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Has 3D Video Finally Arrived?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the red-and-blue-glasses dept.

pospisil writes to point us to an enthusiastic writeup on Tech.blorge.com about a 3D display technology just launched at the eGames Expo in Melbourne. The technology, from a company called Fountain Consulting, is set to ship in January. From the article: "The Vortex Home Entertainment System isn't just set to revolutionize 3D forever, they have revolutionized it. With a library of 500 current PC-based games titles converted to flawless 3D, and even the ability to convert 2D live television into 3D live television, as well as pre-recorded movies on DVD, Blu-ray and HD-DVD." There is no second source for this story. Exciting news if it pans out.

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  1. My willingness to suspend disbelief... by Guppy06 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ... ends here:

    "and even the ability to convert 2D live television into 3D live television, as well as pre-recorded movies on DVD, Blu-ray and HD-DVD."

    How can you "upconvert" 2D images to 3D when there is no 3D information to work with, hm?

    Will this be bundled with the Phantom? Launch alongside DNF?

    1. Re:My willingness to suspend disbelief... by kfg · · Score: 2, Insightful

      So long as I follow the object with one eye, still trivial, although I admit it became rather trivial with both eyes closed after only about a dozen passes. Sight is not the only source of information on the path of the object.

      Human stereoscopic vision is optimized for the handling things we have in our hands. They are adjuncts to our opposable thumbs more than anything else. Fine control, close up. For tying the head on the spear shaft, not for throwing the spear.

      How many eyes does the sniper hold to his scope?

      The power of our sterescopic vision fades dramtically after only a few feet and peters out all together at about 30.

      I'm looking at a talking head on 2D TV right now. I could accurately model this head in 3D clay (at least to the extent that I'm capable of the raw act) from that 2D image - because most our depth perception does not come from out stereoscopic vision.

      KFG

  2. Re:Uh oh by gaijin99 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    He wasn't worried about porn being made with it, he was worried about bad repetitive porn being made with it.

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  3. How many does this make? by edwardpickman · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Revolutionary 3D systems are anounced about as often as Bigfoot sightings and pan out about as often. I'll believe it when I see one.

  4. Re:Install a bullshit meter next to each story. by x2A · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Except for the fact that many slashdotters call bullshit because they do not understand the article, they do not believe that somebody has accomplished something simple because they cannot see how it would be possible, or misinterpret what is claimed to have been accomplished.

    A slashdot bullshit meter would in fact be, bullshit.

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  5. Re:Article text by kernelpanicked · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Not sure why you're calling BS or why you got modded up for it. It's not like it hasn't been done before. Wes Craven's: New Nightmare was released on VHS with a set of modified 3D glasses, and yes it worked.

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