Comments on: Douglas C. Newell – In Stereo

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:08:21 +0000

I can view both and I prefer cross-eye viewing for the larger images. But parallel is more relaxing. One tip for parallel, I have problems focusing when I’m wearing my glasses, but If I have my contacts in then there’s no problem.

Also, here’s something fun to do. If you have video footage, and you happen to have a trucking shot – when the camera is moving sideways rather then just panning – then you can take 1 frame and another frame 1 or 2 later and use those as your images. Its really cool to try with some of your favorite movies.

By: Tomson

Tomson — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:33:42 +0000

links to 3D pictures, 3D video, stereophotography, anaglyph etc.
http://www.tridakt.cz/odkazy/odkazy.htm

By: Ted Lazaris

Ted Lazaris — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:33:14 +0000

Hi: I have one of the Wirgin Stereo Camera, and the shutter is sticking, I was wondering where I could get it repaired. If you should know of a place that does that kind of repair, could you email me at: tedlazar@yahoo.com I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

Ted Lazaris

By: Rob A

Rob A — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 19:15:31 +0000

I can free view the smaller parallel image, but not the larger. I believe this is because the larget had a spacing more than that of my eyes, meaning they would have to diverge, rather then just view parallel.

Like the site BTW. Awesome content.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 21:06:48 +0000

What happens if you force a convergence in each view to a common point in space? Have you tried that? I’ve always thought parallel views were the way to go, but I know lots of people who insist that forced convergence is the way to go. I should experiment, myself.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 27 May 2005 04:25:45 +0000

The reason why you can view the parallel pair is because you can’t manipulate the images to slide them into each other.

Here’s how: print out the pictures and cut them apart. now just like using a stereoscope, relax your eyes (like you said focus out into the distance) hold the images at arms length (on a desk looking down say) and slide the images into each other, this should produce your stereo view.

Most excellent website I might add.

By: Sylt

Sylt — Fri, 20 May 2005 06:56:46 +0000

Very cool.

There’s one other viewing option in color I like a lot, though.

Make an animated gif out of the two images that changes images every quarter of a second. This is a bit shaky, but allows your brain to calculate the 3D effect – it’s also how one-eyed people can still do 3D.

By: Hank

Hank — Fri, 20 May 2005 03:09:52 +0000

There’s a tool that lets you provide the various kinds of stereo pair from a single set of images, called the Java stereo applet from http://www.stereofoto.de.

By: Brenda Helverson

Brenda Helverson — Mon, 09 May 2005 21:18:26 +0000

“Brenda, great tip”

Thanks, but it’s more of a “gee, I wonder what would happen if I did this . . . . ” I need to experiment more, but I suspect that I would need to move my “aperture mask” (in this case, my hands) into place after I formed the cross-eyed image. Or maybe not.

Anyway, clicking around on ari3d.com led me to anachorme.com, a site that has really neat 3d pictures and lots of information, although it has the appearance of a crackpot site. Plan to spend some time trying to read the text. However, he does seem to have some neat ideas about 3d cinema.

By: BigSep

BigSep — Mon, 09 May 2005 17:13:53 +0000

Nice post. FYI there is a Anaglyph (Red-Blue 3D Pictures) group on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/anaglyph/

By: Brenda Helverson

Brenda Helverson — Sun, 08 May 2005 22:57:27 +0000

I was looking at the cross-eyed view and I put out my hand between my left eye and the screen to block the left image. I was surprised when the stereo image did not disappear. Then I used the other hand to block the right image and the stereo image remained, but this time without the “clutter” of the original images. I see why this works, but I didn’t expect it.

steve:

Brenda, great tip. Masking off the superfluous junk is a nice touch.

By: Ari

Ari — Sun, 08 May 2005 21:48:32 +0000

Very cool, Mr. Lodefink! I find the stereo photography of small objects to be the toughest to get right, due to the tighter constraints on separation.

BTW, other sources of 3D glasses for viewing the first image can be found at:

http://ari3d.com/3D_glasses/

By: Charles Schriber

Charles Schriber — Sun, 08 May 2005 17:31:02 +0000

Just felt like pointing this out.

I might just be messed up but when I cross my eyes to look at the middle picture the big thing behind the arm comes farther foward than the arm, but when I cross my eyes to look atthe bottom picture it works really well.

steve says:

Charles, It sounds like you are not actully crossing your eyes, but rather each eye is taking in the image on its own side of the fence. That is why the parallel pair works for you, but the cross-eyed pair does not.

Great website!

By: vladimer kerchenko

vladimer kerchenko — Sun, 08 May 2005 08:12:33 +0000

dude, i tried both ‘manual’ versions couldn’t get my 3-d eyeballs to work. i have a whole case of paper 3d glasses though i can send you some pairs if finkbuilt fans want to view the first image….. purty nifty stuff Seymour!