{"id":307,"date":"2015-04-17T16:52:51","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T16:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/ndedtechguy\/?p=307"},"modified":"2015-04-17T16:52:51","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T16:52:51","slug":"glasses-free-3d-displays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ndedtechguy\/?p=307","title":{"rendered":"Glasses Free 3D Displays"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few months ago the DDMC at Duke<\/a> took a look at a glasses free 3D display from IZON. They were extremely impressed by it.\u00a0IZON\u00a0was\u00a0on their way to the NAB show in Vegas and they were nice enough to stop here on campus to demo their displays.<\/p>\n

They brought 2 displays with them to\u00a0demonstrate how it could be used either for\u00a0digital signage or\u00a0with more traditional content.\u00a0We had quite a few\u00a0people show up to look at the displays and the general consensus was that the tech was\u00a0pretty impressive.<\/p>\n

\"2015-04-09<\/a>
Left: Titanic 3D – Right: Digital Signage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Background<\/h4>\n

IZON has been doing 3D conversions and content creation for the film industry for quite a few years. In fact they have created their own software to do 3D conversions. What they have done is take that software, and put it on a\u00a0chip that can be\u00a0installed in displays. They use a lenticular lens<\/a> on the front of the display that can be\u00a0tweaked with the chip to work most effectively\u00a0at certain distances. (The default is 9 – 12 feet.<\/em>) IZON buys the\u00a04K panels from a large OEM and assembles\u00a0the displays themselves in Florida.<\/p>\n

As you move around the room, the intensity\u00a0of the effect changes. (If you ‘re looking at the display while you’re moving,\u00a0the effect can be a bit disorienting.<\/em>)\u00a0The\u00a0viewing angles are very impressive. As you move from 90\u00b0 from the display towards the side, the effect gradually diminishes until you get to about a 25\u00b0 degree angle. Then it just stops. You’re not left with a blurry and unwatchable picture though. It’s now just a 2D image that still looks as good as most displays at that angle.<\/p>\n

\"Joey<\/a>
It’s coming right at me!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The process couldn’t be easier. Any 3D content (DVD, Blu-Ray, 3D-Camcorder, etc) that you feed into the display is processed in real time and the effect is impressive.\u00a0If you give it normal 2D content, you just get 2D content as you would expect.<\/p>\n

\"JAWS<\/a>
I never felt as if I was going to be eaten.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the holy grail of 3D acceptance really. Insert content, press play, enjoy. No glasses. No lighting restrictions. No limited seating\u00a0positions. Just high quality 3D content.<\/p>\n

A few observations about each\u00a0application:<\/p>\n

Digital Signage<\/strong><\/h5>\n