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360-Degree 3D Imaging

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the still-waiting-for-my-holodeck dept.

CompSurfer writes "Yesterday, 3Dsolar released information about a new 3D imaging system, it works by somehow projecting onto a rotating screen. According to the story the "Prototype debuts at NVIDIA Oct. 25 in Santa Clara, California and [at] Innovact in Reims, France, October 5-7" I wonder where they are hiding the force field emitter..."

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  1. Screens don't show 3D, people do by RealProgrammer · · Score: 5, Informative

    The problem is getting the brain to provide the 3D image.

    3D displays using 2D devices rely on getting each eye to see something just a little different. With the old 3D glasses, for instance, one eye sees no blue, the other no red, with each image being slightly different, and the brain gets the blue from one and the red from the other. The brain converts that into a result it can handle. Don't ask me how.

    With a rotating screen, each eye would see a slightly different image. Depending on how fast the thing rotates, the brain could interpolate the results into 3D.

    Just a guess, but it's a brilliant concept if it works.

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  2. Patent Pending... by jepaton · · Score: 3, Informative

    In their PDF Press Kit there is a mention of a patent:

    PCT/FR 04/02082

    Is this useful to anyone?

  3. Light years beyond by StateOfTheUnion · · Score: 4, Informative
    "3Dsolar is light years beyond holography and autostereoscopy in that designers can create images that are highly detailed in color, design and animation," said Patrick Levy Rosenthal, inventor of 3Dsolar.

    Light Years Beyond . . . You would think that someone in the optics insdutry would not use the term "Light years" figuratively in a major press release . . .

  4. It has nothing to do with a rotating screen by marktaw.com · · Score: 2, Informative

    The company's website: http://www.3dsolar.com/

    The only way I could see this working is like those saucer discs that will show penny floating in mid air. The question is, how do you record the 3d image and project it back? 3d is a heck of a lot more information than 2d.

    It sounds like all smoke and mirrors to me. No pun intended.

  5. Re:Wasn't there an arcade game that did this? by goneutt · · Score: 4, Informative

    I remember the system your talking about. I looked around and found the #@#$ed thing. "Itme Traveller,sega 1991. Used a 2d pic mirrored about. http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyerdb&subpage= thumbs&id=1213This is a company flyer for the thing

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  6. Re:In depth technical analysis by quinkin · · Score: 2, Informative
    Short summary: It is 3D like my monitor is 3D... imagine a LCD with no frame. Images can be seen up to 75 off aspect for a total viewing area of over 150 -- similar to an LCD screen.

    Q.

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