Comments on: Stereogranimator: transform historical stereographs from NYPL archives into animated gifs and 3d images http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 17:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Forrest O. http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1335005 Forrest O. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1335005 I made a Flash+JS project which adds one feature to wiggled 3D images: focusing. If you move the mouse over the image, it changes which point in the frames overlap, like focusing through the image. http://wiggle.sourceforge.net/ (This was coded 7 years ago, and I have learned plenty since then.) I made a Flash+JS project which adds one feature to wiggled 3D images: focusing. If you move the mouse over the image, it changes which point in the frames overlap, like focusing through the image. http://wiggle.sourceforge.net/

(This was coded 7 years ago, and I have learned plenty since then.)

]]> By: CLamb http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333633 CLamb Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333633 The Visidep process involved alternating images offset vertically. The Visidep process involved alternating images offset vertically.

]]> By: Robert Cruickshank http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333379 Robert Cruickshank Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333379 What's really interesting about wiggle-gifs is that if you close one eye, they suddenly get more 3D-your brain seems to know to stop looking for stereopsis cues, and to rely entirely on parallax. What’s really interesting about wiggle-gifs is that if you close one eye, they suddenly get more 3D-your brain seems to know to stop looking for stereopsis cues, and to rely entirely on parallax.

]]> By: lava http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333368 lava Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333368 I've made these with my architectural models before - cool effect http://www.lamidesign.com/blog/imgs/0404prog02.gif http://www.lamidesign.com/plans/planscat/0357/0357SteelCaseMetal3d.gif Earthquake! Be prepared to buick! I’ve made these with my architectural models before – cool effect
http://www.lamidesign.com/blog/imgs/0404prog02.gif
http://www.lamidesign.com/plans/planscat/0357/0357SteelCaseMetal3d.gif
Earthquake! Be prepared to buick!

]]> By: Noctilucent Studios http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333310 Noctilucent Studios Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333310 I guess the name welcometoheadachecity.com was already spoken for? I guess the name welcometoheadachecity.com was already spoken for?

]]> By: howaboutthisdangit http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333294 howaboutthisdangit Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333294 Seeing all of those animated GIFs at once on the Stereogranimator website, I immediately thought of a quivering mass of Jello. Seeing all of those animated GIFs at once on the Stereogranimator website, I immediately thought of a quivering mass of Jello.

]]> By: Logolepsy http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333284 Logolepsy Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333284 Yeah, I noticed that too.  Some original photographs are slightly rotated, for instance:  http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=736170&imageID=G91F039_031F&total=1&e=w It would be  nice if they add a rotation feature on their "create" step... Yeah, I noticed that too.  Some original photographs are slightly rotated, for instance: 
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=736170&imageID=G91F039_031F&total=1&e=w
It would be  nice if they add a rotation feature on their “create” step…

]]> By: Joseph Francis http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333267 Joseph Francis Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333267 Look at the z-axis roll in the images. That's not a great stereo pair. Look at the z-axis roll in the images. That’s not a great stereo pair.

]]> By: Joseph Francis http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333266 Joseph Francis Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333266 I can't do cross-eyed at all, but I can do parallel easily. I can’t do cross-eyed at all, but I can do parallel easily.

]]> By: mookontheboing http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333229 mookontheboing Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333229 also... it's a whole film clip shot in "wigglevision". It's been tested on the Harding Test, so epileptics should be fine, but keep it in mind. The technique works great for some shots, but may cause mouth foaming.  also… it’s a whole film clip shot in “wigglevision”. It’s been tested on the Harding Test, so epileptics should be fine, but keep it in mind. The technique works great for some shots, but may cause mouth foaming. 

]]> By: mookontheboing http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333194 mookontheboing Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333194 you want headache? try http://www.sixty40.com/battlestar/ (another disclosure... i made this!) you want headache? try http://www.sixty40.com/battlestar/ (another disclosure… i made this!)

]]> By: bjacques http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333189 bjacques Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333189 I've posted a lot of stereophotos on Flickr, but lately what I've done is post the best picture of the two. Otherwise, you can't tell from the thumbnail what it's a picture of. There's always a flaw in the camera that makes one pic in the stereogram better than the other. I’ve posted a lot of stereophotos on Flickr, but lately what I’ve done is post the best picture of the two. Otherwise, you can’t tell from the thumbnail what it’s a picture of. There’s always a flaw in the camera that makes one pic in the stereogram better than the other.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333188 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333188 3 seconds to headache. 3 seconds to headache.

]]> By: Stahlbrand http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333186 Stahlbrand Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333186 I loathe stutter 3D gifs. I would much rather cross my eyes. I loathe stutter 3D gifs.
I would much rather cross my eyes.

]]> By: Sooper8 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333174 Sooper8 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333174 That's puke inducing for me That’s puke inducing for me

]]> By: terry childers http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333159 terry childers Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333159 guh, i'm feeling old and far too self-promote-y, jeez, i am starting to regret this but it's my birthday, so why the hell not. i explored stereogram manipulation waaaay back in 2007 after i saw a horrible post on rotten.com. i am attaching my video for a horribly recorded version of hybrid moments by the misfits.  http://youtu.be/k6Pb4v-5fJo guh, i’m feeling old and far too self-promote-y, jeez, i am starting to regret this but it’s my birthday, so why the hell not. i explored stereogram manipulation waaaay back in 2007 after i saw a horrible post on rotten.com. i am attaching my video for a horribly recorded version of hybrid moments by the misfits.  http://youtu.be/k6Pb4v-5fJo

]]> By: jay kusnetz http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333044 jay kusnetz Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333044 It's kinda frustrating that we don't have access to the higher rez images. Some of us have 3D monitors and TV's, and the free  http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/stphmkr/ software could convert the side-by-side for display. Even without a 3D monitor an inexpensive Loreo or wheatstone viewer would do a nice job.  They are also missing out on making an iPhone compatible site, which you can use the Hasbro My3D to view. It’s kinda frustrating that we don’t have access to the higher rez images. Some of us have 3D monitors and TV’s, and the free  http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/stphmkr/ software could convert the side-by-side for display. Even without a 3D monitor an inexpensive Loreo or wheatstone viewer would do a nice job.  They are also missing out on making an iPhone compatible site, which you can use the Hasbro My3D to view.

]]> By: charlesj http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333039 charlesj Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333039 Here's a test of your hand-eye coordination:  spread the fingers of both hands slightly apart, hold one hand in front of each eye, and wave them up and down in alternation - if you get the frequency and phase just right, you should be able to recreate the stereo illusion.   For a second or two I thought I had it.... Here’s a test of your hand-eye coordination:  spread the fingers of both hands slightly apart, hold one hand in front of each eye, and wave them up and down in alternation – if you get the frequency and phase just right, you should be able to recreate the stereo illusion.   For a second or two I thought I had it….

]]> By: xzzy http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1333017 xzzy Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1333017 The patent was granted in 1990, which I believe means it's expired.  The patent was granted in 1990, which I believe means it’s expired. 

]]> By: theophrastvs http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1332995 theophrastvs Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1332995  well ok.  you had me at "fun".  well ok.  you had me at “fun”.

]]> By: pjcamp http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1332991 pjcamp Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1332991 Saw it elsewhere. I hope NYPL is aware it is violating a patented technology -- Visidep -- invented by a couple of professors I had in graduate school. See e.g. here: http://cultureandcommunication.org/deadmedia/index.php/3D_Television and the March 1983 Popular Mechanics in Google books. Saw it elsewhere. I hope NYPL is aware it is violating a patented technology — Visidep — invented by a couple of professors I had in graduate school. See e.g. here:

http://cultureandcommunication.org/deadmedia/index.php/3D_Television

and the March 1983 Popular Mechanics in Google books.

]]> By: M_Annetta http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1332949 M_Annetta Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1332949 On the site, you can also view the stereograms as anaglyphs, which is a bit handier than the animated GIF option if you have the glasses.  However, the website is designed with red buttons over the anaglyph, which are VERY painful to look at with red/cyan glasses, especially when you're going through a huge portion of the collection.  It would be nice if they consider a change of color palette for the site, or at least for buttons that float on top of anaglyph images. On the site, you can also view the stereograms as anaglyphs, which is a bit handier than the animated GIF option if you have the glasses.  However, the website is designed with red buttons over the anaglyph, which are VERY painful to look at with red/cyan glasses, especially when you’re going through a huge portion of the collection.  It would be nice if they consider a change of color palette for the site, or at least for buttons that float on top of anaglyph images.

]]> By: Cool Like Pie http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1332947 Cool Like Pie Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1332947 Wow...that guy is really wobbling up there...huh?  Scary! Wow…that guy is really wobbling up there…huh?  Scary!

]]> By: Xeni Jardin http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1332943 Xeni Jardin Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1332943 yeah, but the website automates that process for you, so it's instant and fun and you have a huge repository of cool historical images with which to do so. yeah, but the website automates that process for you, so it’s instant and fun and you have a huge repository of cool historical images with which to do so.

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1332940 Stefan Jones Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1332940 A LOT of people simply can't do that trick. Hell, I have a hard time explaining it. A LOT of people simply can’t do that trick.

Hell, I have a hard time explaining it.

]]> By: theophrastvs http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1332931 theophrastvs Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1332931 "Stereogranimator a new project from NYPL Labs" sounds impressive indeed.  But isn't it just taking two stereopticon images and making a two frame animated gif out of 'em?  (sort've convolved in time instead of in visual field) “Stereogranimator a new project from NYPL Labs” sounds impressive indeed.  But isn’t it just taking two stereopticon images and making a two frame animated gif out of ‘em?  (sort’ve convolved in time instead of in visual field)

]]> By: xzzy http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1332925 xzzy Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1332925 Wouldn't it result in a better illusion if they just scaled down the original so it's easy to do the cross-eyed trick? I'd much prefer that to looking at a shimmering gif. Wouldn’t it result in a better illusion if they just scaled down the original so it’s easy to do the cross-eyed trick?

I’d much prefer that to looking at a shimmering gif.

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/01/30/stereogranimator-transform-hi.html#comment-1332912 Stefan Jones Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=141446#comment-1332912 In this particular case, it looks like the poor tightrope walker is dealing with an earthquake. "Whoa-WHOA! Oh SHIT Shit shit . . ." In this particular case, it looks like the poor tightrope walker is dealing with an earthquake. “Whoa-WHOA! Oh SHIT Shit shit . . .”

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