3D Photography
Photographs are immensely valuable in helping us relive moments in time. However, as flat depictions of reality, traditional photographs fail to capture a level of immersion that comes only from actually inhabiting a three-dimensional environment.
Enter three-dimensional (3D) photography. The goal is to augment the standard photograph with depth information. These 3D photos can then be displayed on upcoming 3D televisions and other 3D display technology. Perhaps surprisingly, these 3D photos can also be seen without the aid of additional hardware! One need simply learn an appropriate viewing technique (more on this in a bit). We developed Stereocam to aid in the capture of 3D photos. These photos are displayed as stereo image pairs (or stereograms). In stereo image pairs, the left and right halves look similar, but are subtly different in important ways. In "parallel" stereo image pairs, the left eye is meant to stare at the left half and the right eye is meant to stare at the right half (often thought of as focusing on a point behind the image). In "cross-eyed" stereo image pairs, the left eye is meant to stare at the right image and the right eye is meant to stare at the left image (often thought of as focusing on a point in front of the image). The examples below are all "parallel" stereo images. They have also been reduced in resolution for better web viewing (Stereocam saves in high resolution). Many first-time viewers find it helpful to start by viewing the stereo image pairs up close (nose might even touch the display screen) and then gradually move away while trying to fuse the two halves into a single image in the middle. When successful, a third image will appear in between the two halves and should appear in full 3D. For more information, see the following references:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereogram
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy Enjoy these Stereocam-captured photos!
Enter three-dimensional (3D) photography. The goal is to augment the standard photograph with depth information. These 3D photos can then be displayed on upcoming 3D televisions and other 3D display technology. Perhaps surprisingly, these 3D photos can also be seen without the aid of additional hardware! One need simply learn an appropriate viewing technique (more on this in a bit). We developed Stereocam to aid in the capture of 3D photos. These photos are displayed as stereo image pairs (or stereograms). In stereo image pairs, the left and right halves look similar, but are subtly different in important ways. In "parallel" stereo image pairs, the left eye is meant to stare at the left half and the right eye is meant to stare at the right half (often thought of as focusing on a point behind the image). In "cross-eyed" stereo image pairs, the left eye is meant to stare at the right image and the right eye is meant to stare at the left image (often thought of as focusing on a point in front of the image). The examples below are all "parallel" stereo images. They have also been reduced in resolution for better web viewing (Stereocam saves in high resolution). Many first-time viewers find it helpful to start by viewing the stereo image pairs up close (nose might even touch the display screen) and then gradually move away while trying to fuse the two halves into a single image in the middle. When successful, a third image will appear in between the two halves and should appear in full 3D. For more information, see the following references:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereogram
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy Enjoy these Stereocam-captured photos!
