Title :
Stereographic Digital Cinema: Production and Exhibition Techniques in 2012
Author :
Aylsworth, Wendy L. ; Postley, Howard J. ; Sandrew, Barry B. ; Dobrin, Bruce E. ; Husak, Walt
Author_Institution :
Tech. Oper., Warner Bros., Burbank, CA, USA
Abstract :
The growth in digital, stereographic motion pictures has been surprising and strong, providing a new revenue generator for the industry. After a sluggish start for the digital cinema industry, 3-D movies have become the primary driver of digital cinema adoption. Those experienced in digital stereographic techniques are clamoring for more tools and capabilities to support their creative visions. Meanwhile, the large industry of movie production workers is clamoring for information on the basic methods of creating and presenting stereographic movies. This paper presents the techniques and tradeoffs in employing 3-D camera capture, 3-D computer generated imagery, and 2-D-to-3-D conversion in developing stereographic images. It further reviews the current status and future possibilities for 3-D viewing systems in the exhibition cinemas.
Keywords :
cinematography; image registration; stereo image processing; 2D-to-3D conversion; 3D camera capture; 3D computer generated imagery; 3D movies; 3D viewing systems; digital cinema adoption; digital cinema industry; digital motion pictures; digital stereographic techniques; exhibition techniques; production techniques; revenue generator; sluggish start; stereographic digital cinema; stereographic images; stereographic motion pictures; stereographic movies; Cameras; Digital communication; HDTV; Image analysis; Image registration; Motion pictures; Stereo image processing; Stereo vision; Image analysis; image converters; image generation; image registration; stereo vision;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2012.2191610
