Lume Pad now $250

Daniel Lauring wrote:

The price probably doesn't bode well for the future of the company

I've heard this take a few times from people on the internet in previous sales we've had, but the sale price really has nothing to do with how well the company is doing. It has everything to do with wanting to get the Lume Pad into more hands so people can get familiar with the product and potentially start creating photo/video content and apps for the Lume Pad ecosystem. And our data shows people seem to be responding VERY positively to these sales.

There will be more generations of Lightfield hardware in various devices coming that will be intercompatible with content from Lume Pad. One that's already been announced is Leia Lightfield displays are going to be found in cars through our partnership with Continental:

https://www.continental.com/en/press/press-releases/2021-01-12-ces-2021/

Brian F Flint wrote:

There is a previous post on the Lume Pad on 29 Oct 2020. It gives a lot of information.

Here is a link to the thread for those interested:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/64504704

That said, a lot of what's in the thread is either incorrect or outdated.

Lume Pad does not use lenticular technology, it uses a 3D tech known as Diffractive Lightfield Backlighting. You can read more about it here:

https://www.nature.com/articles/nature11972

SBS and MPO content are fully supported, as well as multiple other 3D file formats. SBS files are now also automatically identified using computer vision technology, so you don't have to modify the file name for them to be identified correctly. You can also view content in pure stereo viewing mode, so there's no additional image synthesis done to your legacy 3D filetypes.

The LeiaCam app shoots in 3D, and captures photos in LIF format and videos in SBS. But you can easily convert from LIF to SBS in the LeiaPlayer app.

There have also been a variety of new apps and features released since then, including LeiaFrame which allows the Lume Pad to be used as a 3D digital picture frame with an automatic slideshow, as well as LeiaTube which allows you to play back 3D and VR180/360 content from YouTube, Vimeo, and others.

You can also convert 2D photos and videos to 3D in real-time on Lume Pad now, and that also works for platforms like YouTube and Vimeo using LeiaTube.

Lots of additional editing tools available for 3D photographers. Plus LeiaPix, which is a 3D social network for sharing and commenting on 3D photos. And you can order 3D lenticular prints of your photos through the LeiaPix Prints feature.

There are also a variety of other apps, like LeiaFlix which lets you rent 3D Hollywood movies, LeiaStream which is a social network for video, LeiaViewer which lets you view 3D models locally and from SketchFab in 3D, Mozaik which is a platform for learning where everything is shown in 3D, and over 50+ 3D games.

Unfortunately there aren't many (or any) thorough independent reviews of everything the device is capable of anywhere on the internet. If anyone wants to take a stab at it it would be much appreciated!