Digital Stereoscopy is a new book by Benoit Michel, StereoscopyNews editor.

Digital Stereoscopy is the 350-page bible of modern 3D technologies in which students, amateur moviemakers, and professional stereographers will find a clear description of all facets of the stereoscopic business as well as detailed information on the 3D-image production, distribution, and presentation workflow.

Abstract

Stereoscopic images are a century old but the recent rise of digital 3D in all aspects of audiovisual production allows for a constant high level of quality, making stereoscopy pleasant and comfortable for the viewer's eyes. The range of media influenced by stereoscopy is impressive, going from motion pictures and television to print and Internet distribution.

This book will let you discover the basic principles of how we perceive objects in 3D, how we can shoot 3D pictures and movies, what digital processes are required to produce quality 3D images, and how 3D movies are distributed. It also explains less known aspects of the production workflow, such as 2D to 3D conversion, storage, real-time transmission for broadcasting, and 3D Blu-ray authoring. The various methods of displaying and projecting 3D images will be covered, along with their pros and cons.

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The 2013 Cannes Film Festival will get an American flavor this year, with Steven Spielberg heading the jury and "The Great Gatsby" with Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role and directed by Australian Baz Luhrmann opening the festival in digital stereoscopic 3D format. This is only the second 3D opening screening at Cannes after "Up!" in 2009. Leonardo DiCaprio is also there for the second time only; he presented his "Eleventh hour" documentary in 2007.

Watch the Great Gatsby trailer here under.

CyberPowerPC (Los Angeles, CA,USA) is offering its desktop gamer dream machine "Zeus Thunder Max" with the brand new Titan GPU from Nvidia. 

The Department of Radio-Television-Film at The University of Texas at Austin has received a $2.17 million grant from the Moody Foundation to create "UT3D," the first comprehensive 3D stereoscopic production curriculum in the USA. UT3D will offer classes to undergraduates beginning in the fall of 2013.

AEE Technology (Xili, China) is launching its SD30 Full HD camcorder on the US market for 500$. Able to sustain harsh conditions and able to div to 60 meters thanks to its waterproof housing, the SD30 fixed interocular action camera is fitted with a pair of 1/3" 5 Mpixels sensors.