P3D Re: 2D to 3D software

[Bill Costa -- Network Info Srvs <bill.costa@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Marvin Jones wrote:

> Isn't "horizontal displacement of the camera" what defines 3D in the first
> place? Or am I missing something here?

     The idea is using the video captured by a dolling camera to act as
     if it were a really long, continuous slide bar.  By automatically 
     picking the appropriate time displaced pairs and editing it to 
     create a field-sequential tape, you would see true 3D images using
     a pair of shutter glasses.  Of course this limits what you shoot 
     and how.  Think of it as an automatic version of the Pulfrich 
     effect.  Given quality software, I would expect the effect would 
     be more consistent and realistic than the Pulfrich effect and 
     would allow you to mix left-to-right and right-to-left motions
     in the video freely.  But of course it will be much more expensive
     and you'll still get that slight flicker that is always part of
     standard NTSC field-sequential stereo video.  But like I said, if
     the cost is not too dear, I'd love to try it.  I'd be able to mix
     3D video shot with a conventional video camera with none moving shots
     taken with my Toshiba 3D camcorder.

							Later...BC

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