3D TV that won’t require wearing of special glasses to make the most of the third dimension is what scientists at Fraunhofer are researching for. Frederik Zilly, of the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI), Berlin says “A breakthrough in 3D television would only come when you don’t need glasses. Wearing them is just too uncomfortable and tiresome.” The project that the Institute has launched upon has twelve other partners with the project named MUSCADE.

The basic principle on which 3D projection works is that two different images are created one each for left and right eye. This is being achieved by the research team with the help of foils that have a special coating on them for this purpose. The display that has this feature is called autostereoscopic display. What has to be catered for is the movement of the head, in which case more images would need to be projected which would be seen by the viewer when the head position is shifted. The conventional stereo production comprise of just two views and therefore makes it necessary for the captured images to be converted before they are transmitted. For the depth factor more cameras would also be required for the recording part too. All these factors and its processing have to be taken into account which is what the MUSCADE project is all about. But then, the MUSCADE, with its 4 cameras is already a bit too complex while all the intricacies has made the production process that much more expensive as well.

via business-standard

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