Hey do you know of anywhere (a discord, reddit, w/e) where I might find info on projectors (what throw ratio, brightness, # of projectors, mounting options, etc.) for dome mapping? I'm new to this but want to build a budget setup for a burner group.
Hello M. Ghost. We don't know a place where to found informations about different projector setup for dome. Most setup we do are custom made based on our client needs, using 3D simulations. But the minimum number of projector using standard lens is a three Projectors setup using 0.5:1 lens, like the one showed in the video.
@@nestdome Thanks, if I'm reading right that's the standard 'short throw' ratio ala a model like the Optoma GT1080HDR (which claims 3800 lumins). Do you have a suggested brightness minimum for a 8-10m dome? Also, I've really enjoyed playing with nestdrop midnight, ty for yalls contribution to creative software :)
@@spaceghostcqc2137 we already try three of those Optoma in a 8m dome with a light grey screen. The brightess was not very good to be honest, but if you have a white screen, the result should be at the limit to be enough.
@@spaceghostcqc2137 you can see what this guy do, he is mapping domes with NestMap and 3x GT1080. I don't know the size but look like 8m. facebook.com/ralph.edge
Hello, I have a question... If 2 of my projector will cover more area of the dome and other 4 projector cover smaller area... can this software auto calibrate this setup & make proper dome? I have different specs of different projectors. few higher lumens & few lower once....
Hello, thank you for the question. Yes NestMap should well calibrate the Projectors geometry, as long as you take care of Calibration dot who could make trouble (like in the video). But since your projectors don't have the same lens and brightness, you could have uneven brightness and visible blend at the first try. But you can adjust individual brightness (or set the auto brightness adjustment option ON during the Calibration). NestMap is already used for permanent setup with different lens for the top vs the bottom and we get a seamless blend after fews tweak. Color uniformity could also be uneven, particular for whites, if you have different brand or lamp aging. I recommend to set a uniform color after the calibration and adjust the color from the Projectors first, then in the video card driver to tweak.
@@nestdome Thanks for the quick reply.... I have one query... I have insta 360 rs1 inch sensor new camera... Its detected by NestMap but in output I can see 2 screen... one in top area and 2nd at bottom area, one horizontal line in the middle... In your video I can see big circle camera output... how can I achieve that?
@@vivekpatel7403 Good question, we never tried with an Insta360. Maybe you can disable one of the camera in the camera settings (in some TH-cam video, they press the front button to switch between video mode while in webcam). If not, maybe you can displace and zoom in one of the two image using the keyboard arrow keys and the CTRL+Mouse wheel (the mouse pointer have to be in the green circle). But the most important is that you need to see the entire screen in your image.
Hellow thanks for this tutorial i have a quastion, i have 360 room 7m * 5m walls and ground projection is posible with mest? thanks
@@3dline904 it's maybe possible but it's tricky. You can check this other video showing how we did. facebook.com/share/v/pxwbTBSTzTxaWrdX/
Hello, can I use kodak pixpro SP360 for calibration?
Yes, but only the Pixpro SP360 4K (the Black one) have the webcam function.
Hey do you know of anywhere (a discord, reddit, w/e) where I might find info on projectors (what throw ratio, brightness, # of projectors, mounting options, etc.) for dome mapping? I'm new to this but want to build a budget setup for a burner group.
Hello M. Ghost. We don't know a place where to found informations about different projector setup for dome. Most setup we do are custom made based on our client needs, using 3D simulations. But the minimum number of projector using standard lens is a three Projectors setup using 0.5:1 lens, like the one showed in the video.
@@nestdome Thanks, if I'm reading right that's the standard 'short throw' ratio ala a model like the Optoma GT1080HDR (which claims 3800 lumins). Do you have a suggested brightness minimum for a 8-10m dome? Also, I've really enjoyed playing with nestdrop midnight, ty for yalls contribution to creative software :)
@@spaceghostcqc2137 we already try three of those Optoma in a 8m dome with a light grey screen. The brightess was not very good to be honest, but if you have a white screen, the result should be at the limit to be enough.
@@spaceghostcqc2137 you can see what this guy do, he is mapping domes with NestMap and 3x GT1080. I don't know the size but look like 8m.
facebook.com/ralph.edge
@@spaceghostcqc2137 did you figure this out? I am in the same position .
Hello, I have a question... If 2 of my projector will cover more area of the dome and other 4 projector cover smaller area... can this software auto calibrate this setup & make proper dome? I have different specs of different projectors. few higher lumens & few lower once....
Hello, thank you for the question. Yes NestMap should well calibrate the Projectors geometry, as long as you take care of Calibration dot who could make trouble (like in the video).
But since your projectors don't have the same lens and brightness, you could have uneven brightness and visible blend at the first try. But you can adjust individual brightness (or set the auto brightness adjustment option ON during the Calibration).
NestMap is already used for permanent setup with different lens for the top vs the bottom and we get a seamless blend after fews tweak.
Color uniformity could also be uneven, particular for whites, if you have different brand or lamp aging. I recommend to set a uniform color after the calibration and adjust the color from the Projectors first, then in the video card driver to tweak.
@@nestdome Thanks for the quick reply.... I have one query... I have insta 360 rs1 inch sensor new camera... Its detected by NestMap but in output I can see 2 screen... one in top area and 2nd at bottom area, one horizontal line in the middle... In your video I can see big circle camera output... how can I achieve that?
@@vivekpatel7403 Good question, we never tried with an Insta360. Maybe you can disable one of the camera in the camera settings (in some TH-cam video, they press the front button to switch between video mode while in webcam). If not, maybe you can displace and zoom in one of the two image using the keyboard arrow keys and the CTRL+Mouse wheel (the mouse pointer have to be in the green circle).
But the most important is that you need to see the entire screen in your image.