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Multiple File Modes |
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| You can open files four ways in Stereoviewer.
You can open a single image file (into both eyes) as a: stereo pair or as
single image. (See below for examples.) For added flexibility, you can load a
separate image into the left
eye, and you can load another image into the right eye. To speed things up,
you can load the left
and right eyes in succession with one command. |
| Loading as a stereo pair... |
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The left half of the file is loaded into
the left eye. The right half is loaded into the right
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| Loading as a single image... |
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The single image is loaded into both the
left and right eyes. |
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| Alter Red/Cyan |
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on red/cyan = The
left eye image only contains the Red color component, while the right
eye contains the Cyan color components (Green and Blue). on
cyan/red = The left eye image contains the Cyan color components (Green
and Blue), while the right eye only contains the Red color component. off
= reloads the images in both eyes with all RGB color components (not
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Setting on red/cyan... |
Setting cyan/red... |
left eye
right eye |
left eye
right eye |
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| Full Screen |
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| On = The image fills the
entire screen for both eyes. Off = Returns the image to its original
window size. (Please note: Maximizing the window still includes the
title bar.) |
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| Position Image |
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| "Top up" rotates the image as
opened originally. "Top left" rotates image 90 degrees
counterclockwise. "Top down" rotates the image upside down. "Top right"
rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise. (This image is opened with the
top facing up.) |
Top up |
Top left |
Top down |
Top right |
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Please note: This positioning is relative to the
orientation of the image when opened. For instance, if you open an image
which is facing sideways (say its top is facing west) and you select
"Top left," the image will rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise so its top
faces the bottom. |
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| Reset Image Settings |
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| "Image separation to 0"
resets the separation back to zero. "All viewing defaults" resets
viewing options back to default settings. Here the user can see the
anaglyph created from the two overlapping images. On red/cyan is still
active and the right eye has been shifted with the arrow keys to obtain
a 3D effect. (Here the shift is exaggerated for illustrative purposes.) |
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Stereoviewer allows the user to align the
images to achieve the desired 3D effect. With the arrow keys, the user
can shift the right eye image one pixel at a time in four directions.
Use the arrow keys to align the images:
¬(left
arrow) repositions the right eye image one pixel to the left
®(right
arrow) repositions the right eye image one pixel to the right
(up
arrow) repositions the right eye image one pixel upward
¯(down
arrow) repositions the right eye image one pixel downward
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| Multiple Display Sizes |
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| "Keep aspect ratio in window"
retains the image proportions within the current window size. "Fit to
left/right window" stretches or shrinks the image to fit the current
window size. "Fit both to left window" fixes the right eye image to the
window size of the left eye (to assist in aligning the two images). "Fit
both to left image" adjusts the size of the right image to match the
size of the right image. "Same
as file size" loads the image into the eyes as its original file
dimensions. See examples below. |
| Keep aspect ratio in window... |
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| Fit to
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| Fit both to left window... |
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| Fit both to left
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| Set Stereo Buffer |
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| "Stereo buffer on" writes the image(s) to
all quad buffers.
The status "stereo buffer" can be seen in the title bar of the display
window. "Stereo buffer off" writes the image(s) to double buffers.
Stereo mode is best illustrated when your system has 2 monitors and a
graphics card that supports quad buffers. As seen below, you can load a
different image into each monitor. If your system does not support
stereo, Stereoviewer will sense this and the title bar will display "no
stereo buffer." Then your left eye image will load into the back and the
right eye image will load in front. |
| Stereo Buffer On... |
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Monitor 1-
Left Eye |
Monitor 2-
Right Eye |
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Monitor 1-
Left Eye & Right Eye |
Monitor 2-
Left Eye & Right Eye |
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| Save Display
to File |
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| left display = saves the
image in the left display window to a PNG file. right display =
saves the image in the right display window to a PNG file |
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Here is the image above trimmed and saved
as "test.png." A "Save As" dialog box pops up to prompt for a filename
and location to save the file. |
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| Trim image overlap |
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| When trim is applied to the
image as shown above, the red border formed by the image in the left eye
is removed and the remaining portion where the images overlap remains. |
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Please note: Make sure you like
the image size as viewed in the current window. When you apply the trim
feature, the resulting image is captured within its current window size.
If you maximize the image after a trim, you will see the pixels. |
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