resources: websites organisations books 3-d glasses
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websites		My own home page more 3-d from me http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~puta/ The Viewmaster Home Page http://www.cinti.net:2000/~vmmasell/ Internet Movie Database listing of 3-d films http://us.imdb.com/cache/list/genres=3-dimensional 3d by Dan Shelley Dan has some good anaglyphs and stereo pairs. However the best part of the site is the links section. http://www.dddesign.com/3dbydan/default.htm California Museum of Photography CMP's page on how to create stereo images. Basic introduction to the theory of stereoscopy. http://cmp1.ucr.edu/collections/km/stereo/procedure.html
organisations and companies		The Widescreen Centre Commercial organisation based in Nottingham and London. The site contains information about their stock: 3d cameras, 3d glasses, developing and printing services. http://www.wscreen.demon.co.uk The Stereoscopic Society The Stereoscopic Society, founded 1893, is the oldest stereoscopic organisation in the world and has world-wide membership. The Stereoscopic Society Bulletin is published quarterly. http://www.stereoscopy.com/stereosociety/ The International Stereoscopic Union The International Stereoscopic Union is the only international stereo club in the world. The ISU is a club of individual 3-D enthusiasts as well as a club of stereo clubs. The ISU's members currently number 900 and come from 32 countries world-wide. http://www.tisco.com/3d-web/isu/isu.htm The Third Dimension Society John Taylor, APSA 23 Hutton Avenue Hartlepool TS26 9PW, England The IMAX Theatre Pepsi Trocadero Centre, London. Tel: 0845 600 0505 http://www.livestation.com/ Stereo Photo World Excellent site where you can read features, and buy 3d cameras and accessories. www.stereophotoworld.com
books		"The Deep Image: 3-D in Art and Science" by Ray Zone. Published by The 3-D Zone, may be a bit hard to find now. Dan Shelley has compiled a list of 3-d Books for sale at Amazon.com http://www.dddesign.com/3dbydan/3dbooks/forsale.htm "Stereoscopic Drawing, a theory of 3d vision and it's application to stereoscopic drawing" by Arthur N Girling. A fascinating book, published by Fleetwood, 1990. "Photographing in 3-d" by David Burder and Pat Whitehouse, published by the Stereoscopic Society, 1992.
3-d glasses		3-d glasses can be bought from the Widescreen Centre (above), or you can make your own! All you need is cyan or green coloured acetate (cellophane), red coloured acetate, and card. Coloured acetate should be available from craft and model-making shops, or good stationers. 1. print out the template below 2. cut out two of the glasses shapes from card 3. cut out a piece of red acetate larger than the size of the lens, glue it to the back of the left eye-hole 4. cut out a piece of green or cyan acetate, and glue this to the back of the right eye hole 5. glue the second glasses frame on top, to neatly sandwich the acetates inbetween. You should have something like this: