The increasing popularity for stereoscopic content in the entertainment industry and computer graphics applications and
the availability of affordable capture and display systems is in contrast to the actual knowledge of underlying
stereoscopic design principles and fundamental concepts. Content creators and educators inexperienced in stereoscopy
require integrated, easy to use and flexible tools which can assist in the process of creating the three-dimensional "look"
they are after within the limits of a comfortable viewing experience.
The proposed framework in this paper, a custom stereoscopic export plug-in for the popular 3D modeling application
Google Sketchup and a flexible stereoscopic format conversion and display engine, allows for stereoscopic previsualisation
in near real-time in a format of choice. The user interface can recommend stereoscopic settings according to
the scene, camera and display properties, calculates corresponding values according to manual entries but also leaves
unrestricted control over all parameters. The display engine allows for different stereoscopic formats to be shown and
saves the result in form of images with metadata for reference. Particular attention is put on usability, accessibility and
tight integration.
Multi-perspective image acquisition constitutes a novel method of documenting the entireness of an event, by recording
from multiple points of view. In combination with stereoscopic imaging, it captures two modalities of three-dimensional
representation, perspective and depth. These modalities are then applied for display in a hexagonal stereoscopic multi-screen
projection environment, the RE-ACTOR platform. In this paper the author describes, in form of two case studies,
the implementation of two projects for the platform within the performing art context.
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