Is Spatial View with auto-stereoscopic the answer to geeky eyewear for 3D entertainment ?
A remarkable new technology has emerged for the explosive 3D market – Spatial View, a lenticular screen you can put on your favorite Apple products to let you see 3D on the go. And when someone asks you if you want paper or plastic (glasses), you can say neither, as this imaginative sheet lets you see the 3D action on photos, games, videos without eyewear.
Developed in Canada at Spatial View, the “3DeeSlide” requires the slide screen, which looks like the average screen protector for your IPad, IPhone or IPod. However you slide it on each time you want 3D, it is not something you want to look through if reading a fine print newspaper online. So you use a case, like the ones you use to protect your device, only with one end open to put the slide screen in.
The screen is auto-stereoscopic, meaning essentially crystals. Now you need content, as movie studios, games providers, video companies and online photo labs should make auto-stereoscopic an option. In the 60 days since I have been testing the product, the successful launch of the Spatial View has drawn numerous content providers to its side.
Enough providers now that Spatial View is working on a removable screen cover for laptops called the 3DeeFlector – and I’m hoping that one day they will be able to do it for the big-screen HD in the living room. That way I won’t have to buy one of these new 3D big-screens after I just laid out the dough for this 50” 1080p.
Plus 3D TVs, like the uber-trendy 3D movie theaters still require glasses, meaning you sit in your living room or theater looking like a 1950s nerd. Years from now they will laugh at the photos of audiences from the 2010s like they do from the 50s.
Whether auto-stereoscopic is the answer to this remains a question. But this company is certainly on the right track and innovators like this must be encouraged by the time Spider-Man 4 or Avatar 2 comes out. The people yearn to be glasses-free!
Next Spatial View is working on live 3D broadcast and 3d photos. According to a company spokesperson:
“You’ll be able to download 3D content or tune into a live 3D broadcast and experience the event on your home computer screen as if you were there. This fall, Spatial View will launch 3DeeCentral. It will be the only content distribution system to provide stereo 3D content on the iPhone and iPod touch, when used with Spatial View’s 3DeeSlide. 3D enthusiasts and creative professionals will be able to view and interact with compelling stereo 3D content in the home or on the move with their mobile, laptop and desktop devices.
With the introduction of digital stereo cameras, photography will never be the same. Imagine looking into the LCD screen of your digital camera and seeing the scene you’re about to shoot in 3D, with all the depth and realism that exists in the real world. Now imagine sharing those photos in auto-stereographic 3D on a variety of devices like your mobile, laptops or desktop. Spatial View’s solutions make that possible.”
source : www.hollywoodtoday.net
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