P3D Tetratel/3D Gamers/this list

["Xal razutis" <razutis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lots of opinions offered on who did who wrong. Plenty of soap boxes abound 
(including such headings as 'Tetratel is not good for 3D'). Since Ken 
(Tetratel) are not on this list, therefore are not able to respond, the 
story is incomplete.  I will forward the contents of P3D 3786 to him and the 
debate can go from there (if he chooses to join the list).

What I know about Tetratel:

1. It is in the business of supplying LCD viewing hardware to Isee3d.com 
(webcast 3D). These retail for low prices and are high quality/low cost 
items.
This is a welcome relief from high prices in the marketplace (both for 
computer and video viewing stations).

2. It is in the business of developing content (and drivers) for 3D gamers.

3D games (eg. xgamers.com), as I checked out the wares this past  weekend, 
are breaking ground again.  'Passive' viewing of interlaced 3D content is 
now replaced with 'interactive' viewing (you participate) of games in 
stereoscopic 3D.  A simple toggle on (Control+T) puts you into stereo mode. 
With standard hardware acceleration (standard stuff for gamers), the 3D 
effects are impressive. The glasses are fashionable, compact, wireless, 
flickerless. Sync doubling is used to get away from the bothersome flicker. 
We examined 'Motocross Madness' and 'Urban Chaos' CDs using the xgamers.com 
hardware, and although the 'content' is not something I would rave about, 
the interactive 3D medium was definitely 'the message', and it was quite 
impressive for those of us who create 3D modelings, 3D video, or the 
extremely cumbersome stereo VRML.

Prices for both games and viewers are dropping.  More enthusiasts are coming 
on board.


3.  Tetratel also participated in the mastering of John Williamson's CG work 
and distributes a DVD with (proprietary) MPEG compression.  Although I have 
not seen this DVD, previous discussions on this list indicated that the 
results were laudable.


I don't work with or for Tetratel, but applaud attempts to get a variety of 
stereo 3D delivery systems and products into the marketplace. The future is 
interactive, multi-platform, and web-cast.

Even Sports Illustrated did 3D a phenomenal service when it published its 
anaglyph swimsuit issue.  Perhaps some of the opinionated writers (experts) 
on this list will do the same (publish a international magazine).

So unless I read another side to the story (from the 'accused'), I'll 
continue to tread carefully amongst the soap boxes and respect creative 
output rather than opinions based on 'well intentioned' gossip.

Al Razutis
Visual Alchemy
e-mail: razutis@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.holonet.khm.de/visual_alchemy/index.html
avant-garde film - 3D-video - holography - VRML



Lincoln wrote (in part):

>I am really sick of people that think 3-D
>is a great way to scam people out of money, but they
>don't even do there one stereo stuff, and obviously
>don't care about those of us that do.
>


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