3-D Stereo
Scanning Services
Detailed Description
Overview
Digital Dreams Entertainment is pleased to offer
our 3-D scanning services to you. As part of our Standard
Service, we will scan your stereo images and then transfer them in various
formats onto a CD-ROM and sent to you along with all
of your original images. This CD-ROM contains a variety of methods for viewing
your Stereo Pairs including Anaglyph,
Stereoview and JPS formats and
is only offered by Digital Dreams Entertainment. Just send us your 35mm slides,
negatives or prints and we do the rest.
Each CD-ROM is compatible with either Macintosh or PCs with Windows 95 or
NT (Mac and ISO 9660 Hybrid). The CD-ROM will include a directory structure
for each set of stereo viewing formats. Thumbnail Files
are included for easy reference along with separate directories for each type
of stereo viewing format. The files on each CD-ROM are in a high-quality JPEG
format easily viewed on most computer systems with no additional software
necessary. Each viewable image will be 600 pixels in height (click
here for sample image of actual size) and its width will vary depending
on the aspect ratio of the format being scanned. This resolution is targeted
to the stereo photographer and computer hobbyist. Realist format is scanned
in at 675 dpi and Nimslo format is scanned in at 1012 dpi. Please contact
us with your specifications if you wish to obtain images with higher resolutions
or alternate computer file formats.
Now you can enjoy your 3-D images on your home computer with 3-D glasses,
stereoscopes or LCD shutterglasses. You can also create your own 3-D stereo
files using the Left Eye Image Files and Right
Eye Image Files we supply. Turn your home computer into a 3-D viewing
center for your family. Print out copies of the Stereoview Files, mount them
and pass them around to your friends for viewing with a stereoscope.
With our Optional Products and Services, you may
select other unique ways to enjoy your favorite images. We can transform your
images into 8x10 Glossies, Iron-on
Transfers or Stereoview Glossies as part
of our Optional Services. If you need a pair of cardboard framed Red/Blue
3-D Glasses to view your Anaglyphs, we have those as well. If we receive
enough interest from our customers, we will offer other 3-D and Virtual Reality
supplies (i.e., 3-D shutterglasses for viewing JPS files).
Reasons to Buy
Here are just a few ideas of what can be done with your stereo images residing
on your Digital Dreams Entertainment CD-ROM:
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Perfect way to archive your precious images. Images will
not fade or deteriorate over time as would happen with a photograph or slide.
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Build, or add to, your own web site using your personal
3-D images. Several formats have been created by us for instant viewing
including the Anaglyph Files, Stereoview Files (which can be used for Parallel
Viewing) and JPS Files (for use with LCD shutterglasses).
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Print the Stereoview Files and mount them to create your
own stereographs.
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E-mail your 3-D images to your friends and family. This
is a great way to share your images around the world without having to mail
your stereo slides or stereographs. Also and ideal way to send your images
to people who do not own traditional stereo viewing equipment.
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Create your own unique 2-D or 3-D images using the Left
and Right Eye Image Files. Use a single image of your stereo pair to create
your own art or combine both images to create unique 3-D images of your
own.
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Give copies of your CD-ROM as a gifts to remember those
special occasions. These are great Holiday or Birthday gifts for your children
or grandchildren. Also an ideal gift for that Wedding couple to remember
their special day.
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Start your own mail-order business selling your own personal
3-D stereo images. Create your own stereographs, anaglyph posters, image
disk or other 3-D products from the images found on your CD-ROM and sell
them from your home or across the Internet.
Standard Services
Digital Dreams Entertainment's Standard
Services include the scanning of your Stereo Pair
images, from a variety of formats, transforming them into various 3-D viewing
formats and then transferring those files onto a CD-ROM.
With every Stereo Pair you send us, we scan both images into our computers
and immediately create a Left Eye Image File and a
Right Eye Image File. We then take those two files
and combine them to create an Anaglyph File, a Holmes-style
Stereoview File and a JPS File.
After all your Stereo Pairs have been scanned, we create a Thumbnail
File that contains smaller images of all your Left Eye Image Files for
easy reference. If the number of images exceed the maximum allowed per Thumbnail
page, additional Thumbnail Files will be created in their own Thumbnail directory.
All files are then written onto a CD-ROM and sent to you along with your originals.
Stereo Pair
A Stereo Pair is considered two images of the same subject that are usually
taken at the same time using a stereo or 3-D camera (camera with more than
one lens). A Stereo Pair can also be created from a single lens camera by
taking a picture and moving the camera a short distance to either side and
taking the second picture of the same subject. One of the images represent
what the left eye sees and the other image what the right eye sees. When
viewed together, a single 3-D image of the subject is perceived to have
depth.
We accept Stereo Pairs in the following formats:
CD-ROM
Once your stereo pairs are scanned they are used to produce various 3-D
image files. These are then written onto a CD-ROM that can be easily read
on your PC running Windows95 or NT, as well as, any Macintosh (ISO 9660 Hybrid
and Mac). This CD-ROM is an ideal way to archive your precious images and
display your images now and forever.
Each file will be stored on the CD-ROM in high-quality JPEG format that can
be read by all conventional web browsers and image viewer software that comes
standard with most computers. Full size view of all images will easily fill
a 17-inch computer monitor. Each image file will vary in size depending on
the type of stereo file format used, ranging between 500 KB and 2 MB. Each
of the stereo file formats will have its own directory on the CD-ROM for easy
reference. Below are the six stereo file formats and descriptions that are
standard with each CD-ROM that you will receive.
1) Thumbnail File
This one file, AATHUMBS.JPG, contains small thumbnail images of each Left
Eye Image of your Stereo Pair along with its file name used on the CD-ROM.
For example, if you supplied 25 Stereo Pairs to be scanned, this file will
contain all 25 Left Eye Images and its associated file name. With each order
form you can specify up to 4 letters to be used in naming your files (see
Naming Convention below for more details).
The Thumbnail file is formatted such that it may be printed out on your
printer on standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper and used as an index for quick
reference of your images.
2) Left Eye Image File
This file contains the Left Eye Image of the Stereo Pair. There is more
viewing area on the rightmost side of the image that is not common to the
Right Eye Image File. This image is used on the left side of the Holmes-style
Stereoview.
3) Right Eye Image File
This file contains the Right Eye Image of the Stereo Pair. There is more
viewing area on the leftmost side of the image that is not common to the Left
Eye Image File. This image is used on the right side of the Holmes-style Stereoview.
4) Anaglyph File
This file contains a Red/Blue Anaglyph image of your Stereo Pair. You can
view this image with any ‘red-on-the-left’ and either ‘blue-’
or ‘green-on-the-right’ 3-D glasses. Special care has been taken
by us to properly align your images vertically and horizontally for a pleasing
3-D effect when viewed.
For added effect, we offer an option of Color Choices
for this file format (see below).
5) Stereoview File
This file contains a Holmes-style formatted, 200-dpi, parallel view of the
Left Eye Image and Right Eye Image that, when printed by you, can then be
cut and mounted into a Stereograph. The Left Eye and Right Eye images are
3 1/4 inch in height and a width that varies depending on the aspect ratio
of the scanned Stereo Pair. Since the images do not completely fill the 3
1/2 by 7-inch format, a black outline has been added along the oustside edges
to be used as guidelines for cutting. Please note that printing these files
from most internet browsers produce an image much larger than the 3 1/2 by
7-inch format due to the 200-dpi resolution of the file. Application software
that can handle print-formatted files is required to get the desired output
dimensions.
For added effect, we offer an option of Color Choices
for this file format (see below).
6) JPS File
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Simulated JPS Image
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Actual JPS Image
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This file format is used for those of you who have LCD shutterglasses.
With this file and the proper JPS image viewing software, you are able to
view your stereo pair in a variety of ways. Even if you do not have LCD shutterglasses,
with a click of the mouse you can switch 3-D viewing methods between anaglyphs,
side-by-sides, or LCD shutterglasses. You can also switch from color to grayscale,
red/blue to red/green anaglyph, parallel to cross-eye, left eye to right eye
view, as well as, changing image size or resolution.
Color Choices
You may choose the color option of your Anaglyph and Stereoview Files. We
have added this option to enhance viewing of these special files. Since viewing
the Anaglyph Files require Red/Blue or Red/Green 3-D Glasses, a Full Color
image containing reds, blues and greens are sometimes not very pleasant to
look at due to the cancellation of these colors from the glasses. Therefore,
we offer either Sepia Tone or Grayscale conversion of your image as an alternative
to Full Color. Below are the color options we offer and recommendations we
suggest:
- Full Color - Same color as seen on the Stereo Pair.
- Not recommended for Anaglyph Files if the images contain reds, blues,
or greens.
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Grayscale - Color taken out, only grays remain resembling
Black and White photographs.
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Recommended for Anaglyph Files.
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Each file on the CD-ROM will have its own unique file name to eliminate any
duplicate file names in case you wish to combine any number of files into
a single directory on your own computer system. As an option, we allow you
to choose up to 4 capital letters (‘A’ - ‘Z’) of the alphabet
that will be used as the first 4 letters of each individual file name. If
you choose not to supply us with any letters, we will use the word ‘SCAN’.
The next 3 characters following the above 4 letters will be numeric starting
with ‘001’ and incrementing by one for each subsequent file until
the total number of stereo pairs has been reached.
The next letter will be one of those listed below to denote the file format
of the image.
File Type Naming Convention
‘A’ = Anaglyph Image Files
‘J’ = JPS Image Files
‘L’ = Left Eye Image Files
‘R’ = Right Eye Image Files
‘S’ = Stereoview Image Files
A file extension will then be added to complete the file name. One of the
two file extensions will be used for each file:
‘.JPG’ = All files except for the JPS Image File
‘.JPS’ = JPS Image File only
A few examples:
Example 1: You want to know what file ‘SCAN009S.JPG’ represents?
This will be a Holmes-style Stereoview Image of the 9th stereo
pair.
Example 2: You want to make your own cross-eyed view of Stereo Pair 12.
Where do you get the files you need?
You will need to retrieve the ‘SCAN012L.JPG’ (the
Left Eye Image File) and ‘SCAN012R.JPG’ (the Right Eye Image File).
Example 3: You want to put your Stereo Pair image number 102 up on your web
page as a JPS file so people with LCD shutterglasses can view it. What do
you do?
Retrieve file ‘SCAN102J.JPS’. The file is ready
for viewing.
Optional Products and
Services
Digital Dreams Entertainment also offers
a way to display your favorite images other than on a computer screen. Once
your images have been digitized through our scanning process, we can enlarge
it to create a beautiful 8x10 inch Glossy for framing and display, an Iron-on
transfer ready for you to wear on your own T-shirt, or a Holmes-Style Stereoview
on high gloss paper that can be cut and mounted as a stereograph for viewing
in your stereoscope.
We also offer Red/Blue 3-D Glasses in case you do not already
own any and wish to view your Anaglyph Files or wish to have more for your whole
family and friends to view your images at the same time. Additional CD-ROMs
are available when you place your order in case you decide you need a few extra
for friends, family, business venture or archiving purposes.
1) 8x10 Glossy
You can pick your favorite image and have it blown up to 8 by
10 inches on high gloss, 8 1/2 by 11 inch photo quality paper. You can specify
whether you wish to have either the Left Eye Image File, Right Eye Image File
or an Anaglyph File of any Stereo Pair reproduced. You also have an option as
to which Color Choice you prefer.
Note that the specified image will result in an image size of
8 by 10 inches which is a 1:1.25 aspect ratio. Since most stereo images do not
match this aspect ratio, cropping of the final image will result. We will use
our best judgment to choose the proper cropping area. If you have a strong preference
of what is important and should not be cropped from the image, please let us
know with your order.
2) Iron-on Transfers
You may also choose to have your favorite images worn on a T-shirt.
You can choose to use a Left or Right Eye, Anaglyph or Stereoview image printed
onto Iron-on Transfers. You may then use an iron and transfer this image directly
onto your own T-shirts. The image sent to you will be a mirror image so when
transferred onto clothing the image will be then be viewed correctly. These
make great gifts for friends and family.
3) Stereoview Glossy
Example of a Holmes-style Stereoview on an 8 by 10 inch glossy
shown above. Other Stereoview format choices are shown below.
Here is a great way to get a Holmes-style, Cabinet or View Magic
formatted Stereoview on high gloss, photo quality paper. The left and right
images come on 8 1/2 by 10 inch uncut photo quality paper. We provide a 3 1/2
by 7 inch black outline as guidelines for you to use when cutting for the Holmes-style
Stereoview. You simply need to cut around the images for the Cabinet and View
Magic Stereoview option. You can also choose to cut out each individual image
to the size you wish and attach them to your own mounts for viewing with your
stereoscope. The images are scanned in at a much higher resolution than those
used for the standard services. We do this to provide a final output resolution
of 300-dpi to ensure a high quality print.
You have have an option as to which Color Choice you prefer.
The Sepia Tone option adds a unique flair for enhanced viewing pleasure.
4) Red/Blue 3-D Glasses
These are your typical cardboard framed Red/Blue 3-D glasses.
They are easily reversed if you wish to have the blue filter over your left
eye.
5) Additional CD-ROM
For those of you who wish to receive multiple copies of your CD-ROM,
we offer duplication services with your original order. This is great if you
plan on providing your images to friends or family members as gifts or offering
them for sale.
Conditions of Sale
- Cost per Stereo Pair is $5.00. Minimum order for Standard Services is $25.00
which includes the CD-ROM.
- Order must include $5.00 for shipping and handling.
- California residents must add 7.75% sales tax.
- Prices and services are subject to change without notice.
- We accept the following forms of payment (personal checks must clear before
order is processed).
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- Orders usually processed within 2-4 weeks. Processing may take longer on
large orders.
- Please contact us with any special requests not listed above.
- Fill out the Order Form (press here)
and send original images along with payment.
- Disclaimer. The submission of any film or print to be processed or any other
purpose will constitute an AGREEMENT by you that, if any such film or print
is damaged or lost by us or any subsidiary or agent, even though by negligence
or other fault, it is without warranty and recovery for damages is excluded.
Company Contact Information
Digital Dreams Entertainment
P.O. Box 2689
Costa Mesa, CA 92628-2689
E-mail: sales@digitaldreams3d.com
Phone: 714-545-1135 or 1-877-362-2436 toll-free
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