Re: Toy Story ViewMaster

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ken Hamilton writes about his disappointment with the VM
"Toy Story" reel...

>My impression?  Profound disappointment!  You would think
>that someone at Pixar would have had the forethought to
>generate some real 3D frames.  Instead, what I saw was some
>apparently badly botched manipulation of non-stereo images.

I took a second look to my reel set and I have to say that
I disagree with the above.  "Botched manipulation of non-stereo
images"???  The impression that I get is that these images are
not computer generated but actual photography of real models.
You cannot get any more realistic than this!  If these are really
computer generated images then I have to admit that computer
animation in 3d has reached the level that it is very difficult
to distinguish it from real life...

>In two cases, the reflections in the shiny wooden flooring 
>were badly displaced from where they should be.  

I noticed this problem with a few reflections in only Reel A... 
Perhaps this is the only clue that these are not real life images?

>In another case, Buzz Lightyear's wings have become transparent 
>and the total image quality was muddy.  

I cannot tell which scene is this...

>The only effective image was the surprised Woody getting his fist 
>look at Buzz through Buzz's legs.

Not my favorite image in reel A.  There are better images IMO in 
reel A and reels B and C.

>So I didn't buy this package...  

Perhaps you should go and buy it... It's worth having if you are a 
VM collector, IMO.

George Themelis


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