P3D Re: Could digital produce more lifelike stereo ?

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>The area I think where computer technology may eventually overhaul other viewing
>systems would be the ability to have real-time depth of field adjustment 
>controlled by eye movement. A device similar to current VR glasses could
>detect and feedback what part of the scene the viewer was looking at and
>de-focus the rest of the scene, effectively putting in real-time
>depth-of-field adjustment similar to the way eye/brain processing works (as I
>perceive it) and effectively doing away with any 'cardboarding' effects.

Hmmm... Interesting.  Never given second thought to the fact that in
real life the background is out of focus while when viewing a stereo
picture it is not.  Does not seem to bother me.  But what does this 
have to do with 'cardboarding' effects?

-- George Themelis


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