3D technology the future of mainstream use?

3d technology the future of mainstream use?

3d technology is finding itself everywhere today but some movies still don’t use it. Why not? It's used in movies, games, computers, and now even Newspapers.

"Iron Man" just came out this weekend and I had the pleasure of watching it. I thought it was great, but I was wondering why it was not made in 3D. Based on the research I have done, I feel that one of the biggest reason "Iron Man" wasn’t made in 3D was because the cost of upgrading the movie after the fact is immensely expensive. Another reason not to, Thanks to the horrid post 3D work on "Clash of the Titans", is knowing that remaking the movie simply won’t look as good as if they first made it in 3D to begin with.

Sony has just announced that it's next generation of console games is now in 3D. They first introduced these new 3D games for the Play Station 3 System and I’m almost positive that the next gaming system that they come out with will be entirely 3D.

Computers are also on the verge of including 3D entertainment options, with talks of making the first 3D desktop is in the near future. Google is one of the project leaders on this endeavor. The new technology will allow the desktop users to have multiple icons on different levels making them stackable. Also they would include a range of other browsing and surfing features that would look really cool on a 3D desktop.

In London a local newspaper is introducing the first 3D article for their readers. It is featuring pictures from this upcoming world cup in Africa and should really set the bar for newspapers going forward. They are including with there paper some 3D glasses to enjoy the article.

Is this 3d Technology becoming mainstream? If so what’s next Sports? I hope so!

Businesses around the world are looking at 3D entertainment and are embracing it. I personally think it's going to be the future but we will find out in the years to come.

By Brian Zippin

3D is it the future of film and how soon is it going to be here?

Stereoscopic 3D, the third dimension. Is it the future of film? And how soon is it going to be here?

If you haven't been under a rock in 2009, then you know that the highest grossing movie of all time, Avatar, was a 3D movie as well as the highest grossing Animated film this year, Up (both Best Picture Oscar nominees). What other types of 3D exist out there? We’ll there are many types, I’m only going to discuss a few. If you would like to know more or other kinds, please see the attachment on our blog.

The first 3D technology I would like to discuss is shooting entirely using a 3d camera. The best example of this is from the movie Avatar. The first true 3D movie raking in a bunch of money and probably the best movie of all time, Avatar isn’t the only 3D movie out there though. Clash of the titans is one of those new movies, but a little different since this movie was converted after the movie was made which, I believe, doesn’t give movies like Avatar a good name. If movies aren’t shot in 3D than it should be re-shot for it. Especially if the technology right now is not that good to convert it.

Many new companies are starting to offer this new 3D technology as a service to businesses and other film companies. Stereoscopic 3D cameras are the next wave of professional digital cameras. Another technology other than the 1st 3D Professional camera from Panasonic, the AG-3DA1 (Retailing for $21,000), or a side by side rig, is a 3D lens like the V3 which can almost give the same affect and without glasses. These lenses can range from $1,000 to $3,000 dollars for a single lens.

Of course, what good is stereoscopic 3d if you can't watch it on anything? One example of the new 3d technology in viewing is from the Hitachi Company. Their display is going to be a Glasses-less 3D LCD or Sharp announcing their first 3D Quatron TV Panel in Japan. However, the 3D televisions don't really make much sense to buy until 3D is more readily available. The biggest problem with the current TV's 3D technology today is the fact that people who have these TVs must buy the glasses as well. The 3D technology for in home use is too new right now.

The next 3D technology that I would like to discuss is the tablet becoming 3D now too. This might be a little to soon, but some companies are already on top of it like Sharp. This last week Sharp amazed us and the world with its 3D Glasses-less monitor for PDA, and today at Sharp Press conference for a new 3D (with glasses) series of TVs, Sharp unveil a new 10.6” 3D screen made for e-Book readers and Tablets. Which is going to require some additional purchases to use. This is a great idea but they might need to perfect 3D technology a little more before I am going to buy one of these products.

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