Just about everyone has seen a television show or movie in which a criminal suspect is questioned while detectives watch

from behind a one-way mirror. How does a piece of glass manage to reflect light from one side while remaining clear on the other? The secret is that it doesn't. A one-way mirror has a reflective coating applied in a very thin sparse layer -- so thin that it's called a half-silvered surface. The name half-silvered comes from the fact that the reflective molecules coat the glass so sparsely that only about half the molecules needed to ma!e the glass an opaque mirror are applied. At the molecular level there are reflective molecules spec!led all over the glass in an even film but only half of the glass is covered. The half-silvered surface will reflect about half the light that stri!es its surface while letting the other half go straight through. "t turns out that half-silvered mirrors are also essential to many types of lasers -- see How #asers $or! for details. %o why doesn't the &criminal suspect& see the detectives in the ne't room? The answer lies in the lighting of the two rooms. The room in which the glass loo!s li!e a mirror is !ept very brightly lit so that there is plenty of light to reflect bac! from the mirror's surface. The other room in which the glass loo!s li!e a window is !ept dar! so there is very little light to transmit through the glass. (n the criminal's side the criminal sees his own reflection. (n the detectives' side the large amount of light coming from the criminal's side is what they see. "n many ways it's the same as if people were whispering in one room while a loud stereo played in the other. The sound of the whisper might carry into the room with the stereo but it would be drowned out by the intensity of the music. "f the lights in the room with the mirror are suddenly turned out or the lights in the observation room suddenly turned on then the one-way mirror becomes a window with people in each room able to see those in the other. )ou can see this effect in any mirrored office building at night -- if the light is on in an office you can see into the office *ust fine.

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How to realize a Stereoscopic 3D digital photoframe

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D photgraphy' also known as stereo photography' is nothing new( )ut while it is easy to make D photos' D &iewers are still &ery primiti&e *think a!out those orr!ile !lu+re" glasses or anaglyphs' or cross+eye &ision ,' or &ery expensi&e *like stereo pro-ectors,( .hat / 0oun" was that a "e&ice 0or &iewing D photos' cheap an" easy to use' was still not a&aila!le( So' i ma"e one( .ell' / hope" to make a pro"uct an" !e a!le to sell it' !ut at the en"' / ha" still my prototype laying here' so let's at least make an instructa!le out o0 it 1, Support this instructa!le2 /0 clicking on the line a!o&e "oes not work' use this in0o1 3ay to1 1%)S4w5"L)6rD78T94y0w:L65;)49TV3<L 8essage1 Support the author1 "onate with )itcoin2

Step 1: How it works.

The !asic i"ea is always the same1 you must ha&e two photos' two images' o0 an o!-ect( =ne is what the le0t eye woul" see' the other is what the right eye woul" see( 9sually you get these two images with two cameras' or !y taking a photo an" sli"ing the camera hori4ontally 0or >+< cm' that is the "istance 0rom one eye to the other( Then' you show the two images to people' managing in some way that their le0t eye sees only the image taken with the le0t camera' an" their right eye sees only the image taken with the camera on the right(

/0 you manage to "o so' no matter how' they will see a D image o0 the o!-ect you photographe"(
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Step 2: Polarization

7ere we call our new' 0rien"' polari4ation( .hat is polari4ation? /t is a characteristic o0 light' such as color an" intensity' !ut that you can't see with your eyes( Think o0 it as an orientation o0 the light( )asically' light is ma"e o0 photons' that go in ran"om "irections( 9sing a 0ilter calle" polari4er' you can 0orce them to go in one precise "irection( /0 you rotate the 0ilter' you rotate the polari4ation o0 the light too( /0 you look through a polari4er 0ilter in 0ront oy our eye' to an image with another 0ilter o&er it' you'll see that i0 !oth 0ilters are rotate" the same "irection' you can see ithe image' i0 one is rotate" @A "egrees an" the other is rotate" at A "egrees' you will !lock exactly the "irection you 0orce" the light to go' so(( you wll see a !lack image( Bow imagine we ha&e two images on the ta!le' !oth with a polari4er 0ilter o&er it' one 0ilter rotate" at @A "egrees an" the other at 1#A "egrees( .e also ha&e two small 0lters in 0ornt o0 each eye' again one rotate" at @A "egrees an" the other at 1#A "egreesC .hat we get is the the le0t eye sees the le0t image' !ut not the right one( Dn" same goes 0or the right eye( So we ha&e our 0irst achie&ement1 to make sure the each eye sees only what we want it to see(

/s it D alrea"y? Bo( /n or"er to achie&e D' the tow images must !e in the same exact place' one o&er the other' !oth &isi!le( /mpossi!le?

Step 3: Half-silvered mirrors

To optically merge two images' we will nee" the help o0 an 7al0+Sil&ere" mirror( /t is nothing more than a glass that has !een sil&ere" *the process that makes a piece o0 glass a re0lecting piece o0 glass, hal0 o0 what it woul" !e 0or a normal mirror( So we ha&e an hal0 re0lecting' hal0 pass+through mirror( 7ow we use it?

The image !elow shoul" explain(

Step 4: Overview

So !asically we will ha&e two photo0rames' each one will show the le0t an" right image o0 a stereo photo' an" the hal0+sil&ere" mirror will com!ine the two images( .ith the polari4ing glasses on' we will see a stereo D image( /n the picture' the !lues rectangles are the screens' an" the !lack line is the hla0+sil&ere" mirror( /0 you ha&e starte" 0ollowing me' *an" / know that my instructions can !e a !it har" to rea",'

you will say that we also nee" to put a polari4er 0ilm o&er !oth screens in or"er to polari4e the image coming 0orm them( 7ere comes a nice trick1 LCD screens DLEEDD; 7DVE a polari4er 0ilm o&er them( Try to look at your monitor through a piece o0 polari4ing 0ilm' an" you will notice it imme"iately2 Dn" the e&en more 0unny thing is' that a mirror also in&erts polari4ation( This means' that really all we nee" is the two "isplays' an hal0 sil&ere" mirror' an" a pair o0 glasses with polari4in lenses *later we'll see how to make them, an" we ha&e a D "isplay( Cool' isn't it?
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Step 5: T e materials

;ou will nee"1 2 Digital photoframes' the highest :uality an" si4e' the !etterC o0 course they must !e i"entical( / ha&e use" two Fo"ak s&<1A photo0rames( An A4 sheet of polarizing film. ;ou can 0oun" it here1 http1GGwww( "lens(comGshopGpolari4er(php An half silvered plastic mirror.

Some sellers an" mani0acturers o0 these mirrors o0ten sell small samples *a!out6x< inches, 0or &ery low prices( Look at the si4e o0 the screen o0 your photo0rames an" choose one that will co&er the entire sur0ace( A cutter, a few small screws, and some basic tools you already have at home( Some spare DVD pvc cases.

Step !: "ssem#l$

8easure the si4e o0 the "igital photo0rame' not only the screen' !ut the !or"er aroun" it as well( Cut a rectangle with this si4e 0rom the hal0+sil&ere" mirror piece' using a cutter( ;ou can use &arious materials 0or the structureC here / show you how you can e&en use a 0ew DVD cases you alrea"y ha&e at home( Cut H rectanges out o0 a "&" case so you can make a 0rame 0or the mirror( Ilue them to the mirror(

%or the hinges that will keep together the 2 photo0rames an" the mirror' cut the "&" case as shown in 0igure 1( Lay one photo0rame on a ta!le' with the screen 0acing upwar"s( put the mirror o&er it' an" the other photo0rame on the top' with the screen 0acing "ownwar"( Check that the 2 "isplays are 3EE%ECTL; aligne"( Eeally' this is the most important step2 To align them 1 +turn the two photo0rames on( +sa&e the attache" 0iles JpatternKtestKsxJ an" JpatternKtestK"xJ( +3ut the 0iles patternKtestKsx an" patternKtestK"x on a memory car" or us! "ri&e an" loa" it into the 2 photo0rames( +8ark the photo0rame that shows the Le0t /mage as JLe0t photo0rameJ( 7ere you will put the le0t image o0 each photo you will later want to see( Same 0or the JEightJ one( +Look at the com!ine" image on the hal0 sil&ere" mirror' i0 the alignement is =F' the two patterns shoul" complete each other' an" !e per0ectly aligne"( /0 not' mo&e some elements o0 the sustaining structure until the two screens are per0ectly aligne"( Ilue' or !etter' 0ix with a 0ew &ery small screws the two hinges to the 0rame o0 the mirror an" the 0rame o0 the photo0rames(

Step %: T e &lasses

7ere you will 0in" a 3"0 0ile 0or making the 0rame o0 the D glasses( ;ou will ha&e to print it' checking that the si4e in cm matches the actual print( Then cut the 0rame out o0 the sheet( ;ou will nee" 2 0rame per pair o0 glasses( The gra"ient that you will see printe" where the lens will !e shows the orientation on the polari4er 0ilm that you will ha&e to put insi"e( Cut two rectangles 0rom the sheet o0 polari4er 0ilm' as shown in 0ig( ( 3ut the two rectangles o0 polari4er o&er the 0rame( %or choosing wich one goes where' put them in place temporarily' using scotch tape( 3ut the glasses on' looking at the re0erence o0 JLJ an" JEJ eye( /0 with your le0t eye you can see the image coming 0rom the photo0rame marke" as JLe0t imageJ' you ha&e "one it' i0 not' -ust swap the lenses( Bow' glue the polari4er in place an" then glue the other 0rame o&er it( Done 1,

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Step ': (inal )onsiderations

7ere are a 0ew pictures o0 what it looks' once complete"( Some consi"erations1 Stereo photos can also !e 0oun" o&er the /nternet' they are use0ul to start with' an" look i0 the D stereo "isplay we ma"e is goo"((( then you can start make your own stereo photos' there a re a lot o0 gui"es on how to "o them(

The !est &iewing "istance' 0or <J "isplays' will a!e a!out 1 metre( ;ou will ha&e to look at the mirror' not "irectly at the screens( /0 you make a 0ew glasses' many people can see at the same time the &iewer( ;ou will ha&e to mirror hori4ontally the le0t' or right image when you put them on the "isplay' since you will look at the mirrore" image o0 it(( !ut you will "isco&er yoursel0 1, D hint' / use two small memory car"s' one is la!ele" JLJ' the other is la!ele" JEJ' an" a la!el is put also on each photo0rame' so / always put the Jle0t eyeJ an" Jright eyeJ image in the correct memory car" an" photo0rame( /0 you ha&e &arious photos' you will ha&e to go to the next one !y clicking the JnextJ !utton on each photo0rame' or i0 you want to' you can merge the !uttons is you know a !it o0 electronics( Since the mo"el / use" has a remote' / -ust use it( /0 you choose two photo0rames that ha&e an integrate" !attery' you can charge them' an" then use the D "isplay without the 2 power cor"s' that is a !it unpleaseant to see( The D e00ect that this &iewer gi&es is really goo"' e&en i0 it can't !e photographe"C external sources o0 light' the sun' or strong lights may re"uce the e00ect' so 0or the !est e00ect' as 0or any LCD "isplay' the "arker the en&ironment' the !etter you will see( / hope that / ha&e !een a!le to explain enough 0or people to un"erstan" how it works' / apologi4e i0 some sketches or some steps are a !it har" to 0igure out' "on't !e a0rai" to ask i0 something is unclear( / really like how this pro-ect en"e"' the stereo e00ect is a pleasure to see' an" / hope this will gi&e a small !oost 0or some people to explore the ama4ing worl" o0 D Stereo photography( 7a&e 0un2

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/ ma"e similar D monitor( Either monitor *what mirrore", picture is mirrore"( ;ou must mirroring this picture !e0ore' in or"er to see it correctly than( / use Stereoscopic 3layer to &iew my pictures or mo&ies( / use my computer 0or mo"eling in D( /'m intereste" in which program can 0lip mirroring only one "esktop when / use "ual monitor(

stu"KinKstu"yH years agoEeply This is really cool D/; pro-ect( /'m intereste" in applying this to a "ual monitor setup 0or "oing stereo &i"eos( The a"&antage o0 a monitor setup is you can 0lip the "isplay using the properties settings( This is similar to 3lanar's SD2A2Astereo monitor( Dssuming you ha&e the monitors alrea"y' / see you can 0in" t& mirror samples *12Jx12J, 0or L2A to LHA an" assuming you get linear polari4e" sheets *1 0or each monitor an" 1 to make the glasses,' you can ha&e a D system 0or ML6A to L>A( Bot too sha!!y(

stu"KinKstu"y stu"KinKstu"y years agoEeply / !ought a hal0 sil&ere" mirror sample *12x12, an" a pair o0 cheap linear polari4e" glasses *ML A,( / set up my laptop with an external lc" monitor similar to the con0iguration a!o&e( / place" the le0t image on one screen an" the right on the other an" aligne" them so they o&erlappe" in the hal0 sil&ere" mirror( /t works pretty slick( /'m intereste" in getting a laptop with a !lu+ray "ri&e an" a D !lu+ray mo&ie an" seeing i0 there is a way to get the le0t an" right images to "isplay on the respecti&e screen( That woul" !e an ama4ing low cost D setup 0or ML A *ignoring the cost o0 laptop an" external monitor,(

ma"aeon *author, stu"KinKstu"yH years agoEeply i0 you use lc" monitors' as i ha&e written' they are alrea"y polari4e"C you shoul" not nee" a polari4ing sheet o&er the monitor( you shoul" !uy polari4ing shhet only to make glasses+ i0 yoiu use crt monitors instea"' then you will nee" a sheet o&er each monitor too(

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The pro!lem with LCDs is' that some ha&e H6 "eg angle" polari4ers an" some "on't( .ith H6 "eg it works' when you 0lip one o0 the !y 1#A "eg( .ith A o"er @A "eg' you're "oome"( ;ou might consi"er this 1 +D i3a" stan"

"egroo0H years agoEeply .hen / !uilt my prototype *many years ago,' / co!!le" together a hal0+sil&ere" mirror using a sheet o0 glass 0rom a picture 0rame an" some sil&er win"ow 0ilm 0rom an auto parts store( The only pro!lem with that is that' at certain angles' the 0ilm "istorte" the polari4ation(

:uoththealan "egroo0 years agoEeply / !elie&e the 0ilm itsel0 ha" polari4ing :ualities( / know that e&en simple seram *? (((( not e&en a clue how to spell it' so /'ll soun" it out, ++ sir am ++ wrap polari4es(

rimar2AAAH years agoEeply 3lease look this( 0arm (static(0lickr(comG2HHAG @@>A H# KcA!He"#cHaKs(-pg http1GG0arm (static(0lickr(comG2HHAG @@>A H# KcA!He"#cHaKs(-pg /t is spanish text' whose translation is1 inally, after much prodding, ! managed to see the "#S $"arallel #yed Stereograms% using two identical magnifiers. &hey are about ' diopters, and placed before the eyes so as to use only the edge nearest the nose. !t(s the same effect $or almost% of the legendary )olmes stereo viewer. ! normally use 2.' diopters glasses, but ! had to ignore them because all together was too much magnification.

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ma"aeon *author, H years agoEeply Eea"ing the patent seems exactly like mine 1, Ioo" thing / "i"n't know it' it's nice to know that / arri&e" here -ust 0rom my thoughts instea" o0 rea"ing it somewhere 1, 8ay!e i0 / ha" known that it was patente"'i woul" not e&en ha&e ma"e it1,

"egroo0H years agoEeply 7mm' looks a lot like patent 66@#2#2 1+D
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