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Spokane Bloomsday Run Race Video in 3D

Runners head down Fort George Wright Drive dur...
Runners head down Fort George Wright Drive during Spokane's 2008 Bloomsday race. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Photographed with two Lumix GH-2 cameras on a monopod. Edited in Magix Movie Edit Pro for 3D depth control. This would be the only 3D video of the Bloomsday running race in Spokane, WA. Once the largest timed road race, I understand it is now the 2nd largest timed road race. Over 47,000 participants finished.

Some of the better 3D imagery starts after about 1 min 30 seconds as the crowds build up.  Unlike normal 2D photography, 3D works best when there is a lot of “visual clutter” to enhance the feeling of depth. There’s a long scene as thousands of runners go by followed by a lot more shorter scenes both near the start and near the finish of the race. Hope you enjoy this!

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YouTube feature converts 2D videos into 3D

YouTube turns 1080p HD into 3D.

I have used the beta release version of this feature with reasonably good success. There are many approaches to sensing depth cues in 2D video that can be used to create a 3D image. One of the simplest is when the camera or the subject are moving. By looking at one frame, and then another frame offset by a small number of frames (depending on speed of movement), one frame can be used for the “left eye” view and the other for the “right eye” view. Other tricks can be used to create a “depth map” that attempts to position objects within a 3D depth.

Click on the viewer’s 3D button and choose the 3D option that works for you and watch the video on Youtube, here. (The 3D viewing option does not appear on the embedded video, below).

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3D Downhill mountain bike race video

I just finished editing this and its now live on Youtube.

It’s in Youtube 3D format so click on the viewer’s 3D button to select 2D, or your choice of 3D viewing options. The colors were intentionally over saturated for best viewing in red/cyan anaglyph, so get your red/cyan glasses on!