So, because I feel like sharing, here are two of the flyers in which my images are used. (the flyers are the work of the design team at the Museum, I just provided content).
The Press Release flyer.
A promotional flyer, first page.First of all, I must admit that I have upgraded the computer that these images were made on to 64 bit version of OsiriX. It is an 8 core Mac Pro, with at least 4 gigs of memory, perhaps more. I drool over it, but it's not mine. In any case, it handles large case files well- and this was a very large file. Multiple scan inputs, with the largest being over 4,000 slices. Needless to say, the 32-bit OsiriX, while open-source and awesome, could not handle this dataset.
So, by upgrading to the 64-bit version, we were able to utilize the full power of the machine. And let me tell you, for 3D visualization purposes, I highly recommend the upgrade. It's amazing and well worth the money. And doesn't it just give you a warm fuzzy feeling to know you are supporting a favorite program? Maybe that's just me... If the warm fuzzies don't do it for you, knowing that a 3000+ data set can be opened without hiccups and in less than 2 minutes may peak your interest. I am thoroughly enjoying the upgrade, when I get to use it.
Now that the program handles the dataset (barely), it takes hours of fine tuning to get any sort of recognizable image. I much prefer working with live humans, as the cadavers (especially mummies!) just don't have the same clarity. None of the pre-set CLUTs that come with OsiriX truly worked with this mummy data, but I had a very interesting time coming up with my own 16-bit CLUTs to use and save. The results were quite interesting, and for the most part, the museum didn't ask for any major changes. I did tweak the overall color in Photoshop (from a red to a golden-orange), but no cover-ups or major Photoshop changes.
I do love OsiriX and any opportunity to use it is great fun, not just work.
So, by upgrading to the 64-bit version, we were able to utilize the full power of the machine. And let me tell you, for 3D visualization purposes, I highly recommend the upgrade. It's amazing and well worth the money. And doesn't it just give you a warm fuzzy feeling to know you are supporting a favorite program? Maybe that's just me... If the warm fuzzies don't do it for you, knowing that a 3000+ data set can be opened without hiccups and in less than 2 minutes may peak your interest. I am thoroughly enjoying the upgrade, when I get to use it.
Now that the program handles the dataset (barely), it takes hours of fine tuning to get any sort of recognizable image. I much prefer working with live humans, as the cadavers (especially mummies!) just don't have the same clarity. None of the pre-set CLUTs that come with OsiriX truly worked with this mummy data, but I had a very interesting time coming up with my own 16-bit CLUTs to use and save. The results were quite interesting, and for the most part, the museum didn't ask for any major changes. I did tweak the overall color in Photoshop (from a red to a golden-orange), but no cover-ups or major Photoshop changes.
I do love OsiriX and any opportunity to use it is great fun, not just work.
That is pretty much it. Now, I have to find someone I can vivisect to see the brachioplexus in action. Any volunteers?
