Mjgu4006: /* */

GMU:DIY-Microscopy/christian

2013-03-31T19:29:56Z

Mjgu4006: /* */

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This tutorial is about how i build my DIY-Microscope using this webcam. In the very beginning I was very curious how it would work out to print it with the 3D-printer. This is my sketchup-sketch for it:

[[File:3d_draft_121125.png|150px]]
[[File:3d_draft_121125_2.png|181px]]
[[File:3d_draft_121126.png|150px]]

[[Media:microscopy_ch.zip|Download SketchUp Files]]
 
Unfortunately the 3D-printer got damaged by someone, when i started to work. So i decided to work with materials that i can find in every hardware store. I made up my mind how the mechanism is supposed to work to adjust the camera‘s focus and how it can have a fixed stand. In class we developed the idea with the screw and the nut. I really liked that mechanism because it reminded me on the gluestick-mechanism. So i gave it a try.
[[File:DSC02234_2.jpg|150px]][[File:Scannen_4_2.jpg|124px]]
[[File:Scannen_2_22.png|123px]]
[[File:Scannen_6_2.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Scannen_7_2.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Scannen_8_2.jpg|250px]] 

As you can see in my sketches, the difficulty i came up with, is about having a rotating wheel, that includes the nut and rotates in a fixed position, while pushing the screw upwards and with it the camera. My construction wants to have the rotating wheel setable from every hand-position so it is not thinkable to cover it from the top to the bottom part, because the covering would interfere with a smooth hand-movement. That means, the connection from top to bottom must proceed inside the whole construction. So i have two main-construction parts. Top-to-bottom-part (1st) and Rotate-and-Push-part (2nd).

At the very top, the camera needs to be able to move over the top and under it. So it is possible to get the closest position to the petri dish. And also to get some more distance to it than necessary.
Furthermore the camera needs to be inside the top-part, while the 2nd part, that includes the camera needs to be outside the 1st part. That creates a little confusion.
To fix that, I devide the 2nd part into 2 pieces. The one that holds the camera (2a) and is inside the top-part, and the second that is the rotating wheel (2b), lose-fixed in vertical-position, while still able to rotate free, pushing 2a with the help of a screw-nut-situation. So it is rather screwing the camera-part to the top. This camera-part is being hold in position with thin sticks that go through the top-part. These sticks also need to be movable through the top-part, because they are tied to the camera part on the upper side und tied to a nut on the bottom side. That gives the connection from the outside-rotating wheel and the inside-camera-part. The nut is connected to a screw that is inside the rotating wheel-part.
My Top-to-bottom stable part needs to have a stopper where the rotating wheel hangs in to move freely. There should be as less free space as possible between the 1st and the 2nd part, reasoning in a smooth focus movement that is required.
SO ALL MOVING PARTS MUST BE AS TIGHT TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE.

All parts i used i found in different areas of a hardware store. These are:

screws 
nuts 
screw-connector 
candle 
bulb fitting 
tape 
rubber-isolation-tools 
shim 
piece of easy-to-cut-plastic from anything 

[[File:Uebersicht.jpg|190px]]
[[File:DSC02208_2.jpg|198px]]
[[File:DSC02213_2.jpg|198px]]
[[File:DSC02249_2.jpg|158px]] 
[[File:DSC02239_2.jpg|150px]]
[[File:DSC02240_2.jpg|266px]]
[[File:DSC02241_2.jpg|150px]] 
[[File:Scsh_121217.jpg|350px]]

File:Uebersicht.jpg

2013-03-31T19:29:13Z

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2013-03-31T19:26:48Z

Mjgu4006: /* */

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This tutorial is about how i build my DIY-Microscope using this webcam. In the very beginning I was very curious how it would work out to print it with the 3D-printer. This is my sketchup-sketch for it:

[[File:3d_draft_121125.png|150px]]
[[File:3d_draft_121125_2.png|181px]]
[[File:3d_draft_121126.png|150px]]

[[Media:microscopy_ch.zip|Download SketchUp Files]]
 
Unfortunately the 3D-printer got damaged by someone, when i started to work. So i decided to work with materials that i can find in every hardware store. I made up my mind how the mechanism is supposed to work to adjust the camera‘s focus and how it can have a fixed stand. In class we developed the idea with the screw and the nut. I really liked that mechanism because it reminded me on the gluestick-mechanism. So i gave it a try.
[[File:DSC02234_2.jpg|150px]][[File:Scannen_4_2.jpg|124px]]
[[File:Scannen_2_22.png|123px]]
[[File:Scannen_6_2.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Scannen_7_2.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Scannen_8_2.jpg|250px]] 

As you can see in my sketches, the difficulty i came up with, is about having a rotating wheel, that includes the nut and rotates in a fixed position, while pushing the screw upwards and with it the camera. My construction wants to have the rotating wheel setable from every hand-position so it is not thinkable to cover it from the top to the bottom part, because the covering would interfere with a smooth hand-movement. That means, the connection from top to bottom must proceed inside the whole construction. So i have two main-construction parts. Top-to-bottom-part (1st) and Rotate-and-Push-part (2nd).

At the very top, the camera needs to be able to move over the top and under it. So it is possible to get the closest position to the petri dish. And also to get some more distance to it than necessary.
Furthermore the camera needs to be inside the top-part, while the 2nd part, that includes the camera needs to be outside the 1st part. That creates a little confusion.
To fix that, I devide the 2nd part into 2 pieces. The one that holds the camera (2a) and is inside the top-part, and the second that is the rotating wheel (2b), lose-fixed in vertical-position, while still able to rotate free, pushing 2a with the help of a screw-nut-situation. So it is rather screwing the camera-part to the top. This camera-part is being hold in position with thin sticks that go through the top-part. These sticks also need to be movable through the top-part, because they are tied to the camera part on the upper side und tied to a nut on the bottom side. That gives the connection from the outside-rotating wheel and the inside-camera-part. The nut is connected to a screw that is inside the rotating wheel-part.
My Top-to-bottom stable part needs to have a stopper where the rotating wheel hangs in to move freely. There should be as less free space as possible between the 1st and the 2nd part, reasoning in a smooth focus movement that is required.
SO ALL MOVING PARTS MUST BE AS TIGHT TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE.

All parts i used i found in different areas of a hardware store. These are:

screws 
nuts 
screw-connector 
candle 
bulb fitting 
tape 
rubber-isolation-tools 
shim 
piece of easy-to-cut-plastic from anything 

[[File:DSC02208_2.jpg|198px]]
[[File:DSC02213_2.jpg|198px]]
[[File:DSC02249_2.jpg|158px]] 
[[File:DSC02239_2.jpg|150px]]
[[File:DSC02240_2.jpg|266px]]
[[File:DSC02241_2.jpg|150px]] 
[[File:Scsh_121217.jpg|350px]]

GMU:DIY-Microscopy/christian

2013-03-31T19:26:17Z

Mjgu4006: /* */

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This tutorial is about how i build my DIY-Microscope using this webcam. In the very beginning I was very curious how it would work out to print it with the 3D-printer. This is my sketchup-sketch for it:

[[File:3d_draft_121125.png|150px]]
[[File:3d_draft_121125_2.png|181px]]
[[File:3d_draft_121126.png|150px]]

[[Media:microscopy_ch.zip|Download SketchUp Files]]
 
Unfortunately the 3D-printer got damaged by someone, when i started to work. So i decided to work with materials that i can find in every hardware store. I made up my mind how the mechanism is supposed to work to adjust the camera‘s focus and how it can have a fixed stand. In class we developed the idea with the screw and the nut. I really liked that mechanism because it reminded me on the gluestick-mechanism. So i gave it a try.
[[File:DSC02234_2.jpg|150px]][[File:Scannen_4_2.jpg|124px]]
[[File:Scannen_2_22.png|123px]]
[[File:Scannen_6_2.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Scannen_7_2.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Scannen_8_2.jpg|250px]] 

As you can see in my sketches, the difficulty i came up with, is about having a rotating wheel, that includes the nut and rotates in a fixed position, while pushing the screw upwards and with it the camera. My construction wants to have the rotating wheel setable from every hand-position so it is not thinkable to cover it from the top to the bottom part, because the covering would interfere with a smooth hand-movement. That means, the connection from top to bottom must proceed inside the whole construction. So i have two main-construction parts. Top-to-bottom-part (1st) and Rotate-and-Push-part (2nd).

At the very top, the camera needs to be able to move over the top and under it. So it is possible to get the closest position to the petri dish. And also to get some more distance to it than necessary.
Furthermore the camera needs to be inside the top-part, while the 2nd part, that includes the camera needs to be outside the 1st part. That creates a little confusion.
To fix that, I devide the 2nd part into 2 pieces. The one that holds the camera (2a) and is inside the top-part, and the second that is the rotating wheel (2b), lose-fixed in vertical-position, while still able to rotate free, pushing 2a with the help of a screw-nut-situation. So it is rather screwing the camera-part to the top. This camera-part is being hold in position with thin sticks that go through the top-part. These sticks also need to be movable through the top-part, because they are tied to the camera part on the upper side und tied to a nut on the bottom side. That gives the connection from the outside-rotating wheel and the inside-camera-part. The nut is connected to a screw that is inside the rotating wheel-part.
My Top-to-bottom stable part needs to have a stopper where the rotating wheel hangs in to move freely. There should be as less free space as possible between the 1st and the 2nd part, reasoning in a smooth focus movement that is required.
SO ALL MOVING PARTS MUST BE AS TIGHT TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE.

All parts i used i found in different areas of a hardware store. These are:

screws
nuts
screw-connector
candle
bulb fitting
tape
rubber-isolation-tools
shim
piece of easy-to-cut-plastic from anything

[[File:DSC02208_2.jpg|198px]]
[[File:DSC02213_2.jpg|198px]]
[[File:DSC02249_2.jpg|158px]] 
[[File:DSC02239_2.jpg|150px]]
[[File:DSC02240_2.jpg|266px]]
[[File:DSC02241_2.jpg|150px]] 
[[File:Scsh_121217.jpg|350px]]

GMU:DIY-Microscopy/christian

2013-03-31T19:25:29Z

Mjgu4006: /* */

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This tutorial is about how i build my DIY-Microscope using this webcam. In the very beginning I was very curious how it would work out to print it with the 3D-printer. This is my sketchup-sketch for it:

[[File:3d_draft_121125.png|150px]]
[[File:3d_draft_121125_2.png|181px]]
[[File:3d_draft_121126.png|150px]]

[[Media:microscopy_ch.zip|Download SketchUp Files]]
 
Unfortunately the 3D-printer got damaged by someone, when i started to work. So i decided to work with materials that i can find in every hardware store. I made up my mind how the mechanism is supposed to work to adjust the camera‘s focus and how it can have a fixed stand. In class we developed the idea with the screw and the nut. I really liked that mechanism because it reminded me on the gluestick-mechanism. So i gave it a try.
[[File:DSC02234_2.jpg|150px]] 

As you can see in my sketches, the difficulty i came up with, is about having a rotating wheel, that includes the nut and rotates in a fixed position, while pushing the screw upwards and with it the camera. My construction wants to have the rotating wheel setable from every hand-position so it is not thinkable to cover it from the top to the bottom part, because the covering would interfere with a smooth hand-movement. That means, the connection from top to bottom must proceed inside the whole construction. So i have two main-construction parts. Top-to-bottom-part (1st) and Rotate-and-Push-part (2nd).

At the very top, the camera needs to be able to move over the top and under it. So it is possible to get the closest position to the petri dish. And also to get some more distance to it than necessary.
Furthermore the camera needs to be inside the top-part, while the 2nd part, that includes the camera needs to be outside the 1st part. That creates a little confusion.
To fix that, I devide the 2nd part into 2 pieces. The one that holds the camera (2a) and is inside the top-part, and the second that is the rotating wheel (2b), lose-fixed in vertical-position, while still able to rotate free, pushing 2a with the help of a screw-nut-situation. So it is rather screwing the camera-part to the top. This camera-part is being hold in position with thin sticks that go through the top-part. These sticks also need to be movable through the top-part, because they are tied to the camera part on the upper side und tied to a nut on the bottom side. That gives the connection from the outside-rotating wheel and the inside-camera-part. The nut is connected to a screw that is inside the rotating wheel-part.
My Top-to-bottom stable part needs to have a stopper where the rotating wheel hangs in to move freely. There should be as less free space as possible between the 1st and the 2nd part, reasoning in a smooth focus movement that is required.
SO ALL MOVING PARTS MUST BE AS TIGHT TOGETHER AS POSSIBLE.

All parts i used i found in different areas of a hardware store. These are:

screws
nuts
screw-connector
candle
bulb fitting
tape
rubber-isolation-tools
shim
piece of easy-to-cut-plastic from anything

[[File:DSC02208_2.jpg|198px]]
[[File:DSC02213_2.jpg|198px]]
[[File:DSC02249_2.jpg|158px]] 
[[File:DSC02239_2.jpg|150px]]
[[File:DSC02240_2.jpg|266px]]
[[File:DSC02241_2.jpg|150px]] 
[[File:Scsh_121217.jpg|350px]]

[[File:Scannen_4_2.jpg|124px]]
[[File:Scannen_2_22.png|123px]]
[[File:Scannen_6_2.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Scannen_7_2.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Scannen_8_2.jpg|250px]]

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2013-03-31T19:24:50Z

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2012-12-14T18:09:33Z

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[[:Category:Werkmodul|Werkmodul]]/[[:Category:Fachmodul|Fachmodul]] 
''Lecturer:'' [[Max Neupert]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' Monday, 9:30 until 12:30 h 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], Room 204 
''First meeting:'' 2012-10-15

==Description==
Aim of the class is to develop a creative practice within a the digital images of a microscopic world. To achieve this we will hack a USB Webcam to deliver microscopic video. The microscopy stage will be constructed with the help of our rapid prototyping machine [[GMU:RapMan]] and simple 3D modeling tools. Lastly video editing and realtime manipulation techniques will be explored and applied.

This course ideal for students who want to explore a broad set of skills and different aspects of technological driven playful artistic research.

Costs of 20,- € must be paid, you will keep your microscope.

Course language will be English (except everyone speaks German then it will be in German.. obviously).

===German description===
Ziel des Kurses ist es einen gestalterischen Umgang mit den digitalen Bildern einer mikroskopischen Welt zu entwickeln. Um dies zu erreichen werden wir eine USB Kamera umbauen, so dass diese mikroskopisches Video ausgibt. Die Mikroskop-Bühne wird mit Hilfe unseres 3D Druckers [[GMU:RapMan]] und einfachen 3D Modellierungswerkzeugen entwickelt. Um die gestalterischen Projekte umzusetzen werden grundsätzliche Video-Schnitttechniken und Echtzeit Manipulationsmethoden erprobt und angewandt.

Dieser Kurs ist ideal für alle Studenten die in eine breite Auswahl von Fertigkeiten Einblick gewinnen möchten und verschiedene Aspekte einer durch Technologie bestimmten spielerischen künstlerischen Forschung kennen lernen möchten.

Kosten von 20,- € müssen bezahlt werden, das Mikroskop ist eures.

Kurssprache ist Englisch (es sei denn alle Teilnehmer verstehen und sprechen Deutsch. Dann ist die Kurssprache natürlich Deutsch).

==Topics==
* 22.10. Electronics tinkering → Max
* 29.10. 3D Modelling (with Blender, SketchUp, MeshLab) → Jakob
* 5.11. 3D Printing [[GMU:RapMan]] → Matthias Breuer, Laser cutting
* 12.11. Microscopy → Adriana
* 26.11. Light in photography, Light Microscopy, → Amel, Brian, Nils
* 3.12. No class!
* 4.12. Excursion to the optical museum in Jena. 13:07 train is leaving in Weimar
* 10.12.
* 17.12. Sonification Workshop
* 7.1. Contemporary Art practice, Hackteria, Bioart → Maria
* 14.1.
* 21.1.
* 28.1. Final Presentation
* 31.3. Submission of Documentation (deadline)

==Evaluation==
* Active participation, graduates teach 20%
* presentation (artistic examination) 40%
* documentation 40%
* edits in the wiki (not related to the class) extra +10%

==Eligible participants==
Undergraduates and graduates enrolled in the Faculties of Media, Gestaltung and in the MediaArchitecture program

==Literature==
t.b.a.

==Works==
* [[/Images/]] (general images)

* [[/Adriana/]]
* [[/Amel/]]
* [[/Brian/]]
* [[/Cathleen/]]
* [[/christian/]]
* [[/Han/]]
* [[/Jakob/]]
* [[/Johannes asksyou/]]
* [[/Manuel/]]
* [[/Maria/]]
* [[/Nils/]]
* [[/Raphael/]]

== magnification and resolution ==
To find out how big the surface is we are looking at, we are capturing a piece of a screen/display and count the pixels. We tried an [[wikipedia:iPod Touch#Specifications|iPod Touch 4th generation]] which has a widescreen with the following specs:
* resolution is 960 x 640 pixels
* physical size is 75 x 50 mm
Hence we can calculate the pixel density of the device:
* 0,078125 mm per pixel (or 12,8 pixels per mm)
[[File:iPod touch screen.png|150px]]

On our screen capture through the microscope we see approximately 5,8 x 4,2 pixels of the screen (one pixel consists of a triplet of red, green and blue). Now we know that we are looking at a surface of ~ 0,45 x 0,33 mm.

To calculate the magnification factor the pixel density of the display must be taken into account.

==capturing from the webcam==
===Windows===
A basic (you must have installed [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24872 .NET Framework 4]) application for capturing images from your webcam: [[File:Microscopy-WebcamCapture.zip]] 
Usage: Spacebar: Save image to file, R: Start/stop recording, N: Give name, Escape: Exit the application

===OS X===
You may use ''Apple QuickTime'' or ''Photo Booth'' to record video from the webcam on OS X.

===Linux===
[http://projects.gnome.org/cheese Cheese]

==Links==
* [https://mg.medien.uni-weimar.de/mailman/listinfo/microscopy Mailinglist DIY-Microscopy]
* [[Laser Cutting Guide]]
* [http://www.mikroskopie.de/pfad/index.html Lichtmikroskopie]
* [http://hackteria.org hackteria.org], [http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/DIY_microscopy Hackteria wiki DIY Microscopy]
* [http://www.instructables.com/id/Photographing-through-a-microscope-with-webcam-and/?ALLSTEPS instructables.com] - Description of how to photograph through a microscope using a deconstucted webcam. It may be helpful.

[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Max Neupert]]
[[Category:WS12]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]

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2012-12-14T16:40:20Z

Mjgu4006: /* Works */

[[:Category:Werkmodul|Werkmodul]]/[[:Category:Fachmodul|Fachmodul]] 
''Lecturer:'' [[Max Neupert]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' Monday, 9:30 until 12:30 h 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], Room 204 
''First meeting:'' 2012-10-15

==Description==
Aim of the class is to develop a creative practice within a the digital images of a microscopic world. To achieve this we will hack a USB Webcam to deliver microscopic video. The microscopy stage will be constructed with the help of our rapid prototyping machine [[GMU:RapMan]] and simple 3D modeling tools. Lastly video editing and realtime manipulation techniques will be explored and applied.

This course ideal for students who want to explore a broad set of skills and different aspects of technological driven playful artistic research.

Costs of 20,- € must be paid, you will keep your microscope.

Course language will be English (except everyone speaks German then it will be in German.. obviously).

===German description===
Ziel des Kurses ist es einen gestalterischen Umgang mit den digitalen Bildern einer mikroskopischen Welt zu entwickeln. Um dies zu erreichen werden wir eine USB Kamera umbauen, so dass diese mikroskopisches Video ausgibt. Die Mikroskop-Bühne wird mit Hilfe unseres 3D Druckers [[GMU:RapMan]] und einfachen 3D Modellierungswerkzeugen entwickelt. Um die gestalterischen Projekte umzusetzen werden grundsätzliche Video-Schnitttechniken und Echtzeit Manipulationsmethoden erprobt und angewandt.

Dieser Kurs ist ideal für alle Studenten die in eine breite Auswahl von Fertigkeiten Einblick gewinnen möchten und verschiedene Aspekte einer durch Technologie bestimmten spielerischen künstlerischen Forschung kennen lernen möchten.

Kosten von 20,- € müssen bezahlt werden, das Mikroskop ist eures.

Kurssprache ist Englisch (es sei denn alle Teilnehmer verstehen und sprechen Deutsch. Dann ist die Kurssprache natürlich Deutsch).

==Topics==
* 22.10. Electronics tinkering → Max
* 29.10. 3D Modelling (with Blender, SketchUp, MeshLab) → Jakob
* 5.11. 3D Printing [[GMU:RapMan]] → Matthias Breuer, Laser cutting
* 12.11. Microscopy → Adriana
* 26.11. Light in photography, Light Microscopy, → Amel, Brian, Nils
* 3.12. No class!
* 4.12. Excursion to the optical museum in Jena. 13:07 train is leaving in Weimar
* 10.12.
* 17.12. Sonification Workshop
* 7.1. Contemporary Art practice, Hackteria, Bioart → Maria
* 14.1.
* 21.1.
* 28.1. Final Presentation
* 31.3. Submission of Documentation (deadline)

==Evaluation==
* Active participation, graduates teach 20%
* presentation (artistic examination) 40%
* documentation 40%
* edits in the wiki (not related to the class) extra +10%

==Eligible participants==
Undergraduates and graduates enrolled in the Faculties of Media, Gestaltung and in the MediaArchitecture program

==Literature==
t.b.a.

==Works==
* [[/Images/]] (general images)

* [[/Adriana/]]
* [[/Amel/]]
* [[/Brian/]]
* [[/Cathleen/]]
* [[/Han/]]
* [[/Jakob/]]
* [[/Johannes asksyou/]]
* [[/Manuel/]]
* [[/Maria/]]
* [[/Nils/]]
* [[/Raphael/]]
* [[/christian/]]

== magnification and resolution ==
To find out how big the surface is we are looking at, we are capturing a piece of a screen/display and count the pixels. We tried an [[wikipedia:iPod Touch#Specifications|iPod Touch 4th generation]] which has a widescreen with the following specs:
* resolution is 960 x 640 pixels
* physical size is 75 x 50 mm
Hence we can calculate the pixel density of the device:
* 0,078125 mm per pixel (or 12,8 pixels per mm)
[[File:iPod touch screen.png|150px]]

On our screen capture through the microscope we see approximately 5,8 x 4,2 pixels of the screen (one pixel consists of a triplet of red, green and blue). Now we know that we are looking at a surface of ~ 0,45 x 0,33 mm.

To calculate the magnification factor the pixel density of the display must be taken into account.

==capturing from the webcam==
===Windows===
A basic (you must have installed [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24872 .NET Framework 4]) application for capturing images from your webcam: [[File:Microscopy-WebcamCapture.zip]] 
Usage: Spacebar: Save image to file, R: Start/stop recording, N: Give name, Escape: Exit the application

===OS X===
You may use ''Apple QuickTime'' or ''Photo Booth'' to record video from the webcam on OS X.

===Linux===
[http://projects.gnome.org/cheese Cheese]

==Links==
* [https://mg.medien.uni-weimar.de/mailman/listinfo/microscopy Mailinglist DIY-Microscopy]
* [[Laser Cutting Guide]]
* [http://www.mikroskopie.de/pfad/index.html Lichtmikroskopie]
* [http://hackteria.org hackteria.org], [http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/DIY_microscopy Hackteria wiki DIY Microscopy]
* [http://www.instructables.com/id/Photographing-through-a-microscope-with-webcam-and/?ALLSTEPS instructables.com] - Description of how to photograph through a microscope using a deconstucted webcam. It may be helpful.

[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Max Neupert]]
[[Category:WS12]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]

GMU:DIY-Microscopy

2012-12-14T16:35:20Z

Mjgu4006: /* Works */

[[:Category:Werkmodul|Werkmodul]]/[[:Category:Fachmodul|Fachmodul]] 
''Lecturer:'' [[Max Neupert]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' Monday, 9:30 until 12:30 h 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], Room 204 
''First meeting:'' 2012-10-15

==Description==
Aim of the class is to develop a creative practice within a the digital images of a microscopic world. To achieve this we will hack a USB Webcam to deliver microscopic video. The microscopy stage will be constructed with the help of our rapid prototyping machine [[GMU:RapMan]] and simple 3D modeling tools. Lastly video editing and realtime manipulation techniques will be explored and applied.

This course ideal for students who want to explore a broad set of skills and different aspects of technological driven playful artistic research.

Costs of 20,- € must be paid, you will keep your microscope.

Course language will be English (except everyone speaks German then it will be in German.. obviously).

===German description===
Ziel des Kurses ist es einen gestalterischen Umgang mit den digitalen Bildern einer mikroskopischen Welt zu entwickeln. Um dies zu erreichen werden wir eine USB Kamera umbauen, so dass diese mikroskopisches Video ausgibt. Die Mikroskop-Bühne wird mit Hilfe unseres 3D Druckers [[GMU:RapMan]] und einfachen 3D Modellierungswerkzeugen entwickelt. Um die gestalterischen Projekte umzusetzen werden grundsätzliche Video-Schnitttechniken und Echtzeit Manipulationsmethoden erprobt und angewandt.

Dieser Kurs ist ideal für alle Studenten die in eine breite Auswahl von Fertigkeiten Einblick gewinnen möchten und verschiedene Aspekte einer durch Technologie bestimmten spielerischen künstlerischen Forschung kennen lernen möchten.

Kosten von 20,- € müssen bezahlt werden, das Mikroskop ist eures.

Kurssprache ist Englisch (es sei denn alle Teilnehmer verstehen und sprechen Deutsch. Dann ist die Kurssprache natürlich Deutsch).

==Topics==
* 22.10. Electronics tinkering → Max
* 29.10. 3D Modelling (with Blender, SketchUp, MeshLab) → Jakob
* 5.11. 3D Printing [[GMU:RapMan]] → Matthias Breuer, Laser cutting
* 12.11. Microscopy → Adriana
* 26.11. Light in photography, Light Microscopy, → Amel, Brian, Nils
* 3.12. No class!
* 4.12. Excursion to the optical museum in Jena. 13:07 train is leaving in Weimar
* 10.12.
* 17.12. Sonification Workshop
* 7.1. Contemporary Art practice, Hackteria, Bioart → Maria
* 14.1.
* 21.1.
* 28.1. Final Presentation
* 31.3. Submission of Documentation (deadline)

==Evaluation==
* Active participation, graduates teach 20%
* presentation (artistic examination) 40%
* documentation 40%
* edits in the wiki (not related to the class) extra +10%

==Eligible participants==
Undergraduates and graduates enrolled in the Faculties of Media, Gestaltung and in the MediaArchitecture program

==Literature==
t.b.a.

==Works==
* [[/Images/]] (general images)

* [[/Adriana/]]
* [[/Amel/]]
* [[/Brian/]]
* [[/Cathleen/]]
* [[/Han/]]
* [[/Jakob/]]
* [[/Johannes asksyou/]]
* [[/Manuel/]]
* [[/Maria/]]
* [[/Nils/]]
* [[/Raphael/]]
* [[/Christian/]]

== magnification and resolution ==
To find out how big the surface is we are looking at, we are capturing a piece of a screen/display and count the pixels. We tried an [[wikipedia:iPod Touch#Specifications|iPod Touch 4th generation]] which has a widescreen with the following specs:
* resolution is 960 x 640 pixels
* physical size is 75 x 50 mm
Hence we can calculate the pixel density of the device:
* 0,078125 mm per pixel (or 12,8 pixels per mm)
[[File:iPod touch screen.png|150px]]

On our screen capture through the microscope we see approximately 5,8 x 4,2 pixels of the screen (one pixel consists of a triplet of red, green and blue). Now we know that we are looking at a surface of ~ 0,45 x 0,33 mm.

To calculate the magnification factor the pixel density of the display must be taken into account.

==capturing from the webcam==
===Windows===
A basic (you must have installed [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24872 .NET Framework 4]) application for capturing images from your webcam: [[File:Microscopy-WebcamCapture.zip]] 
Usage: Spacebar: Save image to file, R: Start/stop recording, N: Give name, Escape: Exit the application

===OS X===
You may use ''Apple QuickTime'' or ''Photo Booth'' to record video from the webcam on OS X.

===Linux===
[http://projects.gnome.org/cheese Cheese]

==Links==
* [https://mg.medien.uni-weimar.de/mailman/listinfo/microscopy Mailinglist DIY-Microscopy]
* [[Laser Cutting Guide]]
* [http://www.mikroskopie.de/pfad/index.html Lichtmikroskopie]
* [http://hackteria.org hackteria.org], [http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/DIY_microscopy Hackteria wiki DIY Microscopy]
* [http://www.instructables.com/id/Photographing-through-a-microscope-with-webcam-and/?ALLSTEPS instructables.com] - Description of how to photograph through a microscope using a deconstucted webcam. It may be helpful.

[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Max Neupert]]
[[Category:WS12]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]

GMU:DIY-Microscopy

2012-12-14T16:34:55Z

Mjgu4006: /* Works */

[[:Category:Werkmodul|Werkmodul]]/[[:Category:Fachmodul|Fachmodul]] 
''Lecturer:'' [[Max Neupert]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' Monday, 9:30 until 12:30 h 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], Room 204 
''First meeting:'' 2012-10-15

==Description==
Aim of the class is to develop a creative practice within a the digital images of a microscopic world. To achieve this we will hack a USB Webcam to deliver microscopic video. The microscopy stage will be constructed with the help of our rapid prototyping machine [[GMU:RapMan]] and simple 3D modeling tools. Lastly video editing and realtime manipulation techniques will be explored and applied.

This course ideal for students who want to explore a broad set of skills and different aspects of technological driven playful artistic research.

Costs of 20,- € must be paid, you will keep your microscope.

Course language will be English (except everyone speaks German then it will be in German.. obviously).

===German description===
Ziel des Kurses ist es einen gestalterischen Umgang mit den digitalen Bildern einer mikroskopischen Welt zu entwickeln. Um dies zu erreichen werden wir eine USB Kamera umbauen, so dass diese mikroskopisches Video ausgibt. Die Mikroskop-Bühne wird mit Hilfe unseres 3D Druckers [[GMU:RapMan]] und einfachen 3D Modellierungswerkzeugen entwickelt. Um die gestalterischen Projekte umzusetzen werden grundsätzliche Video-Schnitttechniken und Echtzeit Manipulationsmethoden erprobt und angewandt.

Dieser Kurs ist ideal für alle Studenten die in eine breite Auswahl von Fertigkeiten Einblick gewinnen möchten und verschiedene Aspekte einer durch Technologie bestimmten spielerischen künstlerischen Forschung kennen lernen möchten.

Kosten von 20,- € müssen bezahlt werden, das Mikroskop ist eures.

Kurssprache ist Englisch (es sei denn alle Teilnehmer verstehen und sprechen Deutsch. Dann ist die Kurssprache natürlich Deutsch).

==Topics==
* 22.10. Electronics tinkering → Max
* 29.10. 3D Modelling (with Blender, SketchUp, MeshLab) → Jakob
* 5.11. 3D Printing [[GMU:RapMan]] → Matthias Breuer, Laser cutting
* 12.11. Microscopy → Adriana
* 26.11. Light in photography, Light Microscopy, → Amel, Brian, Nils
* 3.12. No class!
* 4.12. Excursion to the optical museum in Jena. 13:07 train is leaving in Weimar
* 10.12.
* 17.12. Sonification Workshop
* 7.1. Contemporary Art practice, Hackteria, Bioart → Maria
* 14.1.
* 21.1.
* 28.1. Final Presentation
* 31.3. Submission of Documentation (deadline)

==Evaluation==
* Active participation, graduates teach 20%
* presentation (artistic examination) 40%
* documentation 40%
* edits in the wiki (not related to the class) extra +10%

==Eligible participants==
Undergraduates and graduates enrolled in the Faculties of Media, Gestaltung and in the MediaArchitecture program

==Literature==
t.b.a.

==Works==
* [[/Images/]] (general images)

* [[/Adriana/]]
* [[/Amel/]]
* [[/Brian/]]
* [[/Cathleen/]]
* [[/Han/]]
* [[/Jakob/]]
* [[/Johannes asksyou/]]
* [[/Manuel/]]
* [[/Maria/]]
* [[/Nils/]]
* [[/Raphael/]]

== magnification and resolution ==
To find out how big the surface is we are looking at, we are capturing a piece of a screen/display and count the pixels. We tried an [[wikipedia:iPod Touch#Specifications|iPod Touch 4th generation]] which has a widescreen with the following specs:
* resolution is 960 x 640 pixels
* physical size is 75 x 50 mm
Hence we can calculate the pixel density of the device:
* 0,078125 mm per pixel (or 12,8 pixels per mm)
[[File:iPod touch screen.png|150px]]

On our screen capture through the microscope we see approximately 5,8 x 4,2 pixels of the screen (one pixel consists of a triplet of red, green and blue). Now we know that we are looking at a surface of ~ 0,45 x 0,33 mm.

To calculate the magnification factor the pixel density of the display must be taken into account.

==capturing from the webcam==
===Windows===
A basic (you must have installed [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24872 .NET Framework 4]) application for capturing images from your webcam: [[File:Microscopy-WebcamCapture.zip]] 
Usage: Spacebar: Save image to file, R: Start/stop recording, N: Give name, Escape: Exit the application

===OS X===
You may use ''Apple QuickTime'' or ''Photo Booth'' to record video from the webcam on OS X.

===Linux===
[http://projects.gnome.org/cheese Cheese]

==Links==
* [https://mg.medien.uni-weimar.de/mailman/listinfo/microscopy Mailinglist DIY-Microscopy]
* [[Laser Cutting Guide]]
* [http://www.mikroskopie.de/pfad/index.html Lichtmikroskopie]
* [http://hackteria.org hackteria.org], [http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/DIY_microscopy Hackteria wiki DIY Microscopy]
* [http://www.instructables.com/id/Photographing-through-a-microscope-with-webcam-and/?ALLSTEPS instructables.com] - Description of how to photograph through a microscope using a deconstucted webcam. It may be helpful.

[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Max Neupert]]
[[Category:WS12]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]

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2012-12-14T16:32:51Z

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2012-12-14T16:32:00Z

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[[:Category:Werkmodul|Werkmodul]]/[[:Category:Fachmodul|Fachmodul]] 
''Lecturer:'' [[Max Neupert]] 
''Credits:'' 6 [[ECTS]], 4 [[SWS]] 
''Date:'' Monday, 9:30 until 12:30 h 
''Venue:'' [[Marienstraße 7b]], Room 204 
''First meeting:'' 2012-10-15

==Description==
Aim of the class is to develop a creative practice within a the digital images of a microscopic world. To achieve this we will hack a USB Webcam to deliver microscopic video. The microscopy stage will be constructed with the help of our rapid prototyping machine [[GMU:RapMan]] and simple 3D modeling tools. Lastly video editing and realtime manipulation techniques will be explored and applied.

This course ideal for students who want to explore a broad set of skills and different aspects of technological driven playful artistic research.

Costs of 20,- € must be paid, you will keep your microscope.

Course language will be English (except everyone speaks German then it will be in German.. obviously).

===German description===
Ziel des Kurses ist es einen gestalterischen Umgang mit den digitalen Bildern einer mikroskopischen Welt zu entwickeln. Um dies zu erreichen werden wir eine USB Kamera umbauen, so dass diese mikroskopisches Video ausgibt. Die Mikroskop-Bühne wird mit Hilfe unseres 3D Druckers [[GMU:RapMan]] und einfachen 3D Modellierungswerkzeugen entwickelt. Um die gestalterischen Projekte umzusetzen werden grundsätzliche Video-Schnitttechniken und Echtzeit Manipulationsmethoden erprobt und angewandt.

Dieser Kurs ist ideal für alle Studenten die in eine breite Auswahl von Fertigkeiten Einblick gewinnen möchten und verschiedene Aspekte einer durch Technologie bestimmten spielerischen künstlerischen Forschung kennen lernen möchten.

Kosten von 20,- € müssen bezahlt werden, das Mikroskop ist eures.

Kurssprache ist Englisch (es sei denn alle Teilnehmer verstehen und sprechen Deutsch. Dann ist die Kurssprache natürlich Deutsch).

==Topics==
* 22.10. Electronics tinkering → Max
* 29.10. 3D Modelling (with Blender, SketchUp, MeshLab) → Jakob
* 5.11. 3D Printing [[GMU:RapMan]] → Matthias Breuer, Laser cutting
* 12.11. Microscopy → Adriana
* 26.11. Light in photography, Light Microscopy, → Amel, Brian, Nils
* 3.12. No class!
* 4.12. Excursion to the optical museum in Jena. 13:07 train is leaving in Weimar
* 10.12.
* 17.12. Sonification Workshop
* 7.1. Contemporary Art practice, Hackteria, Bioart → Maria
* 14.1.
* 21.1.
* 28.1. Final Presentation
* 31.3. Submission of Documentation (deadline)

==Evaluation==
* Active participation, graduates teach 20%
* presentation (artistic examination) 40%
* documentation 40%
* edits in the wiki (not related to the class) extra +10%

==Eligible participants==
Undergraduates and graduates enrolled in the Faculties of Media, Gestaltung and in the MediaArchitecture program

==Literature==
t.b.a.

==Works==
* [[/Images/]] (general images)

* [[/Adriana/]]
* [[/Amel/]]
* [[/Brian/]]
* [[/Cathleen/]]
* [[/Han/]]
* [[/Jakob/]]
* [[/Johannes asksyou/]]
* [[/Manuel/]]
* [[/Maria/]]
* [[/Nils/]]
* [[/Raphael/]]
* [[/Christian/]]

== magnification and resolution ==
To find out how big the surface is we are looking at, we are capturing a piece of a screen/display and count the pixels. We tried an [[wikipedia:iPod Touch#Specifications|iPod Touch 4th generation]] which has a widescreen with the following specs:
* resolution is 960 x 640 pixels
* physical size is 75 x 50 mm
Hence we can calculate the pixel density of the device:
* 0,078125 mm per pixel (or 12,8 pixels per mm)
[[File:iPod touch screen.png|150px]]

On our screen capture through the microscope we see approximately 5,8 x 4,2 pixels of the screen (one pixel consists of a triplet of red, green and blue). Now we know that we are looking at a surface of ~ 0,45 x 0,33 mm.

To calculate the magnification factor the pixel density of the display must be taken into account.

==capturing from the webcam==
===Windows===
A basic (you must have installed [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24872 .NET Framework 4]) application for capturing images from your webcam: [[File:Microscopy-WebcamCapture.zip]] 
Usage: Spacebar: Save image to file, R: Start/stop recording, N: Give name, Escape: Exit the application

===OS X===
You may use ''Apple QuickTime'' or ''Photo Booth'' to record video from the webcam on OS X.

===Linux===
[http://projects.gnome.org/cheese Cheese]

==Links==
* [https://mg.medien.uni-weimar.de/mailman/listinfo/microscopy Mailinglist DIY-Microscopy]
* [[Laser Cutting Guide]]
* [http://www.mikroskopie.de/pfad/index.html Lichtmikroskopie]
* [http://hackteria.org hackteria.org], [http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/DIY_microscopy Hackteria wiki DIY Microscopy]
* [http://www.instructables.com/id/Photographing-through-a-microscope-with-webcam-and/?ALLSTEPS instructables.com] - Description of how to photograph through a microscope using a deconstucted webcam. It may be helpful.

[[Category:Werkmodul]]
[[Category:Max Neupert]]
[[Category:WS12]]
[[Category:Fachmodul]]

GMU:Keeping Track/Catching Birds

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==[[Christian Hellmann]]: Catching Birds==

<videoflash type="vimeo">13910078|500|380</videoflash>

Catching Birds was made with the [[Bewegungsmelder]] of [[Max Neupert]] in [[Pure Data]]/GEM. It records into buffer from external camera all the time a movement is detected. The camera is adjusted to the sky. 

The result is a video-clip that is edited by the unpredictable presence of birds that are fast enough to be captured in the frame of the camera. 

There are 2 patches. 1 to write in the buffer: 
[[Image:birdspd write.png]]
 

and 1 to read from the buffer and optionally save to disc: 
[[Image:birdspd read.png]]

[[File:CatchingBirds2011.zip]]

File:CatchingBirds2011.zip

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