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There are some glasses-free 3D TVs around, but their limited viewing angles and poor picture quality aren't very inspiring -- so Fraunhofer's latest project is a welcome endeavor. It's developed STAN (STereoscopic ANalyzer), a system that lets broadcasters easily use four cameras instead of the usual two, for 3D recording. 3D needs a minimum of two lenses to register depth and keeping multiple shooters in sync is tough and expensive. That's led to the industry relying on two, which is why glasses-free (autostereoscopic) 3D TVs get such a poor picture; more cameras means more viewing angles. STAN co-ordinates the setup of the four cameras and then uses a feature detector to identify common elements in the pictures and merges them into a 3D image. Four cameras provide much more depth, which means more viewing angles, which means that if STAN gets picked up, these guys can throw away the sunglasses, even for live broadcasts.

Fraunhofer's STAN: four cameras, three dimensions, no glasses originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3D3D TV3DTVAutostereoscopicAutostereoscopic 3DAutostereoscopic3dFraunhoferFraunhofer STANFraunhofer Stereoscopic AnalyzerFraunhoferStanFraunhoferStereoscopicAnalyzerFrederik ZillyFrederikZillyGlasses FreeGlasses Free 3DGlasses LessGlasses-freeGlasses-free 3DGlasses-free3dGlasses-lessGlassesFreeGlassesFree3dGlassesLessSTANSTereoscopic ANalyzerStereoscopicAnalyzerThu, 15 Sep 2011 15:46:00 EST<![CDATA[Fraunhofer's 3D posters make your fish-based advertising really pop]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/fraunhofers-3d-posters-make-your-fish-based-advertising-really/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/fraunhofers-3d-posters-make-your-fish-based-advertising-really/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/fraunhofers-3d-posters-make-your-fish-based-advertising-really/#commentsFraunhofer's 3D posters make your fish-based advertising really pop The pinnacle of 3D-based content? Glasses-free, of course, and Fraunhofer has reached that level for static images -- and it plans to use it for advertising, of course. The company is talking up its new 3D posters that rely on 250,000 lenses embedded in a grooved sheet, each lens with a 2mm diameter. The effect is said to be similar to those simple "3D" lenticular postcards and cereal boxes we've all seen, but Fraunhofer promises that improved accuracy used in manufacturing here will make the resulting images far clearer, enabling the effect to be clearly seen on these five meter posters even from across the street. That's good, because when was the last time you walked up to a billboard to get a closer look?

Fraunhofer's 3D posters make your fish-based advertising really pop originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 May 2010 09:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3d3d display3dDisplayfraunhoferglasses-free 3dGlasses-free3dlenslenticularposterTue, 04 May 2010 09:04:00 EST<![CDATA[Video: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's iPoint 3D Pong match gets heated]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/video-fraunhofer-gesellschafts-ipoint-3d-pong-match-get/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/video-fraunhofer-gesellschafts-ipoint-3d-pong-match-get/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/video-fraunhofer-gesellschafts-ipoint-3d-pong-match-get/#commentsAfter hearing that Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft was bringing its newfangled iPoint 3D setup to CeBIT, we simply had to make the 5.9 mile hike from Hall 26 to Hall 9 to check things out. As with most things that this outfit touches, iPoint 3D was also a sight to behold. Without any goofy glasses, players and onlookers alike could easily detect depth in the display, and while we're some of the toughest 3D critics you'll find, even we were taken aback at just how not-gimmicky it was. An overhead motion detecting system fed signals to a nearby computer, which then translated the hand gestures into paddle movements within the simple two player Pong game. The gals we recorded seemed to have a pretty good time with it, and if you don't believe us, just check out the winner's victory dance at the end of the clip -- it'll make your day, and that's a Billy Mays guarantee.

Gallery: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's iPoint 3D paddle ball match gets heated

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Video: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's iPoint 3D Pong match gets heated originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The sheer amount of technology companies are willing to throw at your car's dashboard is amazing (well, maybe not your car -- after all, you're still driving a '76 Gremlin). Taking things up a notch, the folks at Fraunhofer have developed a dash that displays your location and the surrounding area in 3D, in real time. The system uses cameras to keep track of the location of your eyes, so the depth imaging effect can be achieved without using those funny glasses. In addition to the GPS, the dashboard only displays the information that is most relevant to the driver at any time -- fuel gauge, tire pressure, route information or the title of the song can be displayed, depending on user preferences. It's only a prototype at this point -- be sure to check it out when you hit CeBIT in Hanover this March.

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Fraunhofer's 3D dashboard prototype originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Though not quite as intense as HD surgery, we'd say this thing could still project some pretty startling results. The display shown above, which was developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut HHI in Berlin, relies on a pair of cameras mounted overhead and a single one integrated into its frame to capture exactly what angle the physician is gazing in at. Subsequently, the doctor can simply wave his / her finger and the image will rotate and shift as commanded in order to provide a more detailed look while keeping things as sterile as possible. Essentially, this system weds your average 3D display with a less common non-contact user interface, and while hard pricing deets weren't disclosed, the team suggested that even smaller medical practices should be able to squeeze this into their budget.

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3D medical display utilizes gesture-controlled interface originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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