Re: [photo-3d] Re: Must people keep bashing what we love

[Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>think that it worked by subtly shifting the video camera repeatedly from
>left to right and back (perhaps coordinated with swiveling it slightly).  If
>the analysis is correct, then a one-eyed viewer could see "stereo" (although
>of course it wouldn't be true stereo because you only see one view at a
>time).

I can't say anything about a one eyed viewer, but I saw the
same system demoed as well. This one was on a newscast - the really
amazing thing was that they had a monitor on the set, with a
football game playing. The news broadcast was of course 2D, but
I got a definite sense of depth *from the monitor on the set* in 3D.

I believe the inventors of the system kept it secret for a long time
because it was so simple it might not be patentable. The heavy flicker
pretty much doomed it, though.

              Bob Wier
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