At our July 17, 2009 general meeting Bill Silverman  agreed to do a last minute fill-in presentation. Luckily he had a presentation that he had given to the Staten Island Camera Club in Feb 2009. The topic was,...well if you know Bill (the current facilitator for the graphics workshop, and member of BCUG for over 14 years)...you would guess that it had something to do with ProShow Producer or 3D photography, and you'd be correct on both counts. Unfortunately, he ran into some technical problems with the club's laptop computer. Bill has graciously accepted our invitation to come back and try again.
 
The topic was 3D photography and the content was presented as a slideshow, created using ProShow Producer. The program covers some history of 3D photography, from the earliest beginnings to the miracle of modern technology's 3D movies being shown in movie theaters with great and greater frequency. As a former high school teacher of chemistry and physics, Bill will also be including a few mini-science lessons and demonstrations to help understand the science behind some of the techniques used to create the feeling of a 3D dimensional world generated on a two dimensional surface.

Topics also included will be the Pulfrich effect, using your own digital camera and free software to create great anaglyphs (3D images requiring colored glasses for viewing), an introduction to 2D to 3D conversions, great websites for downloading free anaglyphs from the internet, Yahoo 3D interest groups, and more.

This presentation will be based on his original one, but that one has now been expanded and updated to cover so many new and exciting revolutionary things that are happening related to 3D movies and 3D HDTV. This year will be the breakthrough year for 3D HDTV. All of the pieces are quickly falling into place to make it a reality.

The opportunity to purchase cyan/magenta glasses for your own use as well as for sharing with friends and family will be available, with the proceeds from the sale going to enhance the BCUG treasury. With the free software that Bill will provide links to and with your sets of glasses you will be able to introduce your grandchildren and others to a wonderful interest which can expand their horizons.

There also just might be a surprise premier viewing of a new 3D slide show by Bill, if there is enough time. This should be a very entertaining and enjoyable evening that you should make every effort to attend. I assure you that you won't be disappointed.