We are interested in showing fully rotatable objects on our website. The
most important application for me would be items such as baskets, where
basketmakers like to look at the techniques at a large number of points on
an object. I've sometimes being asked to take multiple photos to capture
this for basketmakers who cannot visit, but it is a poor substitute for
"handling" an object.
Our photographer has found the clever machines made by Virtuall:
www.fotorobot.cz
Is anyone aware of real life use of such a technique by a museum?
There does seem to be a limitation on vertical spinning; in other words, one
can rotate an object to see its sides, but tilting to see top and bottom
seems more problematic. The examples I've seen of fotorobot images are also
quite jerky to manouevre.
Mark
Economic Botany Collection
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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