The market for streaming 3D got a little stronger with the launch, today of online content library 3DeeCentral.
The company behind the launch, Spatial View, has licensed over 100 3D titles from nearly 30 independent 3D filmmakers including 21st Century 3D, Passmore Labs, k2communications, JustCause3D, tree-D films, Dzignlight Studios, Glass Eye Pix, Lumen Actus, and Original SINE.
Most of the content which is a mix of free and pay, is shortform and includes film promos, animation, music videos, 4D theme park experiences and sports. Al Lopez, company COO, said he has held discussions with several studios about licensing 3D feature releases.
A 3DeeCentral application is available for Windows 7, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch devices. An Android app is coming soon as is support for the iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4. It does not yet however have any contracts with Internet TV providers.
“We want to offer the most comprehensive coverage of platforms as possible including all,” said Lopez. “We will support all new 3D-capable devices including smartphones, laptops and tablets and we are platform agnostic with support for active shutter and polarized glasses, anaglyph and auto-stereoscopic technologies.”
“The availability of devices will drive the sale of content at the same time having content that runs on every 3D capable device and in whatever 3D format is a driver to help those devices sell.”
Aside from being a content aggregator and distributor, Spatial View is also a tech company. Its innovations include a removable lenticular screen and software for viewing glasses-free stereo 3D on a standard laptop, which it sells to laptop manufacturers. The software includes 3D Blu-ray playback using CyberLink’s PowerDVD software and an eye tracking mechanism via webcam to ensure the viewer’s eyes remain in the sweetspot for 3D viewing.
The company, which launched in 2004 sporting a range of autostereoscopic digital signage technologies, also has IP in lenticular printing and 2D-3D conversion based on multiview generation from two images.