Web video faces big obstacles in vaulting to 3D
Net Element wants to be ready for the day when 3D videos on the Web are as common as cute kittens on YouTube. ... The young company is an innovator in the online video space, and [Richard] Lappenbusch - a former Microsoft executive who was hired as president in February - says he can pull that off in Miami, though the city is far from a front-runner in technology or film. ... That includes sticking 3D cameras on Formula 1 cars for its Motorsport.com website, a video hub for racing fans. And letting independent filmmakers upload 3D movies to its newly acquired, James Caan-endorsed OpenFilm.com, which has more than 8,000 videos submitted from Spielbergs-in-training. ... To further add to the 3D fervor, Net Element is in the process of organizing a 3D film festival in Miami this winter. ....
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