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Fulldome Web Resources

Here is our choice of Web sites at least somewhat related to the fulldome field. You'll find projector manufacturers, product suppliers and more. Happy surfing!

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PROJECTORS / SYSTEMS
Ash Enterprises Int'l. Inc.
http://www.ash-enterprises.com
Makers of Warped Media, spherical mirror projection
Ansible Technolgies, Ltd.
www.ansibletech.com
Aram Friedman's site for MicroDome, a portable classroom projector system, based on Digistar technology.
Audio Visual Imagineering Inc.
www.av-imagineering.com
Makers of OMNISCAN®, a fulldome laser scanning system.
BARCO Simulation Products
www.edutainment.barco.com
Manufacturer of I-Dome digital display projection systems
Digitalis Education Solutions
www.digitaliseducation.com
Makers of the Digitarium line of fulldome projectors.
e-Planetarium
www.e-planetarium.com
Makers of Discovery Dome, fulldome projector systems.
The Elumenati
www.elumenati.com
Immersive projection design, makers of Omnifocus fulldome projectors.
Evans & Sutherland
www.es.com
Manufacturer of Digistar fulldome projection systems.
Global Immersion
www.globalimmersion.com
Full-service immersive theater integrators; Fidelity Bright projection systems, content supply and production, media, management, and maintenance.
GOTO INC
www.goto.co.jp/index-e.html
Manufacturer of VIRTUARIUM, based on Digistar technology.
MEDIAGLOBE
www.mediaglobeplanetarium.com
Fulldome projector system from Konica Minolta.
R.S.A. Cosmos
www.rsacosmos.com
Manufacturer of InSpace fulldome projector systems.
Sky-Skan, Inc.
www.skyskan.com
Makers of DigitalSky, SkyVision, and definiti fulldome systems, and source for fulldome technology and theater design.
Science First / STARLAB
www.starlab.com
Manufacturer of Digital STARLAB, fulldome projector system.
Spitz, Inc.
www.spitzinc.com
SciDome and opto-mechanical star projectors, immersive multimedia and video/CGI production, theater automation, projection domes.
Swinburne Spaceworks
vr.swin.edu.au
The MirrorDome projection solution from the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing in Australia.
Carl Zeiss AG
www.zeiss.de
Seiler Instrument & Manufacturing Company
www.seilerinst.com/plantrm
Makers of VELVET, powerdome SPACEGATE, and other fulldome projector systems.
DOMES
Astro-Tec Manufacturing, Inc.
www.astro-tec.com
Planetarium domes and painting.
Avela Corporation
www.go-domes.com
Maker of inflatable Go-Domes.
Aula del Cosmos
www.auladelcosmos.com
From Italy, manufacturer of inflatable domes.
Digitalis Education Solutions
www.digitaliseducation.com
Inflatable domes.
Elumenati
www.elumenati.com
Custom inflatable domes.
Learning Technologies Inc.
www.starlab.com
Inflatable domes.
Spitz, Inc.
www.spitzinc.com
Projection domes.
Shelter Systems
www.shelter-systems.com/starbubble.html
Makers of the StarBubbleTM portable projection dome.
PRODUCTS WE USE
DigitalSky
from Sky-Skan, the program we use to generate our star fields and astronomical visualizations.
definiti PD
from Sky-Skan, the fisheye lens fulldome projector system we use in our production dome.
DomeXF
from Sky-Skan, an After Effects plug-in we use (and sell) for making our fulldome video dome masters.
Digistar 3 Virtual Projector
from Evans and Sutherland, an After Effects plug-in we use for making our fulldome video dome masters.
The StarBubble
from Shelter Systems. Here's a page illustrating this dome in our studios: The LarryDome.

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OTHER SUPPLIERS AND RESOURCES
Allsky.de
www.allsky.de
From Germany, site for photographic all-skies.
Paul Bourke Projection pages
http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/projection
Everything you ever wanted to know relating to hemispherical dome projection using a spherical mirror. Paul is the author of tgawarp software for warping fisheye images. We sell a Windows version: TGAWarper/JPGWarper.
Clark Planetarium Productions
www.clarkplanetarium.org/distribution
From Salt Lake City, fulldome and classic planetarium shows.
Dome3D
www.dome3d.com
Matt Mascheri's creative media and technology consulting company.
FullDomeFX
www.fulldomefx.com
Troy McClellan's fulldome content and custom animations company.
Hayden Planetarium
www.haydenplanetarium.org
From New York's American Museum of Natural History, home of Digital Universe and Partiview software.
Home Run Pictures
www.hrpictures.com
Tom Casey's animation and effects company.
GeoGraphics Imaging and Consulting
www.geographicsimaging.com
George Fleenor's site specializing in astronomical animation clips for flat screen and fulldome featuring the talents of Joe Tucciarone.
Ian McLennan
www.ianmclennan.com
Consultant to museums, science centres, planetariums, digital theatres, themed attractions, and world expositions.
International Planetarium Society
www.ips-planetarium.org
Organization for planetarium professionals.
IMERSA
www.imersa.org
Professional association advancing the art, science, profile, integrity and common interests of large-format digital immersive media.
Loch Ness Productions
www.lochnessproductions.com
Hey, that's us!
Mirage3D
www.mirage3D.eu
Robin Sip's site for fulldome production and shows.
Navegar Foundation
fulldomeplugin.multimeios.pt
From Portugal, makers of Fulldome, a compositing plug-in for immersive environments.
NSC Creative
www.nsccreative.com
Fulldome show production, from the National Space Centre, Leicester, UK.
PineappleWare
pineappleware.undonet.com
Site for dome mastering tools FisheyeRender, QuickStitcher and more.
Science Communications Consultants
www.sciencecomms.com
Jim Sweitzer and colleagues assist the people who bring the message of science to the public.
Sciss AB
www.scalingtheuniverse.com
From Sweden, the makers of the UniView visualization platform.
Starlight Productions
www.starlight-prod.com
Aaron McEuen's site for fulldome content and consultation.
Stellarium
www.stellarium.org
Open-source planetarium software.
Visual Bandwidth, Inc.
www.visualbandwidth.com
Ed Lantz's site for immersive theater engineering, business and creative consultants.
OTHER LINKS
Fulldome Video Discussion Group
Ryan Wyatt moderates this Yahoo group.
Small-Planetarium Discussion Group
Paul Bourke moderates this Yahoo group where mirror projection fulldome issues are sometimes discussed.
Fulldome on Ning
David McConville moderates this social site.
Extranet.spitzinc.com
Brad Thompson moderates Spitz's "meeting place for immersive collaboration".
Hue's Beginner's Guide to Fulldome Production
Hue Walker Bumgarner-Kirby's tutorials
Ryan Wyatt's home page
Fulldome links and articles

Can you recommend other fulldome-related sites we should link to? Let us know!