What goes into a 360 image?
We have invested and upgraded technology that has been available for retail for some years, and have transformed it to output specimen images for a variety of uses.
We take your sample, up to 10 kilograms in weight, and place it on a special turntable within a custom light tent. A computer controlled camera then snaps between 8 and 72 individual images in a full circle around the specimen.
The individual images are then stitched together using software to create an animation that the user can interact with; zooming, panning, rotating etc.
In addition, information can be mounted onto the image as a “hotspot”. This further adds functionality as detailed images or text can be attributed to the specimen, for example a close-up detailed image of mineral features at a specific point.
The files are then output as html code that can easily be added to a website, or as a GIF image that is great for social media or presentations.