Cheoptics360: the future of 3D video is here

Forget what you know about lenticular-based 3D displays, holograms, and even those "real" 3D image projectors being toyed around with in Japan. That 3D image you're looking at above was generated within the Cheotpics360, a four-sided transparent pyramid develop by a Danish team of engineers and designers from viZoo and Romboll. The Cheoptics360 can display both computer and film content when used either indoors or out and scale from 1.5-meters on up to 30-meters. The video images generated by the four projectors are re-assembled within the prism-like pyramid through a process of mirroring and reflection making them appear to float in mid-air. Hear that gamers, how 'bout setting this rig up at your next frag fest! Check the video after the break... you will believe.

[Thanks, BrianMP]

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2006 1:43PM]

I agree. It's nicely done, but mostly because of marketing and cheap music that's probably cut from a porn movie.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2006 2:43PM]

I think there are some 2-D images being used, but only to make people think about the possiblities (movies, etc.). But there also appear to be true 3-D images, for example the triangles, cell phone, etc. This vid is marketing as well as demo. I wish I could see it in person and not in some vid, as vid can only capture so much.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2006 2:28PM]

Yeah, it may not be a 3D hologram, but I can't wait to say my new sony 46" LCD is 360 degree viewable!! Think about this in the middle of a stadium. Everyone would have a straight on view of the screen instead of the people sitting on the corners having two partial and distorted views of a screen. Personally I don't see an advantage to device that can display a 3D hologram. Who wants to see a image from the other side buy getting up and walking around to see it. You can't see all sides at once so just give me the ability to rotate it so I can see the angle that I want from my seat. Make that image 360 degree viewable so everyone sitting around the conferance table can see it and then you will have something.
Just my opinion so don't be too harsh.
Thanks,

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2006 7:12PM]

From what I can tell it IS 3D. If it was only a 2D image both these screncaps would be the same but they are not. The one on the left is from the first time the Universal Logo is displayed whyle the one on the right is the from the second time the logo is shown.

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[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2006 7:13PM]

http://img289.imageshack.us/img289/8068/unisq0.png - Sorry...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2006 7:48PM]

Cortana ftw.... man... you guys are weak.. or am I just THAT much more nerdy than you all.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2006 9:41PM]

My life just got one step closer to living on the holodeck
cheers
scott

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2006 2:49AM]

Sharp still looks fake ... ;-)

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2006 2:58AM]

I meant "Shark" of course...oops there goes my joke ;-)

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2006 8:50AM]

Well it certainly looks good from the promo vid but apart from the lighting and contrast issues surely there's a more fundamental problem here - viewing what is effectively a 2D image on a (supposedly) 3D display. It may be possible to realistically generate 3D computer generated images on this thing but dvd/video/tv will look just as it does on a regular screen only floating in mid air - still pretty cool but not 3D. I suspect video images will look the same from all 4 sides. Its the reverse of the problem CG programmers have had to deal with for years that of projecting a 3D image onto a 2D screen, now the problem is to project a 2D image onto a 3D screen - a more complicated problem since you are trying to generate a 3rd dimension from 2D info...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2006 9:26AM]

To 3D project an CG 3D object you would need a holographic 3D progector, capable of rendering 3D meshes/textures/bumps etc... and unfortunately, this is not it.

Also to display 3D holographic Video? come on, think about what you are saying, you would need to video an object in 3D?? either by using multiple 2D cameras and using a computer to map the angles and paste together a 3D holographic object, or by using some magical sci-fi 3D orb camera (sort of a bubble you stand in that videos all over the internal surface of the sphere) which is yet to be invented.

Either way, all 3D holographics would in nature be computer generated.

To be honest, the only application i can think of for Broadcasting, is when you take an event you would normally watch in an arena (wrestling, boxing, etc..) and then project it into the center of another stadium (for extra seating capacity) the second audience would pay less for watching the (not quite live) boxing match, in a remote stadium. But you still get the atmosphere. Any thoughts? (WATCH THE BIG FIGHT LIVE, IN 10 GLOBAL LOCATIONS) gotta be pretty cool.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2006 10:27PM]

From what I know about 3d extrapolation you need a moving video camera. Since video records paralax you can figure out how far somthign is by knowing the detales of the camera's viewing angle and simply watching for movment between points. Close ones move more than far ones.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2006 4:51PM]

"It can view data files as well as recorded movies!!" (Not an exact quote)

I just want to know HOW they record those then.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 10th 2006 9:57PM]

Now they just need to find a way to get your body to show up on the thing, and make it smaller, and it'll be like Star Wars or Halo, where instead of phones, the person shows up as a little hologram on your desk. That would be incredibly awesome.