Re:3D Movies in Florida, lenticulars, "REAL" 3D TV?

[P3D Jan Gjessing <gjessing@xxxxx>]

>P3D gecko  wrote:
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> "REAL" 3D TV?
> 
> At Innoventions, EPCOT Center, Florida, there is a LCD TV screen
> (approx. 10" diag) from Sanyo, that was showing a White Water Rafting
> video.  This video was in 3D, using the lenticular technology, and no
> glasses required.

Sanyo also claim that they have developed a 2D/3-D converter that can
turn regular TV-programs, videotapes and laser discs into stereoscopic
display mode using a 3D reconstruction algorithm (3DR), based on motion
parallax.(Not to be confused with the Pullfrich mode) Something is
missing out still, what about still recorded scenes that only display
monocular information? Information about the system was kind of limited;

http://www.sanyo.co.jp/giho/data-e.html#no08

The question is, could the actual showing displayed a EPCOT have be
created by the Sanyo 2D/3D conversion mode or by true stereoscopic
camera systems? A rafting clip would be ideal to show such a conversion
system results, but not for a more critical evaluation.

Sanyo have made several 3D lenticular TV models, since 1995. Posting on
this list earlier by  Lawrence Kaufman informed us that 3D digital
broadcast was announced on March 11 97, but without any date set for
public services. 3D stereoscopic digital test broadcast will be the
first step.  Since Sanyo also have made systems for LCS-glasses, maybe
we can encounter some MPEG demos downloaded in the (near)future that can
show samples using the 2D/3D system? The complete news release from
Sanyo with all the technical specifications; like encoding format,
compatible with MPEG-2MP High 1440HL(Consumer HDTV):

http://www.sanyo.co.jp/koho/hypertext4-eng/

Jan


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