Computer 3-goD

[P3D Gabriel Jacob <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lincoln Kamm writes

>I have to comment on this:
>
>> One concern is the situation where you have software so powerful that will
>> create computer 3d images that beat a good original 3d image with very
>> little input/effort from the user!  Imagine having a little 3d button that
>> will transform your 2d image to 3d with minimum fuss.  You can have 3d
>> photography from 2d images.
>

>As far as there ever being a 3D button to make a 2D image 3D "with very
>little input/effort from the user" is just about impossible.  

Don't be to quick with the impossible. Dr.T was of course just
hypostatizing about the press the button 2d to 3d. In any case you would
need a powerful computer to go with that powerful software. You might
be aware that there are programs that can render 3d from 2 2d pics, but
you mention with 1 2d pic, this also exists but is verrrry crude and in 
its infancy just like chess was a couple of years ago. They said a
computer couldn't play chess and now it's near championship rank.
Of course they also said that language translation would be a snap
which was not the case and only know is it being feasable. In the not
so distant future, hopefully we'll be alive to see this, it will be 
possible. How can I say this? Easy how did you manage to transform
the 2d pics to 3d. Basically our brains are just like computers and
when they can make a massive parralel computer that replicates our
brain, watch out. Now we can debate if a computer will ever be as
powerful as our brain and IMO it will.
When this happens, the first task we will ask of it is not to transform
2d into 3d but, is there a God? Which the computer will reply, "There is
now."!

Gabriel

P.S. Loved your alien flying saucers. I hope you put up your winning 2d to 3d
rendition on your 3d stuff web site.


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