Image Tech lenticular printing

[P3D Adam L. Beckerman <adam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alexa asked about more information regarding Image Tech's 
lenticular printer and printing services.  From what I can tell 
on their website, the service is available now, as are the printers.  
I have left a message with the Marketing Coordinator asking for 
a price on the printers since that information is not given on the 
website.  I know they won't be cheap.  However, if you visit: 
http://www.3dit.com/digital/index.html, there are links to 
specifications, pricing, markets, and platforms for the lenticular 
printing services.

>From the same page, if you follow the rendering link to: 
http://www.3dit.com/digital/html/rendering.html, there is an 
interesting page on how to create good quality lenticular prints.  
They give mathematical formulas that will test all of our math 
capabilities, but they are restricted to using a 2D camera in 
order to maximize the quality of your lenticular prints.  The formulas 
calculate SEVEN different vantage points from which to shoot.  
Although I suppose you could shoot 2 shots with an Image Magic 
or 4 shots with a stereo camera to acheive the same result as long 
as the math works out.  They offer Micro-fine lenticulars or Exhibition 
quality lenticulars or transparencies from such images.  The first image 
is quite costly, and any after that are significantly less.  This is ideally 
for mass production of the same image, such as for promotional items 
or business cards, or magazine covers.  They also mention the joining 
of multiple lenticulars to create a very large size view.  It is quite 
interesting reading as I mentioned before, but the information presented 
on some of the pages is done strictly through graphic images of text, 
and may take some time to load.

I can see a number of different applications for this service, such as 
really expensive 3d wallpaper to make rooms look larger.  Remember 
the wallpaper from the 70s or so (I don't anyway), that shows views of 
ivy covered woods or cabanas with hanging plants on one wall to make 
the wall look open??  This could take that idea to the next level!!  For 
a couple thousand dollars though....

Or an amusement park could buy one of these printers and instead of 
selling 2D pictures of the rollercoaster riders, they could sell 3D pics.  
This would really get the 3D word out (they could sell cameras there 
too) and I bet that even at $5.99 or so per pic, they would go like wildfire!!

FWIW,

Adam


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