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Back-Bone Mod Used for Deep Sea Imaging

Back-Bone — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 21:14:56 +0000

Back-Bone’s modified GoPro cameras have been installed on the DSV Alvin deep ocean submersible, and on a variety of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Our ‘Modulus’ sensor extension and housing was used to fit a Hero4 Black into a small deep sea cylindrical pressure vessel. The camera was too wide to fit into the pressure vessel without modification and the lens…

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Using Back-Bone Modified GoPros With Microscopes

Back-Bone — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:56:48 +0000

Microscope camera systems capable of shooting in 4K are bulky and extremely expensive. Back-Bone’s ‘Ribcage’ Modified action cameras provide a cost effective alternative. Here’s a list of features that make these cameras a no-brainer for this type of application. Camera’s and mod kits are available here. Cost 4K microscope camera systems can cost many thousands of dollars. A…

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Back-Bone and Nat Geo Lions 360

Back-Bone — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:29:40 +0000

Don’t you hate it when lions eat all your cameras? We provided our Ribcage modified GoPro cameras and lenses to film National Geographic’s Lions 360 video, plus we were able to help in other ways. During filming several of the production’s stock GoPro cameras were actually destroyed by the curious lions. Rather than write them off, we had the production…

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Pond5 Article About Back-Bone VR Solutions

Back-Bone — Fri, 26 May 2017 13:49:17 +0000

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C-MOUNT LENSES ON YI 4K+

Back-Bone — Fri, 19 May 2017 15:46:30 +0000

Development is now complete on our Ribcage Mod for the new YI 4K+. The new mod kit will be available in about two weeks and will now support both YI 4K & 4K+ cameras. Check out our first test videos on Vimeo!

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RIBCAGE 3X 360 VIDEO – EUROPE

Back-Bone — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:40:39 +0000

Check out this awesome 360 video from Green Lake Films. Shot in locations throughout Europe with our Ribcage 3X Mount + 3x Ribcage AIR Hero4 Black cameras. 1.45mm M12 circular fisheye lenses were used.

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Use A Ribcage Modified GoPro on a Microscope or Telescope

Back-Bone — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:12:48 +0000

USING THE RIBCAGE MOD’S NATIVE C-MOUNT Our Ribcage Modified Cameras are small, portable and have powerful shooting options at a reasonable price. That makes them a perfect option for microscopes, telescopes and many other scientific applications. C-Mount is commonly used in scientific and medical imaging equipment so the camera can be directly connected to all kinds of different devices! The image sensor…

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Mounting Your Ribcage For Outdoor Fun

Back-Bone — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:17:32 +0000

We’ve designed our Ribcage Modified GoPro cameras to be as versatile as possible, with native support for M12, CS and C-Mount lenses as well as features like interchangeable filters, flange adjustment and more. There are some differences in the dimensions from the original camera however, so let’s take a look at how we can use some of the various GoPro mounting…

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BACK-BONE CAMERAS USED FOR ‘INVISIBLE’

Back-Bone — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 19:39:11 +0000

Shot in part with Ribcage Modified GoPro cameras and gear, ‘Invisible’ is an innovative new 360-degree VR series from Doug Liman (Director of the Bourne Identity) and Simon Crane (2nd Unit Director, Star Wars Rogue One). It tells the supernatural tale of a powerful family with the ability to turn themselves invisible. For more information please visit: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/doug-liman-s-virtual-reality-940073 Series Trailer: https://samsungvr.com/view/CD_zxGQlQ_1

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RIBCAGE AIR: 3D DATA & FLIGHTPATH RECONSTRUCTION

Back-Bone — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:42:07 +0000

With this fun project we used XYZ RGB’s Scannerkiller technology to extract and reconstruct an accurate flight-path and virtual camera from some of our drone footage. We used a Ribcage Modified Hero4 Black mounted on a 3DR Solo. Using only the video frames we are able to extract 3D models and camera positions. A virtual camera can then be created…

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