Comments on: 3D video Vesta

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:35:49 +0000

It would be more fair to measure mountain heights between worlds in terms of gravitational potential difference from top to bottom. Y = ∫(g)dh.

By: Stuart Taylor (@chainbear)

Stuart Taylor (@chainbear) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:23:09 +0000

So, it says the mountain on Vesta is 2.5 times taller than Mt Everest. But seeing as there are no seas and Vesta is a weird shape: how to do you determine the ‘height’ of a mountain? Where do you measure from?

By: JohnDoe

JohnDoe — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:43:56 +0000

a “real” youtube-3d video (with the freedom to pick the way you get your headache) is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGpZT8WL2y0

By: Moose

Moose — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:49:49 +0000

Huh. It seems I don’t need red-green glasses to get the 3D effect. My brain release apparently came with native wetware drivers. Sweet.

By: Jess Tauber

Jess Tauber — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:56:59 +0000

More Vesti-Buhler disruptions. Buhler?!? Buhler?!?

By: Messier Tidy Upper

Messier Tidy Upper — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:55:20 +0000

Impressive work – even viewed without 3D glasses. (Got a pair somewhere, must tidy and sort out desk and place generally one day soon.) Remarkable little mini-planet.

Can’t wait until Dawn gets a matching one for Ceres after its been orbiting the largest member of the asteroid belt for a while as well as the brightest one.

By: Digital Atheist

Digital Atheist — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:54:29 +0000

Sorry guys but I have to disagree. Anaglyphs are one of the few ways I can do 3D without getting a splitting headache. Stereograms always make me hurt big time.

By: Fred Murre

Fred Murre — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:58:49 +0000

3D glasses not available in all areas.

By: Ibeechu

Ibeechu — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:14:32 +0000

I agree very much, Pepijn. The 3D functionality is there; use it! I only have red/cyan glasses anyway, but this video still almost worked with them. Either way, anaglyph is distracting and I’d much prefer to see the 3D effect by crossing my eyes.

By: Pepijn

Pepijn — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:37:35 +0000

I wish people uploading 3D videos to YouTube would make use of YouTube’s native stereo 3D support instead of doing it themselves, so the viewer can choose which mechanism to use. I much prefer side-by-side viewing, you don’t need special glasses or other equipment and you don’t get any colour artefacts.

I’m sure this video is spectacular in 3D, but since I don’t have 3D glasses (and I’m not going to go through the hassle of getting them just to view one video) I can’t tell…

By: llewelly

llewelly — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:58:00 +0000

bah.
I still hate anaglyphs. I’ll take the eyestrain of two-image stereograms over those nasty color artifacts any day.