Cross-Eye Stereo View

In cross-eye stereo viewing the image for the left eye is on the right and the image for the right eye is on the left. You stare at a point about 1/2 way to the screen so that your eye's gaze is crossing at the half way point. Thus the left eye sees the correct image which is on the right. As you cross your eyes the image will go double. When your eyes are properly crossed, you will see three pictures.  The middle image will be in 3D, while the two outer images will remain in 2D.

Try to cross-eye view the image below:

 

Hints: There are several tricks that may help you as you learn. One is to move well back from the image you are trying to view. This will reduce the angle that your eyes need to converge at.

Another is to hold up a finger or pencil in front of the image about 1/3 to 1/2 way to the screen or printed image. Look at the pencil but concentrate on the doubled images on the screen. Move the pencil closer or further until they overlap to produce three images. The center one should be 3D, but out of focus. Then you need to shift your focus onto the center image without having it jump back to 2D (the tricky part :)

Another trick is to cut a square hole about the size of the image (the left side, say) in a sheet of paper. Hold this about half way between your eyes and the screen, centered between your eyes. When done properly it allows each eye to only see its own image. Removing the distracting extra images can help during the learning process.

Success: When the sample image is in 3D you will see the frame around the picture as the nearest thing (called the stereo window). The tree on the left is behind the stereo window but the closest object in the scene. The tree on the right is next further back. Then is the house and furthest is the sun.

Caution: Cross-eye viewing uses your eye muscles in ways you aren't (yet) used to. If your eyes begin to get strained, take a break and try again after some time. 

 

Stereo Photos of Kalagarh Reservoir

Stereo Photos of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve

 


 

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