3D games shows come on down…
Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by "Mitch".
The Hollywood Reporter has a little piece about how the game show industry is looking at 3D to improve or revitalize the viewing experience. The first show to really toy with the idea in the next year or two is Wheel of Fortune. A 3D clip of “Wheel” was screened Friday morning at an open [...]
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A-cam3D from Ikonoskop does 3D at raw 1080p
Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by "Mitch".
The company that brought you the $10k raw 1080p 2D Ikonoskop A-Cam dII, is now getting into the 3d realm with the built-to-order A-cam3D. The camera appears to have a fixed distanced between between the lenses which could create some versatility problems when shooting for various applications. However, this appears to be a much more flexible [...]
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PRESS RELEASE – Microworlds 3D
Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by The James.
“Microscopy Plays Big Role in PassmoreLab’s New 3D Nature Film”
“MicroWorlds” Harnesses Technology to Examine the Unseen World of Life Beneath Our Feet
San Diego, CA (Feb 2, 2010) – PassmoreLab, the San Diego-based multi-media production studio that specializes in 3D production and 2D to 3D content conversion, announced today the release of MicroWorlds — their latest 3D film [...]
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2D to 3D Conversion – How is it done?
Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by The James.
There is a great article over at Slate discussing the process of converting 2D footage to 3D footage. During the current 3D boom, a lot of feature films will be converted rather than shot in two camera stereoscopic style. This includes Tim Burton’s upcoming “Alice in Wonderland”. Here’s a bit on how the conversion process [...]
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Will 3D in sports pubs work?
Posted on 30. Jan, 2010 by "Mitch".
Not all group entertainment settings are the same. These setting come in a couple of typical varities, a 2 to 6 person living room family setting, 30 to 500 person theater setting, and a 5 to 25 person home theater and entertainment room setting. Then there are restaurants, sports pubs, museums, science centers, conference rooms, and [...]
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Comcast isn’t sold on 3D TV yet…
Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by "Mitch".
Broadcasting and Cable writes: “Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts says the company plans to produce great 3D content, but says he isn’t sure the new technology will be the next HD in terms of adoption for 24/7 TV.” B&C talks about an interview that Roberts did with Wall Street Journal’s Alan Murray at a Congressional Internet [...]
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Military 3D – The Pentagon wants it
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by The James.
According to Wired.com, the 3D rage has infiltrated the military. The pentagon is asking Darpa to research 3D imaging technology.
“The agency wants proposals that start from scratch, using a fundamentally new model for obtaining video footage. The 3-D surveillance should be able to monitor moving targets with high resolution, from different ranges, and without the [...]
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NVidia GF100 – In production
Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by The James.
According to Newsfactor.com, Nvidia’s new GF100 video card is already in production and should be available later this quarter. Here are some interesting facts about the GF100:
-Geared toward 3D to create what Nvidia calls “3D Vision Surround”, an immersive environment for running games across three panels.
-Though the GF100 only supports two displays per chip, Nvidia [...]
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RedRover brings the SDC-M200 3D Rig on over
Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by "Mitch".
The company RedRover from Korea is now offering a motorized 3D rig and a small ‘True3Di’ 8 inch monitor. And as StereoscopyNews points out “the SDC-M200 rig is remote controlled and provides interocular distance and convergence adjustments.”
For those who don’t know, the camera offers a lot of 3D products including ” GIS Photogrammetry displays, stereoscopic microscopes, [...]
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More from the glasses war – Dolby 3D
Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by The James.
Channel News published some info about the current battle to dominate the 3D glasses market. If you’ve been following the industry at all, you know that there are only a few competitors grasping for the market share. Currently, XpanD and RealD are getting all the press. But, it looks like Dolby is trying as well.
Here [...]
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