Flim Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 The "Shed" is operational ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 OMFG!! :joystick::thumbup::thumbup: ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdog Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 That is just Sick Flim! Airdog | Asus ROG Strix Z370-E Mobo | i7 8700K @ 4.7 | 32 GB DDR4@3200mhz | Gigabyte 2080Ti OC 11GB| Samsung M.2 960 Evo 250Gb and 500Gb | Win10 Pro | Hotas Warthog #02743 | Track IR 5 | Toshiba 47" 120hz LED | Acer 23" Touchscreen | HELIOS |Oculus Rift-S| http://www.blackknightssquadron.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrasyuk Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 yes it is. very. some body please give me a bucket .. :puke: 8 Flim, any inroads as far as HUD? i already found Peters thread about it, was just wondering where you are with actual implementation Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) I love it when a plan comes together! ...now we can go the next step: While you are tweaking to get the edges perfectly aligned..., Send me your actual used Desktop layout (Like I PM'ed you- Subject : 'I need this') and lets first optimise the render for your Helios screen and also try SoftTH to run Fullscreen. (and also figure out how we implement the HUD-export) -and I also worked out a way to start the simulation always in the 'HUD-only' view. ...And you can also look around where you get a CRT screen (probably for free at your local scrap yard ;)) - and I hope you have also the ability to cut your first-surface-mirrow, so you can use a piece of it for the HUD export. 'We' will mirror the image twice. (I forgot the actual dimensions of your mirror - but I think it was bigger than you need it for the Top-projector) "Why a CRT ?" you may ask : A CRT can be much brighter as a LCD - and 'we' want the HUD projection as bright as it can get for good visuals. Edited January 11, 2013 by PeterP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowhand Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Very :censored: Cool!! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] SMOKE'M:smoke: IF YA GOT'M!:gun_rifle: H2o Cooler I7 9700k GA 390x MB Win 10 pro Evga RTX 2070 8Gig DD5 32 Gig Corsair Vengence, 2T SSD. TM.Warthog:joystick: :punk:, CV-1:matrix:,3x23" monitors, Tm MFD's, Saitek pro rudders wrapped up in 2 sheets of plywood:megalol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinja Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Wow! That shit needs youtubed! i7@3.5Ghz, ATI 5870, 16GB RAM, win7 64bit, TH2GO, Track-IR, 4screen pit, TM WArthog HOTAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted January 11, 2013 ED Team Share Posted January 11, 2013 Very nice :) Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Burns Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Im sure Argentina couldnt even have anything like this to train their pilots.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuky Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Don't be surprised if you see military personnel knocking on your door asking to "confiscate" your equipment :D Wicket setup! :thumbup: No longer active in DCS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy10uk Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 :surprise::surprise: That is stunning. Great work Film, and to all of you who have worked towards this, it's been fascinating following the discussions. :worthy: Cowboy10uk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Fighter pilots make movies, Attack pilots make history, Helicopter pilots make heros. :pilotfly: Corsair 570x Crystal Case, Intel 8700K O/clocked to 4.8ghz, 32GB Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200 MHZ Ram, 2 x 1TB M2 drives, 2 x 4TB Hard Drives, Nvidia EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW, Maximus x Hero MB, H150i Cooler, 6 x Corsair LL120 RGB Fans And a bloody awful Pilot :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTFDarkEagle Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Holy sweet baby jezus that's cool!! Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hegykc Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 You magnificent bastards! You plan on adding motion platform under that room while you're at it? www.replikagear.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerull Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Y You plan on adding motion platform under that room while you're at it? The way he's going he'll put a motion platform under his house!! I'm off to buy a new keyboard now, mine has too much drool on it. AWESOME setup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadroc Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 You know... my pit budget would be so much more reasonable if Flim would quit doing crap like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) Gadroc would have a lot more money if it were not for me! lol Thanks to Peter for making this possible... I still need to tweak a little, but overall the setup works perfect. Also, need to move and adjust the left view projector which is still off a hair. The top view is being projected from the front now and looks perfect. I'm still not totally finished, the bottom of the wall will be enclosed and all areas that do not have a projection will be painted black. I would like to enclose the back and add a door as well to complete the entire experience. Now the pit is the next step and will be built around the visual ( "The Shed") The fun continues... Edited January 11, 2013 by Flim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadroc Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Need to add big fans in the back wall and vents in the bottom black areas for cooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 WOW!!!!!!!! Fantastic job. I would love to see a vid from pilot's eye perspective. I imagine the immersion must be stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) Gadroc would have a lot more money if it were not for me! lol Thanks to Peter for making this possible... I still need to tweak a little, but overall the setup works perfect. Also, need to move and adjust the left view projector which is still off a hair. The top view is being projected from the front now and looks perfect. I'm still not totally finished, the bottom of the wall will be enclosed and all areas that do not have a projection will be painted black. I would like to enclose the back and add a door as well to complete the entire experience. Now the pit is the next step and will be built around the visual ( "The Shed") The fun continues... Sorry to come so late with following Idea..., But I spend some time sitting in the bathroom to day and was thinking about your setting and than I instantly realised that your room is 12 feet to the sides, ... , 07-04-2012: The media room will be 12 x 10 ft. planar projection ( for now ) I plan on using the Gt 720 short throw projector for now. But I started all my planing and thinking about a cube that has 9x9ft as a footprint. I totally forgot that you have 12ft from side to side. This was a mistake! - (yes, a picture is sometimes more worth than 1000 words !:)) And Today I saw your pictures and instantly realised that I have forgot about the "extra" space you have behind the curtain. Please try to modify it to this, so you can fully hide the side-projectors: The key-stone function of the projectors should than enable you also to make a perfectly matching side-projection. - and you would barely notice the 'lost' pixels. Sorry to come with this idea after you have already mounted the projectors , but I'm also a little surprised in your fast progress the last days. The only downside is that you will lost about 6inch head clearance because of the more shallowed beams. And further: the bottom of the wall will be enclosedI would do it for now with simple black cloth, hanging down. - so you have all options 'open' for the future I have already figured out how to make the "Future Option" with a fully 45° look down capability possible, even if the dimensions of the Pit-foot-print are getting bigger than initially planed. We should discuss via Skype. Edited January 11, 2013 by PeterP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadroc Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 He has mounted the side projectors both inside and out. I think he said it was easier inside and they are in a position you rarely look at when flying the A-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 WOW!!!!!!!! Fantastic job. I would love to see a vid from pilot's eye perspective. I imagine the immersion must be stunning! I think it will be very hard to capture the immersion with a camera for Flim... Until then, please watch this simulation to get a idea what he sees: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) Yes, I tried both ways... One issue I was concerned with is cooling, the projector was really close to the screen wall which was restricting the airflow which is a bad deal! The second issue was adjusting the picture... was a pain. I flew with both in and out and really does not bother me either way. Now the left view projector had to be moved back which made me cut a bigger hole in the wall for space, it seems the throw is less on that one for some reason. All is fixed now ! Lastly, better angle close together... Edited January 11, 2013 by Flim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) OK , I'm relieved - than is all good now. I just feared you haven't thought of trying it before. The second issue was adjusting the picture... was a pain. Yes,... , placing the pictures while standing behind the canvas and having no view at all to the projection can get very tricky when doing it alone... :) Whatever, I'm very happy to watch your progress and that I can see that this "brain-fart" (quote from my wife ) takes shape and is doable at 'reasonable' costs. :) Sorry, but her comes "Captain Obvious" to the rescue! :D : Now the left view projector had to be moved back which made me cut a bigger hole in the wall for space, it seems the throw is less on that one for some reason.lesson learned! >>> http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1646914#post1646914 @ all that think to do something similar: Never-ever believe a web-calculating tool! - do your own measurements of min/max specifications with the actual projectors when they arrived, to prevent you from 'nasty' surprises! Just imagine Flim would have a concrete wall behind his projector instead a self made canvas, - just 'cutting out' something to place the projector more backwards wouldn't work. ;) Edited January 11, 2013 by PeterP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) This is mind boggling guys. And there is something more: Showed your YouTube to significant other and surprisingly received " well you can do that too, right? Does this fits into our small room?". So I have room if I'm willing to make a certain significant sacrifice and bunch of small ones like not having that room as office. Decisions... Regardless, go or no go, im already planning this out. The room us 10 by 9, standard US height. I assume 720p projectors were chosen for better game performance? No, the projectors (Optoma GT720) are the only 'affordable' projectors with such a short throw ratio while having a 16:10 aspect ratio. - when you want a bigger res at same throw you quickly end up paying 2k for one projector... (and 'affordable' can be a very wide spread term in this context) Rule of the thumb: When you plan a setup in a 'small room' you need Short-throw-projectors. (yes - you guess right: a 'small room' is also a wide spread term in this context ;) I would consider calling a room "small" when it is under 15feet/4,5meters in each dimension, when talking about a cubic projection) And everything what is under 8,5 feet I would consider as 'problematic' . Means = It will work to display the image but you have to make compromises about your view-point (that is not adjustable- it has to be in the middle of the projection for a distortions-less image) and you will facing problems to place your mock-up cockpit in it without casting shadows. Any way to do with less then 4, concern is not cost but more heat, noise (but then I guess it is moot diff between 3 or 4) and again performance. Just forget about performance at this moment. Start to think about the light-beams and the way they have to take to project the image. So: No, you cant do a up-view while protecting three side-view with just 3 projectors in a cubic-projection. Edit: So here is a advise: Start with your own (human) dimensions. Means= When considering to build something similar , you first have to ask : Can I sit in it and enjoy it ? And don't ask : Can I make a cubic projection at my (limited) scale ? -because the answer will be always 'Yes' every time - but this 'Yes' doesn't tell anything about the usability. There is no purpose to have a working cubic-projection if you aren't able to place yourself and your equipment in the center-view-point of it. So get first a 3D modelling program (google Sketch-up/solid works) and the first thing you do is to place a model of a human in the centre, than place everything around him. Don't do it the other way - don't start first to model the projection and stuff, and than, after you finished, try to put a human in it. I hope you get my point. Edited January 12, 2013 by PeterP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) working on new video .... posted soon Edited January 12, 2013 by Flim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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