[mono chrome]

hey,

Did any one covert anime to 3D & was it crappy?
if so, can you point me to the software you used. I really want to test it out.
The stereoscopic kind not the shitty red and blue.

[Squiggy]

Converting 2D to 3D will always look like shit since the initial mastered material is not 3D

[JanAriel]

^agree, saw once a 3d anime series/episode (conversion). It was awful, I felt like an 80 year old nam'-veteran watching tele-tubbies for the first time.

[mahjong]

to convert 2D into 3D you will need quite a few bucks... as it can't be done at home with oneclick programs (if there are programs like that, they will just suck at quality)

[HD survivor]

mahjong is incorrect converting 2D to 3D is easy and can be done on your computer. all 3D is really is just an overlap of the picture.

that being said, anime has been drawn with 2D in mind. Not to mention that it is a picture, not a 3d rendered mesh or a real life photo therefore 3D would not do much for the anime. theres no point in testing something like that out. (if you want to test it out I believe there is video burning software that can do it. I have it on my other computer i believe its called roxio.)

[mahjong]

HD survivor: just one question then: how comes movies (or even the anime studios) are not using it if converting to 3D is just a few click? Because it is not easy. Yes, it is about overlapping/overlaying image, but as you already wrote - with movies/animes drawn with 2D in mind, it would need a lot of work and editing to achieve the goal - the drawing should be made with attention to the "deepness", the layers etc. It is just too pricy. (and don't say it isn't: if it would be cheap and fast, all the animes would come out in 3D too, so the studios would be able to earn some extra bucks)

[Arctic]

well you need a good GPU and some real convertor 1st ... also know how to use it since 96% ppl think it!s download-instal-convert-watch ... srsly you missing a step ppl

[zhikim528]

to convert 2D into 3D you will need quite a few bucks, Need to help please Contact me.

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[Hifumiyo]

I don't understand how you could convert 2d to 3d with a program since you need to know the depth of everything before hand, and that would be impossible without the same image from two different perspectives

[Conduit]

Originally Posted by Hifumiyo

I don't understand how you could convert 2d to 3d with a program since you need to know the depth of everything before hand, and that would be impossible without the same image from two different perspectives

Actually its quite easy, you only need to make an assumption to the depth of the foreground, the brain does the rest of the work.
You have to remember, 3D is nothing but an optical illusion to begin with. If you can trick the brain into thinking its looking at a 3D object it will see it that way, even if its not.

Programs can easily take an image and split it into two images with slightly different perspectives. This is a very quick and easy 3D conversion method and works relatively well on real images and videos because the brain can draw from real world experience to interpret the image. However its less effective on drawings, at best this usually results in an image that can best be described as looking like a series of cardboard cutouts. You gain some sense of depth, but objects and characters still look flat.

About the only way to get a true sense of 3D out of a 2D drawing is to manipulate the two images by hand to give each object the proper depth. Obviously that sort of effort is very time and labor intensive and requires a high degree of skill from the artist altering the image.