Settings for Pop-out and Deep-in Effects

Determine the Pop-out and Deep-in Effect

The Convergence Distance (cm) defines the distance between your current camera and the convergence point (where the Zero Parallax Plane will be located).

To define the pop-out and deep-in effects in iClone, you only need to set the Convergence Distance value.

The default grid size is 100 cm x 100 cm. Therefore you may use the Top view of the camera to define the approximate Convergence Distance.

If you set the convergence distance to the "A" 3D text, then the other objects will appear with a deep-in effect.

Convergence Distance = 150

If you set the convergence distance to the actor, then the "A" 3D text will pop-out and the "B" 3D text will appear with a deep-in effect.

Convergence Distance = 350

If you set the convergence distance to the "B" 3D text, then the other objects will pop-out as they are in front of the Zero Parallax Plane.

Convergence Distance = 550

Please note that when you export an anaglyph media, any object on the Zero Parallax Plane will not split while the pop-up objects split into cyan (left) and red (right) and the deep-in objects split into red (left) and cyan (right).

Calculating the Best Position for Viewing 3D Stereo Media

To find the best position for viewing in the real world, calculate the width of the Zero Parallax Plane (In this section, the actor in the above example is now taken as the target object).

Finding the Ratio in iClone

  1. Use the top view to count the Distance value between the camera and the target object.
  2. Switch to the frontal view and calculate the visible Width value (by counting the grid) where the target object is.
  3. Use these two values to get a ratio. This ratio is unique for this project and will be later used in real world viewing.

    400 : 350
  4. Export the project as a 3D stereo media.

Best Position for Viewing in the Real World

  1. Count the width of the display device that is playing the media.
  2. Then decide the approximate viewing distance away from the display device in accordance with the ratio. This is the ideal distance position for viewing the best 3D sensation.

    400 : 350 = 40 : 35
  3. Viewers within this distance will experience a better 3D stereo effect while viewers outside of the distance will perceive a weak 3D stereo effect.

To experience the best 3D viewing results in the real world, arrange your display device and your viewing location to the similar ratio triangle in iClone.

Triangle in iClone

Similar Triangle in the Real World