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3D rig
A 3D rig is a device for mounting two cameras together to one 3D-system in order to shoot stereoscopic films and images.
To create stereoscopic depth illusion in movie or photography, two slightly different images have to be viewed at the same time, each of them presented to one eye.
In order to capture moving objects, the images have to be taken in exactly the same moment. Therefore, it is necessary to shoot with two cameras that are in sync. In addition to that the cameras have to be geometrically aligned accurately, to minimize the amount of stereoscopic errors.
A 3D Rig, as a result, must provide the possibility to mount two cameras, with a horizontal offset and adjust the cameras in all possible axes. For 3D moviemaking, it is also necessary that the horizontal distance between the cameras can be adjusted via remote control while shooting. It is important that the rigs have a high stability. This is to assure that they do not deform during movement, for example on a crane. Otherwise this could impact or destroy the camera alignment.
In general there are two types of 3D Rigs, side-by-side rigs and mirror rigs.
The least complex way to take pictures or shoot film in 3D is having two cameras mounted side-by-side. They are aligned parallel to each other, or can be angulated so that their optical axes meet at a chosen distance. In some systems the cameras are fixed to the rig body and can not be moved. More professional side-by-side-rigs, however, offer the possibility to change the interaxial distance easily.
A side-by-side rig is a proper way to do wide shots like landscape or overviews in sport broadcasting, however they cannot be used for close-ups since the minimum distance between the cameras is limited to the size of the lenses.
Side-by-side rigs are comparably easy to build and therefore cheap. They also often provide bigger possible interaxial distances then mirror rigs, which can be used to create a miniaturization effect.
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3D rig
A 3D rig is a device for mounting two cameras together to one 3D-system in order to shoot stereoscopic films and images.
To create stereoscopic depth illusion in movie or photography, two slightly different images have to be viewed at the same time, each of them presented to one eye.
In order to capture moving objects, the images have to be taken in exactly the same moment. Therefore, it is necessary to shoot with two cameras that are in sync. In addition to that the cameras have to be geometrically aligned accurately, to minimize the amount of stereoscopic errors.
A 3D Rig, as a result, must provide the possibility to mount two cameras, with a horizontal offset and adjust the cameras in all possible axes. For 3D moviemaking, it is also necessary that the horizontal distance between the cameras can be adjusted via remote control while shooting. It is important that the rigs have a high stability. This is to assure that they do not deform during movement, for example on a crane. Otherwise this could impact or destroy the camera alignment.
In general there are two types of 3D Rigs, side-by-side rigs and mirror rigs.
The least complex way to take pictures or shoot film in 3D is having two cameras mounted side-by-side. They are aligned parallel to each other, or can be angulated so that their optical axes meet at a chosen distance. In some systems the cameras are fixed to the rig body and can not be moved. More professional side-by-side-rigs, however, offer the possibility to change the interaxial distance easily.
A side-by-side rig is a proper way to do wide shots like landscape or overviews in sport broadcasting, however they cannot be used for close-ups since the minimum distance between the cameras is limited to the size of the lenses.
Side-by-side rigs are comparably easy to build and therefore cheap. They also often provide bigger possible interaxial distances then mirror rigs, which can be used to create a miniaturization effect.