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"throws some together using red&blue sharpies and clear lenses. Doesn't see anything special"]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
I dont think polarized (however you say it) will work
Ill just use these vintage red/blue ones from Spy Kids 3D]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
the sequel is much better .. ]]>Feb 17th 2010 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Don't worry. The glasses don't make this less boring.]]>Feb 17th 2010 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
Now that that's done,

"especially considering those cameras are over $100 each."

As is the $21,000 camera. Just saying.

On topic, I like the ingenuity of some folk. But, with these cameras, is there a way to store video as its being recorded? That way you don't have to stop recording, pull out the SD card/connect to a computer, off load, then reattach the cameras to the rig?]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
eye-fi SD card should be doing good!]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
Wouldn't that require having to still stop recording to do upload though? Like wouldn't you have to stop the video currently being recorded for you to use the card's functionality and upload the video to a site?]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Eye-Fi is more comfortable than pulling out the card, but with GB file sizes the Eye-Fi takes foreeeever.]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
Not sure if these cameras have HDMI-out (the Flip HD cameras do), but if they did...well, you could use some Blackmagic Intensity Pro capture cards ($200 each) to capture the streams. It'd take a pretty hefty computer to write two streams at the same time though (you might want to use separate SSD drives for each, since that's probably the biggest bottleneck today).

This of course pretty much limits you to putting the cameras on tripods at that point though, and staying within 10 feet of the system. And lack of interesting screen content pretty much negates the reason to use 3D in the first place...]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
If you were actually shooting a film this is somewhat moot. You shoot scenes in films, not events and a scene is not very long. Even a 5min scene would be epic (that would only be 18 scenes for a 90min film), most would be under a minute. Even shooting lead in and out wouldn't add much.

10min of 1080i is only about 500meg considering that it is heavily compressed even on an XDCam, we aren't talking RED here.

That doesn't take long to transfer, you'd have done it before the next scene was set and run through once or twice as a practice.

If you captured a bunch of scenes, say all the ones using that set the same would hold true as you setup the next set.

Your concerns are more if you were shooting an event straight through to then chop up at edit and were concerned about the storage running out before the end of the event. Even then it assumes the cameras were locked off (so movement might be noticeable) and that you needed no edits for some reason.

Such a situation would be more a corporate event and I'd reckon 3D talking stiffs really wouldn't add anything to your product.]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
They do]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Thanks, that's much better.]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
You should be able to do this in any multitrack video editor that allows for channel mixing and additive compositing.]]>Feb 17th 2010 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
You can use StereoMovie Maker - free and good!]]>Feb 17th 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
Sometimes the biggest problem is the phrase "all you have to do is..."]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
Yes I think the true challenge of all these projects that use consumer cameras is genlock input or another way to make one camera the slave or the other.

Give us a consumer HD camera that can be genlocked to another camera, or a hack to do the same, and that's when consumers will be part of a true 3D revolution. (Without spending $21K!)]]>Feb 17th 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 11:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.fujifilm.com/products/3d/camera/finepix_real3dw1/]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
I look at 3D as a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. It's a gimmick. Until the day comes where I don't have to wear ANY glasses, can sit at ANY angle, AND can buy a consumer HD camera that will record 3D for under $1000, 3D is a non-starter. It's just something that the TV industry is foisting upon the public in an attempt to get them out buying TV's, and it's not going to work.

The most interesting technology at CES, in regards to television, was the streaming video that was being included in many of the sets. That's where technology is going, not gimmicky 3D.]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/This should be able to do any sort of 3D. They just did red/blue to demo it, they all did stereo images and if they had the technology (they might) and you had a monitor that could display it (probably not) then yah, they could have done Real3D.]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://bit.ly/aShqcU

Here is something he did with the rig mentioned above.
http://bit.ly/aHdPry

Just thought you should know.]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/
http://www.pbase.com/eskin/image/59759222
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The FinePix Real3D is 7.7 I think.
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We're going to try some long baselines next. I'll bet 1 or 2 meters would be an awesome way to get depth out of distant objects (like mountains, ships, etc).]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-shoot-3d-on-the-cheap-vi/Feb 17th 2010 3:33PM