P3D Re: Many depth cues

[Jim Crowell <crowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 12:49:20 -0500
> From: roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (John W Roberts)
> To: photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: P3D Re: The Imagination Effect
> Message-ID: <199811021749.MAA27593@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> I agree with that. But I think it's still important to protect the
>terminology
> to some extent. "3D" has already been taken to allow inclusion as a reference
> for depth cues other than stereopsis. It appears from some of the previous
> posts that there's now a tendency to do the same to the term "stereo".
> Since that would make "stereo" just a synonym for "3D", and since it's useful
> to maintain a distince term for the effect, I think it would be a good idea
> to reserve "stereo" (for imagery) just for applications that involve the
> two eyes (or the two inputs to the visual centers of the brain) receiving
> different images.

With you there.  Though if I remember correctly, Dr. T will tell us that
"stereo" comes from a Greek word for "solid"  :-) , nowadays the usage you
propose is the technically correct one.

-Jim C.

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