These are the days of revisions and upgrades. With the growing technology more and more advancements have come in. Developments that were once considered to be pure sci-fi inventions have now become reality. 3D has become a major ingredient in all the movies that the producers serve us with. In fact they are now experimenting with the technology.

Various reports by 3DFocus, a BBC R&D White Paper have unveiled the secret details about the projects that are being worked upon such as holographic images and glasses free 3D based on laser technology.

3D Focus reports have further revealed that 3D holoscopy for the Internet, new spatial sound systems, laser based glasses free 3D screens for multiple viewers apart from 3D video for mobile would be developed. The BBC white paper is known as “3D-TV R&D Activities” in Europe. One of the projects about which white paper had reported is known as “3D Vivant”. It is based on the research and design of a “3D Holoscopic” camera which contains a single aperture. Its function is to enable the real-time capture of 3D scenes.

Software which would focus on 3D Holoscopy for the Internet would also be developed. Its main function would be enabling the 3D objects that are to be hyperlinked online.

One more project which the white paper talks about is “Real 3D” which is based on overcoming restrictions of current restrictions among stereo 3D, and auto stereoscopic, displays based on holography.

3D focus has also revealed that A 3D holographic acquisition system based on digital camera technology will be developed which would be capable of recording holographic video of the 3D scene. It would be combined with a display developed for this method of 3D projection. It would be liquid crystal and use silicon (LCOS) technology.

Another interesting project that would surely excite many is HELIUM3D which is based on improving current glasses-free displays and deals with laser technology. It is based on “direct-view RGB” laser projection.

The reports have further revealed that it will rely on a low loss transparent display screen which would be able to support multiple viewers with superior quality to today’s auto stereoscopic displays. They added that it is head tracking for viewers along with even gesture-based tracking.

Few other projects reported that would soon be developed are Mobile 3D-Tv, which is a 3D service for mobile users, and an end-to-end production pipeline for multimedia content. The end-to-end production pipeline for multimedia content has been developed with a motive to allow HD and 3D video capture of live events by using unmanned aerial automobiles and would provide us with more intensive variety of interesting 3D content.

And last but not the least another project that was mentioned was TSB i3DLive. It would extract 3D information from live actions taking place. This project has probably been designed for the film makers and movie professionals and not the other 3D users. 3D Focus adds that a typical application would be set for the movie production. Here a high-grade film camera would be appointed as the main camera and the video cameras would serve as witness cameras.

With all these exciting projects on their way to reach us it can be concluded that it still has a long way to go. The very thought of hologram 3D, and laser-based glasses-free 3D make me go gaga.

Sovan Mandal  (446 Posts)

Sovan Mandal is the senior tablet and tech corespondent for goodereader.com and 3D Specialist. He brings a international approach to news that is not just applicable to the North American market, but also Asia, India, Europe and others. Sovy brings his own writing flavor to the website and is interested in Science Fiction, Technology and Writing. Any questions, send an email