UK - London-based 3D imaging specialists Inition, on their PLASA debut, scored a show first by unveiling new large-scale autostereoscopic plasma screens which show 3D images without requiring the viewer to wear 3D glasses. Early generations of autostereoscopic screens had a very narrow viewing angle whereas the new types can be viewed from virtually any angle.

The company, which sells 3D video creation and imaging systems and is itself a specialist 3D content creator for a host of blue-chip clients, is showing LCD monitors which display stereoscopic video via a special interlaced video signal format. Each screen is retro-fitted with a filter which creates the illusion of a 3D image that appears to leap out of the screen.

The screens join the company's existing range of stereoscopic imaging devices, which includes a Sharp laptop - the first laptop available off the shelf with a 3D LCD screen. The company states it is "dedicated to making 3D TV a reality" and says the new flat screens will "open up completely new markets for 3D, especially in retail and entertainment."

Inition made its first major foray into the live entertainment industry last year when it created a stereoscopic system for the US production of 'Starlight Express'. Manufacturing industry, research establishments and universities are among Inition's key clients and the company recently moved to new, larger premises in Shoreditch in central London.

(Mike Lethby)


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