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Did a night dive to the Metridium Fields:
2D:
3D:
360 view:
2D:
3D:
360 view:
Metridiums Night Dive 2D, 3D & 360 View
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Do you know of any way to precisely synch a pair of GoPros in video mode? I would like to try a split-screen approach to 3D.
Beautiful vids, BTW.
Beautiful vids, BTW.
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Thank you.
There are 3D housings and synchronization cables for Hero 3+ Blacks, Hero 2's and earlier cameras. I flooded my H2's and moved to H3+B's a while ago. None of their newer cameras have the firmware that supports 3D...but there is speculation this might be coming as an offshoot of getting into 360VR.
By split screen, are you thinking of a mirror beamsplitter, like the old Loreos? I experimented with a beam splitter recently and got very poor results. The useful field of view was only about 500x900 pixels and salt water would have ruined the rig. I have another, newer beam splitter on order, but the company seems to be having trouble producing them and has gone silent for several months now.
I built a partially silvered beam splitter years ago that worked for Nikonos V extension tube 3D, but again the GoPro field of view is likely too wide for this approach, and I haven't pursued it.
There are 3D housings and synchronization cables for Hero 3+ Blacks, Hero 2's and earlier cameras. I flooded my H2's and moved to H3+B's a while ago. None of their newer cameras have the firmware that supports 3D...but there is speculation this might be coming as an offshoot of getting into 360VR.
By split screen, are you thinking of a mirror beamsplitter, like the old Loreos? I experimented with a beam splitter recently and got very poor results. The useful field of view was only about 500x900 pixels and salt water would have ruined the rig. I have another, newer beam splitter on order, but the company seems to be having trouble producing them and has gone silent for several months now.
I built a partially silvered beam splitter years ago that worked for Nikonos V extension tube 3D, but again the GoPro field of view is likely too wide for this approach, and I haven't pursued it.
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I'll check to see if they work in video mode, thanks again.
No, too inflexible for my need.
I want to be able to adjust the separation between the two lenses to control 3D effect. All my subjects are always within a couple of feet, I'm thinking that a View-Master like "over effect" would work.
So the next problem would be video editing software that would combine the two feeds frame-by-frame.
I can easily view random dot stereograms by refocussing my eyes. Want to do the same for a vid.
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I use Sony Vegas for 3D editing, FWIW. It supports 3D and has pretty good alignment tools. The auto alignment doesn't work so good with underwater footage, so I always shoot a clip above the water to use as a starting alignment.
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