patent • 1900: 3D camera by Frederic Eugene Ives • 1915: Tests in Astor Theater, New York city by Edwin S Porter and William E via Red-Green anaglyph • 1922: Earliest confirmed 3D movie “The power of love” in Ambassador hotel theater Los Angeles. History • 1922: Teleview system- alternate left right images projected synchronized with arm rests of seats. • 1922: First Red-Blue anaglyph movie • 1936: MGM presented Academy Award and Best short Subject award winning movie ”Audioskopiks” Techniques • Anaglyph • Polarization • Eclipse Method • Interference filter technology • Pulfrich • Spectral separation • Lenticular or barrier screen Anaglyph • Earliest method • Introduced in 1915 • Superimposing two images, one left eye oriented (RED) another right eye (CYAN) • Can be used in TV broadcasting easily • Actual color is not recreated successfully Polarization • Polarized at 45 degree and 135 degree (90 degree difference) • RealD glasses • Circular polarization preferred over linear, since viewer need not to align himself/herself according to the image orientation • 4K projector projects 2K images on screen Polarization • Metallic screen makes it effective (silver screen), polarization not destroyed, introduced by Thomson Technicolor. • It reduces overall image brightness and contrast. Eclipse • LCD Shutter glasses are used • Do not require silver screen • Brightness and contrast maintained • LCD valves the work by rotating the light between two opposite polarizing filter • Expensive glasses Interference filter technology • Different wavelength of RED CYAN BLUE for each eye (Dolby 3D) • Appropriate filters for each eye • PANAVISION introduced 5 filter per eye ove r Dolby 3D • Claims to be cheaper than Dolby 3D and can be viewed on almost all projectors and screens unlike Dolby 3D Pulfrich • Based on human eye sensitivity for different light intensity • Body moves from left to right at some pace and left eye covered with darker lens • It creates a two images illusion • Not widely used Spectral Separation • Uses holographic film in glasses that create dispersive prism like effect • Causes “redder” objects perceived as near then “bluer” objects Lenticular of Barriers • Superimpose two images • Same sheet • Alternating strips • Screen having narrow lenses allows one image to be shown at some particular angles (using parallax) Lenticular of Barriers • Lenses when made cylindrical reflects light at acute angle • Viewer have to sit at an angle about 90 degree • Restricts number of viewers • Not widely in use New Arrivals • Without glasses • Autosterioscopic LCD screens • Introduced by “Sharp” in 2004 • Autosterioscopic mobile screens by Japan in 2009 (Hitachi) • Gaming devices: Nintendo 3DS New Arrivals • A motion film standard • 70mm film projection • 8 stories high screen (silver light) • One of the best 3D experience New Arrivals • Cheoptics360 • Realistic holograms • Using pyramidal fog screen and multi projection techniques