Several months ago I posted a message on a new 3D technology from Visualabs utilizing no glasses. This technology seems to be coming along well and an article in a recent (Vol. 6 Issue 4 - April 25, 2001) DisplaySearch Monitor journal provides more insight into how Visualabs does it. The article goes on to say that:
"The VisuaLABS implementation
links an image with depth cues that
control a layer of tiny varifocal lenses placed
over the screen, at the pixel level, so that each
image appears at one of 256 or more distances.
This array of micro-optics is overlaid on the
screen. Given the growing significance and
capability of the latest 3-D graphic controllers,
VisuaLABS' implementation allows images to
impressively "jump out" of the screen, creating
noticeable depth and realism in both full motion
video and with static images."
This company also has technology that allows panel displays to be joined seamlessly which may be an excellent solution for high-res large screens. The same article:
"VisuaLABS
also identified ways to optically stitch together
multiple panels, in what they call GroutFree TM
technology, providing large seamless images.
The process creates an overlay upon which is
laid a pixel-by-pixel magnification. When butting
together multiple LCD modules, VisuaLABS is
able to eliminate all "grout" so that the panels
are tiled together seamlessly. In theory, VisuaL-ABS'
GroutFree TM technology can tile together
numerous panels, at any resolution, up to any
size, (limited only by available video processing
power). Development efforts are currently
underway to create a 42" GroutFree panel at 12
megapixels. The GroutFree TM approach may
also lead to magnification solutions that will
allow small-size high-resolution displays to be
presented at much larger sizes. A small size
panel at UXGA resolution, for example, could be
magnified through optical lenses, to be a low-cost
solution of a much larger UXGA solution.
VisuaLABS' ultimate solution will be to tile
together panels and then apply their 3-D capa-bility.
Large, TFT-LCD images rendered in wide
viewing angle 3-D may become affordable home
entertainment visual systems."
The full article is at www.visualabs.com
What do you guys think? Does this technology have home theater potential anytime soon?
Cheers,
Gord
"The VisuaLABS implementation
links an image with depth cues that
control a layer of tiny varifocal lenses placed
over the screen, at the pixel level, so that each
image appears at one of 256 or more distances.
This array of micro-optics is overlaid on the
screen. Given the growing significance and
capability of the latest 3-D graphic controllers,
VisuaLABS' implementation allows images to
impressively "jump out" of the screen, creating
noticeable depth and realism in both full motion
video and with static images."
This company also has technology that allows panel displays to be joined seamlessly which may be an excellent solution for high-res large screens. The same article:
"VisuaLABS
also identified ways to optically stitch together
multiple panels, in what they call GroutFree TM
technology, providing large seamless images.
The process creates an overlay upon which is
laid a pixel-by-pixel magnification. When butting
together multiple LCD modules, VisuaLABS is
able to eliminate all "grout" so that the panels
are tiled together seamlessly. In theory, VisuaL-ABS'
GroutFree TM technology can tile together
numerous panels, at any resolution, up to any
size, (limited only by available video processing
power). Development efforts are currently
underway to create a 42" GroutFree panel at 12
megapixels. The GroutFree TM approach may
also lead to magnification solutions that will
allow small-size high-resolution displays to be
presented at much larger sizes. A small size
panel at UXGA resolution, for example, could be
magnified through optical lenses, to be a low-cost
solution of a much larger UXGA solution.
VisuaLABS' ultimate solution will be to tile
together panels and then apply their 3-D capa-bility.
Large, TFT-LCD images rendered in wide
viewing angle 3-D may become affordable home
entertainment visual systems."
The full article is at www.visualabs.com
What do you guys think? Does this technology have home theater potential anytime soon?
Cheers,
Gord