Archive for the ‘3-D Software’ Category

2-D to 3-D - make a 3-d model out from 2-D Pictures

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

I found interesting free software to make a 3ds-Models out of stereoscopic pictures. You can even use two or more than two similar pictures like they are made by shooting a lenicular photo and to calculate automatically a 3-D model out of this. That calculated 3-d model can be used for creating 3-D environments or for creating pictures between those two original pictures of a stereoscopic shoot, those pictures between are required, if You like to print Your own lenicular photo.

The software is free using java (a little slow, but it works):

http://photo-to-3d.com/model.html

Brand new 3-D Products for Home Entertainment

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

(Some Products are allready available at: http://www.3dshop.eu - 3D shop )

I visited the big home entertainment show IFA in Berlin, Germany just few days ago and I was impressed how many companys discovered 3-D and plan to bring some new products for endconsumers.

Even so soon like at the end of this Year some great new 3-D technology for homeentertainment will make dreams come true and You might be able to buy it just before the time of christmas gifts. This is not only something for 3-D enthusiastics but for everybody. Once You try this new 3-D Products - You want them at home.

Have a look at this products!

3-D Photo Camera with 3-D Video Function

3D Photo Camera

3D Photo Camera

(Some Products are allready available at: http://www.3dshop.eu - 3D shop )

This 3D Photo Camera shoots a Stereo Picture with 16 Megapixel. It has a 3x optical focus, built in AF and Nightlight AF, stereoscopic image stabilizer, power fash and something realy great: 3-D Video Function with a resolution of 1280 x 720 with 30 frames per secound!   But this is not the end of the features of this 3-D Photo Camera: it has a autostereoscopic display, so say good bye to 3-D glasses. With this 3D camera, You dont need them anymore. Because this 3d photocamera is using the latest developments of parallaxbarriers, so You can see the 3-D picture just in front of You with your nacked eyes.

3D Camera

3D Camera

Of cause, if You want to switch in to the 2-D mode - no problem - and You can use this camera like a “normal” one with a resolution of 12 Megapixels and professional shooting support, as well. Even the price of this 3D cam will be good - under 500 Euro!  But let see, when it will be available. If You are interested, please send an Email to:  in3D@live.de , so You will get an information when this 3-D Cam is available.

Another cool 3-D Product is the portable 3-D DVB-T TV with 3-D multimedia functions.

3D mulitmedia TV

3D mulitmedia TV

(Some Products are allready available at: http://www.3dshop.eu - 3D shop )

With this device You can watch TV in 3-D -  as well without 3-D Glasses. Of cause, You will say, but our TV Program has no 3-D Content. Right. With this portable 3-D TV, You dont need special 3-D content to see the 3D effect. This TV has a program inside that converts the 2-D Signal into 3-D, in realtime! So You can watch soccer and You will think, the ball is jumping out of the screen.  Or You can watch Your lovely TV Program or Your Film that You saved. Because this device is not only 3-D TV, it is a 3D Multimedia Player, as well.  So You can watch Your 3-D Pictures, that You made with Your 3-D Photocamera, or You can watch a nice 3-D Film as well. The 3-D Effect with 3-D Film content is great. And the price for this device is low as a 3-D digital frame. It cost under 300 Euro! Some people say unbeliverbar. :) But if You want this device at home for chrismas, do not forget to write an Email to: in3D@live.de, because I think, there will be lot of people interested in, and maybe there will be not enough devices for sell.

3D Lens for stereoscopic video capture

3D Lens for stereoscopic video capture

(Some Products are allready available at: http://www.3dshop.eu - 3D shop )

For 3-D Home Video Enthusiastic - there is a cool Product that makes it possible to make 3-D Videos with Your own videocamera. You just need to adapt this 3-D lens in front of Your camera and You will get a stereoscopic video. The great think about this 3-D  lens is that it produces content without the cut of the video width. Because this was a problem, when You are using mirrows for stereoscope videos. This device is using a special software. Maybe this picture can show what I mean.

3D Video and Photo Lens

3D Video and Photo Lens

So, if You are interested in all or one of this products, send an email to in3d@live.de  and they let You know when this products will be available.

(Some Products are allready available at: http://www.3dshop.eu - 3D shop )

3-D Videoediting

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

Stereo Video Editing (Side-by-Side or Interlaced) can be done with an extern Plug-in “Luma Chroma 3-D” on Adobe Premiere / After Effects.


Autostereoscopic Displays and Software

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Autostereoscopic Mulitview Displays with Full HD resolution are offered by Tridelity (R). They offer autostereoscopic Displays from 24″ till 57″.

Follow the link: autostereoscopische Displays.


How to create a depthmap out of stereoscopic pictures

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Creating a depthmap out of two stereoscopic 3D pictures is possible with software like Stereo Works 1.0.  It is avaiable at http://www.lycosoftware.com/SW/Sw.html#Download for free.  The results are quite good - even they are still not perfect.

As well Triaxes (r) offers with Stereo Tracer “Professional” a Stereo and 2D plus Depth to 3D Converter. This software is designed for rendering multi-view images out of one picture and a depth map and can create a disparity image or Z-image out of two stereoscopic images. The software might be the best on the market at this moment, but the depthimages are still not perfect. Demo is for free and worth a try. Automatic rendering a depth map from a stereo pair to download from Triaxes.com : http://www.triaxes.com/index.php?id=59


This might be interesting for creating disparity images too: http://www.shawnlankton.com/2008/04/stereo-vision-update-with-new-code/

How to calculate Stereo Base for 3-D Pictures

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Stereobase means the distance between the right and left picture in stereophotography.

By calculating the Stereobase You can get a good 3-d effect with stereoscopic pictures.

Stereo Base Calculation

Usefull programs to calculate the stereobase You will find at:

http://www.stereoeye.jp/software/sbcalc_e.html

http://www.3dmasterkit.com/index.php?id=70


Convert from 2-D Image to 3-D Image

Monday, June 15th, 2009

For converting images from 2-D to 3-D there are many possibilitys, as well software products. Three recommendations of software for converting from 2-D to 3-D  will give this post.


1. Stereopaint (Free software)

Stereopaint is for download at: http://www.zenratai.com/software

2. StPaint (Free Trial Version)

With this Programs, You can paint a depthmap by yourself using brushes and to create a 3-D Picture out of it.

StPaint - Stereoscopic 3-D Depth Paint Program -is for download at:  StPaint

Both Programs are quite easy to use and good results are possible in few steps.

3. Auto3-D

Creates 3-D out of a 2-D image with just one click : auto3-D

This software is good for converting landscape images, but I had some problems by converting images of people.

On the Websites You will find more information how to convert 2D images into 3-D and how to use that software.

3dfier for converting 2-D to 3-D videos

Monday, April 6th, 2009

With 3Dfier for TV Tuner, there is a possibility to convert 2-D TV program in to 3-D TV. There is a 10 min Demo for download at http://3dfier.blogspot.com .


3-D House Online Design

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

plan3D is a new generation of 3-D software that gives you real-time cinematic House design. There has never been an online tool this easy or realistic.

Create Your: 3-D House online.

3d-house


3-D Model from a single 2-D Photo

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Convert your image into 3-d model with Make3D.


The algorithm uses a variety of visual cues that humans use for estimating the 3-D aspects of a scene and so it makes it possible to covert a 2-D Photo into a 3-D Picture.

You will find more at: http://make3d.stanford.edu/

There You can upload Your photo and convert it from 2-D to 3-D.