360° PHOTO

cults3d

This is a minimalist version of my previous project, "Studio 360," which required a significant amount of printing time. It allows you to photograph your 3D creations in 360 degrees using three Photo Tripods - one for the camera or smartphone, and two for the LED lighting (see the photo-example). This creation consists of: 1. A disc on which to place the object being photographed. Its axis is fixed by gluing or a pin on your work table (make a reference line on the table with a felt-tip pencil). The disc has 16 notches that enable you to take 16 photos over 360 degrees. By skipping one notch between each shot, you can take eight pictures; by skipping two notches, four. The goal is to create an animated GIF of this object (see the attached example created with free GIMP software). If you want to use a smartphone for shooting: 1. A base composed of a base and a top connected by an elastic band. The smartphone fits within its width into this socket, and the whole on a photo tripod using one screw + one nut M5. A knurl for the M5 nut facilitates tightening without tools. The hardware store consists of: 1. One screw and one nut M5x20mm If necessary, one flat-headed pin to fix the axle to the work surface. If necessary, 1/4" standard pitch photo screws to attach the camera and LED lights to the photo tripods. My purchase of M5 screws and nuts is available at: https://www.amazon.com/Combin%C3%A9e-Fixations-Boulons-Inoxydable-Cylindriques/dp/B07LDP7Q73/ref=sr_1_15?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=vis+%C3%A9crous+M5&qid=1572020041&sr=8-15 My purchase of 1/4" photo screws is available at: https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-fixation-Inoxydable-Monopode-D%C3%A9clenchement/dp/B00OOLKD5I/ref=sr_1_37?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=vis+photo&qid=1572027501&sr=8-37 My purchase of LED lighting is available at: https://www.banggood.com/Mini-LED-Video-Light-Photo-Lighting-Camera-Hotshoe-Dimmable-LED-Lamp-p-139017.html?rmmds=search-left-hotproducts__1&cur_warehouse=CN HOW TO CREATE AN ANIME GIF WITH GIMP Before creating your GIF animation with Gimp, know a few things about this format. Firstly, the GIF does not support more than 256 different colors. It is usually used with images that do not have gradients or a large number of colors, such as logos, graphics, photos, etc. If you are working with photos, remember to resize them so that they take up less space. To create your animated GIF: 1. Open GIMP and select the image you want to animate. 2. Click on File > Import As Layers to import all images into one file. 3. By default, the time between frames is 100 milliseconds. You can preview the final result by playing the animation. 4. To adjust the speed of your animation, click on the drop-down menu at the bottom left of the window and select a transition speed that defaults to 1x. 5. Once your animation is ready, you will first optimize it so that it takes up less space. 6. Click successively on Filters > Animations > Optimize (for GIF). 7. Record your animation by clicking on File > Export As. 8. In the window that opens, place the cursor in the Name field and type the name of the file to be created. 9. At the bottom, click on "select file type" and select the image format GIF. Click Export. 10. Check the option as animation, specify 1500ms (for example) in time between frames, and check Use the above time limit box. 11. Finally, click on Export to finalize the creation of your animated GIF.