P3D Re: "garbage in the Realist Manual"

[Sam Smith <3dhacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:04 AM 26/2/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>Don't even try to compare this to the garbage in the Realist Manual
>
>The 40+ year old "Realist Manual" book is not a picture book
>and no one buys this classic today for its pictures.
>
>-- George Themelis
>

Correct George, it is a valuable resource for information. But to me poorly
reproduced, composed or photographed stereo pictures do more harm to 3D than
promote it. I just wish they took the approach of Peter Gowland or Stan
White and include real stereo slides with the book.

I'm not bashing the Realist Manual alone, but almost all Stereo books of the
50's and 60's. The absolute worst s the Valyus book, where they imposed
anaglph images VERTICALLY instead of horizonally!


Sam 


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