Well depending on version indeed, but the basic start isn'n that hard.

• Create a standard terrain with a standard single mountain.
• Determin the top/center of your mountain and lower all the sides so you get steep cliffs.
• Set the altitude fixed for the center plateu and create the middle
• Give the created terrain a nice material and a rough bumpmap

Now fiddle around a little, and you should get some nice results.

This one i did in 5 minutes, so it's just a rough try, but you should be able to get some better one if you put some time in it.

Good luck and show the result!

Some standard  tips:

Be sure you have unchecked: regular alignment (In the density tab)

If you have used a density function be sure you use the correct size or multiplication. Large terrains could show a pattern because of repeating "maps"  (With more then one terrain also check if u use world- or object orientated materials)

Try it with a default ecosystem and see if the pattern stil occures.

But don't forget that the OpenGL preview not always shows all the ecoinstances, the regularity could dissapear.

Try using : dynamic population (To save system resourses)

Another study for the stereo effect.
In case someone wonders, it's a tunnel of ice. (No postwork)

Color version (click to enlarge)

BW version (click to enlarge)

I tried some quick and dirty Vue stereo 3d movie with youtube, strangely enough youtube seems to change the left and right color...    So i uploaded two vids..   one with the color swatched.

Youtube (As not many people know) has a built in 3D stereo player and converter. Just select under my video (on youtube) youre type of glasses.   If you are seeing double, stop drinking or select the inversed one.

www.youtube.com/watch   Original

www.youtube.com/watch  Inversed

Saithan, so it seems you have even another color scheme? How many are there?

Well indeed the focal point is someting to get mastered,  here i tried the Cerro Verde screen delivered with Vue.  The result is quite nice:

I made a little color comparisation chart for those with glasses but not sure of the colors.

Maybe not for pro's like Daniel, but for the starters it is a handy tool.  ;-)

Easy to use:

1. Open attached file *
2. Dou you're normal scene building
3. With the main camera pick a nice point of view
4. Select the "focal point " sphere and place it at youre focal point
5. Swich to left cam , render, switch to richt cam render.

• Ofcourse you can also Merge this file with an excisting scene, but then you have to be remind:

• You get two main camera's  Its confusing , but it works
• Delete the new ground plane and sun.

Daniel, i'm only a week into this stereo thing, but is see great future! ;-) 

I'm still learning and experimenting with focal, pop out effects etc..  I have seen some quite remarkable effects with it!

This fellow has some good quality and amazing effects:  It's a photo, but what can be photographed can be rendered! ;-) Watch how he has the ground comes out towards you:

Here is his website: www.alpes-stereo.com/i_index.html

Change the .TXT into .VUE

Great info Daniel.

I use the free software over here:  stereo.jpn.org/eng/index.html (Also for batch and movie processing! )

As for the camera and focus, i have made my default start scene equipped with stereo camera's.  Now when i move the  main camera around, the left and right eye automtically follows. Only be carefull when changing "focal" .

I will link this file as a .txt, maybe someone find it usefull, i connected two extra cams to the main camera, a few cm apart and with a 6 degree difference.

This way i am able to work as normal and with the switch of the camera instantly produce a left and right view from my main viewpoint.

As for youre 20 renders problem.  Try this:

Just take one camera, aim it at you desired focal point and set in the animations tab : Track > (choosen object)  , you can hide this object if you want.

Now turn on animation and make the animation path of the camera move from the left eye to the right eye position.  (Due to the track function you're focal will stay correct! ) 

Now you can render the animation with single file output and you will have as many "frames" as you wish with one push of the button!

(You could save this camera setup maybe as an animated VOB so you can load it in any old scene as well)

Rob

Thelby,

Not sure, why you can't see it. I do know that trhere are also other colorshemes in use. Maybe you're glasses are a different color ?  Your glasses should be exactly the same color as the colors used in the picture.  When you close one eye you should only see the opposite color. Does that works for you?

I do noticed that for me it sometimes takes a while fot my eyes to find the focus.  Sometimes you have to "look around" inside the picture and suddenly you're eys (and brains) make the connection and the 3d effect pops up.  Sometimes changing the viewing distance also works. Maybe that helps.

You could try the software and make one yourself , the software allowes many different colors, then you can test it youself..

For those who want to compare ; this is the right channel source picture. As you can see, some colors dissapear. Red seems to be dificult. Although i have seen some good colors on the internet, so more to tweak and learn.

 No problem, its not my invention! ;-)

If you create something, please do share, would like to see and learn. 

I do think however with the upcoming of 3D TV, etc  that embedding it in youre designs and learning is a good thing.

Fortunatly i always trie to make my scenes without any postwork or trick shots, whenever i can i try to built te whole scene, even the parts not seen, I esthablish the rendershot later. 

I like the stereo effect 

Here is another try, i experimented with mirrors, glasses etc.  had some nice effect with drops on glass.  

This one is with iceflowers in front a nice effect on the mirror. 

www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php

Not sure, but it if u use a bump map that could influence it too, as well as specular.   Try resetting those to zero and see if it makes a difference.

I finally got around to produce an image with the Blender fluid and VUE

I used the fluid sim twice, one for the flow downhill, the second for the spray in the air.
Actually it are still shots, but i dit not succeed yet in importing the animation.

www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php