Vision Research
http://www.visionresearch.com/
Photron
http://www.photron.com/
Edmund Optics. A wide range of competitively priced optical
and
opto-mechanical
parts
http://www.edmundoptics.com/
Optics and opto-mechanics, lasers, incorporating New
focus, Oriel,
Richardson, Spectra-Physics, etc.
http://www.newport.com/
ThorLabs. Optical and opto-mechanical hardware, metric
posts
http://www.thorlabs.us/index.cfm?
Micro-Tools. Supplies for servicing and cleaning
cameras
http://www.micro-tools.com/
LUXEON high-powered LEDs
http://www.luxeonstar.com/
Coherent "structured light" sheet-generating lasers (formerly
Stocker-Yale)
http://www.coherent.com/products/?1825/Structured-Light-Lasers/
Newark. Second-day shipping on everything
http://www.newark.com/
Radio Surplus
http://www.rselectronics.com/
Acifica: "Best deals on motorcycle trunks, hard
saddlebags, and Mastech power supply."
The power supplies are indeed good value for the money.
http://shop.vendio.com/evan2002/
Custom acrylic filming arenas consturcted by
http://www.precisionplasticsinc.com/
Granite Machine Works
2372 S Taylor Ave, Fresno
http://www.linmot-usa.com/
NPM Linear Actuators
http://nipponpulse.com/
In California
http://www.californiacarnivores.com/
In Maryland
http://www.carnivorousplantnursery.com/index.htm/
Everywhere else
http://utricularia.de/deutsch/index.php
Gnu Image Manipulation Program
http://www.gimp.org/
CinePaint: a GIMP fork that can accomodate 16-bit-per-channel
image
depth. Used to retouch Harry Potter frames! No longer under
development, it seems.
http://www.cinepaint.org/
VirtualDub for processing .avi video
http://www.virtualdub.org/
Audacity for audio recording and editing
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Ctrax: 2D digitization of fuit fly trajectories
http://www.dickinson.caltech.edu/ctrax/
Biomechanical digitization tools from the Hedrick lab
http://www.unc.edu/~thedrick/software1.html/
Open Source Image Velocimetry (the documentation project needs your
help)
http://osiv.sourceforge.net/
Engauge: multi-platform digitization software, extracts
numerical values from images of plots
http://digitizer.sourceforge.net/
OSLO: powerful optical design software, the "edu" version is
limited to 10 interfaces
http://www.lambdares.com/buy/educators-and-students
These pages are maintained with the aid of KompoZer 0.8b3
(back up your
directories often)
http://kompozer.net/
Thorough documentation of KompoZer
http://www.charlescooke.me.uk/web/kz-ug-home.htm/
A KompoZer guide for absolute beginners
http://www.gregtutor.plus.com/index.html/
CSS magic
http://www.cssplay.co.uk/