Basset/Gruber Human Body image collection on CD

[P3D <Alan.Hancock@xxxxxx>]

Bassett/Gruber VM Anatomy set available as anaglyphs on CD

> The most complete Stereo Image collection of the Human Body 
>
> The Bassett Collection of stereo images of the human body contains over 
> 1500 stereo pairs of images that have been converted to anaglyphs using
> Synthonics 3D Maker. This collection is being transferred to CD ROM for 
> use as an aid in anatomy classes and for general interest.
> Each CD ROM will be priced at US$29.95. Look for these CD's to be available 
> first quarter of 1996. Meanwhile, check out the sample images here:-
>
> http://isle.net/~synthonics/medic01.html

    This is wonderful project but how about providing the actual scanned
    images as a pair of images on the CD so that Liquid Crystal Shutter
    glass viewing systems can be used to better view these images on a
    computer monitor.  Also if a non anaglyph format of the image pair are
    made available then printing one image of the pair as a reference for
    students would also be possible.

    There are now several cheap systems on the market from StereoGraphics
    Corp., Kasan, Chinon and others.  IMHO the best system is the SimulEyes
    VR from StereoGraphics Corp. , these glasses can be connected direct to
    your VGA or SVGA monitor output on a PC so no add-on cards to install
    (cost is around $150.00). Some special interface software may need to be
    written to present the stereo pair image files from the CD but this
    should be no real problem and producers like Kasan already provide
    utilities for viewing stereo image pairs and 3D animation sequences.
    Perhaps if Synthonics get together with a producer of LCD glasses to
    produce a bundled product then a useful system could be created that
    would support both anaglyph and stereo pair viewing.


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