Re: The rise and demise of 3D

[Yiing Lin <ylin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Once, I asked a professor who was familiar with 3D photography 
(rhetorically, actually).  His response was basically what has been 
mentioned before (the inconvenience of viewing, projecting, etc), and 
that 10% of the population can't see 3D (rough figure?).  The latter would 
probably take a good chunk out of the 3d industry.  Why should a film 
maker make a movie in 3D when potentially 10% of its viewers wouldn't be 
able to see it?

Also, I think just the plain cost of the medium would prevent wide-spread 
popularity.

What led to its rise?  Probably just the novelty of it at the beginning 
of this centry perhaps?  It'll probably rise in popularity in the near 
future, as it's a rather "new" concept with the masses.  I don't know how 
much it'll really rise, though.

Do any of you think the 3D medium will move into the more "serious", 
"professional" realm?  It seems to me that all uses of 3D these days are 
"gimmikie" (sp?), which might prevent today's serious 3D photographer from 
thinking about entering the field.

						-Yiing Lin


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