[X] My Assistant

[elakdawalla]

Hi folks, markril's comment in the recent MSL thread made me wonder what 3D formats really are preferred by UMSF members. Although we are more likely than average to own a pair of red-blue glasses, that doesn't mean that red-blue anaglyphs should necessarily be the go-to choice. What format(s) do you prefer for 3D content?

[dvandorn]

Even though I have my pair of red-blue glasses sitting within inches of my monitor, I actually prefer the cross-eyed technique, especially for color images. Flicker-gifs are good for scenes with relatively shallow overall depth of field, like a close-up of a rock on the ground, but not so good in my experience for deep images, like those that run from foreground to horizon.

I'm thinking people have enough differing tastes in how they like to view 3D images that, at least with current technology, we ought not be looking for one best technique, but instead ought to try to use a variety of techniques so as to give everyone a shot at being able to view these images using their own favorite technique.

-the other Doug