Re: frozen cardboard

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

Reply to message from snappy57@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx of Thu, 28 Aug
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>I'm new to 3D photography.  I bought a Tower Camera, which uses the Realist
>format and I'm using a Realist viewer for the slides.

Hi and welcome to photo-3d!

>I find the comment about the cardboard cutouts interesting.  I had noticed
>the cardboard effect in the past with lenticular prints.  I was surprised
>NOT to see the cardboard cutout effect with my Realist viewer.  My first
>reaction was how everything seemed to truely have a shape and form - rather
>than appearing as cutouts.  My second reaction was that since they seemed so
>realistic, it's almost a distraction that they don't move. 

Your reactions are perfectly normal and understandable.  Since I initiated
this discussion by mentioning my reaction to my first Ralist slide (of my
wife in front of our apartment building), let me add that this reaction was
restrocted to that particular slide from the entire first roll and that the
composition was rather unfortunate since it encouraged this effect.

>I doubt that my mounting skill has anything to do with it because I'm using
>slip in mounts and I don't really know what I'm doing yet.  I also don't
>think it's a matter of my eyes being "educated" because I still notice it in
>the lenticular prints  --  and when viewing side by side prints with a
>viewer.  I also duplicated some of my slides and mounted them to share with
>a friend, and I DID notice the cutout effect on the duplicates.

I find the last sentence interesting... It is possible that reduced
resolution in the copy encourages this effect... Do you see this reduced
resolution or would you say that this is a good copy of the original?

>Does anyone agree with me or am I biased to my own work?  Could it be an
>effect from projection as opposed to using a viewer?  Can the interocular
>setting on a viewer have an effect on the way our mind blends the images?    

"Projection as opposed to using a viewer?"  What do you mean?  I doubt that
the interocular setting has a significant effect when used within limits,
but I might be wrong.

Keep up the good work and write more often!

George Themelis


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