[3DTV]
… The San Jose Mercury reports that the company created a 3D imaging technology called “HP Photon Engine.” …
… “Capable of broadcasting true-to-life 3-D content on building-sized surfaces, the HP Photon Engine technology allows enterprises to transform how they interact with data and customers.”
The quality of the 3D is apparently quite impressive with the image looking life-like. This is the type of content that stereo 3D can greatly benefit. When people think of 3D content they generally think of the film industry, but there a variety of uses for the technology in the enterprise sector as well.
According to the San Jose Mercury, a polarized pair of 3D glasses is required by the viewer to get the 3-D effect. It may have already surpassed commercial 3D images and video in quality though.
“In some ways it can be better than real,” said Richard Doherty, research director of the consulting firm Doherty. “You can see every bead on a dress, every ruffle in the cloth.” …
Read the full story here: http://www.3dtv.com/uncategorized/hewlett-packard-creates-3d-tech-with-true-to-life-3d-scaling.php
—————-
[San Jose Mercury News]
The technology behind the “Photon Engine” was an outgrowth of work by scientists at HP Labs, the company’s research arm, who originally sought to improve printer quality by developing software to adjust the alignment of dots from an inkjet spray. That led them to think about ways to better align pixels from an electronic image, according to HP scientist Nelson Chang, a member of the team that developed a system for blending and calibrating the images from several projectors to produce a high-quality 3-D display.
The system relies on digital cameras and a bank of projectors to capture an image and display it in 3-D. But it’s the HP software that processes and adjusts the image. HP Labs associate director Henry Sang said that means HP can use “off-the-shelf” cameras and projectors that are smaller, simpler to operate and cost much less than the high-end equipment used for Hollywood movies.
See the full story here: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19308239