Re: Jogging Pixels

[P3D Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 16:37:38 +0000
>From: P3D John Fairstein  Writes:
>
>On Dec. 12, 1996 Larry Berlin wrote: "I'm just puzzled by why this
>hasn't already been done with digital cameras."
>
>I remember seeing an article or brochure last year about a high end
>digital camera (competeing with Leaf systems) that employed a sensor
>which "jogged" during the exposure to fill in between pixels. I regret I
>can't remember the name of the manufacturer.
>

************  Thanks for this information. Unfortunately, to get sufficient
difference of information for 3D it would take more than a simple *jog* of
one sensor but at least it's a step in the right direction. Now we need a
*two-chip jogger* for digital 3D at resolution better than current models.
The time involved in the jogging process would limit the degree of success
for this system. The use of multiple chips still seems the best solution
especially since it allows built-in 3D capacity and wouldn't be limited to
still or semi-still objects.

It's interesting that in our age of multiple thousands of anything you can
imagine, based on mass production processes, almost everything seems
single-mindedly focused on using only one of anything significant per
device. One lens, one camera, one sensor, one image, one, one, one ... Even
some *advanced* stereo 3D systems are trying to start out with goals of
getting all the goodies of 3D out of *one*-based systems. 3D at it's best is
always a synthesis of two into one perception. 

Why focus on starting with one and trying to imitate two? With all our
multiplicity of options it shouldn't be anything more than a change of
thought patterns to easily start using two or more *things* in our various
tools. If you consider single image 2D as equivalent to the level of walking
on the ground and 3D as an equivalent to flying (think *two* wings), then in
order to get off the ground and flying we have to start thinking in terms of
more than ONE. The fact that air travel is now a very normal and standard
activity of human kind is encouraging to the outlook for 3D in the future.

Larry Berlin

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