From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Mon Jan 30 20:02:01 2006 From: "Warren DeLano warren:delsci.com" To: CCL Subject: CCL: Stereo display Message-Id: <-30712-060130185146-24024-DvEGgJYaFwvd93ROUU44Vw]|[server.ccl.net> X-Original-From: "Warren DeLano" Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:53:50 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Sent to CCL by: "Warren DeLano" [warren(0)delsci.com] Peter, > The only bit missing is the necessary software to drive the > display cards; maybe that has been solved already? On Linux at least, dual-headed nVidia Quadro cards support a special stereo clone mode for precisely this situation. It is 100% compatible with existing stereo 3D software using the OpenGL quadbuffer API, and so one digital projector simply gets the left image while the other gets the right. Both projectors display the non-stereo content, so the effect is exactly like using shutter glasses on a CRT with stereo-3D-in-a-window. I don't know if that same capability is available yet on Windows or Mac, but it is a great solution for building inexpensive "geowalls" with full stereo 3D software compatiblity. Cheers, Warren -- Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D. Principal Scientist . DeLano Scientific LLC . 400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 213 . South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA . Biz:(650)-872-0942 Tech:(650)-872-0834 . Fax:(650)-872-0273 Cell:(650)-346-1154 . mailto:warren]_[delsci.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-chemistry]_[ccl.net [mailto:owner-chemistry]_[ccl.net] > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:41 PM > To: Warren DeLano > Subject: CCL: Stereo display > > Sent to CCL by: "Dr. Peter Bladon" [cbas25]_[strath.ac.uk] > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------040901060003010304080709 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Dear Modellers, (Sorry 2 l's) > > There is a solution to the problems of the demise of CRT displays. > > This involves the use of a pair of LCD projectors. I have > been thinking about this for some time, but only this week > the mail-order distributor CPC in Preston, England has > advertised a DLP projector for 499.50 GB pounds (roughly $750 > US). What makes these interesting is the claim that they > support SXGA (1280x1024) resolution. Two of these fitted with > polarisers on the front of the lenses, connected to two > display ports on a suitably programmed computer, focussed and > superimposed on a (silver not beaded) screen, and viewed > through inexpensive polarising spectacles would give the > equivalent of what has traditionally been used to view stereo > (photo) slides. > > The only bit missing is the necessary software to drive the > display cards; maybe that has been solved already? > > The advantage of this approach is that it allows for viewing > by groups of people without the expense of shutter spectacles. > > Peter Bladon > Interprobe Chemical Services > Gallowhill House, Larch Avenue > Lenzie, Kirkintilloch > Glasgow G66 4HX > Scotland > > Phone: +44-(0)141-578-1109 > Fax: +44-(0)141-776-7712 > URL: http://www.interprobe.co.uk/inter/interprobe.html > > --------------040901060003010304080709 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Transitional//EN"> > http-equiv="Content-Type"> > > > > Dear Modellers, (Sorry 2 l's) > There is a solution to the problems of the demise of CRT > displays. This involves the use of a pair of LCD > projectors. I have been thinking about this for some > time, but only this week the mail-order distributor CPC in > Preston, England has advertised a DLP projector for 499.50 GB > pounds (roughly $750 US). What makes these interesting is the > claim that they support SXGA (1280x1024) resolution. Two of > these fitted with polarisers on the front of the lenses, > connected to two display ports on a suitably programmed > computer, focussed and superimposed on a (silver not beaded) > screen, and viewed through inexpensive polarising spectacles > would give the equivalent of what has traditionally been used > to view stereo (photo) slides. The only bit missing > is the necessary software to drive the display cards; maybe > that has been solved already? The advantage of this > approach is that it allows for viewing by groups of people > without the expense of shutter spectacles. > Peter Bladon Interprobe Chemical Services Gallowhill > House, Larch Avenue Lenzie, > Kirkintilloch Glasgow G66 4HX Scotland > Phone: +44-(0)141-578-1109 > Fax: +44-(0)141-776-7712 > URL: href="http://www.interprobe.co.uk/inter/interprobe.html">http: //www.interprobe.co.uk/inter/interprobe.html > > --------------040901060003010304080709-- > > > > -= This is automatically added to each message by the mailing > script =- To recover the email address of the author of the > message, please change the strange characters on the top line > to the ]_[ sign. 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