And here's the bug #: http://paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=10233
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit <[email protected]> wrote: > You make very compelling points. It definitely makes sense to add such > an option -- at least when not connected to a parallel/remote server. > If I remember correctly, IceT doesn't do well with stereo. I am going > to add a feature request to the bug tracker. > > Utkarsh > > On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Evan Bollig <[email protected]> wrote: >> I dont agree. Opening in Stereo mode is safe even if it is not used >> (it consumes a small amount of memory, but so what). Everything is 2D >> if no GL commands render to back left/right buffers (i.e., the GL_BACK >> buffer is always available). If you need to verify that the hardware >> supports GL_STEREO, use glGetBoolean*() (or glGetInteger*() with >> GL_AUX_BUFFERS to know if quad buffers are available) and initialize >> GL_STEREO only on machines that can support it. >> >> Why would you want the user to restart paraview if maybe they dont >> know their hardware and they arent sure which stereo mode to use? No! >> Give them a menu option and keep them inside your software. Keep in >> mind that if I and many others like me have to stop a program, modify >> command line options and restart the application to get the right >> environment, the whole process should take less than 10 seconds and it >> must be FULLY documented or I give up and find an application that >> does it better (more intuitive) with less pain. >> >> More reason for a stereo menu: how do you propose control of >> properties like Eye Separation? Clearly the users wont know what >> parameter to use until the software is running. Dont make them restart >> 50 times until they get the parameter just right. Thats absurd! >> >> Another problem: say Im in CrystalEyes mode and I want to export a >> movie. There are plenty of stereoscopic display solutions available >> today. 3D computer screens, 3D movies, 3D TVs, 3D television channels. >> Why cant ParaView export to stereoscopic movie formats (JPS/MPO AVI >> format perhaps)? On top of that, if Im in CrystalEyes and I know the >> stereo looks good, why cant I export a Stereoscopic movie AND an >> anaglyph movie AND a 2D movie so my results can be viewed by audiences >> with any capability? >> >> I just started playing with ParaViewGeo's SlideShow capabilities. Did >> you know the slides also show in stereo? We're talking full 3D >> stereoscopic presentations of scientific results *without* swapping >> applications. Why havent you guys looked into integrating all of this? >> >> -Evan >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> ParaView CVS (and 3.8 onwards ) has a command line option >>> --stereo-type which allows you to choose the stereo type. It's not >>> really safe to change the stereo type after ParaView has been started >>> (rather views have been created) since for things like Crystal Eyes, >>> the option must be enabled before the rendering context is created. >>> Hence, we've made it a command line option. >>> >>> Utkarsh >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Evan Bollig <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> What does that mean regarding the plugin. Does a plugin exist already >>>> or will it need to be written? >>>> >>>> -Evan >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Robert Maynard <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> I meant to say 3.4 and 3.6 instead of 2.4 and 2.6. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Robert Maynard <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The patch that I have submitted was for 2.4 code base, with 2.6 all that >>>>>> is needed is a custom toolbar plugin that calls setStereoType on the >>>>>> currently active view. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Evan Bollig <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I see that ParaViewGeo has a stereo menu to allow users to select >>>>>>> CrystalEyes / Anaglyph stereo modes while paraview is running (NOTE: >>>>>>> without requiring a --stereo flag on the command line). It seems that >>>>>>> one developer: Robert Maynard created the stereo menu and sent the >>>>>>> source code (Stereo.zip) to the ITK mailing list on 9/29/2008. From >>>>>>> what I can tell this message was ignored and no one attempted to >>>>>>> integrate the menu into any other applications related to >>>>>>> Paraview/ITK. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Why? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It seems obvious that this is something users need and want. We will >>>>>>> be using ParaViewGeo instead of ParaView until something like this is >>>>>>> added. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Evan Bollig >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> -Evan Bollig >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Powered by www.kitware.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >>>>>>> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >>>>>>> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >>>>>>> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -Evan Bollig >>>> [email protected] >>>> [email protected] >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Powered by www.kitware.com >>>> >>>> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >>>> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >>>> >>>> Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >>>> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >>>> >>>> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >>>> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> -Evan Bollig >> [email protected] >> [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
