3D: Active and Passive

So today while with my mentor, he suggested that we talk about 3D. So basically it all started with film anaglyph 3D. Anaglyph 3D is the type of old 3D that used those cool red(L) and cyan(R) glasses.

The problem with anaglyph is that the quality wasn't very good and while watching the 3D flick random objects would be popping out at you. My mentor and i them both started to talk about Jaws 3, and how it basically the epitome of HORRIBLE 3D technology. 3D can also be referred to as stereoscopic 3D(s3D), which just means that it creates the depth in 3D movies. There are 2 main types of 3D tech; Active and passive. Active uses a 3D shutter system and relies mostly on the high tech liquid crystal glasses that manipulate your left and right eye, to be able to view 3D. Passive relies on an external device that polarizes the light coming out of the projector. This type also uses a high pixel silver screen. The type of glasses you wear with passive would be those black frame, transparent black lens glasses that look like the type 80's nerds wore.

My mentor believes that active is better because it has a nicer quality. The thing is its more expensive so the glasses cannot be thrown away or recycled like regular 3D glasses. Although passive does have its perks, it's easier and less expensive, but its quality does suffer where it strives. In america, most movie theaters use passive. Today i learned a lot of useful information about 3D technology. Tomorrow I hope to cover more about RealD 3D and IMAX 3D.

Hours: 4
Total Hours: 15.5