Friday 27 September 2013
Skype Plans To Launch 3D Video Calls
Skype, the voice and video chat service is looking to introducing 3D calls. At the celebrating Skype’s 10th anniversary, the company was working on 3D-screens and 3D-capture technology The capture devices are not yet there. As we work with that kind of technology you have to add multiple cameras to your computer, precisely calibrate them and point them at the right angle.Live 3D video calls would need multiple cameras to capture all angles, and there aren’t any good 3D viewing devices that render 3D without the user needing to wear special glasses. So Skype’s work would not be easy.
The first year of your TV at home potentially having a camera attached to it, but we’re several years away from the cameras capturing 3D in that context. You’ll see much more penetration of 3D on TVs, on computers and ultimately in smartphones, probably, ahead of seeing it for sending a video call.
3D technology has not really taken off at the mainstream level with problems such as the lack of good content, or the lack of glass-less 3D devices plaguing the entertainment industry.
Broadcasters like ESPN and Disney are scrapping their 3D television channels and 3D home entertainment devices are not selling as much as device makers expected them to sell.
