What is a GigaPixel Image?
A Gigapixel image is a digital image bitmap composed of one billion pixels (1,000 megapixels), more than 100 times the information captured by a 10 megapixel digital camera.
What is a GigaPan?
The GigaPan system (Gigapixel Panorama) is a NASA spinoff technology that can capture thousands of digital images and weave them into a uniform high-resolution picture. The process allows users to share and explore brilliant gigapixel panoramas. The technology is the product of a two-year collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group, with support from Google.
The Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity used the GigaPan system to explore the Red Planet for more than five years. David Bergman’s photo of President Obama’s Inaugural Address is one of the most popular and amazing GigaPan images created. As of July 2010, the world’s largest photograph is a 70-gigapixel, 360° view of Budapest.
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High dynamic range imaging (HDRI or HDR) is a set of techniques that can more accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight. | Most 360° virtual worlds are composed with less than 20 images stitched together. A 360°Gigapan is created using at least 70 images. |
Who is Ronnie Miranda?
Ronnie Miranda graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics a minor in BSc Management Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University. He began his computer career in 1987 as a computer graphics artist specializing in 3D Animation. He was one of the pioneering artists in computer-generated imagery (CGI) when it was first introduced in the Philippines in 1987.
By 1991, Miranda was a consultant for several video production companies where he designed and configured various CGI systems. With his sharp technical skills in computer technology, he formally established Storm Visualization and Imaging in July 1994 which specialized in visual effects for TV and film productions. At that same time, when the commercialization of the internet began, he ventured into website design and development – and was recognized by the Philippine Webby Awards for his work. In 2002, Miranda established Active Computer Services in Port Moody, BC.
With more than 23 years of professional experience, Ronnie Miranda has a broad base of knowledge, proficiency and competency in various fields of computer technology ranging from digital imaging, digital video production, 3D animation, website development and design, computer programming, core hardware and operating system technologies, networking, and electronics.
