Animated Stereoviews of old Japan

[BDUAres]

This one is a combination of very old tech with modern computer tech. In the late 19th century and early 20th century there was a tech called Stereoview. Basically a dual camera rig that took photos from slightly different angles like a 3D camera, and which were viewed with the old time equivilant of a Viewmaster - remember those? The photos were, of course B&W, and about an inch high, and were painstakingly hand colored by local artists. Here are a bunch taken in the 1880's in Japan, and animated using modern gif techniques so thay they move and allow you to get a 3D effect when vieweing them.

http://pinktentacle.com/2009/10/anim...-of-old-japan/

If ancient Japan in color is to your liking here is a small batch of photos taken during the same era and colored, but not animated:

http://gizmodo.com/5477475/samurai-g...in-technicolor

[Weatherlight]

Pretty awesome although it was a little creepy watching the animation.

[Mhaddy]

Yes, I feel like I'm having a seizure looking at those .gif's. The Great Buddha at Kamakura, the Torii gates at Inari... all so different from what I remember two years ago. Good find! /me loves Japanese history

[Weatherlight]

Mhaddy: proving even Mexicans can be Weeaboo.

[Mhaddy]

Who you calling a Mexican?!

[Feret]

Don't mind james, he was dropped on his head as a child and got his magnetic sensitivity inverted. Thus he confused our northern neighbor Canada with mexico to the south. Anyone could have made that mistake.

[Weatherlight]

Don't mind james, he was dropped on his head as a child and got his magnetic sensitivity inverted. Thus he confused our northern neighbor Canada with mexico to the south. Anyone could have made that mistake.

Tan. Dark hair. Lazy. Drives a classic Chevy. Is from a country with silly money.

Yep, Mexican.





And if you weren't lazy we'd have a new site already. Damned lazy Mexican!

[Mhaddy]

Mhhhmmm

[BDUAres]

hehe

[Weatherlight]

Eh, if anything that's pretty weak pwnage. The lazy Mexican didn't even edit the comic for it to fit the situation.


So very, very lazy.

[Mhaddy]

It fits in context. And that's classic Penny Arcade, you can't edit that.