8/19/09

Wednesday, I got the chance to have a meeting with the head of Chemical Engingeering here at RIT. My advisor had set up this meeting for me, which made it really easy for me to see what I may be doing in the future if I continue on the path I have started. I got an interesting outlook into what it is that chemical engineers do, as well as the things I should keep in mind when going to a college for that field. This was a very informative meeting that helped me put all my goals in perspective and figure out how to best achieve them.

8/18/09

Today was very fun. I started off the morning with a class on holograms. This was informative yet enjoyable and I got to see how complex the imaging process really is. There is a ridiculous amount of information about which I have no idea. We got to see an incredible hologram of a telephone with a magnifying glass in front of it. When you moved your head, the image reacted just like it would if you were standing in front of the thing itself. Even the image inside the magnifying glass changed. It was unbelieveable. One of the coolest things I have seen this summer for sure.
Next, we got to make holograms in the dark room. This was also a really neat experience, especially since I had made the chemicals with which to run the experiment. My first hologram didn't come out perfectly, so they allowed me to go down and do another one. It was nice that they didn't mind doing it all again.
I figured out the registration today with Karl's help. Things are working much better and the timing couldn't be any better either. Loose ends have all been tied up here at the end of the summer.

8/17/09

Monday was a productive day. I got to basically finish up my powerpoint presentation, so now I can relax and simply work on fluency regarding my presentation. Also, I had the chance to see another intern's presentation so that I could get more exposure to what I wanted my presentation to be like.
After lunch, I got more experience working with the HDR registration. Karl went through the program so that I could see what changes he was making and learn how to work with it myself. However, by the end of the day it was not working as well as we wanted it to.

8/14/09

Friday was a relaxing day after finishing up everything for the presentation the day before. I got a chance to work on my presentation throughout the day. Also, I was able to work with and get exposure to the HDR display that we are using for viewing x-ray images. I left at 11 am, so I left after working with the display for a while and getting things more prepared.

8/13/09

Thursday was awesome. We worked during the day on making sure that every aspect of my program as well as Photoshop worked perfectly. In the afternoon, we also worked to fix bugs in a program we are using to view x-ray images. Later on, we headed over to the Eastman House to present my program to the man who had asked for it.
It was neat finally getting to see the use for my program. Everything ran smoothly and he seemed very pleased with what we had done. At one point, we were able to put three images on top of each other for viewing. This was really cool. Also, I was introduced to the process behind creating a Dagguerreotype image and why he needed to know how to better preserve them. Silver compounds build up between the crystals on the surface of the image that eventually destroy the image. By viewing the images under different lighting, it is possible to see where new silver buildup is appearing before it takes over. I really enjoyed getting to see what goes on behind the scenes of an advanced place such as the Eastman House.

8/12/09

Today I spent all my time in front of the computer. I am testing the "Automatic Registration" that we have to see if it will work for any of the images that my program works for, but simply faster. I also have a lot to do in order to make sure that I am completely ready to present my program to those using it tomorrow. Although this is somewhat nervewracking, I am pretty confident in the work I have done. It will be nice to have a completed project that I was in charge of.

8/11/09

Today was fun. I ran my program with all combinations of images in order to avoid any final issues that I had not seen before. Finally, I got to pull the registered images into Photoshop along with the images they had been registered to. By pulling them into the same Photoshop document, I was able to layer them, one on top of the other, and change the opacity of the top image. This allows the viewer to see both images at once. I was pleasantly surprised to find how perfectly matched my images were.
We tried using the TV monitors in the conference room to run my program, since bigger displays help accuracy. This was a good get away from the same work I had been doing all day. Other people had the opportunity to stop by and it was neat to show them the work I had done.
I have made up some ground regarding what I have to do in the next two days. I'm feeling on top of the workload.