P3D Re: Converting 2D into Simulated 3D

[Dan Vint <dvint@xxxxxxxx>]

There are some software packages that do what you are talking about. I have
no experience with them, but the ones I have seen advertised are:

MetaCreations Canoma $439

I've seen a couple of others but can't find the references for them. Has
anyone used these ? They are of interest from a model builders perspective
as well. This would be an easy way to produce scaled drawings that could
then be used to build a physical (true 3D) object that could then be
photographed!

I also recently saw a catalog with a special camera for $5k. I think this
used a special flash that would project a grid over the object to be
converted to a 3d model. This was a combination of camera and software to
get the final result. It looks like this works for things you could put on
a table top.

..dan


At 01:32 AM 1/21/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Somewhere I heard of someone taking standard photos and retaking pictures
>with a camera from two differing angles and being able to simulate a 3D
>illusion. Has anyone else heard of this or have reproduced this with good
>results?  I don't see how it could be manually done with cameras, but
>perhaps there is some software that can "morph" one 2d image's elements to
>create a visual effect of appearing to be looking at the subjects in the
>image from differing perspectives-one from the left and one from the right?
>That could conceivably be then used to create a stereo analygraph from the
>"morphed" images. If the software is not yet known to exist, someone should
>develop one. 
>
>
>Al
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