"3D" articles

By Kurt Scherf, Contributor TVs make for good eye-candy, and there were plenty of huge displays to be seen from all of the major manufacturers. This year’s hot topic was “Ultra High-Definition” televisions (also known as “Ultra HD” or “4K” sets. In layman’s terms, these are televisions that vastly increase the number of pixels, and therefore the resolution, on TVs. Having seen them up close at the 2012 CES, I can verify that the picture image is stupendous, and...

The record-breaking box office success of “The Avengers,” in large part due to higher-priced 3D tickets, will increase consumer demand for access to 3D movies at home, according to analysts. New research from the international firm shows U.S. 3D TV owners are satisfied with their TVs. A majority of them use their 3D TVs on a monthly basis, and 65% want access to more 3D movies. The study 3D TVs: Adoption, Use, and Purchase Intentions includes a survey of over 600 3D TV owners and...

The first 3D movie I remember watching was Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone starring Molly Ringwald.  I was 10 years old.  My aunt took me to see the film because she figured kids would like 3D.  As I left the theater I was thinking, “That was cool… things really jumped off the screen.” The next 3D movie I saw was The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D .  I was 33 years old.  My friend and I took his 10 year old son to see the film...

Swindon-based British company Dialog Semiconductor has created a chip that can perform real-time 2D to 3D conversion for mobile devices, including phones and tablets. The DA8223 also contains a parallax screen driver that, when combined with a parallax barrier filter, will create 3D images to be viewed without glasses. It works by analysing each 2D video frame and creates a layered depth map, bringing forward foreground objects and sending backgrounds to the rear of the image -...

Technicolor wants to be sure 3D is comfortable to watch. With that in mind, the company has introduced a 3D Certification program aimed at broadcasters and network service providers, to ensure that 3D material meets minimum quality requirements before it is delivered to consumers. The foundation of the service, dubbed Technicolor Certifi3D, is an in-house developed 3D analysis software tool. Technicolor's new 3D analysis software was developed by its Research and Innovation...

Step into any electrical store and you can't escape the way TV manufacturers have designated this to be the 3D Christmas. There are plenty of sets vying for attention, none of which are definitively the best; although, in this area, plasma screens currently seem to have the upper hand over LCDs. More exciting are the other devices starting to overcome the obstacles inherent in 3D technology. With much of the content, for instance, originating in the cinema, a projector seems a natural...

ViewSonic this week entry into the digital camcorder market by unveiling one of the industry's first pock-sized models capable of capturing images in 3D. The ViewSonic 3DV5 will produce 720p HD video images in both 2D and 3D, and will capture JPEG still images. It also includes built-in software to make it easy to upload clips to YouTube and Facebook. ViewSonic , which already offers 3D-capable video projectors and monitors compatible with the 3D recordings from the 3DV5,...

Jim O'Neill wrote a very nice overview of 3DTV on FierceIPTV . The concept of 3D is becoming more of a reality as 3D-ready consumer electronics become more affordable and the availability of content increases. There are many obstacles on the way to success: low consumer engagement, difficulties in marketing 3DTV effectively, advertising issues, etc. However, as I told Jim, "there is no doubt in my mind that 3D is here to stay, and it will be a standard feature in sets...