P3D Re: laptop

[jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Gabriel Jacob)]

Dan Shelley writes:

>Dare I say it... I think that anaglyphs would be your best bet
>with this type of existing equipment. Th glasses are cheap, and
>the images, if made correctly, can look quite nice. 

Dare you say and dare I agree with you Dan!

The problem with most anaglyphs is not because one can't get
excellent 3-D with anaglyphs but because most of the time they are
not done properly.
 
The number one mistake people make in presenting anaglyphs is
not setting the overlap of the left and right images correctly.
Another factor is avoid the temptation for color if the color
palette doesn't lend itself well to the particular image.

Of course there are those for who, no matter how well they are done, 
will still not like anaglyphs. But for others, if they are done
correctly, I think the negative sentiments would disappear.

P.S. It's true there are a few constraints but there are some
advantages over other ways of presenting 3-D images. Example is
very cheap viewer glasses, very large images are possible,
printing in books or posters, etc.

P.P.S. Even projecting printed anaglyph images with an "opaque
projector" (can be found in art supply stores or Edmund Scientific)
works pretty well.

Gabriel


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