3D Photography - Can new tech make it more accessible?

JulMaass wrote:

Hi All - This is a repost from another forum, but it seems more at home here:

I want to find a way to share and view stereoscopic images online / using a smartphone. I've found 2 ways, one which requires a VR headset, and another which might require some software / coding skills.

Method 1: (conventional)

Displaying two images side by side on a smartphone display, and using a VR headset (playstation VR or google cardboard) to view them in 3D. I have done this. It looks amazing, but it's not very accessible unless you have a headset. If i get some interest i can share a few of my images...

Method 2:

Using software such as "facebook 360" to view 3D effect by tilting the display. This uses depth information from a 3D 'portrait mode' photo and the accelerometer built into your phone to animate the image to appear 3D.

I like this second option because it is much more accessible to the average person, though much harder to pull off. (facebook 3d image sharing it is currently only available for recent iphones as far as i can tell)

As I have only captured 2 photos per scene, I would need a way to get a depth map from the two images, perhaps using a neural network, in order to fill in the missing depth information and get a seamless transition between the 2 images. Alternatively I could take a short video instead of the 2 images.

Here is a video that explains 3D photos on facebook and ios:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmRtB3c3ylI

Any ideas on how this could be done? Perhaps there's a community working on this.

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