3-D Stereoscopic

[earlb]

I’ve been a great 3-D enthusiast for many years, so much so in fact I used to make my 8m/m home movies like that and in my days as a cinema projectionist I kept the special 3-D glasses (polaroid) to focus the films from the projection room. It will come as no surprise that the book below is a prized possession as the 3-D photos were taken by the great Harold Lloyd who was an avid and excellent exponent of this medium. He was the first President of the Hollywood Stereoscopic Society formed in 1950.



Below is a photo of Dick Powell in 3-D taken from the book on the set of ‘Mrs Mike’ (1949). As you can see Dick is holding a stereo camera, hardly surprising as he was Vice President of that Society. If you share my enthusiasm and you have a stereoscopic viewer , you can right click on the image and download it for printing to view in 3-D.

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by earlb I’ve been a great 3-D enthusiast for many years, so much so in fact I used to make my 8m/m home movies like that and in my days as a cinema projectionist I kept the special 3-D glasses (polaroid) to focus the films from the projection room. It will come as no surprise that the book below is a prized possession as the 3-D photos were taken by the great Harold Lloyd who was an avid and excellent exponent of this medium. He was the first President of the Hollywood Stereoscopic Society formed in 1950.

I've long been fascinated by all the various attempts at 3-D, either with polaroid glasses or glasses with a different colour lens in each eye, or with the viewers where each eye is seeing a different image.

But have any of them managed to overcome the "flat" effect where it looks like everything is on a series of "stage scenery flats"?

Steve

[GRAEME]

Nice image!

No need for a stereo-viewer. If you can disassociate your eyes' vision (ie only see straight ahead at each pic with the appropriate eye simultaneaously) you can see the 3D effect right off your screen!

Same technique as veiwing those Stereogram pictures they used to print in the papers.

Relax - let your focus separate and then allow the 3D image to come to life!

(Don't cross your eyes - you get an inverse effect that way - everything that should be outy goes all inny. Works on some stereograms but not here.)

[earlb]

Steve they haven't yet come up with the answer to the flat scenery effect because you can't improve on nature. The resolution on film is far less than the human eye where the resolution is far greater, as things are further away from the camera it's more difficult to 'see round them' and you get the flat effect, the eye can accomodate that with increased definition.
Graeme you're absolutely right. Some people can train their eyes to bring two images together - but not everyone. I didn't mention it because people would wonder what the hell I'm talking about.

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by earlb Steve they haven't yet come up with the answer to the flat scenery effect because you can't improve on nature. The resolution on film is far less than the human eye where the resolution is far greater, as things are further away from the camera it's more difficult to 'see round them' and you get the flat effect, the eye can accomodate that with increased definition.

I wonder if digital images and HDTV will be able to help with that?

After all, holograms have been able to record interference fringes in very high detail for some time

Steve

[GRAEME]

Originally Posted by earlb Graeme you're absolutely right. Some people can train their eyes to bring two images together - but not everyone. I didn't mention it because people would wonder what the hell I'm talking about.

I can do it! Great for cheating on pub "spot-the-difference" machines. The differences stand out when you merge the pictures!

[earlb]

' It came from Outer Space' starring Richard Carlson filmed in B/W.

[JamesM]

Originally Posted by GRAEME I can do it! Great for cheating on pub "spot-the-difference" machines. The differences stand out when you merge the pictures!

I managed to get Dick Powell in 3-D too. I like the application you discovered.