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Stereo window


  • From: P3D Gregory J. Wageman <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Stereo window
  • Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 10:01:30 -0700


Allan Carrano writes:

>     I would have thought the frame apertures would be spaced slightly 
>     closer than the lenses, so the left eye (lens) would see more of 
>     what's on the right and the right eye (lens would see more of what's 
>     on the left, as with the real world "window reality check" described 
>     above.
     
>     I even looked up John Bercovitz's web reference for the diagram of the 
>     apertures separation relative to the lenses, and sure enough the 
>     apertures are shown to be farther apart.  
     
>     What am I missing? 

Remember that the images are *upside down* on the film plane, so they
are left-right reversed in the diagram.  Left side of 'reality' is focused
on the right side of the aperture.

	-Greg


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