Autostereoscopic 3D Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What Monitors do you use?A. Our monitors are manufactured by Toshiba, have a lenticular lens overlay, and are optimized to play back media in the 9-View/MultiView format.
Q. What 3D compositing software do you use?
A. We use a 3D compositing/authoring software package that is known by at least three different names: StreamLab, z.l.i.c.e.3d, and Mixture. All of these names refer to the same software, which is the "jack-of-all" 3D video compositing software packages. this software package can import all autostereoscopic video formats.
Q. Can you use Philips WOWvx (2D + Depth), 8-tile, or 9-tile formats?
A. Yes. We can handle all autostereoscopic video formats. However, we convert these formats into 9-view/MultiView as a final output file format.
Q. Can you turn vector artwork/logos into a 3D video?
A. Yes. We can even turn bitmap artwork/logos into a 3d movie.
Q. I've heard that software exists that can automate the conversion of 2D video into 3D video.
A. There is no such software that fully automates this task. Although software exists that can help with the conversion of 2D video into 3D video, it cannot ever be fully automated.
Consider the picture of the blue circle below. If this was one frame of 2D video, it would take a human to know whether it was a small circle that was close to you, or a large circle that was far away from you. No computer program would be able to tell the difference.
If anyone tries to sell you software that they claim fully automates the process of turning 2D video into 3d video, run as fast as you can - they are lying to you!
Q. What is the typical length of an autostereoscopic 3d video?
A. The videos we produce range in length from 10 seconds to 2 minutes. The average video is 30-60 seconds.
Q. Do you sell or rent your monitors?
A. Both. We can sell you monitors or rent them to you at competitive rates.
Q. With Philips dropping out of the autostereoscopic 3D marketplace, how do you view the future of this technology?
A. The bottom line when it comes to autostereoscopic displays are that they are show-stoppers, and their isn't anything at the present moment that matches the coolness factor of these displays. as long as nothing comes along that blows autostereoscopic displays out of the water, they will remain the best attention-getter out there.
Q. Have you won any awards with these monitors?
A. As a matter of fact we did indeed win the Best New Product Showcase Award at the Exhibitor 2009 Expo in Las Vegas.
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