An experimental stereoscopic version of the Rainbow Dash turntable animation.
A Tutorial for Cross-eyed Stereo Free-Viewing is available here: [link] and [link]
The animation can be controlled with the arrow keys (It may be necessary to click on it first)
Made in Zbrush, Maya, Aftereffects and Flash.
(If it is too large for your screen just download it and start the swf, right click and enable the "show all" option (or whatever it is called) and resize the window)
Very cool. Unfortunately, the shadows are funny. The light source is fixed while the character rotates, which is fine, but both the light source and the character should rotate slightly when moving from one eye view to the other. Because the light source didn't track correctly, it gives the shadows an odd sense of volume - rather than being marks on the surface of the character, they are translucent blobs of darkness floating in space. An interesting effect but probably not what you were shooting for.
Yes, you are right. That effect happens because both sides are the same video, just offset by a few frames in time - instead of two separate renders with a offset camera.
Nice 3D effect! With the exception of the shadows of wings and hair, that is. It appears as if they are floating, just like the wings and hair themselves. Whereas they should be sticking to the body, like a simple texture. Still, good work.