Re: Alaskan 3D tape

[P3D Marvin Jones <72657.3276@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> According to the paper, the video can be viewed without the
> cardboard glasses (anaglyph I assume) and still have a sharp
> image. The film was made using "NuOptix" technology from a
> German company, Telecast International. The article said the
> video was 3 1/2 times more expensive to make than a standard
> video production. 
> 
The tip-off is that "the video can be viewed without the ... glasses." This can
ONLY refer to a Pulfrich video, and is often used to promote Pulfrich videos to
those who (believe it or not) don't give a damn about 3D. I believe also that
"NuOptix" is someone's trademark for Pulfrich glasses. Now the only question is
whether the tape was actually shot with the Pulfrich effect in mind, or whether
like the Roller Coaster videos, the producers merely feel that 3D nuts are such
suggestible, ignorant yahoos that you can put absolutely anything in front of
them, put silly glasses on them, tell them it's 3D, and they'll believe it.
Incidentally, even a well-planned Pulfrich tape costs not a penny more than a
standard video production, so if somebody paid 3 1/2 times more, somebody else
is pocketing 2 1/2 times their profit!



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