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3D on the Cheap, Part 1

Jul 15, 2010 12:00 PM, By Jan Ozer

Funny how a whole world can exist, and you may know nothing about it. So it is with 3D video on YouTube, a subject that I knew nothing about until a Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1 camera and a set of red/cyan anaglyph glasses fell into my lap. I said, "Cool," and then a second later, "What the heck can I do with these?" Turns out I can shoot fun 3D videos of my daughters, upload them to YouTube, and try to convince friends and family to spend a buck or two for their own pair of red/cyan anaglyph glasses.

Having said all this, I recognize that the prospect of uploading family videos to YouTube might not convince you to invest the 10 minutes or so you'll need to read through this article. Well, between the fluff pictures of my daughter, and screens of some some software you probably haven't heard of before, I'll try to filter in enough stealth learning about how to produce 3D videos to make it worth your while.

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Specifically, in this article, I'll discuss how to shoot, edit, and upload 3D videos to YouTube, and what you'll need to view them from that site. In two weeks, I'll look at how to produce for Nvidia's 3D Vision system and review that system, which uses active shutter technology to deliver the type of quality available in movie theaters and which you'll see in the 3D TV systems just starting to appear in our living rooms.

Let me chum the waters with the one of the best 3D videos that I have seen on YouTube. You'll need red/cyan anaglyph glasses to view the video, unfortunately, but if you can dig one out of your kids' cereal boxes, it will be worth the effort.

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