Re: [photo-3d] SI cover

["John A. Rupkalvis" <stereoscope@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't like deleting parts of someone else's message.  Someone just coming
in at that point should know the entire concept that the original, or at
least previous writer intended.  It is too easy to be misleading by taking
statements out of context.

You are correct about the ghosting problem and the desirability of not
having excessive parallax on text, especially with anaglyph.  I would have
liked to have seen the text have less parallax than it did have.

But, this is no excuse for "engraving" the text into the photograph.  The
way it should be done is to not put text over any part of the photograph
that has negative parallax.

A cover layout artist will always be careful that he or she does not put
black letters over dark parts of a photograph, white letters over light
parts, or colored letters over parts of a photograph that are similarly
colored (i.e., red text over a red car, etc.).

Therefore, should not this graphic artist be just as careful when
integrating stereoscopic text with stereoscopic photographs?

JR

----- Original Message -----
From: "ron labbe" <ron@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "3D photo EGROUP 3D" <photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 6:02 AM
Subject: [photo-3d] SI cover


> John Rupkalvis writes:
> >>One comment.  I was dismayed by the text on the cover.  The choice of
> parallaxes ruined what otherwise would have been a very striking
photograph
> The paddle in the picture appeared to be cut off, because the nearby text
> destroyed the depth perception of the splashing water in between (the
water
> was closer than the paddle, partially obscuring it).  I am sure that it
> appeared that way in the original photograph.
>
> But, with the text being pushed back behind the water splash, this
visually
> pushed the splash back behind the paddle, resulting in the weird cutoff
> effect.<<
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> There was really no choice in regards to the text. First, you do not want
to
> introduce parallax to printed text (in general and particularly on the
> cover) since you want the type to be clean without the glasses on. Second,
> with very high contrast like this, if you did introduce parallax, ghosting
> would be a serious problem.
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> As far as the "cut off" paddle: I thought so too, at first, but I realized
> that this STYLE of paddle is flat at the bottom. (Actually looks good over
> the type!)
>
> One suggestion to all posters: PLEASE only re-post the PERTINENT parts of
> any previous post you are replying to.
> Thanks~
>
> ron
>
> ron labbe
> studio 3D
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