Sixteen Animated Views of Old Meiji Era Japan

This collection of extremely cool 3D stereo views of Meiji Japan was found at a site called Bezbridge. It is a collection of old images of Japan set up in animated stereo view. These are all moving gifs.

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The site says:


In the late 19th and early 20th century, enigmatic photographer T. Enami (1859-1929) captured a number of 3D stereoviews depicting life in Meiji-period Japan.


This sounds interesting so I dug up some more information about T. Enami for you.

T. Nobukuni Enami

T. Enami's website states:

The formal portrait of Japanese Photographer T. Enami seen above was possibly taken in 1909 --- dated by the outdoor group portrait shown below that was published in association with it. If so, Enami would be about 50 years old, with 20 years of photographic activity still ahead of him.   

       The original silver prints of both of these images have been lost, and are reproduced here from halftone illustrations published in K. Ogawa's 1913 book SOGYO KINEN SANJU NEN SHI  [A Celebration of Thirty Years in the Photography Business] ---a commemorative book detailing the history of K. Ogawa's commercial photographic enterprises that, among other things, provided portraits of the photographers and associate members of the K. Ogawa Alumni Association. 

This rare book was re-discovered in 1994 by professional photographer and photo-historian Torin Boyd. He was kind enough to send me copies of these halftone illustrations, which look just fine here...considering they are both  SCANS of a XEROX of HALFTONES made from a long lost PHOTOGRAPH !

In 2006, Terry Bennett became the first to republish the formal Enami portrait in his best-selling book  PHOTOGRAPHY IN JAPAN - 1853-1912. 


Here is a video from Youtube:





Here are some individual images that you can download:

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 DOUBLE CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE ANIMATION
絵をクリックするとアニメになる！

 絵をクリックするとアニメになる！

 DOUBLE CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE ANIMATION

 絵をクリックするとアニメになる！

 DOUBLE CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE ANIMATION

 絵をクリックするとアニメになる！

 DOUBLE CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE ANIMATION

絵をクリックするとアニメになる！

 DOUBLE CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE ANIMATION

 絵をクリックするとアニメになる！

 DOUBLE CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE ANIMATION

 絵をクリックするとアニメになる！

 DOUBLE CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE ANIMATION

絵をクリックするとアニメになる！

To see more go to Bezbridge.

3D TV Without Glasses Invented in Japan! Brain Damage!

From the "You've got to be kidding me" files...


Japanese company Toshiba has announced that they've come out with a 3D TV that doesn't require 3D glasses. The only problem is that, with this new TV, in order to see 3D, you have to have the TV set almost on top of you.


AP reports:

Toshiba describes the TVs as being for "personal use." Whether consumers embrace the new TVs remains to be seen. Many might be put off by the fact they'll have to be very close to the screen for the 3-D effect to really work not to mention the steep price tag.

Electronics and entertainment companies around the world are banking on 3-D to fuel a new boom in TV, movies and games. Most 3-D TVs on the market today rely on glasses to rapidly deliver separate images to each eye, which creates a sense of three-dimensional depth.

Toshiba will offer two sizes -- 12 inches and 20 inches -- designed for personal use. The technology isn't advanced enough yet to integrate into larger screens. Suggested viewing distance for the 20-inch model is 90 centimeters (35.4 inches) and 65 centimeters (25.6 inches) for the 12-inch size.


Thirty five inches is REALLY close. Twenty five is on your lap! Talk about having a headache after 20 minutes! 


The headaches don't stop there as, after you've bought the thing and taken it home, you realize that you've paid out the ass for the same-old crappy Japanese TV - AND you need to buy lots of extra aspirin! 


These TV's cost about 120,000 yen ($1,400), and the larger ones will be about $2,800. Uh, almost $3,000 bucks for a TV so that I can watch crappy TV shows about eating ramen? No, thanks. 


Plus, geeky guys, I'm sure that buying one of these will make you really popular with the girls and a real fun date!


Not only that, but  Korean 3D TV maker Samsung has issued a detailed warning about the dangers of watching its 3D televisions! They say that 3D TV technology can give viewers epileptic seizures and strokes. I know the feeling!


From TG Daily about 3D TV watching:

It adds that it's particularly dangerous if you've been drinking alcohol - although surely only the most reckless alcoholic would ever want to drink a beer while watching a movie.


What!? No watching TV if you've been drinking? OK... Well, I can see enforcing that rule for my six-year-old... But for me? No way.


The article continues:

And you should stop watching immediately if you experience confusion or nausea, says Samsung - so we'd better hope a 3D version of Valentine's Day, for example, isn't in the pipeline.

Possible symptoms include eye or muscle twitching, convulsions, motion sickness and disorientation.


Obviously these people who wrote this haven't had the torture of watching Japanese games shows and cooking programs.

"Parents should monitor and ask their children about the above symptoms as children and teenagers may be more likely to experience these symptoms than adults," says the warning.

If the parents were really doing their jobs, they wouldn't have a TV set at all in the house. I've written about that many times before, here and here. 


TV is brain damage for children; 3D or not. Only stupid parents would abuse their kids with this mind-numbing crap.


Remember how well Dolby did? No? That's right. This is a good example of how well these non-glasses 3D TV will (well, any 3D TV) when 90% of the programs are not shot in 3D.


This idea is a "FAIL!"

Marketing Japan: Star Wars Type Holograms Impossible? Not for Japan

By Mike in Tokyo Rogers

Remember in the first Star Wars movie when Princess Leia input that holographic distress message into R2D2? Remember thinking how cool that was and just how much you wished we could do that today?

Well, get this... Japan has promised that if it is allowed to host the 2022 World Cup games, then Japan will develop the technology to make holographic images and broadcast them around the world to over 360 million people in over 208 countries...

No kidding.

The plan is called The Universal Fan Fest and it even has its own Wikipedia entry. Here's a snippet to prove to you that I am not making this stuff up:

Japan has pledged that if it is granted the rights to host the 2022 World Cup games, it will develop technology enabling it to provide a live international telecast of the event in 3D, which would allow 400 stadiums in 208 countries to provide 360 million people with real-time 3D coverage of the games projected on giant screens, captured in 360 degrees by 200 HD cameras. Furthermore, Japan will broadcast the games in holographic format if the technology to do so is available by that time. Beyond allowing the world's spectators to view the games on flat screens projecting 3D imaging, holographic projection would project the games onto stadium fields, creating a greater illusion of actually being in the presence of the players. Microphones embedded below the playing surface would record all sounds, such as ball kicks, in order to add to the sense of realism.


You might think that this is all pie-in-the-sky nonsense, but Japan already demonstrated holographic display technology at the 2009 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show. 

Japan is perfect for developing this technology, not only do we have the geeks to do it, we also have the "Otaku" who will use it for the ultimate purpose: Dressing up in high school girl uniforms for "Cos play."


See Wikipedia "Universal Fan Fest" here.


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Marketing Japan, holographic, NAB, Japan, HD cameras, 2022 World Cup Games, technology, Star Wars, Princess Leia, Mike Rogers, 3D imaging, holographic projection, Mike in Tokyo Rogers, broadcast

Marketing Japan: Star Wars Type Holograms Impossible? Not for Japan

By Mike in Tokyo Rogers

Remember in the first Star Wars movie when Princess Leia input that holographic distress message into R2D2? Remember thinking how cool that was and just how much you wished we could do that today?

Well, get this... Japan has promised that if it is allowed to host the 2022 World Cup games, then Japan will develop the technology to make holographic images and broadcast them around the world to over 360 million people in over 208 countries...

No kidding.

The plan is called The Universal Fan Fest and it even has its own Wikipedia entry. Here's a snippet to prove to you that I am not making this stuff up:

Japan has pledged that if it is granted the rights to host the 2022 World Cup games, it will develop technology enabling it to provide a live international telecast of the event in 3D, which would allow 400 stadiums in 208 countries to provide 360 million people with real-time 3D coverage of the games projected on giant screens, captured in 360 degrees by 200 HD cameras. Furthermore, Japan will broadcast the games in holographic format if the technology to do so is available by that time. Beyond allowing the world's spectators to view the games on flat screens projecting 3D imaging, holographic projection would project the games onto stadium fields, creating a greater illusion of actually being in the presence of the players. Microphones embedded below the playing surface would record all sounds, such as ball kicks, in order to add to the sense of realism.

You might think that this is all pie-in-the-sky nonsense, but Japan already demonstrated holographic display technology at the 2009 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show. 

Japan is perfect for developing this technology, not only do we have the geeks to do it, we also have the "Otaku" who will use it for the ultimate purpose: Dressing up in high school girl uniforms for "Cos play."

See Wikipedia "Universal Fan Fest" here.

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Keywords:

Marketing Japan, holographic, NAB, Japan, HD cameras, 2022 World Cup Games, technology, Star Wars, Princess Leia, Mike Rogers, 3D imaging, holographic projection, Mike in Tokyo Rogers, broadcast