Neil Schneider from MTBS has managed to capture the HDMI Press Conference at CES 2012 on a 3D video, so if you’ve missed it or were unable to visit CES this year, it is something that you will probably find interesting to watch. The video is over half an hour, so make sure you have some free time when deciding to watch it. In the press conference HDMI reveals details of their new HDMI Forum and introduces its leadership, it also includes some interested details for a proposed specification upgrade as well as a discussion of stereoscopic 3D gaming on both AMD and Nvidia platforms.
Nvidia has chosen what is the best 3D video of 2011 from the clips published on their 3DVisionLive.com portal the one they’ve considered to be the most ambitious, compelling, and technically excellent. That video is Peter H. Chang’s Deus Ex Homine that is an impressive compilation of motion-controlled stereo 3D time-lapse photography taken in the San Francisco area, a video that was also featured here on the blog back in October last year. So if you have missed seeing it back then, then you should take a look at it now as it is indeed impressive and looks really well in stereo 3D mode. You may also want to take a look at the gallery containing the best 12 stereoscopic 3D photos that Nvidia has chosen from the thousands of 3D photos uploaded by users in 2011 in their stereoscopic 3D community website.
Here is a short 3D video showing RC cars doing snow jumps, recorded with the LG Optimus 3D smartphone after applying the latest firmware update (V21b), the one that doubles the recording bitrate from 6 Mbps to 12 Mbps in stereo 3D mode. After the update the device still records in Side by Side format with 720p half horizontal resolution (squashed). You can download the original clip (not the modified from YouTube version) from the link below if you wish to get better idea about the full quality of the 3D video recording after the latest update for LG Optimus 3D. You can notice a bit more crosstalk/ghosting due to the highly contrasting moving darker objects (RC cars) over the white snow, also the automatic white balance is not perfect and the snow tint changes from bluish to reddish while panning the device.
