6Apr/12Off
YouTube kicks off huge 3D overhaul
The company has been working on a conversion process that could take the highest-quality videos already posted on YouTube and make them available automatically in 3D, with uploaders not needing to do a single thing.
YouTube announced the update today, which offers the ability for users to switch from "HD" to "3D" when they're watching a video that was uploaded in 1080p.
In a blog post, the company said it used color, spatial layout, and motion to estimate depth, created a generated depth map to overlay the two halves of a 3D image together, and also relied on "machine learning" to better automate and learn patterns in the creation of 3D imagery and video. ...
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