cefn / Tacticalendar

Laser-cut calendar design - features driven by customer requests through the github issue tracker.
http://tacticalendar.co.uk
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Use of Infrared responsive marker and edge lighting #58

Open cefn opened 13 years ago

cefn commented 13 years ago

Thanks, Dave. Below is the email outlining his idea. He really must get a github account :)

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Chatting Date: 20 September 2010 18:43 Subject: invisible calendar markers To: Cefn Hoile Hiya - was thinking about your comment at dorkbot about how you might use a digital camera and markers to import the data...

Now this is definitely a "making it more complicated" solution, but I was thinking if you could have an invisible marker that only shows up on the camera, by using IR light. Arranged something like the edge-lit Christmas Cards - http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/edgelitcards