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[Ray Zone <r3dzone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ray Hannisian wrote:

<However, I find anaglyph, (particularly on a TV screen), to be a weak
medium.
I work in the 'field-sequential' format because it stands 'head and
shoulders' above any other currently available 3D video technologies.  And, I
ALWAYS get a "WOW" when I show my color slides in a Red Button viewer.
Anaglyph is fun in comic books, but it just isn't equal to the task of
retaining the original image quality that we all work so hard to capture in
the first place.

I have high hopes that several currently evolving and emerging
technologies will soon give us some genuine alternatives.>

Ray Zone responds:

If the anaglyph were truly a "weak medium" to convey the stereoscopic
experience it would have died out long ago.  Instead, more anaglyphs
(including full-color or 'polychromatic anaglyphs') are being produced now
than at any other time in history!

The anaglyph is but one of many ways to create left and right eye image
selection for stereoscopic viewing.  This "stereo pair" can be repurposed
for stereographic display in any form that uses binocular stereopsis from
slide projection and autostereoscopic lenticulars to holograms and
alternating field/shutter systems.  It is ALL 3-D.

Many times previously, this list has discussed why the anaglyph does NOT
work on NTSC (composite) video with broadcast and VHS tape playback and why
it DOES work on discrete RGB (component) video for computers and the
internet.

The day is coming very soon when we will have large, flat panel
autostereoscopic displays digitally transmitted to our homes in real time.
And when that day comes, GUESS WHAT.  People will STILL be looking at
anaglyphs!


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