Hacker News Reader

Your full-colour example is very impressive! I see several opportunities for currently impossible costume designs.

Personally, I’ve wanted something similar — but larger — for a long time. How big can these go? Could I, for example, take a poster-sized holographic photo of some woodland for my wall?

Or, for digital content, a wall-sized holographic galaxy image?

View on HN

Our current hologram film size is 2"x3", 4"x5", and we just introduced 6"x8". So planning to start in those sizes, but it is theoretically possible you could tile them to get larger area.

Ultimately, it could be as large as you could make the film.

I've always liked the idea of "holographic windows" onto whatever you wanted. NYC skyline or woodlands.

If you're in NYC you can visit the holography lab -- Jason has created some truly life size stuff, the biggest I saw was about poster board sized, maybe 3 x 4 feet. They were not for sale, but he does commissions...

https://www.holographer.com/

EDIT This place advertises "analogue holograms in size of up to 1.2×0.8 meters"

http://geola.com/

Met Jason many years ago when the Museum of Holography was shutting down. Amazing that he is still there, although I think he was in a different location when we met.

Our 3D Hologram Printer is working to bring hologram-making like this to everyone!

Reply on news.ycombinator.com