Cisco Develops 3D Holograhpic Telephony
Posted by Kev_B on 30 May 2008 - 17:36 · 10 comments & 4909 views
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#2 Posted by Ironman2003 on 30 May 2008 - 17:47
- Interesting Video. It didn't seem too real to me, but at the end, it sorta proved it was real.
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#5 Posted by Oxuyoska on 30 May 2008 - 17:57
- Sweet, now I can be 10 feet tall during meetings.
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#6 Posted by TickleOnTheTum on 30 May 2008 - 19:44
- From what I read this is kinda faked. The participants cannot see each other but instead are looking at large Monitors off stage. Here is what one site had to say:
HOW IT WORKS
Is it a trick? Chuck's image was captured by a high-definition video camera and transmitted over a 5 MBps LAN to Bangalore using Cisco's CTS 3000, which streams three video streams and four discrete high-fidelity audio streams. A projector `beams' this onto the stage.
The video has a resolution of 1920 pixelsx1080 pixels and a frame rate of 50-60 frames per second. This is double the quality of normal high-definition video conferencing. From a pit on the stage, the video is reflected onto a Mylar screen inclined at 45 degrees. The spectators do not see the pit where the projector is placed. The stage uses the Pepper's Ghost effect, employing special lighting effects to make it seem like Chuck was present. The participants act. They do not see the holographic images of each other - they stand on X-marked spots under a spotlight and talk to 65 inch plasma TVs placed offstage, just as in a typical video conferencing scenario.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/200...11250150401.htm
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#7 Posted by BigBoy on 30 May 2008 - 22:17
- Yeah, this is definitely not "3D hologram":
http://www.musion.co.uk/peppers_ghost_history.htmlMusion® Eyeliner™ System is a whole new way of projecting video to create the illusion of life-size, full colour, 3D moving images. All of the images used on a Musion® Eyeliner™ System are 3-dimensional images, but projected as two-dimensional images into a 3D stage set. The mind of the audience creates the 3D illusion. This means that production costs are minimal, needing only a single camera lens for filming and a single projector for the playback. The Walt Disney Company has further pioneered the Pepper’s Ghost Techniques since the 1960’s using the effect to thrill visitors in their Disneyland Theme Parks around the world.
Still, the whole setup is neat.
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#8 Posted by QuarterSwede on 31 May 2008 - 01:42
- Hopefully any production model will be easier to use than their current office phones which, in my opinion, are pure garbage ... well at least the UI and softkeys, the hardware actually feels top notch.
Last edited by QuarterSwede on 31 May 2008 - 01:51
Cisco CEO John Chambers, who was live on the Bangalore stage, ‘beamed up’ Martin De Beer, the Senior Vice President of emerging Technologies, and Chuck Stucki the General Manager of TelePresence, live from San Jose, California. Chambers was then able to have a ‘face to face’ discussion with De Beer and Stucki on the future of Cisco TelePresence, demonstrating firsthand the potential capabilities of the system in front of the watching audience.