How Does 3D Technology Work? The Innovative Entertainment Series is supported by Dolby.
"Like" Dolby for a chance to have Adam West read your Facebook status update, live, on camera, February 18th. In 1838, Sir Charles Wheatstone first described the process of stereopsis: the process by which humans perceive three dimensions from two highly similar, overlaid images. Or, the process by which Avatar looks like a mind-blowingly immersive alien landscape instead of a bunch of brightly colored fuzz. 3D technology has come a long way since Wheatstone developed his stereoscope, then used to view static images and eventually pictures.
Now we get to wear Wayfarer knock-offs and enjoy 3D films, television shows and video games. For some people, seeing cool images might be enough. How do 3D films work? A tremendous thank you to David Leitner, Rob Willox and Professor Ian Howard for their collective insight and help in describing the various forms of 3D technology below. Stereoscopy 101 Big words! Well, yes. What We Watch Films. Video: Why DreamWorks Is Betting Big on 3-D - Digits. At Consumer Electronics Show, TVs Make Play for Web Games. Manufacturers Turn to Smart TV After 3-D Disappoints. Why Netflix has content and Google TV doesn't. If Google managers hope to license premium TV shows and films for Google TV and YouTube, they should do what Netflix did and "build relationships through traditional means.
" That's the recommendation of one studio executive who was referring to a tradition that has helped forge partnerships in the movie industry for decades: doing lunch. Sounds simple, but in an industry that relies so heavily on personal relationships forged over arugula salads and sparkling water, Google's usual data-heavy, interchangeable-executive approach doesn't cut it. In Hollywood, it seems, Google has had a people problem. Google managers now seem to have plenty of motivation to hit the cafes on Sunset Boulevard and do some schmoozing.
Netflix's streaming video service has jumped out to a big lead in distributing movies and TV shows online and the company continues to cut licensing deals. Not only does Netflix possess more content but the company has is far ahead in building out a distribution infrastructure. Internet is switching on TV-viewing revolution.
By Max Jarman - Dec. 12, 2010 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic Watching TV programs and movies via the Internet is no longer the pastime of only technology geeks.
Millions of mainstream consumers, spurred by advances in technology and falling prices for high-tech televisions, are switching off cable and turning to the Internet to watch their favorite programs and films. The trend is expected to accelerate in the next few years, profoundly altering everything from the TVs we buy to the entertainment industry itself. Consumers are watching episodes of "The Office" on their laptops, Droids and iPads. They are streaming movies from Netflix and other digital-era newcomers to their televisions via gaming consoles, Blu-ray disc players and new set-top boxes from Roku, Apple and Google.
An estimated 17 percent of U.S. households now have Blu-ray players and are able to stream programming via the Internet to their televisions. Increasingly, the TV monitor will become the computer monitor. Tech advances. Toshiba Aims To Release Larger Glasses-Free 3-D TV.