Light Field Photography Is the New Path To 3-D 79
waderoush writes "In November, Lytro, the maker of the first light field camera for consumers, upgraded its viewer software to enable a feature called 'Perspective Shift.' In addition to refocusing pictures after they've been taken, Lytro audiences can now pivot between different virtual points of view, within a narrow baseline. This 3-D capability was baked into Lytro's technology from the start: 'The light field itself is inherently multidimensional [and] the 2-D refocusable picture that we launched with was just one way to represent that,' says Eric Cheng, Lytro's director of photography. But while Perspective Shift is currently little more than a novelty, the possibilities for future 3-D imaging are startling, especially as Lytro develops future devices with larger sensors — and therefore larger baselines, allowing more dramatic 3-D effects. Cheng says the company is already exploring future versions of its viewer software that would work on 3-D televisions. 'We are moving the power of photography from optics to computation,' he says. 'So when the public really demands 3-D content, we will be ready for it.'"
when the public really demands 3-D content (Score:5, Insightful)
'when the public really demands 3-D content'
When it doesn't require glasses and doesn't give you headaches.
Re:3D imagine that may leads to 3D printing !! (Score:5, Insightful)
"Currently, to gather data on 3D imagery we use technologies such as MRI, which in itself not really portable."
We use things like MRI to gather tomographic data. It's for seeing inside. Lytro doesn't do that, and never will.
Currently if you want to do the kind of 3D we're talking about you can buy a Lytro and get low resolution with a lot of data and processing, or you can buy one of the commonly available compact cameras that include two lenses (like this one [dpreview.com]) and get instant, high res results.
Re:Bought a Lytro (Score:4, Insightful)
An AC calling someone a piece of shit. What a surprise.
I don't recall claiming I was interested in technology, but the fact that I am means I have actually studied what Lytro does. That's why I understand that it will be a failure. I suggest you funnel your anger toward a big, fat investment in Lytro if you feel otherwise.