Abstract:
A 3D camera for acquiring and recording a plurality of 2D images of single scene at different viewing angles is disclosed. The camera includes taking lenses (13 and 14), exposure stations (63 and 64), a diaphragm stop (23 and 24) with light transmission windows (33 and 34), a window-moving device, and a shutter (10). Lenses are side by side in a row so that optical axes (313 and 314) of lenses are parallel to each other. Exposure stations are behind and in registry with the taking lenses respectively so as to place 2D image-recording means thereat for exposure to light rays transmitted through taking lenses. The diaphragm stop is alongside the row of taking lenses to restrict light rays from exposure stations. The windows of the diaphragm stop are located respectively opposed to the taking lenses for transmitting light rays such that only light rays transmitted through windows reach the stations to form 2D images. The window-moving device functions to move the windows along the row of taking lenses to adjust the distance between adjacent windows.
Abstract:
A 3D photographic printer and method of printing using a single large aperture projection lens (55). The lens aperture is sufficient to cover all the projection angles necessary for filling the area under each lenticule with compressed images during printing. The printer uses an aperture plate (60) which is designed such that only one section of the aperture is opened at a time so that one of the 2D images (30) is exposed through the projection lens (55) at a proper projection angle onto the print material (90). With such an arrangement, the projection lens (55) and the print material (90) are not required to move to different positions during printing.
Abstract:
A 3D printer for producing 3D photographs on lenticular print material (80) in which a video monitor (50) is used to display stored digital 2D images of different views of a scene for exposure. Prior to printing, one of the stored 2D images is displayed on a viewing monitor (30) and the key subject image of the displayed 2D image is selected. Based on the location of the selected key subject image, the computer (10) searches for the key subject location for each of the other stored 2D images and electronically shifts the 2D images so that the key subject location of all different views is the same. During printing, the electronically shifted 2D images are sequentially displayed on the video monitor (50) and projected through a projection lens (65) onto the lenticular screen at different projection angles.
Abstract:
A 3D camera for acquiring and recording a plurality of 2D images at different viewing angles without relocating the camera. A large-aperture taking lens (4) is used for image forming and an aperture controlling means (110) is used to select a plurality of horizontally aligned sections (111-115) of the lens aperture. Light rays transmitted through the different sections of the lens aperture respectively form 2D images of a scene at different viewing angles. The 3D camera can also have a mirror assembly (70-73) to direct light rays traversing different sections of the lens aperture to form 2D images on separate image planes.