Looks like a 2 dimensional image. No depth, couldn't walk around it and see the front of the ships while the back is visible from the other side. So, not a true hologram. But still pretty neat.
If you bounce the projected image across a couple mirrors first it will make it easier for the mist to catch the image. Source? I worked at Disneyland and went to Disney University.
It helps the photons catch on the mist/steam better. Each bounce spreadsheet the photons apart just a bit. Normally 3 bounces is used to create a better image. In 2014 I worked with a group in DCA trying to make the witch in the cauldron from Brave.
I remember the first time I had a full Dolby 7.2 surround sound system. This was the first movie I watched and listening to the tie fighters flying around you was awe inspiring
Works amazingly well for films with very dark backgrounds and very bright subjects. Cool gadget indeed! Not so much for a boringly lit room with actors talking..
assuming it's attached to a computer any good media player should be able to flip it without an issue. never tried it before, but just checked and yeah, can mirror it, flip it, angle it, whatever on mpc-hc, I imagine vlc can do the same
So fun fact. Disney's California Adventure actually had a show like that. Mist and fogs sprayed 80 feet in the air and complete surround sound and lighting as the swings come roaring in over your head and into the battle. It's pretty rad
I'm not saying it's "not" a fog machine, it looks like an ultrasonic humidifier. But that black hose on the right is throwing me off a bit, every fog machine I have used makes a ton of fog. I'm guessing the real fog machine is off camera and slowly controls the fog output somehow with that hose? (Is this a good guess)
I can tell you, because I had one similar . the humidifier and water is inside the box with laminar like straws to make the fog like a "wall" , and the black big pipe is just connected to the fan that Blows the air in.
I have a setup almost exactly like this for Halloween. The hose is from the glycol fog machine. The fog is piped in to the box where there is an ultrasonic humidifier sitting in a pool of water. The combination of the two helps overcome the disadvantages of either type of fog. It produces a nice controllable fog that doesn't disperse like smoke. For my setup it lets me produce a graveyard-style ground fog.
If it was a real dog machine, it would probably fill up the entire room with fog and leave some glycol residue. Using water vapor is much cleaner. Also, it’s probably pretty difficult to have a nice even flow of mist to project a perfect image on. I’ve seen water screens that use tiny water drops from an overhead bar and they do pretty well, but the drops are bigger and more interspersed. Another solution I’ve seen is a fine mesh that’s used for laser displays.
I have an ultrasonic humidifier, I love it, it made the dryness of winter more bearable. It makes a lot of water vapor with "no heat." It puts out way more vapor than what is being shown here, so I do have questions.
RichardNunez
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VosperOfAntarctica
R2 has lost a lot of weight
Euchre
They just ripped his holoprojector and memory banks from his dome.
lightfoot2
Ok, that is cool
meigea11
Probably a function of the water droplets drawing heat from you as it evaporates
warpfactor1
That's basically how the "holographic" messages were filmed for SW
Or ghosts for other movies
SteerpikeSteerpike
Now show us the Leia message scene!! Neat!!!
KingofRogues
more..longer, and horizontal please
bill4935
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ICantFeelMyHead
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fractalsphere
This is PEAK Star Wars, damn
GonzoRunner
Now watch the original John Carpenter film The Fog on the fog machine. https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJld2VybW4xZnkwcjhpZjZ1Yjc2NGZubGhkdHExbWxrcWw3OW1rNmlncSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/Td3KQTihXnqW8DEj9T/giphy.mp4
seetheskyabouttorain
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3Davideo
But then you sit down and have the projector shining directly in your face.
zeebeez13
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HEARTS0FSPACE
Kind of sucks that you'd be forced to watch it at an angle. The faux 3D effect is cool, though.
Gofdunk
Very cool, but hate to be the Debbie downer, but this is not a hologram. It's just a 2D projection on a medium.
ByMyOwnDesign
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1djlzMnQ0c241NmVtYnZqN3RscDMyMWJhbTMzM3RuY253cDFrYWlidCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/stnjSj2vpLcM4rwmEH/200w.webp
Juni0220
Darth Vapour
NameChecksOut87
Pew pew goes the laser
Ladeduh
I was just reminded (again) how noisy space is!
niplesswonder
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Snaitf
Looks like a 2 dimensional image. No depth, couldn't walk around it and see the front of the ships while the back is visible from the other side. So, not a true hologram. But still pretty neat.
djarcas
so I stare into the projector to watch it
MrIndubitably101
If you bounce the projected image across a couple mirrors first it will make it easier for the mist to catch the image. Source? I worked at Disneyland and went to Disney University.
garbuhj
Why would bouncing it off mirrors change anything?
MrIndubitably101
It helps the photons catch on the mist/steam better. Each bounce spreadsheet the photons apart just a bit. Normally 3 bounces is used to create a better image. In 2014 I worked with a group in DCA trying to make the witch in the cauldron from Brave.
charondaboatman
SeaQuest DSV.
IDontKnowWhatToDoAnymoreAndImTired
Oh wow... now there's a memory that hasn't been triggered in awhile.
VMUKiss
WilliamKeith
Man, Seaquest DSV was great and then it went off the rails into fantasy. ...effing Poseidon, come on.
mikeatike
They wrecked the ship after both of the first 2 seasons, come on guys.
LenWeirdracin
vibur
Thought the same thing. We old.
Larnoc
Damn old
crimpitdown9001
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ToSisPoS
Old? That only came out in 1992. Like ten years ago.
theoriginalgiga
I remember the first time I had a full Dolby 7.2 surround sound system. This was the first movie I watched and listening to the tie fighters flying around you was awe inspiring
layinginbedfeelinglikeaquesarito
I’d buy that for a dollar
somethingstupidandclever
If you're in the US i got bad news...
mrmb
IRPAZ
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Dissipo
Almost 40 years and people still know that saying. Love it.
layinginbedfeelinglikeaquesarito
No, no, my friend, that movie couldn’t have come out 40 years ago! Why that would make me…. Let’s end this conversation
YouCanShoveYourMagicBeansUpYourAss
More cultural impact than Avatar (2009).
elern
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Dhhbhcf
Whammy!
thegarts
Robocop
Canigetbannedagain2
"shoots guy in dick"
ExplosionFish
Works amazingly well for films with very dark backgrounds and very bright subjects. Cool gadget indeed! Not so much for a boringly lit room with actors talking..
Euchre
And if you don't mind it being backwards, unless that projector is capable of rear projection and is flipped.
tbmchristopher
Just put the projector at a right angle to the display and have a mirror at 45 degrees to bounce the projection.
deletable
That’s the easiest part
reinharder
assuming it's attached to a computer any good media player should be able to flip it without an issue. never tried it before, but just checked and yeah, can mirror it, flip it, angle it, whatever on mpc-hc, I imagine vlc can do the same
Snooj
The real draw isn't the clarity, it's that you're watching Star Wars on technology that looks like it's from Star Wars.
Detoc
Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope
Snooj
Exactly!
Evo435
Would be very curious to see the non space scenes.
SomberSombrero
I'm sure it looks great on Tatooine. Gives it that authentic blistering heat look & feel.
zFUBARz
So fun fact. Disney's California Adventure actually had a show like that. Mist and fogs sprayed 80 feet in the air and complete surround sound and lighting as the swings come roaring in over your head and into the battle. It's pretty rad
zFUBARz
X-Wings* Screw off autocorrect!
Kezabee
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BigSkyJimbo
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Canigetbannedagain2
I'm not saying it's "not" a fog machine, it looks like an ultrasonic humidifier. But that black hose on the right is throwing me off a bit, every fog machine I have used makes a ton of fog. I'm guessing the real fog machine is off camera and slowly controls the fog output somehow with that hose? (Is this a good guess)
user2000
I can tell you, because I had one similar . the humidifier and water is inside the box with laminar like straws to make the fog like a "wall" , and the black big pipe is just connected to the fan that Blows the air in.
Argondey
I have a setup almost exactly like this for Halloween. The hose is from the glycol fog machine. The fog is piped in to the box where there is an ultrasonic humidifier sitting in a pool of water. The combination of the two helps overcome the disadvantages of either type of fog. It produces a nice controllable fog that doesn't disperse like smoke. For my setup it lets me produce a graveyard-style ground fog.
delusionaldaydreams
If it was a real dog machine, it would probably fill up the entire room with fog and leave some glycol residue. Using water vapor is much cleaner. Also, it’s probably pretty difficult to have a nice even flow of mist to project a perfect image on. I’ve seen water screens that use tiny water drops from an overhead bar and they do pretty well, but the drops are bigger and more interspersed. Another solution I’ve seen is a fine mesh that’s used for laser displays.
BakaSmirko
It's a hazer. It's commonly used for concerts to make light beams visible.
garbuhj
It doesn't look like a hazer to me. The key giveaway is that it isn't creating much of any haze.
Snooj
If it's really a fog machine it's a shit one. Where's the accumulation of fog?
Canigetbannedagain2
I have an ultrasonic humidifier, I love it, it made the dryness of winter more bearable. It makes a lot of water vapor with "no heat." It puts out way more vapor than what is being shown here, so I do have questions.