Re: Image selection for various media

[P3D Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997
>From: P3D  Adam L. Beckerman writes:
>
>Dr. T says:
>>Note that what works well for the web does not necessarily work well for
>>other presentation media.
>.......................
>
>You are absolutely correct.  I don't have a large pool to choose from for
these 
>images, so you are seeing the pick of the print litter.  ...........
..........
>...............  This 
>fact is very unfortunate as I'm sure we'd all like to share our best images
using 
>whatever media we prefer or choose (be it slide/print viewer, projector,
the web, 
>or other) without losing any of the stereo effect or image quality.  How
can we 
>even begin to create consistency across this variety of media?  ...........
>.........................resolutions, # of colors displayed, viewers, and
the list 
>goes on and on....  I guess sharing images over any medium desired without 
>loss of quality or stereo effect would only be possible in a Stereotopia.

*****  All of this is true but not a reason for despair. A little experience
will help you obtain an optimum level of results with whatever system you
have to use. You still will make choices for presentation mediums but you
will also have content for a wider range of applications. All photography is
done knowing that not every picture taken will turn out as expected. You've
made a great start.

>
>And I really shouldn't have to experiment like this to the point that when
I see a 
>print pair that only looks ok, I can also immediately recognize that it
would look 
>great on the web or in projection.  It should all be the same so that the
stereo 
>effect achieved (on whatever medium) relies solely on the photographic aspects 
>of the pair, not the enhancements or limitations of the chosen medium.

******  You should and do have to experiment, not because of a lack in the
equipment, which does sometimes exist, but because the medium itself is very
flexible and offers a wide range of results. The only way to know how to get
what you want is to experiment in lots of different aspects of the very
flexible medium. That's not the disadvantage it may seem, it's a tremendous
advantage as you will learn as you continue making more and more pictures.

Experience will teach you what to look for and you will easily evaluate any
particular set of images and know whether or not it will translate to a web
image. If you are interested in the digital image aspects, you have the
additional advantage of being able to easily do other things with an
otherwise uninteresting image to make it stand out. If the depth factors
make an image look flat, try compositing it with other images later on. Or
use it for title effects in a presentation. Sometimes the flat effect or an
image that is too shadowed or whatever, ends up giving you something useful.
Not all images need to be perfectly complete just because you exposed some
film. Even the ones you throw away have taught you something.

I look forward to your future images and enjoyed the current batch very
much. Thanks.

Larry Berlin

Email: lberlin@xxxxxxxxx
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