Big Buck Bunny 3D on Nintendo Video
YouTube turns 1080p HD into 3D
YouTube just took its 2D-to-stereoscopic-3D conversion out of beta test and rolled it out in time for Easter 2012. With the click of a button, short-form high-definition videos uploaded in 1080p now offer the three-dimensional flavor as well.
"In the same way we made editing features available ... we want a way to give editors and users more tools," said YouTube spokesman Matt McLernon. Over the past year of beta testing, YouTube has fine-tuned back-end 2D-to-3D conversion, using a number of video characteristics such as color, spatial layout and motion for estimating a depth map for each from a monoscopic video sequence. From that depth map and the original frame, a stereo 3D left and right pair is created -- 3D magic!
If that's confusing, just know that you don't have to do anything but click a button to see a 3D version of an HD video on the site.
User's guide
- Select a Full HD video on YouTube (10% of YouTube videos are in HD). Select the 1080p resolution in the "gear" menu on the botton rigth of the video window.
Note: this do NOT work with 720p or 4K ('original') qualities and it doesn't work either for videos with ANNOTATIONS.
- A '3D' button appears on the left of the 'gear' button. Click it (the 'Converted 3D' tip appears).
- Choose your 3D vision mode (i.e. red/cyan anaglyph glasses)
Note : you can NOT use the 'HTML5' mode znd your Nvidia 3D Vision glasses. A pity his works only for 'true' 3D videos...
You may try the new conversion option with the 'Beautiful Nature Scenery' here under. You will notice that the 2D-to-stereoscopic-3D conversion looks OK when the camera moves and becomes rather flat when it stops.
Old Masters in 3D
ThroughView is proud to announce the release of 'Old Masters in 3D' for the iPhone and iPad. This interactive 3D book takes the reader back into our history. A collection of paintings by artists such as Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Hendrick Avercamp, John Lewis Krimmel and many more have been reconstructed in 3D. This is combined with background information and presented in a highly interactive digital coffee-table book.
The app is on sale for 4.99$ on iTunes.
Deepsketch 3D drawing app for iPad
DeepSketch is a revolutionary three dimensional stereoscopic sketchbook, enabling you to create drawings that pop out of your iPad's screen! The application draws directly red/cyan anaglyph lines with an easy to control depth level. If you wear a pair of red/cyan glasses, you are able to draw directly in 3D!
Create Your 3D Web Site with Orbcreation
Orbcreation is a new platform that allows individuals, charities and businesses to create their own stereoscopic 3D virtual world websites. , has gone live.Based on the Unity 3D platform Orbcreation allows you to create unique 'Second Life' style 3D environments using pre-built templates via a drag and drop interface.
It will be later possible to design your own elements, or ‘Orblets’, using free 3D modeling tools such as Google Sketchup, and event to submit your 3D objectss for other Orbcreation users to purchase.
