SPECTACULAR CGI FOR WAR OF THE WORLDS 2010

SPECTACULAR CGI FOR WAR OF THE WORLDS 2010

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by The James.

Jeff Wayne’s Breathtaking War of the Worlds Tour In 3D And CGI Overhaul Northampton, UK, August 31, 2010: Northampton based Wildfire Studios have recently completed production of stunning new 3D and CGI animation for Jeff Wayne’s phenomenally successful musical version of The War of the Worlds – Alive on Stage World Tour 2010/2011. The animation [...]

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Glasses Free 3D Media Player – DXG

Glasses Free 3D Media Player – DXG

Posted on 03. Aug, 2010 by The James.

After a short break, Third Magazine is back with more 3D news.  The technology company DXG has a launched a glasses free 3D media player.  This hand-held device has a 7-inch screen which uses the same concepts as the Nintendo 3DS.  It uses a system of intricate mirrors to create depth in an image.  The [...]

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Marchon Eyewear Signs Licensing Agreement with RealD

Marchon Eyewear Signs Licensing Agreement with RealD

Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by The James.

Melville, N.Y. and Los Angeles, July 13, 2010 – Marchon® Eyewear and RealD Inc., a leading provider of 3D technology for cinema, consumer electronics and professional applications, announced today that they have signed a global licensing agreement to use the RealD brand for sales of Marchon3D™ eyewear. Additionally, to provide consumers with the best in [...]

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Upcoming 3D Productions and Conversions – Including Titanic

Upcoming 3D Productions and Conversions – Including Titanic

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by The James.

Over at RopeofSilicon.com, there is a short article about some upcoming 3D productions and transfers of some popular movies.  James Cameron is still talking about the 3D conversion of Titanic, which is estimated to hit theaters sometime in 2012.  Also, George Lucas continues to drop hints that the original Star Wars Trilogy will see a [...]

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Stereo 3D filmmaking: The Complete Interactive Course

Stereo 3D filmmaking: The Complete Interactive Course

Posted on 27. Jun, 2010 by The James.

Today3D.com posted some good information on the ‘First Complete Interactive 3D Training Solution’ from Convergence 3D.  The interactive course was released this month and is the most comprehensive guide to 3D filmmaking currently on the market.  It won an award at Dimension 3 film festival, which is the top stereoscopic 3D film festival in the [...]

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NASCAR in 3D – Coming July 3rd

NASCAR in 3D – Coming July 3rd

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by The James.

HDReport.com mentioned that there will be a 3D broadcast for the upcoming Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race.  The unique thing about this production, outside of being the first 3D NASCAR event, is that it will be viewable in two ways, through directTV and online streaming on NASCAR.com using RaceBuddy3D. The RaceBuddy3D service is an online [...]

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Lenovo 3D Laptop – Polarized instead of shutter technology

Lenovo 3D Laptop – Polarized instead of shutter technology

Posted on 20. Jun, 2010 by The James.

More computers are hitting the market with 3D capabilities. The latest offering is from Lenovo, the IdeaPad Y560d. This 3D capable laptop was revealed last week. Unlike its rivals, Toshiba, Acer and Asus, the Lenovo laptop does not make use of nVidia’s 3D graphics. Instead, the IdeaPad Y560d uses something called TriDef 3D (creative name). [...]

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Worst Movie Ever Made Gets Best 3D Makeover

Worst Movie Ever Made Gets Best 3D Makeover

Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by The James.

San Diego, CA (June 15, 2010) – Those pesky aliens that want to resurrect dead humans as zombies and vampires to stop mankind from creating a sun bomb will soon be able to do it in full color and in 3D, as Edward D. Wood Jr’s original 1959 campy Sci-Fi film, “Plan 9 from Outer [...]

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PS3 3D Firmware Update Released Today

PS3 3D Firmware Update Released Today

Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by The James.

Over at the official Playstation Blog, they mentioned that the official firmware update was released today that allows stereoscopic 3D gaming.  Of course, you still need a 3D TV to take advantage of it, but hopefully this will inspire those in the market for a new TV to go out and get one.  As of [...]

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Toshiba Dynabook TX/98MBL – Laptop With 3D Blu-Ray Playback

Toshiba Dynabook TX/98MBL – Laptop With 3D Blu-Ray Playback

Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by The James.

HotHardware.com has a small write-up regarding the Toshiba Dynabook TX/98MBL, the first notebook computer with the capability of playing 3D Blu-Ray.  It has a 15.6″ display at a resolution of 1366 X 768.  The video card the machine is sporting is a GeForce GTS 350M, with 1 GB of video RAM.  Standard it comes with [...]

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