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What a model train project can teach us about the future of 3D scanning and printing

“The hobbyists have established a startup called The Flexiscale Company, which launched a Kickstarter project on Monday that aims to fund the production of model kits for several old and very obscure locomotives,” writes GigaOM.

With that data, Thorpe was able to send it to French 3D-printing firm Sculpteo to make a 1:25-scale model of Winifred.

But Thorpe also wanted to recreate part of Winifred on a 1:1 scale. “To test whether this would work, he sent the data for the door latch to Shapeways, which returned a copy in stainless steel: effectively a spare part for a vehicle that’s more than 120 years old, complete with the patina gained by the original part over the years, with 1mm accuracy,” reports GigaOM.

Read the full story here; http://gigaom.com/2013/02/04/what-a-model-train-project-can-teach-us-about-the-future-of-3d-scanning-and-printing/

Sky to broadcast final Formula One test in 3D

"3D will show us the real challenges of the race track with added depth and perspective. It will be a new, immersive experience for viewers and I can't wait to see what F1 action in 3D will reveal."

3D cameras have been used at Formula One races in the past but the footage has not been broadcast live.

See the full story here: http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/100175.html

Studios revisit strategy for 3D catalogue re-issues in cinemas

The future of re-releasing catalogue titles in 3D theatrically has grown more uncertain following a series of cancellations and postponements of scheduled 3D re-releases by the major studios. The change in strategy is primarily linked to a series of lacklustre results for recent catalogue re-issues at the box office in the 2012 calendar alongside a potential risk of eroding some of the value of legacy franchises or studio 'crown jewels' unnecessarily through a theatrical re-release.

See the full article, with details, here: http://www.screendigest.com/news/2013_02_studios_revisit_strategy_for_3d_catalogue_re-issues_in_cinemas/view.html

Gravity Debuts Content Personalization API

The firm's technology revolves around presenting content to web users, based on their unique interests and demographics; the firm is offering that technology through recommendation widgets, home page personalization, and the new API. The new API effort extends Gravity's technology into use in mobile applications, tablet apps, in addition to the web.

See the full story here: http://www.socaltech.com/gravity_debuts_content_personalization_api/s-0047555.html

Legend3D Gains $8M For 3D Effects

Legend3D a developer of 3D visual effects and 3D conversion technology, announced this morning that it has raised $8M in a Series B funding round. The Carlsbad-based company said that the funding was led by Augustus Ventures Limited and Northwater Capital Management, via its Intellectual Property Fund. Legend3D's 2D-to-3D conversion technology is used by moviemakers to convert films into 3D format; the firm said its most recently work has been on such titles as Top Gun 3D, Oz: The Great and Powerful, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Smurfs, Hugo, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

See the full story here: http://www.socaltech.com/legend3d_gains_8m_for_3d_effects/s-0047565.html

Guernica in 3D – University of Georgia

[Philip Lelyveld comment: I am often skeptical of recreations of art masterpieces in another medium, but this one does justice to the original and adds levels of interpretation to it.]

“The object of a cubist painting is to invoke reassembly of the scene in the viewer’s mind. This video both enacts that reassembly and even does a further dissection of the scene. It literally puts us in the picture.” University of Georgia

See the original post here: http://uniquedaily.com/2013/02/guernica-in-3d/

3D printing is more than just a gimmick

I'd like to believe that soon enough this is what 3D printing will become and be recognised for. Not its ability to print out a lampshade or custom-designed furniture, but its power to inspire people to revolutionise technology and enable the rapid development of manufacturing industries in countries that desperately need to catch up with the developed world.
See the full story here: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/opinion/2240793/3d-printing-is-more-than-just-a-gimmick

Mogilev to get copy of Saint Euphrosyne Cross

A holographic copy of the Cross of Euphrosyne of Polotsk will be made for Mogilev. The collective image of the relic will go back to the place where the original, made by Lazar Bogsha in 1161, was kept from 1929 until the Great Patriotic War,...

The holographic copy is made from the relic reconstructed by Brest craftsman Nikolai Kuzmich as the whereabouts of the original is still unknown, the director explained. The holography will be displayed at the restored strong room of the museum. The exposition will be held under the name “The Secret of the Cross”. “In fact it is going to be a new word in the museum technology, what will allow us to see the relic in 3D image,” Alexander Khokhryakov added.

See the full article here: http://news.belta.by/en/news/culture?id=705433