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-> Does anyone know a way to produce 3DS images compatible with LCD -> shutter glasses viewing? (Or do I have to shell out $2500 for the -> CDK?) Sure, Create two cameras. I like to link them to a dummy object so they can be moved together. Adjust the distance between cameras to control the apparent scale of the scene. Usually you'll want to keep the camera to target lines parallel, but you can also have them converge at some point in the scene. Experiment… Render the images and interlace them. You can use a program like TIPS or Animator Pro to create a mask consisting of alternatting horizontal lines (one of the video fields), load one of the images, turn on the mask and draw a filled rectangle over the entire image using the key color (leaving the lines that were protected with the mask). Save the image as a .WIN or .CEL. Load the other image and paste the saved .WIN or .CEL over it. If the depth is reversed in the resulting image, just move the whole thing up one line. You can also create 3D animation using similar techniques. Please post any interesting interlaced 3D images you create… BTW, what's a CDK?

Hi Jason. I recently was looking into the Crystal Eyes product for stereo imaging on the PC and found it fascinating. I'd like to know a bit more of what you're doing. Also, since you didn't purchase the entire $3000 package, what LCD glasses are you using? How are they connected, or how does it work? Thanks. Alex K.

You should check out the GRAPHDEV forum here on cis, I think there's a program called 3DPLAY (and others) there that might do the trick. Anyways, somebody in the VR lib there might help you more. -Martin Alix