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     Anonymous Rating: N/A |
How do I paint my own silver screen for polarized stereo projection? I found at least 2 web pages with instructions on how to do it by someone who has tried this successfully, but I lost the links (or forgot to ever bookmark them). Anyone know how to do this procedure, quality or even where the pages with instructions are? | ||
| Alexander Oest Rating: N/A |
Have a look at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/photo-3d Try searching the messages with for example the words "silver" and "paint". There's a lot of suggestions. A quote from one of the posts: "On the other hand, I've been surprized by how well certain cheap aluminum flake paint works for stereo projection. But there are a few obstacles. When sprayed on a hard, smooth surface, I found the result too "specular", i.e. the projection axis is nicely bright but axial falloff is too rapid. When applied to a fabric, the results were much better, with more uniform illumination off axis. But unless the fabric is held very flat, even small wrinkles or surface variations appear intrusive during projection." unquote I've never tried any of this myself. Keep us posted on your progress. Alex | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
Purchasing a non-depolarizing projection screen is expensive! Has anyone tried an acrylic based metallic silver paint on vinyl? I plan to try this soon, but could use some advice on paints and brands. Also, as far as storing and transporting a painted screen, and avoiding paint chipping, discussion of any tested solutions is sought. For this acrylic on vinyl attempt I'm thinking a wide roll (perhaps 18 inches in diameter). Stewart Screen Corporation discourages rolling any of its silver screens due to "waving" of the fabric. Any discussion is sought. |
