3Rd Dimension Veritas Et Visus October 2010 Vol 5 No 9
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3rd Dimension Veritas et Visus October 2010 Vol 5 No 9 Table of Contents Otto-von-Guerke Univ., p26 Kyung Hee Univ, P39 Univ. of Manitoba, p41 ELDIM, p42 Letter from the publisher : Holding the sun…by Mark Fihn 2 News from around the world 4 IFA DisplaySearch Business Conference, September 3, 2010, Berlin, Germany 17 Korea Display Conference, July 8-9, 2010, Seoul, South Korea 20 Graphics Interface Conference, May 31–June 2, 2010, Ottawa, Ontario 22 Conference on Advanced Human Interfaces, May 26-28, 2010, Rome, Italy 25 TV 3.0 – The Future of TVs, May 26-27, 2010, Seattle, Washington 27 SID Display Week 2010, May 25-28, 2010, Seattle, Washington 30 Stereoscopic Displays and Applications, January 18-20, 2010, San Jose, California 36 Subtitling for Stereographic Media by Jonathan Jenkyn 44 Clear Buildings by Boris Starosta 53 3D in the hand by Fluppeteer 57 Display Industry Calendar 59 The 3rd Dimension is focused on bringing news and commentary about developments and trends related to the use of 3D displays and supportive components and software. The 3rd Dimension is published electronically 10 times annually by Veritas et Visus, 3305 Chelsea Place, Temple, Texas, USA, 76502. Phone: +1 254 791 0603. http://www.veritasetvisus.com Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Mark Fihn [email protected] Managing Editor Phillip Hill [email protected] Contributors Fluppeteer, Jonathan Jenkyn, and Boris Starosta Subscription rate: US$47.99 annually. Single issues are available for US$7.99 each. Hard copy subscriptions are available upon request, at a rate based on location and mailing method. Copyright 2010 by Veritas et Visus. All rights reserved. Veritas et Visus disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks or names of others. Veritas et Visus 3rd Dimension October 2010 Holding the sun… by Mark Fihn Regular readers of this newsletter will be aware of my twin fascinations of optical illusions and perspective. I truly enjoy the sort of clever photography envisioned by creative souls. It’s both playful and instructive, I think, illustrative of how easily depth cues can be misinterpreted by our brains. Such clever tricks identify some of the challenges associated with the creation of good 3D imagery. Although clever, we would be confounded if our sense of depth was constantly barraged with this sort of illusion. Of course the images below are only possible in a 2D plane. These photographs are less appealing when viewed naturally in 3D space. And were they stereographic images, the illusion would be largely lost… And before any you who pride yourself on literary accuracy send me a note – yes, I know, some of these are images of the moon, and not the sun, so the title is a bit off… There fun in any case; enjoy… 2 Veritas et Visus 3rd Dimension October 2010 3 Veritas et Visus 3rd Dimension October 2010 3D news from around the world compiled by Phillip Hill and Mark Fihn “This is It” released on 3D Blu-ray The 3D footage Michael Jackson intended to be shown in his “This is It” stage show before he died is finally being made available to consumers in an enhanced Blu-ray Disc of the documentary of the same name. Buried among the many announcements by Sony Electronics at the IFA conference in Berlin was the news that Sony Pictures Entertainment will be bundling “Michael Jackson’s This Is It – 3D Enhanced Edition” with the purchase of a 3D electronics product. The company also confirmed that it will be bundling Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland 3D” on 3D Blu-ray. The documentary shows Jackson and director Kenny Ortega filming selected scenes in 3D, including “Thriller” and “Earth Song,” the latter of which was broadcast on TV in anaglyph 3D during last year’s Grammy Awards. Ortega also described the planned finale for the stage show in which a visual effect was to make it appear that Michael Jackson was boarding an MJ Airlines jet that would appear to fly over the audience. Sony Professional also announced a new 3D home projector to be available in Europe in November. The VPL-VW90ES is also capable of taking 2D video and simulating 3D images. http://www.sony.com Panasonic drives momentum in 3D production and display Panasonic Solutions highlighted several significant announcements that will foster the next wave of professional 3D production. With the availability of the AG-3DA1 fully-integrated Full HD professional 3D camcorder and 25-inch 3D production monitor, and a new multi-year partnership with Bexel, Panasonic is making affordable 3D production tools more accessible to a broad range of professional content producers. The company also pointed to the imminent availability of 85, 103 and 152-inch – the world’s biggest – large format Full HD 3D plasma displays. The AG-3DA1 is the world’s first professional, fully-integrated Full HD 3D camcorder recording to SD card media. The AG-3DA1 has the potential to democratize 3D production by giving professional videographers a more affordable, flexible, reliable and easy-to-use tool for capturing immersive content. At less than 6.6 pounds, the AG- 3DA1 is equipped with dual lenses and two full 1920x1080 2.07-megapixel 3-MOS imagers to record 1080/60i, 50i, 30p, 25p and 24p (native) and 720/60p and 50p in AVCHD. It can record for up to 180 minutes on dual 32GB SD cards in Panasonic’s professional AVCHD PH mode, and offers professional interfaces including dual HD-SDI out, HDMI (version 1.4), two XLR connectors, built-in stereo microphone and twin-lens camera remotes. The AG- 3DA1 has a suggested list price of $21,000. Also shipping now, the new BT-3DL2550 3D LCD monitor, with professional features such as dual HD-SDI and DVI interfaces and multiple display options, is a powerful 3D production tool, whether working with the 3DA1 camcorder or with 3D rigs. The BT-3DL2550 displays high-quality, flicker-free 3D content, and offers a full 1920x1200 display, exceptional color performance and a ruggedized frame. Additionally, this display supports high-quality 2D performance. The BT-3DL2550 delivers three stereo 3D display options, including Simultaneous (dual SDI), Line-by-Line, and Side-by-Side, and the same exceptional-quality color reproduction as Panasonic’s popular BT-LH2550 LCD production monitor. The monitor displays 3D content using an Xpol polarizing filter, so content can be viewed with Panasonic’s BT-PGL10G 3D polarized (passive) glasses. Its size and weight make it portable for any 2D or 3D production, with versatile tools to simplify 3D rig production and save costs, since no separate stereo processor is required. These tools include side-by-side viewing for color matching, Flip and HIT (horizontal image translation). The BT-3DL2550 has a suggested list price of $9,900, which includes two BT- PGL10G 3D polarized glasses. Filling out Panasonic’s suite of 3D production gear, the AG-HMX100, the industry’s first affordable live switcher for 3D event production is shipping. The multi-format HMX100 is an all-in-one unit with video switching, audio mixing, and frame synchronization, designed to support multiple camera workflows, from production, to corporate A/V projects, to wedding and live events. The HMX100 has an MSRP of $5,800. http://www.panasonic.com 4 Veritas et Visus 3rd Dimension October 2010 Panasonic to establish US 3D innovation center to promote end-to-end 3D solutions Panasonic announced it will establish a new 3D Innovation Center in the US this fall. The Panasonic 3D Innovation Center will focus on engaging with the entertainment and broadcast communities to enhance 3D production technologies and work flow and foster collaboration with industry partners to develop new applications for 3D technologies. The new Panasonic 3D Innovation Center will be based on the campus of Panasonic Corporation of North America in Secaucus, NJ. The center also plans to create a branch in the Los Angeles area to facilitate collaboration with the entertainment industry. For more than 15 years, Panasonic has maintained an R&D facility, Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory, in the Greater Los Angeles area for the development of entertainment-related technologies and ongoing liaison with major studios for the development of the 3D Blu-ray Disc format. Like the 3D Innovation Center that is already operational in Japan, and the Panasonic European 3D Innovation Center that was announced in Berlin, the mission of the Panasonic US 3D Innovation Center will be to serve as a platform for developing alliances and partnerships with companies that are exploring how to apply 3D technologies in their own operations. With the aim of promoting innovation, the center will also serve as a forum for ongoing communication with local 3D stakeholders in all industries to share 3D content, exchange ideas and establish best practices for creating and delivering 3D services. http://www.panasonic.com Nvidia targets professionals with 3D Vision Pro Nvidia is targeting the professional market with the launch of its stereo 3D Vision Pro solution. This system incorporates active shutter glasses and a radio frequency (RF) communication system that provides connections of up to 150 feet. Nvidia says that it does this with no crosstalk, blind spots or any other vision artifacts. The system requires a compatible Nvidia GPU to be running on a Linux or Windows XP, Vista or 7 operating system or a stereo 3D display or projector, and on an application that supports Nvidia’s Stereoscopic 3D driver or a Quad Buffered Open GL stereo. Nvidia is offering this product to industry professionals who seek S3D visuals for medical or business use. The firm believes that physicians could use it to view volumetric scans such as ultrasound, while businesses could use the system for large-scale videowalls.