darksideoflight

emanswfan - there are many different operations that going into 2D to 3D converting, running multiple scripts, also using depth generators.  Unfortuantely when it comes to 2D to 3D converting you will never get the same look as with what is shot in 3D originally, almost always you will end up with a cut out like 3D, but ultimately that is what can be done, unless of course you begin using animation and building scenes while laying over the original content, which is what few major multimillion dollar cinema converters end up doing.  

Brooks - That is the downside to this project, there probably will only be a hand full of people that get to experience this, but for those that can I hope they will fall in love all over again by being immersed in this world.  

polta - Thank you for your deduction, I truly appreciate outside comments all the time in order to make sure I get the best converting done.  I will say that the Episode II conversion was done rapidly and without finesse and attention to true detail, I wanted to convert it though to make sure that what I wanted was plausible in the first place.  I'll see what I can do about getting you guys a short clip!

Ipd - thank you much for your support, and I'm glad to hear that I wasn't the only one feeling the way I did about the first release in 3D!

Thank you all, hopefully tonight I can have a clip of what the 3D experience really is like.

I’m going to start this out very quietly, because I know of all the rumblings that surround Star Wars and its 3D counterpoint.  I have even watched as a few attempts on these forums tried, and quickly failed.

Now that well, Lucasfilm has been bought up and it seems to be that all continuation of the 3D conversion has been stopped by Disney, I feel that we were left really rather empty handed.  I waited in line for Episode I 3D in theaters, I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, but I wanted to know first hand how it would end up.  After watching it, I had a bit of mixed feelings, as I’m sure many of you did.  But then it all ended and we were left with just one film, and it was never released.

I’m a video editor, and I know my in’s and out’s of stereoscopic 3D, and that hard reality that comes with converting a film that is already 2D, but if it is gone about angle by angle, it can be done.  Now what does stereoscopic 3D mean?  It means you need to have a 3D TV with a 3D Blu-Ray player (or a 3D TV that can play USB files) in order to view this.  No old red/cyan glasses.  Those destroy the color and defeat the purpose of the 3D all in itself.

So what are my plans?  I want to start with Star Wars: A New Hope first of course, this will show truly whether or not this project is viable to the community, and what I mean by that is the actual effectiveness of the 3D.  Due to the physical darkness in the OT compared to the new the 3D viewing will be much more difficult, so this is quite an experiment.

As of now, I have actually completed a general conversion of Star Wars: Episode II in stereoscopic, while I did not take the time to develop angle by angle, it was a good proof of validation for me.

My question to the community I think would be what version to convert of ANH first?

I will be releasing these as a digital download, although be forewarned, in my test with Episode II the end conversion rate was over 13GB in HD!  I have attached photos in order to show that I am already on my way, note they are from Episode II and its conversion.

I know it is hard to understand without either having a 3DTV or the video file itself, but it is just a proof of concept at this moment for everyone to see!

Thanks