P3D Re: PHOTO-3D digest 3665

["Harold Baize" <baize@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Asbacher wrote:

> 3D Video question here.
> I've picked up the NUvision goggles and now need to know how to organize
> left and right images for TV Scan lines.
> I'm working with miniDV so the file format is FIXED at 720x480 pixels.
> can someone get back to me with a definitive answer.

The LCS glasses are used to view alternate field video, the only way to
get the left and right views onto different scan lines is to record the
video
that way. The least expensive method is to get the Nu-View stereosocpic
camcorder adapter, it only costs about $400. The alternatives to the
Nu-View are the rare Toshiba 3D camcorder (currently going for about
$6,000 i think), or you could build a custom stereoscopic camcorder for
around $15,000.

If you are talking about converting left and right views that you have
on the computer, maybe photos that you have scanned in as separate
images, and would like to put on alternate field video, that can be done
with some programs like DepthCharge Developer Studio. It will take
two images and interleave them into a single alternate field video frame.
I have made stereoscopic computer animations this way. I have also
recorded 640x480 interlaced animations onto DV format, so the 720x480
may not be a limitation.
> _________________________________
> I'm contemplating shooting a very nice scenery based video of Vancouver BC
> in 3D.
> It will be nicely edited with lots of different types of shots.
>
> I found the video called "santa barbara into the deep" to be a 2 on a
scale
> of 10.
> I think that my video will be a 7 on that same scale.
>
> What sort of pricing would you think of paying for such a thing?
> Where would I market such a thing?
> Who would buy it?

I think that currently there is a very limited market for such a tape.
For example, I'm a 3D nut and I haven't bought such a tape, although
I have bootleg copies of some 1980's 3D movies. As for pricing, IMHO
$19.95 would be the max, and I'd be more likely to buy if it were closer
to $15.00.

Harold