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Create your own 3D photos using your mobile phone
coultonp | 25 May, 2007 18:15
This is definitely one of those ideas that I wont even pretend that we had some serious academic motive behind its development, and it definitely comes into the category of doing something ‘just because you can’ (but not necessarily should). It started as conversation between Will and I had about doing something fun for an undergraduate project but in the end we just couldn’t wait. Essentially it’s a J2ME application that allows you to create your own mobile 3D anaglyph photos using the mobile phone camera by taking two slightly offset pictures with the result separated into red and cyan colour planes as shown and in a video HERE.
The software allows you to then adjust the relationship between the red and cyan planes so you can get the best image to either view on you phone or up-loaded to the newly created site.
Of course you need to have a pair of 3D specs to view it properly but you may have some from either a trip to 3D movies or you can pick some up cheap online. We managed to get some rather natty Shark Boy and Lava Girl ones as shown. Perhaps I could persuade Anina to make them this years fashion must have J
The application is really quite fun and addictive as it takes practice to get really good.
Will has made the application available on the site in a number of different versions so download and enjoy J
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Re: Create your own 3D photos using your mobile phone
coultonp | 30/05/2007, 19:29
KevinThanks for that I must admit my ignorance and say I havent come across Ken and I will certainly try to get to meet him. I am not sure if he is is going to Singapore but maybe I can catch up with him there. I am particularly interested in the idea of linking two phones we had an idea to try to do some video along a similar line but it maybe one of those things I need to find the time to do. I will certainly read the article as I what to get a better understanding of the cognitive process behind this so we can improve the application.
Re: Create your own 3D photos using your mobile phone
bjoernQ | 31/05/2007, 10:52
nice to see that someone is "on the same wavelength" since I created a similar MIDlet some time ago ( http://www.mobile-j.de/snipsnap/space/Fun/Some+MIDlets ) but stopped working on it in a prototype phase ..... :-(
However I just wanted to tell that there's a German webshop which sells 3D specs at reasonable prices (although they don't look as cool as yours). ( http://www.3d-foto-shop.de/ )
Björn Quentin
www.mobile-j.de
Re: Create your own 3D photos using your mobile phone
coultonp | 31/05/2007, 11:11
BjörnThanks for the info and as you say always nice to find someone who appreciates the fun things of this world. I hadnt found your application and we were surprised no one seemed to have played with this. But as in all things you just need to look in the right place.
BTW thanks for the glasses link it would be nice if we got a craze going ;)
Re: Create your own 3D photos using your mobile phone
WebSeed | 27/07/2007, 14:47
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Re: Create your own 3D photos using your mobile phone
kevinauthor | 30/05/2007, 19:07
If you or Will get a chance to meet him, it will be a great conversation.
Ken's CTO at redhensystems:
http://www.redhensystems.com/
and here's an article he wrote for the International Stereoscopic Union Journal about his Stereo Camera Phone. http://www.stereoscopy.com/isu/stereoscopy-journal-63-2005-09.html