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3D TV Slow Roll Out In Japan

The first 3D TV entered the Japanese market. It is based on TriDef technique, which builds an image for each eye. The kit includes special glasses, combining the image and providing 3D effect. Without glasses the image doubles. The TV provides 3D image not only in special 3D programs, Japanese television started to produce, but, as developers said, in general 2D programs. In this case the 3D effect is not so noticeable.

The special 3D programs are translated by several cable TV companies. They are released 4 times a day and shot considering 3D viewing. Despite 3D technique is known for a long time already, this is first full-grown 3D television project in the world. The price of such a TV is $3960. the producer is Hyundai company.

Hollywood Is Ready For 3D Cinema

The most famous Hollywood producers, such as James Cameron, Jeffrey Katzenberg and John Lasseter, have announced, that soon all the movies will be shoot in 2 formats – general 2D and the new 3D.

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This tendency is assisted by the growth of 3D cinema popularity and significant progress in stereoscopic shooting. The TV industry has both high-speed 3D-cameras and powerful software allowing practically avoid optical distortions during demonstrations. 3D-cinema is, in fact, the reincarnation of good old stereoscopic cinema, with the difference of not showing the 3D image, used to cause headache and nausea at times, but the full-fledged presence effect.

Katzenberg Says 3D Will Be A Landmark In Cinema History

Due to this, Jeffrey Katzenberg has sad the conversion to 3D to be a landmark in cinema history, comparable to sound appearance only. This landmark is not overtaken yet, and the entertainment industry is defining the new, more ambitious, task – provide 3D technology not only to cinema visitors, but for TV auditory as well. Furthermore, the records of sport events and shows of celebrities are becoming as popular as blockbusters.

Pixar and the Changing Movie Industry

The problem of digital content for 3D video is very urgent now. Very few TV companies have started shooting 3D programs, and these efforts are only experiments. The leading movie companies annually produce several movies compatible with 3D displays. It is worth noticing that Pixar studio, has planned to produce about 10 animated 3D movies. Disney promised all Pixar movies soon will be compatible with 3D screens. If we glance the market of PC games, we’ll see the most encouraging situation. The NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision system has recently hit the market and is already compatible with great amount of existing games, and soon all the upcoming projects will assimilate 3-rd dimension.

Phillips WOWvx Technology

Philips is preparing its new 3D technologies for entering the market. The spectator will not need to use special glasses. Philips’s solutions from Philips WOWvx line (wow-effect plus Visual eXperience) are based on two formats of image creating and output – standard 2D-plus-Depth and extended Declipse. The 2D-plus-Depth technology is interesting with its backward compatibility. In other words, it allows adding volume to any program or movie, that were originally shot in general 2D format.