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22. $250 3D Camera Test (Anaglyph)
2 years ago
This was shot using two Kodak Zx1 Cameras on a 6.5cm baseline.

The cameras, tripod, and other hardware cost about USD 250 (this does not include build tools: hacksaw, bench vise, and drill).

No Sound. Left eye red, right eye blue.

We started with two full color video channels (right and left) – anaglyph (the red/blue method) is not ideal, but it is accessible because you don't need a special screen (just special glasses). I'd like to try this with polarization or autostereo some time.

For the anaglyph version, we overlaid the two tracks in a video editor and set the compositing mode to "screen" (also known as "add" in some editors). We removed the red channel from the right, then we removed the blue and green channels from the left.

We also had to adjust the offset a little bit so the "focus" was on one of the middle birds. Whatever the two channels "line up" on will be the "focus," also known as the "screen plane depth." Whatever is in front of that will "pop out" and whatever is behind will "pop in."

The video editor we used was Adobe Premiere CS4, but you can also do this in cheaper / free software. We tried it in the video sequence editor in Blender (free at blender.org) and got a favorable result.

savi.weber.edu/~ron/projects/3dRig

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  • salman 1 year ago
    which glasses i have to use to see them 3d, i have reald 3d glasses and with them i cant see it in 3d. i am viewing this on my dell inspiron 1720 laptop is there any guide to view 3d on laptop screen, i am so very much interested in this, you have done a great job, infect some thing i always wanted to do

    keep it up
  • William Hook 1 year ago
    RealD glasses won't work. They're polarized for the cinema's special projectors. For this, you need glasses with a red lens for the left eye and a blue lens for the right eye.
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  • salman 1 year ago
    Hi William

    thanks for replying
    i have just got hold of colorcode 3d glasses, they have one red and blue paper lens , but cant see the 3d with them either, do i need to download it and play it with stereoscopic player?

    thanks again
  • Ron Proctor plus 1 year ago
    The color of the glasses has to be "right on" for it to work well. You might try the parallel stereo version here: vimeo.com/9469829
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  • Philip Han 1 year ago
    I have the glasses but I don't see any 3D effect.

    Nice concept though.
  • Ron Proctor plus 1 year ago
    It was our very first try -- anaglyph is not ideal. The parallel stereo version might look better: vimeo.com/9469829
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  • Casper m 1 year ago
    well.. Donst really work that well..
    I got the glasses, but the resolution and general quality is way too low for the picture to be clear. theres not enough light, and the positioning of the images dosnt quite give me any 3D effect.. The yellow bird seems to be your focuspoint, but it isnt precise enough.. try and take a walk outside on a random street or such, with streetlamps and such providing with depth to the video.

    I REALLY hope you get this thing working though. :)
  • Ron Proctor plus 1 year ago
    Yeah -- this was the very first attempt. The parallel stereo version might look better: vimeo.com/9469829
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  • Brad Davis 1 year ago
    What software did you use to combine the two 2d videos into the 3d video?
  • Ron Proctor plus 1 year ago
    I added info about this to the notes above.
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  • oldarney 1 year ago
    ... I would love it if we had this available in yt3d or Crosseye 3D. All thats needed is to take the stereo pair and mirror it horizontally, then upload to youtube and use the yt3d:enable=true tag. walla, you have the entirity of the 3d audience reachable.
  • Ron Proctor plus 1 year ago
    Thanks for the tip -- I had no idea that was available!
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  • Maik Thomas plus 1 year ago
    think the convergence between the cameras is to big !
  • Ron Proctor plus 1 year ago
    Thanks -- I think you're right. It should be smaller for close-up subjects.
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  • christina lu 1 year ago
    from reading ur notes... how would u do this in final cut pro? and what layer do u set "add" in the composite mode?

    i really like this video! and it kind of works for the glasses im using! :D
  • Ron Proctor plus 1 year ago
    Hi Christina,

    Sorry for the late reply. I don't have experience in FCP, but I imagine it should be able to handle this sort of thing nicely.

    This thread might be helpful:

    dvinfo.net/forum/3d-stereoscopic-production-delivery/97687-3d-anaglyph-plugin-filter-fcp.html
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  • GREAT TEST. We viewed this w/standard, off the shelf, anaglyph (red/blue) glasses and it looked terrific. I've shown it to my colleagues and they all thought it was great 3D. Don't understand what the problems are that others are having seeing the fairly impressive 3D effect. Maybe they don't like birds???
  • Ron Proctor plus 1 year ago
    Thanks -- not too shabby for our very first try.

    I suspect slight differences in color balance of displays or color of gels in everyone's glasses may be the culprit.
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  • Mike Stankiewicz 1 year ago
    I have a question. I have 3D glasses (left is green and right is red) and this doesn't I understand that is because of the wrong color (blue instead of green) but if you substituted the blue with the green in your video would it work? And if not, what kind of glasses should I get?
    Thanks!
  • Ron Proctor plus 1 year ago
    Hi Mike,

    Sorry for my slow reply.

    The color of the glasses has to be pretty close to the intended values. (Mine are red/blue.)

    You can try the defocus method on this version, no glasses required:

    vimeo.com/9469829
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  • Robert Marty 1 year ago
    Your convergence is off a bit.
    Enough to through it off.
    Your nearest subject must be centred and in focus.
  • Ron Proctor plus 1 year ago
    Thanks. I'll try to do better next time.
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