P3D Re: stereo video adaptor

[Lawrence W Kaufman <kaufman3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott Ressler wrote:

> Anyone out there tried the Nu-View stereo video adaptor from 3DVideo
> Corp. yet?  http://www.3-dvideo.com/

The February Camcorder magazine is now off the stands, but the March issue
has the same ad on the inside back cover. I saw the demos at the Consumer
Electonic Show and had stated that I would report back to the group. I
am happy to report it was also at the Stereoscopic
Displays and Applications Conference demo session
this week (if someone else doesn't beat me to it, I
will post about all the wonderful things there)
and as Marvin reported, if you come to the
February 19th SCSC meeting you will get to see it for
yourself. Here is my report from the CES, for those
who have been waiting:

I was determined to see everything
at the Consumer Electronic Show
in record time. Which was made
easier by the fact that most of the
3D companies that were there last
year did not return. I had to check
out the hot items for this year
though. They seemed to be
everything digital, HDTV, mini
discs and videophones. I had
checked the program and show
guide, to find no VRex, no
e.Scape, no 3-DTV and no
NuVision. I did locate some neat
companies, though.

Last year, Digital Media Group
had a large booth in the Adult
section with their adult video tape
series, Mark Kernes has already
reported about items at the QD
Technology booth.

The next 3D product had just been
written up in the February 1998
issue of ‘Camcorder & Computer
Video’ with a favorable review.
At CES they had a
demo video set up with shutter
glasses; a CRT with the NuVision
screen, so the demo could be
viewed with regular (circular) polarized
glasses, they even had flip-up
specs for folks who wore glasses
and a video camera where a model
would offer you a candy bar
through the lens. It gets a Thumbs
up from me. You can have objects
appear to come out of the screen!
All-in-all it looks great. This is a
3-D product that we should definitely
consider supporting.

Down the aisle from 3D Video
was Multi-Image(TM) Sales &
Product Development.
http://www.cybertours.com./sagoma/multiimage/home.html
Not only do they develop some
really great looking lenticulars for
all types of applications (jewel
boxes, keychains, etc.), they sell
software and ready to go work
stations so you can do your own in
house items.

The final stop was ChequeMate.
They had moved locations and the
computer database still had them
listed at the old location, that did
not exist, I found them none the
less. I have talked about them in
the past, their product was once
called Real Eyes and is now known
as C-3D. The list price for the C-3D system
is $600; additional glasses are
available for $49 each.
ChequeMate representatives claim
that major cable and satellite TV
companies are considering
broadcasting a 3-D channel
within the next year or two.

They had two areas set up with
several C-3D boxes, some even
still had the Real Eyes name on
them. They had a screening room
set up and several representatives.
Unfortunately, even though I
visited them at the end of the day,
they were still scrambling to find a
cable so their screening room
video demo could have sound.
At their booth, they had dozens of
magazines that included their ads.
I could not find the January 'Video'
in the group, could it be due to the
unfavorable review that was
included? The front table of their
booth had stacks of business cards
with at least six different company
names among the group, not sure
why.

There were also two televisions
playing video games, the same
video game. The only difference
was that the one was normal 3D
graphics, the other was C-3Dized.
I walked up and checked out the
depth, the representative kindly
dialed it in for me, from zero to the
max (I believe it has 27 levels).
There was a noticeable difference.
The rep seemed bothered when I
asked about stereoscopic product.
He informed me that they produce
the box for converting 2D to 3D. I
wish them luck with their quest...but
it's not for me!

Lawrence Kaufman
kaufman3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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