P3D Re: Stereo Laser Pointers??

[Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Wed, 5 May 1999
>From: Bob_Maxey@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>...................
>Will the original poster of this thread explain what he is trying to
>accomplish.. what he thinks might happen? I have a hard time thinking any
>possible use for a device as described. Perhaps something else would serve
>you better. BTW: Green laser pointers are now available at reasonable
>prices.

****  Oh come on!!!  You really have no ideas about how to use something as
nifty as a stereo pointer? Is this a discussion group for stereoscopic
topics or not? What makes a stereo3D picture more useful than a 2D one
(assuming a stereo interested observer)?

They say Gingko tea is good for the brain...  :-)

Think of the pointer as a 3D light paint brush. The question isn't *what
could possibly be done with it* it's more like, *why wasn't this thought up
a long time ago?* This idea has far more potential than has been discussed
so far!


>
>FYI: Understand that if 2 pointers, a green one and a red one are used, and
>the rated wattage is the same, the green one will appear far brighter
>because of how the eyes perceive green light. So you might have a problem
>with unequal brightness.
>

*****  So darken the green one a bit with a filter material till each beam
has equal brightness for the circumstances. Or use a more powerful red laser
than is used for the green. It seems filters might be the more accurate way
to calibrate them. A polarized system wouldn't have this problem.

Larry Berlin

Email: lberlin@xxxxxxxxx
http://3dzine.simplenet.com/


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