P3D Re: DIY Lenticulars

[Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Stopped today to pick up some blank audio tapes and noticed that Sony is 
>selling audio tapes with a lenticular screen as part of the normal tape 
>case.  Their stock j-card is made to look 3D.  Looks pretty cool 
>actually.  Anyway, has anyone tried to build up their own lenticular to 
>place behind such screens?  Something printable on a decent 
>laserprinter.  I just thought it would be cool to make my own 3D Jcards 
>for the tapes.

That's interesting! I'd seen 'em but assumed it was a lent behind a standard
clear case. I'll have to pick up a couple (especially since I one paid
$14 or something similar for the "Tribe Called Quest" CD for the case - and
have never had the cd in the player!).

I'd done some thinking about how to generate the inserts. Assuming you
have a printer that can handle .001 (or whatever the line spacing is), 
you *should* be able to combine two images, I'd think. In considering
how to do it, it looked like using Photoshop with a suitable 'displacment
mask' could automate the process of combining the images into strips. 
Then to output to a dye sub (or something equally suitable) printer. I never
got to actual tests on doing it though.

THANKS!

--Bob Wier



--- Bob Wier

  --- wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---
     Rocky Mountain College
         Billings, MT
( currently in Ouray, Colorado)


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