3D Cliffs Of Dover Pictures

[Les]

Originally Posted by DickDastardly

...If you have the correct kit then you get proper 3D (and can record true colour side-by-side format movies in FRAPS rather than just anaglyph)...

Thanks for the info, but pardon my ignorance, does nVidia provide a way to record an image like the one below?

First test of the cross-eyed 3D technique using IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs Of Dover. Probably works best when viewed in Expanded view on Youtube. If viewing Full screen you might have to sit a bit further back from the screen than usual, as the image is a bit big.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9E9HrDrZYM

[DickDastardly]

The nVidia drivers allow you to take 3D screenshots via a hotkey, but to record a movie like that you'd also need FRAPS. TBH I can't remember if the free version of FRAPS allows 3D movie recording but the registered version certainly does.
Cheers,
DD

P.S. These sites both have a load of 3D movies recorded from games:

www.solutiongaming.co.uk

www.3dizzy.com

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by Les

Thanks for the info, but pardon my ignorance, does nVidia provide a way to record an image like the one below?

First test of the cross-eyed 3D technique using IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs Of Dover. Probably works best when viewed in Expanded view on Youtube. If viewing Full screen you might have to sit a bit further back from the screen than usual, as the image is a bit big.

Hey, that looks awesome, especialy when the sun and shadow comes across and you get a great sense of how deep the dials are inside the cockpit. You can really see the difference as the stick moves towards or away from you. very well done

[Les]

Here's another one. Just a bunch of AI flying around in the Quick Mission Builder. Some nice effects there, but like the 'real' stuff, I find 3D doesn't do much for some shots and content. Again, best watched on Youtube in expanded or fullscreen mode.

Time to rest my eyes now .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPAlVn4U77c

[Rjel]

Very cool. The videos "pulled" more on my eyes than the still pics. Once I got my eyes focused into 3D I held my hands in front of my face covering the outside images on my monitor. Surprisingly the 3D image remained in view and was much easier on my eyes. Great job on the videos.

[sorak]

Originally Posted by Les

Thanks for the info, but pardon my ignorance, does nVidia provide a way to record an image like the one below?

First test of the cross-eyed 3D technique using IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs Of Dover. Probably works best when viewed in Expanded view on Youtube. If viewing Full screen you might have to sit a bit further back from the screen than usual, as the image is a bit big.

Man that is totaly awesome.. once you get it finially in focus and block the 2 images on each side.. really is amazing

nice work

[Les]

Thanks for the feedback.

Having played around with these images a bit now, I've found there are a couple of important factors in avoiding eye-strain while viewing and making them.

As the end user/viewer, you must have your eyes horizontally level with the picture, and you must have your eyes the right distance from the picture in order to allow your eyes to just relax out of focus and not strain to make the out of focus pictures merge. If you move your head back and forth you can use that as a focussing method and see how close you can get to the pictures before they become too big for your eyes to merge comfortably. I find I have to move further back from the screen than usual when viewing the images fullscreen on Youtube for example.

As the picture-maker, you have to make sure the two separate images are identical in terms of their content (which can be hard to do when the Cliffs Of Dover replays often don't generate the same objects and effects on consecutive plays), and identical in terms of being in synch with each other if they're moving pictures.

Beyond that, I guess you've just got to make sure you don't overdo it and strain yourself, just like anything really.

[jimbop]

I thought this was a raaaid thread at first... I'm surprised at how well it works but a couple of minutes is enough for my eyes! The shadows in the cockpit work very well in the video, interesting.

[BigC208]

Originally Posted by jimbop

I thought this was a raaaid thread at first... I'm surprised at how well it works but a couple of minutes is enough for my eyes! The shadows in the cockpit work very well in the video, interesting.

Pretty impressive. HD Stereoscopic visor anyone?

[superman]

Really cool stuff!

Any chance you can remake those vids in anaglyph (red/cyan) 3d?