Re: StereoPhoto Publications (was "BACK TO BASICS'")

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Reply to message from Jeremy.Hinton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx of Mon, 21 Apr
>Thanks and congratulations to Bill C Walton  for producing a 
>stereo photographic publication -  especially under such trying 
>circumstances.

Ditto!

>In print, however, there seem to be three major ways to go:
>1) Two image with viewer: (eg 3D Hollywood, and some very 
>   imaginative formats with lenses built into the cover etc) 
>2) Two image no viewer: (image pairs viewed as Stereograms)
>3) Anaglyph:
>Have I missed something?

You should include VM reels even though technically they are not part of
the printed page.  Many stereo publications (like the excellent books
distibuted by Harry zur Kleinsmiede and his company 3-D Book Productions, 
in the Netherlands) have VM reels to present the stereo images, taking 
advantage of the fact that VM is very popular and one could easily get a
viewer.  There have also been some books that included Realist format 
slides, assuming that many people had access to Realist format viewers, but
this is not true any more.  Also, I don't understand # 2.  It seems a very 
special case, not applicable to all stereo images (not every stereo image,
especially real photographs can be converted to a 'Stereogram', correct?)

So, for me, there are three ways to provide stereoscopic images in (or
with) a book:

1. Stereo pairs (side by side for freeviewing or with viewer provided.)
2. Anaglyphs (usually with glasses provided).
3. View Master (normally no viewer provided with the understanding that 
   most people have or could get one cheap)

-- George Themelis


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