Re: Richard verascope, how to take the pictures....
Thank you for this very interesting response, but does this software do the same thing as the pictures on this homepage : https://io9.gizmodo.com/rare-3d-camera-found-containing-photos-from-wwi-669397198
Btw, I am a mac person with iphone and macbook pro, and looking to reproduce the same effects as on the link above with my personal 100 years old pictures , any hints ?
McPhoto wrote:
Question was how to view these Verascope 3d images. I would suggest you download and install the FREE windows program StereophotoMaker. Scan the whole slide (2 side by side images). In StereoPhoto Maker you can re-save the image as .mpo format. I don't know if the single .jpg image containing the left and right stereo views from the same slide can be opened and recognized as a stereo pair by this program. If not, you may need to separate the stereo image into 2 images - the left one and the right one. In Stereo Photo Maker (SPM for short) you can open left then right image (can be in different directories even).
The .mpo format is still really a jpg image but the mpo is a container for the 2 images. Many 3D TV's directly recognize the format as 3D and can display.
As a stereo pair in SPM program I would run their auto adjustment to better align the images (may improve viewing).
Now for digital viewing I suggest you purchase from Aliexpress a ZTE V5 K3DX phone. It has a glasses free display. You can buy (less than $5 US) the Android version of SPM for the phone (3DSteroid), copy your .mpo files of the Verascope slides and view on the phone as 3D without using any glasses. The phone is an older model and quickly selling out. Price with shipping to USA is $88 plus tax - about $95.
There are other applications for Android for viewing the images including SVIEW and Stereoscope. Finally, the phone comes with a program for viewing.
I think you would not be disappointed to save, view an share these images of family history in this way. There is a 3D-Photo forum on Yahoo which is very active and advice is freely shared.
You also asked about a 3D digital camera. Fujifilm offered the W3 Real 3D camera which has 2 lenses, 2 sensors and produces .mpo digital stereo image pairs. It is a point and shoot consumer camera but does take good images especially with good lighting. The best part is the camera has a built in lenticular display not too different (perhaps the same as) the display technology on the ZTE v5 K3DX phone an you can directly view your images recorded with this camera in 3D on the built in display without using any special glasses.