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Feedback for Omega 3d passive-projection filters

Started Apr 11, 2022 | Discussions
Oleg L K Regular Member • Posts: 293
Feedback for Omega 3d passive-projection filters

In case you are interested, here is the feedback letter I sent to enciircle.com about Omega projection filters:

My background: amateur stereo-3D photographer relying on DIY solutions for shooting and viewing.
As it usually happens, I'm more involved in making the gear than in using it for photography itself :).

First of all, despite spilling some cold water, I think its very important that such filters do exist.
So, let's start with the problem: the system doesn't hold up to the classic circular-polarized solution in the aspect of glasses-wearing comfort.
While polarized glasses are hardly being felt - so that one can forget about having them sit on his/her noses, Omega glasses are the opposite. E.g. the color difference between the two eyes is too apparent to ignore. It's far better than with simple red-cyan glasses, but the issue is there.

The above is a fact, from now on - my opinions and suggestions.
1) A stereo-3d "exhibitor" should prefer polarized projection if possible.
2) You would have really hard time if quality silver-screens were easily available.
3) Serious commercial installations should use polarized projection, especially for long presentations and movies.
4) Since most or all foldable/retractable silver screens are discontinued, (2) doesn't hold for home users and other pure mortals, making your system the only choice in numerous scenarios.
5) Given all the above, I claim that Omega system should be targeted at amateurs like myself.
6) Building passive-3d projector rig is a considerable investment, and I'd like to ensure I can arrange projections in various environments - at home and elsewhere.
7) Ideally I'd wish that polarized- and Omega filters were easily swappable - I'd use polarized at home and Omega - in the places where there's no silver screen.
8) ... follow-up from (7), it would be great if you sell circular polarizers too- attached to the same metal frames as Omega filters.
9) Existent Omega glasses are too large and too heavy (and frankly too expensive). For example, I have photos from a team-building event at work; in order to arrange projection at the office, I need to bring no less than 20-30 pairs of glasses; imagine the volume...
10) ... follow-up from (9), it would help to have foldable Omega glasses - as flat as possible in the closed state.

3D Gunner Senior Member • Posts: 1,031
Re: Feedback for Omega 3d passive-projection filters

Oleg L K wrote:

E.g. the color difference between the two eyes is too apparent to ignore. It's far better than with simple red-cyan glasses, but the issue is there.

The colour difference can be corrected by software or by settings in the two projectors.
After correction there is no longer any perceptible difference.
Glasses with interference filters are widely used in modern 3D cinemas and in my opinion are not uncomfortable. Second generation are preferable.

OP Oleg L K Regular Member • Posts: 293
Re: Feedback for Omega 3d passive-projection filters

I mean color difference between the filters, not between the images seen through the filters.

E.g. you just look at a white object through the glasses, and you do feel the "signal" differs a bit between your left- and right eyes.

3D Gunner Senior Member • Posts: 1,031
Re: Feedback for Omega 3d passive-projection filters

Yes, we are talking about the same thing.

The filter for one eye has separate spectral components at higher frequencies than the filter for the other eye. If we look at a white surface, through one of the filters it can be seen to be slightly redder, and through the other slightly greener. This can be compensated by a signal that contains more green component for the redder filter and by a signal that contains more red component for the greener filter.

Respectively, one of the projectors will provide a greener image and the other a redder one.

You can go to a 3D cinema that uses Dolby 3D technology and you can see that everything works perfectly, without color tint and without ghosting.

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