Re: More on coming of 3D on TV...

[P3D John W Roberts <roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 16:07:05 -0600
>From: P3D Larry Berlin  <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: More on coming of 3D on TV...

>[followup on a discussion of reversed anaglyph (or Pulfrich) in promotional 
>3D glasses for television shows]

>*********  I think they are crazy. I regularly try things like using the
>colors reversed and find that I don't like the reversed colors but it works.
>If anyone has problems with anaglyphic images they will likely have problems
>with it done either way. Reversing the colors for a TV special is a way to
>automatically alienate the other 80% of the audience who are used to using
>the glasses the other way around. This is sure to generate complaints and
>maybe that is their hidden purpose, artificially generate and encourage
>responses of any kind.

I sometimes wonder if it might represent an effort to turn broadcast 3D into
intellectual property. Some of the glasses have notices printed on them like:
  "Notice: these glasses are licenced only for the viewing of Stupidvision(TM)
   3-D television broadcasts. No other use is permitted. If you use them to
   watch our competitor's Foolishvision(TM) broadcasts, we'll have you thrown
   in jail and confiscate your television set. And don't even think of folding
   the earpieces backward to reverse the lenses."

...or words to that effect. Of course, that's not as bad as the patenting
of common human DNA sequences, which is being done now ("we're sorry, but
you have to pay for an insulin license, or we'll have a judge issue a cease
and desist order against your pancreas").

:-)
John R


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