projecting on mirrors
posted by Andrew G. Milmoe (andrew@milmoe.com, www.milmoe.com), 13.02.2004, 17:32

»» Does anyone have any experience in projecting on mirrors?
»» I am working on a project where I need more specific control of the
»» projector/DVD placement and have been mystified by the physics of my
»» experiments. Is a front surface mirror neccessary? Would love to trade
»» info with other artists or scientists who have ideas.

You can aquire inexpensive front surface mirrors of a decent quality from companies that sell stained glass supplies. I purchased some that were approx. 8" x 10" for $17.

By the way, the main benefit is that you will not have the second ghost image from the glass. Think of a rear view mirror in a car... If you flip it one way you see the reflection in the mirror which is brighter than the (in the flipped mode) reflection in the glass. The rearview mirror is actually a prism where the front surface of the glass and the mirror surface are a few degrees from parallel. When you bouce a projection off a traditional mirror you get a second ghosted reflection from the glass..

-Andrew

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