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ColorCode 3-D is an
The technology premiered with a ColorCode 3-D release of nWave Pictures' '' Encounter in the Third Dimension'', which was the first of a series of ColorCode 3-D releases distributed to
ColorCode 3-D is an anaglyph 3D
Anaglyph 3D is the Stereoscopy, stereoscopic 3D effect achieved by means of encoding each eye's image using filters of different (usually Complementary colors, chromatically opposite) colors, typically red and cyan. Anaglyph 3D images contain ...
stereoscopic viewing system deployed in the 2000s that uses amber
Amber is fossilized tree resin. Examples of it have been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since the Neolithic times, and worked as a gemstone since antiquity."Amber" (2004). In Maxine N. Lurie and Marc Mappen (eds.) ''Encyclopedia ...
and blue filters. It is intended to provide the perception of nearly full colour viewing with existing television, digital and print mediums. Danish company ColorCode 3-D ApS distributes the system.
Technology
One eye (left, amber filter) receives the cross-spectrum colour information and one eye (right, blue filter) sees a monochrome image designed to give the depth effect. The human brain ties both images together. Images viewed without filters will tend to exhibit light-blue and yellow horizontal fringing. The backwards compatible 2D viewing experience for viewers not wearing glasses is improved, generally being better than previous red and green anaglyph imaging systems, and further improved by the use of digital post-processing to minimise fringing. The displayed hues and intensity can be subtly adjusted to further improve the perceived 2D image, with problems only generally found in the case of extreme blue. The blue filter is centred on 450 nm and the amber filter lets in light at wavelengths at above 500 nm. Wide spectrum colour is possible because the amber filter lets through light across most wavelengths in spectrum.Notable uses
The technology premiered with a ColorCode 3-D release of nWave Pictures' '' Encounter in the Third Dimension'', which was the first of a series of ColorCode 3-D releases distributed to IMAX
IMAX is a proprietary system of High-definition video, high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and movie theater, theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (image), aspect ratio (approximately ei ...
theaters worldwide. In the United Kingdom, television station Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...
commenced broadcasting a series of programmes encoded using the system during the week of 16 November 2009. Previously the system had been used in the United States for an "all 3-D advertisement" during the 2009 Super Bowl on NBC for SoBe, the animated film ''Monsters vs. Aliens
''Monsters vs. Aliens'' is a 2009 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman from a screenplay written by Let ...
'', and an advertisement for the television series ''Chuck
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'' in which the full episode the following night used the format.
In print, Time Inc. used ColorCode 3-D in five of their magazines (''Time
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'', ''People
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'', ''Sports Illustrated
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'', ''Entertainment Weekly
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'', and '' Fortune'') to display 3-D images when they published a series of articles about the new "3-D revolution" in April 2009.
Viewing comfort
ColorCode 3-D, like all stereoscopic 3D technologies, does reduce the overall brightness of the viewed image. Also, improperly calibrated displays can cause image ghosting.References
External links
* {{cite patent, country=US, number=6687003, status=patent describing the technology 3D imaging