The video is the product of examining, in micro detail the record groove of a self made vinyl flexidisk. The acoustic geography animation featured in video has been produced from a computer generated model of the groove terrain using a scan of one portion of this platter. The video and audio replicate a rotational motion of half a revolution per minute. The audio is also syncronised to the groove terrain. The design of this workis intended as a preparitory sketch prior to
The artist completing the final installation work which uses a 40/1640x EPI microscope and video projector to present the journey along the groove in real time.

The image data in this work has been computer generated from an ultra high scan of the 3 revolutions of the record surface [see picture for example scan].

Materials:
Longplayer-[homemade record maker], acetate flexidisk,Epson scanner.
Software-3D Studio Max, Terragen, Logic, Photoshop, After Effects.

Duration 3.40mins - 480x360- 80kps realmedia stream best veiwed with ISDN or Broadband connection.

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