P3D Re: Stereo Photo Books.

[jeremy.hinton@xxxxxxxxx]

     Re: seeking advice on stereo book production/publishing:
     
     Thank you for the contributions so far:
     
     >Have you crossed out the VM format?  The book can have nice 
     >and large 2D pictures and as a bonus, 3 or more VM reels.  -- 
     >(George Themelis)
     
     Not _entirely_ crossed out.... I made (personal) VM reels of last 
     years activity on the project, but overall I think a book would 
     have a wider appeal. A professionally made VM 3-reel set is 
     attractive, probably particularly so to a P3D audience, but I 
     find that the VM images I have are very limited compared with the 
     7-perf stereo pairs.  I realise that some folks (W+M-A Sell, H.z 
     Kleinsmiede, J. Drouin) on this list are very experienced in VM 
     production.
     
     >****  Collect the images anyway! A decision to publish a book 
     >later can be based on what you have to show. (Larry Berlin)
     
     I couldn't agree more. I started documenting this project just 
     for fun two years ago. It _has_ been fun, but now my obsession 
     keeps taking me across Europe to aborted launches (two so far), 
     and crunch time is approaching. But in the (not terribly likely) 
     event that the project succeeds (while I have it in focus), then 
     I really need to move fairly quickly before it is 'old news'.
     
     
     >*  At a minimum, support the natural modes of freeviewing whenever 
     >possible....
     >.....include a CD-ROM with JPS or PNS images ......
     >...talk with Alan Lewis about his foldable freeviewer's assistant... 
     >.....include a few grayscale anaglyphs
     >....I like the idea of using viewmaster reels too. (Larry Berlin)
     
     Now here's a man after my own heart! An all-formats stereo book!.  
     Seriously, there are good ideas here, but I _had_ hoped to narrow 
     things down!, and I fear that there is a danger of adding complexity 
     without adding real interest. 
     
     What is practical? (I feel that the images should be viewable in 2D 
     - as in image pairs or colour anaglyphs, and that one sort of viewer 
     should be provided)
     
     What will it cost? 
     
     Do publishers/printers help, or is self-publish the only way to go?
     I read Bill Walton's and Jamie Drouins excellent stereocard/VMreel 
     production accounts with great interest. 
     
     Anyone with book experience out there?
     
     
     
     Thanks!
     
     
     Jeremy


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