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REVERE STEREO 33 CANERA INSTRUCTION MANUAL

A super big thank you to David Starkman and Susan Pinsky for sending this PDF :))) A synopsis of how to properly use the frame counter and rewind on the Revere 33, by David Starkman Revere Stereo 33 Camera Manual --.pdfDownload Btw, Susan Pinsky’s website 3-D Legends.com is listed on the Essential Links page and … Continue reading REVERE STEREO 33 CANERA INSTRUCTION MANUAL

How to Make Polaroid Vectograph Prints

These are snapshots of a photocopied instructional guide on how to make Vectographs that I received from my friend in 3-D, the late Sheldon Arranowitz. Vectographs are black and white, 3-D Stereoscopic linear polarized prints. They are printed on reflective, solid or transparent substrates and a regular pair of linear polarized glasses are used to … Continue reading How to Make Polaroid Vectograph Prints

$$$ #10, ON CAMERA LENS HACKS FOR DIGITAL STEREO

Hi everybody! This is a quick heads up post to inform you that the new episode of Dollar $tore $tereography will be streaming live on my Instagram page on TUESDAY, July 19th 2022 around 7:30pm NYC TIME I will be making an assortment of on cameras add-ons, mods, hacks & more, for small size, point … Continue reading $$$ #10, ON CAMERA LENS HACKS FOR DIGITAL STEREO

Neuroscience of Consciousness. Volume 2021, Issue 2

Direct link to the issue here- ://academic.oup.com/nc/article/2021/2/niab017/6369785?login=false You can navigate through through the clickable “Article Contents” outline, pictured below. Table of contents I haven’t read through it yet, but I have a strong feeling it may make it’s way to the essential list links page 🙂 enjoy!

Repost of the making of the The Apollo Lunar Close-up Camera

I recently came by a tweet shared by Astronomy.com about the stereo photos taken of the moon on the Apollo 15 mission that was posted last year. Stereo photos from Brian May & David Eicher’s 2021 article for the Astronomy.com article, linked below https://astronomy.com/magazine/news/2021/07/apollo-15-in-3d?utm_source=asytwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asytwitter I wanted to share another article about the making of the … Continue reading Repost of the making of the The Apollo Lunar Close-up Camera

We’re making it official! PARALLAX-SHIFT is joining the ISU

PARALLAX-SHIFT & National 3-D Day were both founded to help realize the same greater goal, to facilitate a greater understanding of Stereoscopic Communication to the largest possible audience our means and abilities could afford. National 3-D Day is a National Day registry celebration I created jointly with Eric Kurland’s 3-D Space, a non-profit dedicated to … Continue reading We’re making it official! PARALLAX-SHIFT is joining the ISU

Blast from the (sort of recent) past 👀 The Looking Glass Volume display at SD&A XXVIII.

I’ve been gathering up Stereoscopic video content for my upcoming web series debut, 3D VIDEO GAME HISTORY and came across this stereo SBS video shot at my first Stereoscopic Displays & Applications conference XXVIII back in 2017. SBS Stereoscopic video of Shawn Frayne presenting the “Volume” display to the world’s top authorities on Stereoscopic displays … Continue reading Blast from the (sort of recent) past 👀 The Looking Glass Volume display at SD&A XXVIII.

AWE ‘22 Video of Nima Zeighami of Leia demo’ing the new Leia Inc. eye tracked lightfield display & conversion technologies

https://youtu.be/CAtSYqYZH2I The YouTube channel Mixed Reality TV recently covered the AWE show this past week and our friend Nima Zeighami of Leia Inc. demos the latest in lightfield displays with eye tracking and 2D-3D content conversions. We just want to say congratulations 👏👏👏👏 Have a look for yourself at their latest tech deliveries in this … Continue reading AWE ‘22 Video of Nima Zeighami of Leia demo’ing the new Leia Inc. eye tracked lightfield display & conversion technologies

Personal Work- Digital Stereo Collages

Here is small portfolio of recent personal work of stereo-collages I created in the spring of 2021. Xview, “for moon patrol”, created entirely within the R4VE app, made into additional views with the i3DSteroid app I rather like making digital stereo-collages. I like the freedom and creativity allowed in crafting a stereoscopic image from the … Continue reading Personal Work- Digital Stereo Collages

P-S+U PARALLAX-SHIFT’s New Artist Collaboration Opportunity

The PARALLAX-SHIFT studio and 3D Shop reopens later this month, with a new aproduct line, new services & new opportunities for stereoscopic artists. We are proud to announce the launch of P-S+U, our new collaborative program for contemporary stereoscopic artists to develop new, limited edition, stereoscopic works at no cost to them, to be sold … Continue reading P-S+U PARALLAX-SHIFT’s New Artist Collaboration Opportunity

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LIGHT!

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LIGHT EVERYONE! I can’t think of a more fitting way to celebrate then to take some time to look at some holograms 🙂 Holograms are physical, 3-Dimensional images that are created with laser light as their medium and the resulting physical films and recording mediums are in fact, recordings of impressions … Continue reading HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LIGHT!

Early Articles on Stereoscopic Cinema, Television & Live Theatre

These articles on Stereoscopic Cinema, Stereoscopic Television & transmission and live stage effects date back to the late 1920’s & early 1930’s. These are assorted findings I’ve saved in my phone throughout the year and I have previously posted them in some older posts on my Twitter & insta accounts. They are as researched from … Continue reading Early Articles on Stereoscopic Cinema, Television & Live Theatre

INVISIBLE GIANTS- THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE TWIN RIG & SHUTTER SYNCING

I apologize for the delay in publishing parts 2 & 3 of this article. Our dear friend and mentor M Henry Jones was informing me on part 2 of this article and was to be featured heavily in it, but M. Henry Jones passed away in June of this year. It has been an emotionally … Continue reading INVISIBLE GIANTS- THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE TWIN RIG & SHUTTER SYNCING

Polarizer Design described in Scientific American, Vol IX.1 NY, November 5, 1853. No. 8

Im going through old photos on my phone (to be honest, my blog is simply an attempt to catalog and publicly share the tens of thousands of reference items I store there so I can delete them to free up space on it 😂) and came across this article on a polarizer design that ran … Continue reading Polarizer Design described in Scientific American, Vol IX.1 NY, November 5, 1853. No. 8

IMPORTANT PSA ANNOUNCEMENT FOR POLARIZED PRINTS- Vectographs • Stereojet •etc

Vectographs are PHYSICAL POLARIZED PRINTS that were viewable stereoscopically with linear polarized glasses. They are created with substrates that were mechanically polarized- i.e. materials that were physically stretched to achieve linear polarization properties. These substrates have a definite shelf life, I have observed deterioration and mechanical “shrink-back”- (a word I am making up to describe … Continue reading IMPORTANT PSA ANNOUNCEMENT FOR POLARIZED PRINTS- Vectographs • Stereojet •etc

Will Powers- “Adventures in Success” first music video with CGI (computer graphics)

Will Powers is the alias of Lynn Goldsmith, who released a self affirming album titled “Dancing for Mental Health” in 1983. “Adventures in Success” was actually co-written by Sting (yes Sting of The Police, there’s only one) and the accompanying music video was the first ever to feature CGI computer graphics. Dancing for Mental Health … Continue reading Will Powers- “Adventures in Success” first music video with CGI (computer graphics)

Let’s See 👀 Optical Lenses- 1940 British Film Council Production on the manufacture of lenses

This British Film Council production from the 40s looks at the processes involved in the manufacture of optical lenses. https://youtu.be/pulHXjeycPU Judging by the look of the lenses, the opening scene was filmed in the Cooke factory. (Sam is a lens nerd. He can tell 😉

the Stereo Camera Show- Sneak Peak at the homemade Ricoh AF-40 Twin-Rig 👀

The official PARALLAX-SHIFT YouTube channel, which can be found here, has surpassed the 50 followers accruement necessary to livestream! I first want to THANK ALL MY FOLLOWERS for getting on board and enabling us to livestream on that platform. Thank you all, very very much :** The episodes will be shot in studio and professionally … Continue reading the Stereo Camera Show- Sneak Peak at the homemade Ricoh AF-40 Twin-Rig 👀

Light Proof Storage Solutions

Anyone using photosensitive materials for either photography, stereography or holography may happen upon the need for light proof storage every now and then. I just wanted to quickly list the two options that I personally use in both my home and studio for light tight storage of photosensitive materials for both small and large applications … Continue reading Light Proof Storage Solutions

Stereoscopic Arifacts- The RAREST of the rare- Anaglyph Lantern Slides & Viewer

Pictured below, are images of a very rare set of Magic Lantern anaglyph slides and handheld anaglyph viewer. There is not a whole lot I can say about this set of anaglyph Magic Lantern slides or the viewer pictured above. The fact that the images of these artifacts even crossed my path at all is … Continue reading Stereoscopic Arifacts- The RAREST of the rare- Anaglyph Lantern Slides & Viewer

The Illustrated London News #4429 Vol 164 from March 8, 1924.

The Illustrated London News #4429 Vol 164 from March 8, 1924.Some of the very first anaglyphs printed in a major serialized publication. the Illustrated London News came complete with a packet of red and green celluloid and instructions how to make viewing glasses. A series of pictures and adverts continued to be printed in this … Continue reading The Illustrated London News #4429 Vol 164 from March 8, 1924.

The 3D product marketing that has nothing to do with Stereoscopic anything post

Because 3D is a marketing gimmick that can sell anything BUT actual 3D stuff. (Hey I didn’t make up the rules… I just play my hand with the cards I’m dealt the best I can- just like everybody else 😂😂😂😂 This post will be updated as regularly as I come across them folks, there’s no … Continue reading The 3D product marketing that has nothing to do with Stereoscopic anything post

The International Stereoscopic Union Congress for 2023 will be held in Tsukuba, Japan, September 12-18 👀❤️💙

The ISU holds a Congress every two years, where 3-D loving individuals and Stereoscopic clubs from around the world gather for a week and present Stereoscopic work of all formats, hold workshops, havr trade shows & schedule all sorts of Stereoscopic activities and group discussions. It is usually hosted by the club geographically closest so … Continue reading The International Stereoscopic Union Congress for 2023 will be held in Tsukuba, Japan, September 12-18 👀❤️💙