| Complete Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 – Vertical and Rotational Alignment
Stereo Rule 1
Stereo Rule 2
Using SPM to Correct for Rule 2
Figure 1-1, Pump
Figure 1-2, Pump, Red & Cyan Images Aligned
Chapter 2 – Horizontal Alignment
Near Point Object
Figure 2-1, Hole in Wall
3-R’s Rule
Putting the Entire Image at or Behind the Stereo Window Plane
Figure 2-2, Pump aligned and behind window
Setback Aesthetics
Identical Image Dimensions
Stereo Rule 3
Cropping the Image in SPM
Chapter 3 – Window Violations; Causes and Cures
Treacherous Ground
What is a Window Violation?
Curing Window Violations
Hiding Window Violations
Stereo Rule 4
Figure 3-1, Titanic with Window Violation
Figure 3-2, Titanic, No Window Violation
Figure 3-3, Skull
Chapter 4 – Magnification Disparity; Causes and Cures
Causes of Magnification Disparity
Changed zoom
Lens distortion
Dual Image Lenses and Devices
Changed distance to subject
Correcting Magnification Disparity Using SPM
Correcting Trapezoidal Magnification Disparity Using SPM
Correcting Magnification Disparity Using Photoshop
Chapter 5 – Visual Confusion (Retinal Rivalry)
Monocular Objects
Preventing Visual Confusion (Retinal Rivalry)
Tips for Curing Visual Confusion Problems
Chapter 6 – Aligning & Setting the Stereo Window with
Photoshop
Loading Images Into the Work Area
Making the Image Level
Pivot Point Alignment
Figure 6-1
Rotation Alignment
Figure 6-2
Correcting Magnification Disparity
Correcting Trapezoidal Magnification Disparity
Setting the Stereo Window
Cropping
Figure 6-3
Finishing the Stereogram
Figure 6-4
Chapter 7 – Cha-cha, Do You Wanna Dance?
Cha-cha Stereo and Its Attendant Problems
Time Lapse
Errors in Application of Chosen Stereo Base
Rotation of Camera
Tilt, Upward or Downward
Elevation Changes (Non-horizontal Parallax)
Distance Changes
Toe-in/toe-out
Zoom changes
Auto focus errors
Auto exposure errors
On camera flash problems
How to Do the Dance
Camera Protocol
Side-step
Wide Cha-cha
Twin Tripod Cha-cha
Slide-Bar
Figure 7-1, Aluminium Slide-Bar
Figure 7-2, Wooden Slide-Bar
Auto Cha-cha, a Drive-by Shooting
Finding Your Stereo Base
Making it Simple – A Rule of Thumb (for a Separation Factor of 20)
Making Auto Cha-cha Even Simpler
Scanner 3D
Chapter 8 – Image Degradation; Causes and Cures
The Camera
JPEG Deterioration
Resize and Compress
Chapter 9 – Calculating the Stereo Base
What is Stereo Base?
The Separation Factor
Conditions Affecting the Stereo Base Calculation
Total Scene Depth
Focal Lengths
Stereo Base for Dummies
Practical Application Examples:
Excessive Delta
Other Considerations
Chapter 10 – Stereo Magic; Eye Poppin’, Jaw Droppin’
Effects
Think Outside the Window
Figure 10-1, Attack
The Concept
Window Violations Rule Bent, Not Broken
Right and Left Edges Penetrated
Figure 10-2, Engine 191
Figure 10-3, Warthogs
Extracting an Object From its Background
How the Engine 191 Stereogram was Made
Figure 10-4, Layers palette, Engine 191
Chapter 11 – Stereo Magic 2; Warping Space and Reality
The Stereo Window Rule Avoided
Bringing the Frame Bottom Forward
Figure 11-1, Bottom of Image Violates the Stereo Window
Figure 11-2, Frame Bent Forward at Bottom
Figure 11-3, Clipping Shapes in Place
Equal Window Widths Rule Banished
Figure 11-4, Pronghorn
Oval or Circle Receding at Right or Left
Oval or Circle Tipped Back or Forward at Top
Figure 11-5, Brown Bear in Tilted Oval
Pseudo Phantogram
Figure 11-6, Maus, Pseudo Phantogram
Curled Picture Frame
Figure 11-7, Curled Up at Bottom and Top
Defining the Window Border
Figure 11-8, Wolves
Technique Summarized
Chapter 12 – Creating Faux 3D from 2D Pictures in Minutes
Concept Overview
Figure 12-1, Aven in 3D
Image Extraction
Figure 12-3, Aven in Hat, 2D Original
Figure 12-4, Aven in Hat, 3D
Preparing the Background and Setting its Stereo Depth
Figure 12-2, Aven In 3D, No WV
Selecting a Background Image
The Foreground Image
Matching the Image Sizes
Installing the Foreground Image
Moving the Foreground Images into Place
Multiple Layers
Figure 12-5, Aven With Flag
Combining 2D and 3D Images
Figure 12-6, Tobias in a Cave
A Few Last Things
The 3-R’s Rule
Chapter 13 – 2D to 3D Conversion, Part 1
Figure 13-1, Brennon’s Circus, 2D to 3D Conversion, Parallel View
General Procedure
Depth Maps
Select & Shift 3D Conversion Method Using Photoshop
The Source Image
Choosing the Right Image Resolution
Preparing the Image
Creating the Copy
Setting Up the Work Window
Choosing the Viewing Method & Work Image
Visualizing the 3D Conversion Process
Selecting and Shifting
Using the Selection tools
Making the First Selection
Shifting the Selected Area
Figure 13-2 – After the 2nd Shift
Making and Shifting the Second Selection
Shifting the Nearest Parts of the Subject
Figure 13-3– After the 5th Shift
Special Situations
Nuances and Special Techniques
Large Flat Areas
Figure 13-4 – Skew Shift with Skew Box Still in Place
Shifting Thin Objects
Isolated Objects
Anatomy
Chapter 14 – 2D to 3D Conversion, Part 2
Helpful Practices
Working With Sets
Figure 14-1 – Layers Palette, Sets & Masks
Saving Selection Lines
Locking Layers Together
Repairing Damage Caused by Shifts
Reducing “Hard” Edges
The Monocular Edge Zone
Avoiding “Fish Scale”
Visual Confusion (Optical or Retinal Rivalry)
Repairing Mistakes (Borrowing)
Finishing the Stereo
Masking
Final Alignment, Setting the Stereo Window
Final Alignment, Septum (Gap) Size
Adding Captions
Final Trimming
Special Conversions
Spheres & Cylinders
Placing a Selection Line Around a Circular Object.
Figure 14-2, Moon, Bounding Box, & Selection
The Theory and Method
Figure 14-3, Top View of Sphere or Cylinder
Applying the Calculated Shift Radius
Figure 14-4, First Selection
Figure 14-5, Moon, Parallel View, 6 Shifts
Shifting Vertical Objects and Planes
Figure 14-6, Vertical Objects
Camera Tilted Down or Up
Object at an Angle and Camera Tilted
Figure 14-7, Object at Angle and Tilted
Work on Either Image
Chapter 15 – Creating Anaglyphs
What is an Anaglyph
Advantages
Disadvantages
Figure 15-1, Manatees
The Concept of Color Channels
Making Anaglyphs in Photoshop
Ghosts
Reducing Ghosts
Soft Window Violations in Anaglyphs
Figure 15-2, Wolves
Chapter 16 – Using Photoshop Actions
Create Stereo Pairs . . . Blazing Fast
The “Composite” Image
Automating the Mechanical Workup
Creating an Action
Making a Parallel 3D Pair
Making Cross-eyed Stereo Pairs
Making an Anaglyph
Additional Functions
The Batch Function
Action Files Included
Actions Tips
Chapter 17 – Twin-Cams and Split Frames
Twin Cams, The Theory
Figure 17-1, Twin 35mm, 8cm Base
Figure 17-2, Twin 35mm 20cm Base
Four Ways to Make a Digital Twin-Cam System
Split Frames, The Theory
Loreo LIAC (Lens In A Cap)
Figure 17-3, Loreo LIAC
Figure 17-4, Digital LIAC, Cropped Stereo
Figure 17-5, Digital LIAC, Un-cropped Original
Tri-Delta
Mounting Two Digi-Cams on a Simple Bar
Chapter 18 – Miscellaneous Stereo Tips
Stereo from 2D Video
Video Stereo With a Single Camera
Chapter 19 – Phantograms
Photography Steps
Creating the Phantogram in SPM
Chapter 20 – Viewing Digital Stereo
Parallel
Cross-Eyed
Anaglyph
Mirror
Polarized
Pulfrich Effect
Over/Under
Chapter 21 – The Essentials of Digital Stereo Photography
Photography
Software
Aligning the Stereo Pairs
Viewing Stereograms
Work Flow, a Summary |
