I has a speshul Camera. 56k is gonna die in a fire.

[jleemero]

'Tis a Nishika N8000.
From teh 80's, a strange time of Cocaine and 8-bit consoles.
And it serves one purpose: 3D Photography.

GET YOUR GLASSES READY!

Well, actually, you don't "necessarily" need glasses.

Each image is given first in Cross-Eyed Stereo, and then a link to a good 'ol Red/Cyan anaglyph version!

'Tis my baby, Big Red.

One of my tomato plants.

Somewhat creepy psychology major.

Sheddup it's a good picture.

Not fun trying to take this picture while driving stick.

The nicest Panda Express in town. As in, you can safely leave your car.

'Tis my car's Bum.

You can see part of the garden off in the background.

Tha Woods

More Woods

I had fun taking this picture.

Moar Trees

Chance. 'Tis a cool dude.
YES MY APERTURE WAS SET WRONG SHUT UP

Dreamy

Disappointing Picture.

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS HAPPENED OR WHERE THAT DOT CAME FROM



The Anaglyph versions are NOT optimized, just quickly converted, so they won't be perfect.


I've many other photos, but these are just some I like.

I'll add more, as time progresses.
If there get to be too-many, I'll start posting thumbnails instead.


But how does I view teh Cross-Eyed 3D Pictars?
Well, let's break it down.
This will be our example picture. It's quite small, and that makes it easier for amatures.

When viewing cross-eyed 3D pictures, there are a few things to keep in mind.
You want to be at least 2.5 feet from your monitor most of the time.
Smaller images are easier, period.
You want to center yourself on the image. The middle of it should line up with your nose.

Here's a classic way of teaching people to do this:

See those big green dots?

Here's your goal:
Cross your eyes just right, so those Green Dots overlap, and become one Green Dot.
Once you've done that, the picture behind that one Green Dot is 3D! ZOMGWOW!

Here's what's going on, what you're trying to accomplish:

Understand?

The whole basis behind 3D, how we see in "3D", is all thanks to our two eyes.
They capture two images at once, from ever so slightly different angles, and our brains put 'em together into ThreeDeez.
With two images captured from slightly different angles using multiple cameras or special cameras (like mine), you can later view those two images, a separate one with each eye, and your brain sees ThreeDeez.

I've tried really hard to break it down into very simple stuff, easy to understand, etc.
As a result, there may be mistakes that other 3D Lovers like me might notice.
Shut up, keep 'em to yourself.
Don't confuse to Amateurs.

 

[Mario]

These are awesome! I love these. No glasses needed!

 

[jleemero]

'Tis my favorite thing about Cross-Eyed Stereo images.

No glasses, no special monitor, no equipment needed at all, 100% full color, works in print, works on TV, works on any kind of monitor.

 

[XCVG]

I hate cross-eyed stereo.

It's difficult to do and the pictures have to be the right size and position. Also, you lose the 3D effect if you try to focus too hard.

To each their own I guess. Now to find those anaglyph glasses, or get around to building a 3D viewer...

 

[jleemero]

It's difficult to do and the pictures have to be the right size and position.

Lol, that's why I make 'em so small. I can easily view ones that fill up my monitor, but tiny ones are great for people who have trouble.
(They also cause less eye-strain, which even I appreciate.)

Also, you lose the 3D effect if you try to focus too hard.

.... Lolwut?


Oh, if you build a sterescope, post some pics of it!!


Also, added big fat tutorial on how to view these in my first post.

 

[PalmerTech]

I cannot do it. Tried, an tried, and tried. I think it has something to do with me being nearsighted.

 

[DK]

I'm biding on one now on eBay

Lovely car by the way, air cooled VW's ftw.

 

[jleemero]

Lovely car by the way, air cooled VW's ftw.

Quite

 

[Zero]

I cannot do it. Tried, an tried, and tried.

Same here. Odd thing is we had something similar in my old Psychology text book and I was able to do it fine, maybe I'll print these out later today and try again.

 

[Jourdy288]

I cannot do it. Tried, an tried, and tried.

Same here. Odd thing is we had something similar in my old Psychology text book and I was able to do it fine, maybe I'll print these out later today and try again.

I have bad eyes, I just can't focus 2.5 feet away without my glasses, and those just kill the illusion.

 

[Mario]

Also, you lose the 3D effect if you try to focus too hard.

For me, I can focus my eyes and keep them there without even trying. It's awesome.

 

[jleemero]

Also, you lose the 3D effect if you try to focus too hard.

For me, I can focus my eyes and keep them there without even trying. It's awesome.

Wonderful thing ain't it?


Irony
I originally became enthused with "3D" a few years ago, because I have a failing right eye.
I can see fine, near and far, etc.
I just have absolutely horrid depth perception.
I once got sick looking at wallpaper in some hotel that had coins all over it, because to me, it just looked like thousands of real coins glued to the wall.

According to my optometrist, most people's depth perception is at a "9" (out of what, I don't know), whereas mine was a 3, and is now 2.
Hooray.

But because most 3D things, like pictures, 3D movies, etc, exaggerate so much, I can see quite the stereo effect.

 

[jleemero]

Having fun there ain't ya Bacteria.

Oh, and I just had some film developed, so I suppose I may end up posting more tonight.

+ Added 8 new pics.

 

[PalmerTech]

jlee, I found an IZ3D monitor for $202. This makes me tempted to say "Screw it" to my planar setup.

Should I do it?

 

[jleemero]

jlee, I found an IZ3D monitor for $202. This makes me tempted to say "Screw it" to my planar setup.

Should I do it?

iZ3D monitors aren't strict polarization.
It's how they do it that makes them special.
And it's very, very, cool.

About the only problem with an iZ3D monitor is it's brightness.
But it's hardly a serious problem.
Crank your Gamma settings and be happy.

Of course, the thing eating up two monitors kind of sucks.
For someone like me, I only run a dual-monitor setup, and I'd lose that completely if I were to switch to an iZ3D monitor.

And remember, with this kind of setup, you're gonna be killing a lot of lighting/shadow effects.
HDR, etc.
They don't play nice with most 3D stuff, but with iZ3D, they REALLY get annoying.
They make for noisy and confusing images.

As much as I'd like to pretend an iZ3D is perfect, they even exhibit signs of ghosting.
Big no-no in the 3D world.

My honest opinion, DON'T spend even a dime on one of these things until you've tried one.

 

[jleemero]

:red:

 

[jleemero]

Took a bunch of pics of Game Consoles 'n' whatnot.

I mean, why not?

Gonna get 'em developed tomorrow, probably post 'em tomorrow too.

 

[grossaffe]

cross-eyed stereo is too blurry to be of any value.

 

[jleemero]

cross-eyed stereo is too blurry to be of any value.

It's not blurry at all, it has PERFECT color quality and absolutely flawless clarity.

If it's blurry for you, you probably aren't used to it.
It takes adjusting, and practice.
Lots of practice.
Smaller images are easier, etc.
Eventually you can get to the point where a 1680x1050 image on a 22" monitor from 2 feet away is as clear as day.

 

[Mario]

cross-eyed stereo is too blurry to be of any value.

It's not blurry at all, it has PERFECT color quality and absolutely flawless clarity.

If it's blurry for you, you probably aren't used to it.
It takes adjusting, and practice.
Lots of practice.
Smaller images are easier, etc.
Eventually you can get to the point where a 1680x1050 image on a 22" monitor from 2 feet away is as clear as day.

ABSOLUTELY THIS. I think some people are better at it than others from birth (depth perception) but it's a skill that can be acquired.