Preface

 

 

 

 

“We see 3D because we have two eyes. It’s as simple as that.”

Ray Zone in DIGITAL DARKROOM: THE ART OF 3D

Stereoscopic 3D as a motion imaging technique has been around since the dawn of moving pictures. Mainstream digital stereoscopic 3D (called “3D” in this book) dates to the mid-2000’ with advent of animated stereoscopic features such as POLAR EXPRESS 3D, CHICKEN LITTLE and live action features such as U23D. Since then 3D has become commonplace in digital cinema and continues to appear on broadcast media, online (for example, via YouTube’ YT3D tag), mobile devices, special venues (for example, theme parks, special events) not to mention specialty educational, industrial, scientific, corporate and medical applications ...

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