Zecotek European Patent Received
Zecotek Photonics Inc. today announced that the European Patent Office has issued a Notice of Allowance, and the Eurasian Patent Office has issued a Notification on Readiness to Grant a Eurasian Patent, for the 3D/2D switchable optical imaging system for its glasses-free 3D auto-stereoscopic display system.
The Zecotek autostereoscopic displays propose a large number of views to the viewers on a wider angle than others (typically 50°). The number of views generated by the system goes from 2 to 90 and is software-adjustable. Part of the Zecotek 'secret' lies in time-multiplexing: using the same pixel for different views at different times, a principle not uncommon to stereoscopic active glasses, but here without any.
A 32-inch prototype of the Zecotek autostereoscopic display is currently being demonstrated at their Vancouver and Singapore offices. It is visible on request.
HxDP, a New Technology for Multiview Displays
NLT Technologies (Kawasaki, Japan) was formerly know as NEC LCD Japan. The renamed comapny developed a new glasses-free 3D LCD display that uses their new HxDP (Horizontal x times-Density Pixels, an enhancement to existing HDDP, or Horizontal Double-Density Pixels technology) - to create mutiple viewpoints and allow 2D and 3D images on the same screen at the same time.
The company produced a prototype 3.1" panel with 427x240 pixels.
65 Inches Glasses Free TV in 2012
AU Optronics (Taiwan) plans to begin rolling out autostereoscopic 3D panels in the second half of 2012 and expects its shipments of 65-inch TV panels to reach 700,000 units for the year (all categories included).
Emotion3D Stereoscopic Suite X1
Emotion3D (Vienna, Austria) is now shipping its Stereoscopic Suite X1. The revolutionary tools in emotion3D’s Stereoscopic Suite X1 facilitate compositing shot material, editing the depth script, and finishing for different targets (e.g. cinema, home theater, laptops and glasses-free 3D displays). At the core is a powerful software engine that automatically generates depth maps from stereo 3D material. Content creators can then edit in the 3rd dimension and render virtual cameras.
Stereoscopic Suite X1 works under Windows 7 /64 bits and is CUDA-accelerated. The suite may soon become a mandatory tool in 3D stereoscopic edit studios for its ability to reconverge and regenerated stereoscopic shots created with incorrect parameters or intended for a smaller screen size. Its support of HDR imaging (up to 32 bits per color component) means it is usable on the most demanding shots.
Virtual View Synthesis
The depth map computed from the original images in the stereoscopic pair enables Emotion3D to synthesize images with virtual perspectives, as though they had been captured by cameras at different positions during the film shooting. These allow content to be correctly formatted for viewing on any 3D displays, including autostereoscopic multi-view displays.
Quality
Quality is paramount. Inferior conversion techniques result in a non-realistic "cardboard effect", whereby scenes appear to be built up of flat objects on discrete planes, rather than contoured on a continuum of depth. Worse still, any inaccuracies cause visual artifacts that result in viewer discomfort. Emotion3D is proud of its robust, accurate and artifact-free technology that enables content creators to achieve immersive sensations of reality and satisfied customers that keep coming back asking for more.
Left and right views from a stereoscopic pair
New views generated from the above stereoscopic pair.
Autostereoscopic Content is Coming
Content is not an issue anymore for glasses-free 3D stereoscopic displays (a.k.a. autostereoscopic displays): Stereobank, the stereoscopic 3D stock footage library, and Dimenco, specialized in stereoscopic content conversion for auto-stereoscopic screens, announced today that they are joining forces to make the largest 3D content library finally available for the Glasses- free 3D business.
Stereobank's content store includes a wide range of 3D footage about food, sport, lifestyle, wildlife, aerials, exotic world locations, slow-motion, ... available without delay. ʻWatching this footage on a 3D screen without glasses was like looking at the world through a window. Stereobank's 3D footage is definitely adapted to any 3D screen technology', said Morgan David de Lossy from Stereobank.
What is Stereobank? www.stereobank.com is a 3D stereoscopic stock footage marketplace. 3D stereoscopic enthusiast filmmakers and professional moviemakers are able to sell and buy stereosopic content. 3D Cinema, 3D advertising, 3D-TV and all other stereoscopic producer can access and acquire instantly high definition 3D stereoscopic stockfootage, with licenses from royalty-free footage to Right Managed sequences. Stereobank high quality policy is simple, find genuine creative 3D stock footage to complete any 3D stereo movie project. Footage is available in different formats like Pro Res 422, Cineform Raw 640p, 720p and 1080 full HD definition. The pricing and rates are starting from a cheap 3D stereoscopic footage license for non commercial use to more elaborate licenses for worlwide advertising projects.
Stereobank is the only stock footage website fully dedicated to stereoscopic 3D footage. All the 3D footage shown on the website are available now.
Contribute to Stereobank: if you own good quality HD/2K/4K stereoscopic content, you may want to submit rushes for approval at Stereobank through the Stereobank contributor form.
