P3D Re: PHOTO-3D digest 2532

[vmacek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Vincent G. Macek)]

Bob Maxey wrote:

<<Concerning the "Cardboard cutout Effect", and at the risk of inadvertently
offending the Viewmaster Folks (I am one of them), I think that many of the
current Viewmaster reels exhibit this effect. I have a Batman Reel Set that
shows this beautifully; depth is in the scene, but the Actors themselves
have no depth.>>

Would that be the 'Batman Returns' reel set?  That one looks to me like
they did composites out of still (flat) photos, while a 1960s Batman TV set
and the 'Batman Forever' set look like they were done with actual on-set 3D
photography.
Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can give us specifics.

Vince M



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