P3D Re: 2D to 3D conversions (was Viewmaster Reels)

[Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997
>From: Tom writes:
>................
>It's one thing if they do "2d-3d conversions"(layers), but like "Toy
>Story", if you look at those reels, they looked like they were
>photographed "on the set"- meaning they're not "2d-3d" conversions, all
>characters are rounded and have depth as though they were really
>photographed in 3D.
>
>Quite impressive. :)
>
>Tom.
>

****  Conversions from 2D to 3D don't have to look layered at all. If they
are correctly done, they will have every bit of the roundness of the real
thing. It just takes a bit more work.

The scenes you mention are probably NOT conversions though.

Larry Berlin

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