[photo-3d] Re: screen shapes

[JNorman805@xxxxxxx]

John writes:

<< Arguments have gone on for decades (centuries?) about the merits of the
 aesthetics of different screen shapes.  I like a horizontal shape as this
 approximates closer the human field of vision, and with large screens has
 some advantages in terms of apparent depth enhancement as a result of
 peripheral vision effects, but that is just a personal preference. >>

With all due respect, I disagree.  The reason consumer screens are square is 
because it accommodates both horizontally and vertically oriented full frame 
35 mm slides (in 2D), without having to compromise on the projected size or 
content of either orientation.  Because I shoot a mix of horizontal and 
vertical slides in 3D as well, I appreciate the flexibility afforded by the 
square screen.  Commercial movie screens are horizontally oriented because 
they are dedicated to a use that is always presented that way, rendering the 
flexibility unnecessary (and unnecessarily expensive).  For personal and club 
work, square is the way to go, unless you want to exclude, truncate or 
diminish the projected size of vertical shots.  I also question whether human 
vision is any better equipped to see more horizontally than vertically.  
Seems about the same to me, although I've never tested it scientifically.  

Jim Norman

 

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