DDD is transforming television by making 3D TV without glasses a reality. 3D TV is now available, following its June 2001 FCC approval. This makes it the first multi-viewer, glasses-free 3D TV system available to the public.
DDD introduced its 3D TV solutions at Motorola's booth at The Western Show in Los Angeles in November 2000. In April 2001, DDD teamed with screen manufacturer 4D-Vision at NAB, where its 3D TV won TV Technology's Mario Award for Best New Technology. In June 2001, DDD's 3D TV system was displayed in Pioneer's booth at INFOCOMM. Now, you have another chance to experience the wonders of 3D TV at SIGGRAPH this week, booth No. 523 at the L.A. Convention Center.
"DDD provides a total solution for 3D pre-visualization," said Chris Yewdall, president and CEO of DDD. "Our automated Depth Mapper software tool creates a depth map in record time, then our encoding and decoding software enables instant viewing of stereo 3D images on the 3D TV system."
How does DDD's 3D TV work?
3D Screens: Standard flat panel LCD and plasma displays ranging in size from 15 inches to 50 inches are fitted with a wavelength optical filter. The filter, designed by 4D-Vision of Germany, works by deflecting light from the screen according to its color. Red, green and blue light is deflected in different directions to create left and right eye views in eight adjacent viewing plains. The result is a wide angle, multi-viewer, 'no glasses' 3D display.
DDD also teams with 3D screen developer Dimension Technologies Inc. (DTI) to integrate our 3D playback software into DTI's range of glasses-free 3D Virtual Window flat-panel displays.
3D Software: DDD's patented 3D content creation and delivery solutions power the 3D displays, enabling the creation of the multiple views (from 2 - 8) required by 3D screens. The software is driven by a 1.2Ghz PC with a state-of-the-art graphics processor providing a clear, high resolution, broadcast quality image.