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3DS Photography Thread

Out of curiosity, is there any wireless way to transfer photos to my computer, or a way to e-mail myself images from the 3DS? Or should I just buy an SD card adapter?

I'd prefer to spend no money, but sometimes these things just have to be done, and I really want to share my 3D pictures with you all!
 
Thoraxes said:
Out of curiosity, is there any wireless way to transfer photos to my computer, or a way to e-mail myself images from the 3DS? Or should I just buy an SD card adapter?

I'd prefer to spend no money, but sometimes these things just have to be done, and I really want to share my 3D pictures with you all!
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SD card reader is the only way at the moment. They also shouldn't be too expensive. :)
 
Disguises said:
SD card reader is the only way at the moment. They also shouldn't be too expensive. :)
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Yeah. I ended up getting one for £1.99 because I was tired of having to have my laptop on to transfer stuff.
 
Thank you for the Uncharted 2 images. It looks great but makes the wait for Uncharted 3 unbearable.
 
you guys see these

source 3D Pin-Up Photos For The Nintendo 3DS

http://kotaku.com/#!5786248/the-first-3d-pin+up-photos-for-the-nintendo-3ds

If the success of Julie Watai's 3D photos are any indication, this could be the start of something big.

Watai, who is a photographer herself as well as a pin-up model under the name "Ai Amano", decided to offer 3D cheesecake photos as a free download. In the first two days they were available, the images were downloaded 52,000 times!

"I'm a photographer and I've long been interested in 3D pictures," Watai tells Kotaku. "I wanted to see what it was like to use the game machine I'm most into, the 3DS, to display my photos!" Last year, Watai published a successful photobook called "Hardware Girls".

The images were created in collaboration with Japanese figure artist Kaz Asada. Apparently, standard 3D camera software makes it harder to stealthily retouch images - meaning that while this could be a possible cash-in with pay-for-pics, the lack of a Photoshop safety net could scare some idols away.

Those interested in viewing the images, download this file. On your computer, open the file and copy the folder titled "DCIM" on an SD card. Then insert that SD card into the Nintendo 3DS and launch the photo application.
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Zip file

amano-ai-3ds-500x424-custom.jpg


juliewatai-3ds1.jpg
 
Yeah I was thinking the other day how difficult it must be to 'shop/retouch 3D photos of people/models, if not impossible at this point.
 
Disguises said:
SD card reader is the only way at the moment. They also shouldn't be too expensive. :)
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Alright, i've ordered one for $5, and hopefully it should be here by tomorrow! Thanks for the info!
 
The sun finally came out today so I went outside and messed around with the Pikmin Card.











Click on the pictures for the MPO links.
 
^^^ Haha, awesome.

PounchEnvy said:
So where do you guys put the files on the SD card to view them on the 3DS?
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Inside \DCIM\100NINxx, with xx being a random two-digit number that's not 03 (I use 99 for the pics I get from GAF), using for each picture the same HNI_xxxx naming convention as the pics you take (as long as they're in different folders, they can have the same name).
 
After a little experimentation, I don't think the file/folder names are as strict as we think.

The Japanese pin-up model pics are, by default, in DCIM\101_FUGI\DSCFxxxx.mpo.
I added some photos earlier in the thread in DCIM\102_FUGI\xxx.mpo.
Also, DCIM\104NIN04\HLO_xxxx.mpo (Halo pictures).

But if I put the HLO_xxxx.mpo and xxx.mpo pictures in the same folder, it won't read either. So I'm guessing that in each folder, the file name must be in one format.
 
Izayoi said:
Indeed. We need more professional, hi-res stuff. It looks fucking great.
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I don't own a 3DS but have experimented with 3D with my DSLR and usually the stuff comes out neat. If anyone wants me to shoot some high res 3D photos and convert them to mpo's I'd be willing to play with the technique again. For instance, here's that Buddha bust I posted about but downsized to around the 3DS's native resolution and converted to an .mpo file via Stereo Photo Maker (but no idea if it works on the 3DS itself)...

http://3dporch.com/tMts
 
BlueTsunami said:
I don't own a 3DS but have experimented with 3D with my DSLR and usually the stuff comes out neat. If anyone wants me to shoot some high res 3D photos and convert them to mpo's I'd be willing to play with the technique again. For instance, here's that Buddha bust I posted about but downsized to around the 3DS's native resolution and converted to an .mpo file via Stereo Photo Maker (but no idea if it works on the 3DS itself)...

http://3dporch.com/tMts
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How did you achieve this?

Nevermind, I see the Fujifilm adapter linked below the picture. That's really cool. Wait, that's not a DSLR adapter, it's a point and shoot. I thought you were using a DSLR?
 
Crunched said:
How did you achieve this?

Nevermind, I see the Fujifilm adapter linked below the picture. That's really cool.
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Actually its wrong about the Fujifilm (must see that its a DSLR and just labels it as a Fujifilm since its the only dedicated 3D camera out right now). I'm shooting with a Canon Rebel XT which is a single lens DSLR. What I'm doing to achieve this is shooting one frame to the left of the subject and shooting the other a few centimeters to the right (the magnitude of the movement depends on how big the object is and how close I am to the subject. If I'm closer, all I need is a very slight movement. Larger objects require the amount of distance between your pupils). You can't twist the camera or tilt, it needs to move as a straight line bringing the subject across the frame. I then take the two frames and throw them into Stereo Photo Maker (Link) and align the frames.
 
Hylian7 said:
]I will not be surprised if 3DS porn becomes a major market. Makes me wonder if Nintendo will try to stamp that shit out at all costs or just do nothing. This will be interesting.
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Not much they could do (except not sell it in the eShop obviously!) as the MPO format used for the 3DS' photos seems to be a standard of sorts - the PS3 reads them too...
 
The Mario 64 and Pikmin photos are great. I'm not crazy about the AR games, but it's cool seeing this level of creativity with the AR photos.
 
BlueTsunami said:
Actually its wrong about the Fujifilm (must see that its a DSLR and just labels it as a Fujifilm since its the only dedicated 3D camera out right now). I'm shooting with a Canon Rebel XT which is a single lens DSLR. What I'm doing to achieve this is shooting one frame to the left of the subject and shooting the other a few centimeters to the right (the magnitude of the movement depends on how big the object is and how close I am to the subject. If I'm closer, all I need is a very slight movement. Larger objects require the amount of distance between your pupils). You can't twist the camera or tilt, it needs to move as a straight line bringing the subject across the frame. I then take the two frames and throw them into Stereo Photo Maker (Link) and align the frames.
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I guess I'm curious about how you figure out those measurements, or if there's an amount of guesswork involved? I have a 7D and would like to try creating a few 3D photos.
 
Crunched said:
I guess I'm curious about you figure out those measurements, or if there's an amount of guesswork involved? I have a 7D and would like to try creating a few 3D photos.
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Unfortunately for me its just guesswork. I wish I had a lateral moving device to keep my camera on the same plane cause I tend to want to tilt my camera when doing the movement and I could keep the movement consistent. But generally I do this handheld. But definitely try it with your 7D, its quick and easy when using Stereo Photo Maker. If I owned a 3DS I would probably shoot boatloads of 3D photos with my DSLR just so I could load them on the device and view them.
 
BlueTsunami said:
Unfortunately for me its just guesswork. I wish I had a lateral moving device to keep my camera on the same plane cause I tend to want to tilt my camera when doing the movement and I could keep the movement consistent. But generally I do this handheld. But definitely try it with your 7D, its quick and easy when using Stereo Photo Maker. If I owned a 3DS I would probably shoot boatloads of 3D photos with my DSLR just so I could load them on the device.
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Okay, thanks.
 
Good work at everyone in this post. I still think the quality of the lenses is the biggest insult regarding this hardware - I can't think of many high profile hardware creators that would launch their hardware with such crap cameras.


Such a pity, Nintendo.
 
Crunched said:
I guess I'm curious about how you figure out those measurements, or if there's an amount of guesswork involved? I have a 7D and would like to try creating a few 3D photos.
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It all depends on the size of the screen your typical audience will be viewing it on. Generally, for content intended for a TV, you want an interaxial distance of 1/60th the distance between the camera and its nearest visible subject. So if the closest thing is a bush 60 inches away, and you're making content for a TV, you'll want to space the cameras apart 1/60th of that distance, or 1 inch. If you're creating content for people to watch on their computer monitors, you can do 1/30th, or 2 inches. If it's for a 3DS, I'd say 1/20th or 1/10th.
 
cakefoo said:
It all depends on the size of the screen your typical audience will be viewing it on. Generally, for content intended for a TV, you want an interaxial distance of 1/60th the distance between the camera and its nearest visible subject. So if the closest thing is a bush 60 inches away, and you're making content for a TV, you'll want to space the cameras apart 1/60th of that distance, or 1 inch. If you're creating content for people to watch on their computer monitors, you can do 1/30th, or 2 inches. If it's for a 3DS, I'd say 1/20th or 1/10th.
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Thanks! That really helps. Will try it out over the weekend.
 
I don't plan on getting a 3DS for a few more months, but this is making me want one right now. Too bad I don't have the money to buy one.
 
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