Re: 3D from movies

[P3D Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxxx>]

P3D Peter Davis wrote:
> In theory, computer animation should be as capable as live photography
> of yielding serendipitous stereo, since the computer model of a
> tracking shot is based on the geometry of perspective, etc.  Again,
> though, it's likely that between any two frames of animation, there
> will be some movement of the principal characters.


Any of the 3-D animation systems I have worked with, such as Wavefront or 
Soft Image, allow the designer to move the object(s), move the lights, 
move the camera, or any combination of the above.

So, now we get back to the original question... which was if one were to 
find an animated "shot" in which the camera dollied or tracked but the 
characters remained stationary, could they be successfully paired for 
stereo? I can recall from memory seeing animated scenes from Pixar, 
Sogitek, and others animating a traveling camera around a stationary 
object. I'll have to be on the lookout as I get reels in from these 
houses...


Eric Goldstein
Corporate Director of Creative Services/Communications
The BUCI Television Group
Boston, Massachusetts
egoldste@xxxxxx


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