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Looking Glass Portrait – Holographic Display

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Re: Looking Glass Portrait – Holographic Display

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They make the types of things that can be displayed on it pretty clear on their “Use Cases” page, IMO. I would not expect a 2D image to inherently show up on a 3D display; otherwise, what would the point be? Maybe your mindset is more indicative of the general population, but I do think most people understand that 3D holograms and 2D photos are different and would not expect a photo to suddenly have 3D properties on…

I don't have the expectation that putting 2D photos onto a 3D would magically work. I expect to need to convert them (it's a bit much to assume that I would think otherwise). I don't expect to have to buy credits to convert them. There's no mention that I need to, until you get to the extras page when you go to purchase. That changes the entire set of assumptions I had (from "I can play with this and use it to explor…

I think our difference is that you expected to be able to use 2D photos on this device at all. There is no third-dimensional information in a photo and to me it is amazing that there is a way to make them 3D. I never had the same thought you did because if something was not already 3D I would not have thought I could use it with this anyway. Perhaps this is why I am not bothered by them charging for the feature.

Re: Looking Glass Portrait – Holographic Display

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post #38

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I get where you're coming from. Having said that my in-laws have an electronic photo frame that requires an actual monthly subscription (for mobile connectivity) which they have switched on permanently and seem to enjoy - we can send them new photos online. So I guess some people would love a 3D version of that.

What’s the frame? Asking because it could make a good NFT display

Displaying an NFT was my thought for it too. Gas fees were high at the time and so I never did anything there either.

Re: Looking Glass Portrait – Holographic Display

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post #31

Why is HN spammed with looking glass auto stereoscopic (NOT holographic) spam since 2 weeks? Am I the only one annoyed by this?

Technically not holographic, but still a significant upgrade over autostereoscopic - there are way more views than 2, all without tracking, for multiple simultaneous viewers.

Autostereoscopic can be multiview. I’ve worked with 9 and 25 viewpoints, (on which you could also add eye tracking) without anything tracking, you could move left and right and still get some volume effect. Its repeating and somewhat limited but basically its the same thing here. More viewpoints, less resolution, better angular projection.
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