Stereoscopic 3D

Three-dimensional (3D) viewing means that you perceive depth, and distance, but the cues are abundant in 2D images, especially the moving ones. People use ‘3D’ as shorthand for ‘stereoscopic’, which means different images delivered to the left and right eyes.

Japan does not like the 3D technology
as much as the rest of the world

Nikkei, a Japan company conducted a survey where over 8957 Japanese consumers were asked about the new 3D technology. Remarkably, 70% of those asked stated that they have no plans of buying a new 3DTV.

Tomsguide.com enlightens us that 3D television is not what we think it is and that there is no magic trick when it comes to how 3D technology actually works. 3D’s goal is to trick your binocular-based brain into thinking that the 2D images you are viewing actually contain depth. Today, there are a growing number of techniques to produce and display 3D television. But now that the secret is out, the most common 3D technology used today is stereoscopic.
Erez Ben-Ari, a journalist and technology guru who has worked in the high-tech industry for over a decade says “our brain is programmed to automatically diagnose this slight difference, and unconsciously judge the distance the object is based on the amount of shift it notices.”

Mitsubishi's new Blu-ray players can make any 2D movie 3D

3D glasses produce
stereoscopic or 3-D imaging

Our ability to feel the world around us in three dimensions is based on the fact that we have two eyes, and they are placed next to each other. This distance causes the images captured by the eyes to have a vertical shift relative to each other. This is easy to notice if you look at something, and alternate closing one your eyes. The closer an object is, the bigger the horizontal shift will be.

With 3D movies and photos, the photographer uses two cameras that are placed adjacent to each other, similar to how our eyes are. Its the same concept in taken from 3D glasses Mitsubishi Company is now making High-definition video much more realistic by making it 3D.

3D imagery has been around for ages. The current incarnation of digital-quality 3D photography, combined with high-quality and distortion free viewing technologies, is finally mature enough to warrant an industry-wide technology and mindset switch.