Animated Graphics Gallery

These are trial web sample versions (usually Shockwave .dcr files) of various media such as slide shows, computer animated graphics, and DVD presentations or Quicktime videos. First time users will be prompted to download and install the Shockwave plug in.  Image size and file size are given in parentheses.  For a true full screen display, try the free Opera browser with the resolution set to the given image size.  For other browsers, without a full-screen display, set your computer monitor to the next higher resolution and hide browser toolbars to get the image to nearly fill the screen.  Warning - users with slow,dial-up connections need to allow about 3 min/MB for loading.  Inquiries, comments, suggestions, and complaints should be sent to Darrell J. Woodman (woodmandj@aol.com).

Units with video segments require QuickTime.  Beginning with Mac OS 10.4 some browsers may fail to play these videos, whether or not the browsers are set to open in Rosetta.  Internet Explorer version 5.2 for Mac (available for free web download) seems to be one browser that successfully plays the videos off the web.

All materials copyright 2005-2009, Darrell J. Woodman, all rights reserved.

            Astronomy

Hubble Deep Fields   (640x480, 4.5MB) Animated tour of the Hubble Deep Field images.  Big dipper diagram showing location of the original deep field, zoom to enlarged view, light-gathering simulation/zoom, pan across the deep field, overall view with prominent galaxy redshifts, close-up with stars identified, 3D "fly-thru"/zoom video animation (requires QuickTime, also see above note on browsers), Hubble Deep Field South image, Hubble Ultra Deep Field image, age of universe timeline.

Light Echo:  Monocerotis   (640x480, 1.1MB) Animation of the spreading light echo from monocerotis, based on the NASA images .  This animation begins with a simulation of the stellar flash in 2002 and uses an iris effect to simulate continuous, even spreading of the reflection that might have been seen with more frequent images.   Following the animation, a  summary screen compares all eight images from May 2002 through Sept. 2006.

The Multiverse   (640x480)) Animation of the flux line decay transitions of string theory creating new stable vacuum spaces with different manifolds of small extra dimensions and laws of physics.  Depicts bubble growth of vacuum spaces and zooms out on a bubble foam multiverse. 

           Animated Abstract Art

Slug Painting   (1024x768, 5 KB)  Multicolored slime trails as dynamic abstract art - constantly being repainted by gastropods of different chromatic persuasions.

Lines   (1024x768, 8 KB)  Piling on random, colored lines.

Rings   (1024x768, 8 KB)  Piling on random, colored rings.

Circles   (1024x768, 8 KB)  Piling on random, colored circles.

           Animated Impossible Reality

Magic Aquarium   (1024x768, 340 KB)  Is the light or the dark blue color closer to the viewer in this animation of Escher like impossible reality?

Magic Bars 2   (640x480, 2.7 MB)  Are the red or blue colored bars closer to the viewer in this second related animation of Escher like impossible reality?

           Changing Pictures

Shapes   (640x480, 18.2 MB)  Deformations of rotating shapes.

Emergence   (640x480, 28 MB)  Surreal image with changing colors.

ErinKatie   (640x480, 4.7 MB)  Erin and Katie in surrealism land.

Transformation   (640x480, 0.6 MB)  

Landscape   (640x480, 6.4 MB)  

Composition   (640x480, 16.6 MB)  Moving surrealistic elements.

Black Holes   (1024x768, 300 KB) 

            Flowers

Dahlia Show   (1024x768, 8 MB)  Animated dahlia pictures.

Orchid Bowl   (1024x768, 1 MB)  Drifting orchid pictures.

Rosebud Opening   (1024x768, 3.4 MB)  Sixty eight images taken over several days.

           Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope III   (1024x768, 0.5 MB)  Rotates image of shifting, faceted, semitransparent color elements to simulate tumbling in a real kaleidoscope as it turns slowly.

            Lights

(1024x768) Lights changing color in random sequence.  All autostart.

Lights Disk   (12KB).

Lights Sheet 8x8   (184KB).

Lights Block 4x4x4   (76KB).

Lights Globe   (124KB)

Lights Block 8x8x8   (168KB)..
           
            Seattle Public Library

Seattle Public Library   (1024x768, 27 MB)  30 min. tour of external, daylight views, using moving stills.  Takes a long time to load.  See also special instructions on following link screen.