lenticular misc

[P3D Gabriel Jacob <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello everybody.

I have finally recovered from my first NSA convention at Rochester but
my wallet hasn't yet. Thats when I see posts about lenticular CD covers,
Out comes the skinny wallet again. I bought both the A Tribe Called Quest 
and Brain Salad Surgery. One question thou, I think someone mentioned that
A Tribe Called Quest comes in 2 versions horz and vert or 1 version.
The one I have has horizontal lines but I think someone mentioned there 
was a version that was 3d, which must have been with vertical lines.
Can someone fill me in. Thanks. 

I also have a horz lenticular CD-ROM titled Awesome Animations by 
Walnut Creek. It features mainly computer generated 2d videos. The cover
is a motion lenticular. I also saw at a computer store another CD-ROM
lenticular with some computer game. I didn't buy it or take the name of it.
They also had a 3d Video Blaster accelerator card by Creative Labs which
had a Lenticular on the box. But I was not about to spend 500 Can dollars
to buy it for the lenticular.

Bye the way I bought a book about a year ago that had a oversized lenticular
on the cover. The book is titled TOY STORY The Art and Making of the
Animated Film. The lenticular is 12 inch by 9 inch wide and the book 1 inch
more on the sides. It's published by Hyperion ISBN 0-7868-6180-0. The cost 
of the book was 60 dollars Can. I found it in a local book store in Montreal
Canada. The cover shows the toys featured in the movie and the 3d effect is
okay. Good but not great.
On a same note, someone asked if there were any lenticulars at the NSA show.
>From what I saw there was very little. Some 3d postcards, but for commercial
use Kodak had an excellent display with lenticular pictures in poster sizes.
I don't think they were for sale but for display of their services for 
companies or individuals if you could afford it. They had a 8 page brochure
describing the development and services they provide. Brief excerpt follows.

 
KODAK Dynamic Imaging Products offers three primary visual effects:
Depth, Flip, and Motion. These basic effects can be combined in a number
of ways to create a product that best meets your communication needs.
A description of the three effects is as follows:

DEPTH-A dramatic three-dimensional effect that gives the viewer the perception
that an object within the image is protruding from, or receding into the
scene.

FLIP-An eye-catching effect that enables distinctly different scenes to
"flip" one to another. The change in scenes takes place when a viewer walks
past the image (for larger size images), or tips their wrist (for smaller, 
hand-held images).

MOTION-An impactful effect that actually shows an object or message in 
the scene moving. Think of it as a hand-held video clip.

Also mentioned in the literature which Mr.Bill Ewald Keynote Speaker at
the NSA mentioned is that Kodak worked with lenticular imaging since 1930.
The original application, called Kodacolor, was to provide a means to 
produce color images using black and white emulsion.

Enjoyed the convention and people even thou I stayed only one day.
At least there is PHOTO-3D Digest which is a 365 day convention.
Bye for now. 
Gabriel Jacob	
jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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