re: 3d bear!

[P3D bob wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

|archives?). I think it was made by Hallmark if I am not mistaken a few
|years back. BTW what 3D picture is the bear enjoying?! Also after

   It's marked as "Gilmore Designs" although it was marketed under
a different name (I forget what). It was supposedly a 2 year limited
run (I don't know if it came out the second Christmas or not as I
had two already!).

The bear's little card is really quite accurate, being a curved
light gray mount with arched panels showing Santa and Reindeer under
a moonlit sky. Unfortunately, it's not stereo!


|rereading your post I was surprised that you mentioned it was done with
|a flat bed scanner and moved the ornament slightly. Your right it came
|out surprisingly well. I wouldn't have guessed that this would work. I
|thought it was done with a camera. This raises alot of potential using
|flat bed scanners or even photocopiers. Just think, instant 3D pics and
|macro at that! Can't wait for Monday to get back to work and take some 3D pics
|of my hand, face or whatever. ;-)
|

  I was also surprised at the depth of field the scanner ( a HP ScanJet IIcx)
exhibited. I'm not quite sure why the depth is there, even. I would have
thought that with in order to avoid document distorsion (keystoning?) they
would go to great lengths (to coin a phrase) to generate an ortho image.
The image is a bit "hot" in the part near the glass, probably because I had
to stick the ornament under the scanner cover which made the background
generally dark and caused an overcompensation by the software.

I'll be curious to see what other people might be able to come up with
using this technique. I kind of foggily remember a few similar experiments
years ago, but can't even remember the subjects! (It's bad when you get old...)

THANKS
 
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