ZScreen is a push-pull electro-optical liquid crystal modulator that is placed immediately in front of the projector lens or computer screen to alternately polarize the light from each video frame. It circularly polarizes the frames clockwise for the right eye and counterclockwise for the left eye.
The RealD 3D system now showing in theaters is using the ZScreen that was invented by
Lenny Lipton
Leonard Lipton (May 18, 1940 – October 5, 2022) was an American author, filmmaker, lyricist and inventor. At age 19, Lipton wrote the poem that became the basis for the lyrics to the song "Puff, the Magic Dragon". He went on to write books on ...
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RealD Cinema
RealD 3D is a digital stereoscopic projection technology made and sold by RealD. It is currently the most widely used technology for watching 3D films in theaters. Worldwide, RealD 3D is installed in more than 26,500 auditoriums by approximately 1, ...
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RealD
RealD Inc. is a private company known for its RealD 3D system, which is used for projecting 3-D film, films in stereoscopic 3D using circularly polarized light. The company was founded in 2003 by Michael Lewis (entrepreneur), Michael V. Lewis an ...
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Lenny Lipton
Leonard Lipton (May 18, 1940 – October 5, 2022) was an American author, filmmaker, lyricist and inventor. At age 19, Lipton wrote the poem that became the basis for the lyrics to the song "Puff, the Magic Dragon". He went on to write books on ...
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StereoGraphics
Leonard Lipton (May 18, 1940 – October 5, 2022) was an American author, filmmaker, lyricist and inventor. At age 19, Lipton wrote the poem that became the basis for the lyrics to the song "Puff, the Magic Dragon". He went on to write books on ...
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External links
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Dolby Digital 3D vs Real D / Master image systemsVideo Technology Blog
About Inventor and Chief technical officer of RealD through 2008
3D imaging
3D cinema