Thanks, the solution render doesn't have shadows or reflections yet and was only a test. I will post the final render as soon as it's done. Firefly is a great renderer if you know how to set it up, however it is incredibly slow with reflections and refractions in the scene.

It was next to impossible to get the scene to render at first without crashing, because there are so many texture maps used. Had to resize many of the background ones just so it would still render.

I  will post it on the page above after I've had a chance to show it to my client.

I solved it!

Turns out the camera was pivoting on the focus point, which was set out about 20 feet. Changed the focus point to the same distance as the ball and re-rendered it. Now it pivots on the ball. Good thing I don't use depth of field in my renderings because i'd be stuck with that distance.

Thanks for your help.

Thanks.

The target ball is at x=18.5'  z=7' from center, looking from left towards right of universe not front to back as usual due to the way the scene imported.

Full pricing information is available on the site under "Print Pricing" under the Features column, but business cards start at $340 for 500 with lower prices/card with increased quantities. Shipping is included and no additional fees.

ZaxysDMI

The tutorial is designed to explain how to prep your 3D scene for lenticular printing. The tutorial is $10 but I will send out a free 3D sample postcard so you can see what they look like. I have arranged with a large national printer to do the printing.

ZaxysDMI

Sorry it has taken so long, but the tutorials are done and available on my new web site www.zaxysdmi.com.

ZaxysDMI

Sorry it has taken so long, but the tutorials are done and available on my new web site www.zaxysdmi.com.

ZaxysDMI

Sorry it has taken so long, but the tutorials are done and available on my new web site www.zaxysdmi.com.

ZaxysDMI

Sorry it has taken so long, but the tutorials are done and available on my new web site www.zaxysdmi.com.

I'm sorry to report that it appears my tutorials will not be available for sale on R'osity. My tutorials were deemed inappropriate for sale in the marketplace by ClintH.  Apparently because my products are pdf tutorials I'm not allowed to have a link to my site within the product.

They are still available for sale in my store however.

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www.zaxysdmi.com

It's still true that you need interlacing software to "slice the image up" if you are making your own lenticular prints.

However, the tutorials I have written describe how to prepare your files to send to a printer who will do the interlacing (slicing) and printing. Lenticular printing requires more than just a stereo pair however. The printer I am working with uses 12 views on their 100 lpi lens and 6 views on their 200 lpi lens. Other printers may use lenses of the same pitch but may use a different number of views. When I worked for Kodak's Dynamic Imaging group we used 21 frames for one lens, 24 for another and 30 frames for yet another, but this required a printer with a resolution of over 2400 ppi. Lenses with the same pitch from different vendors will not perform the same.

I have been making my own on an inkjet for the last few years and using the lenses from Microlens. They offer a 60 lpi lens that is very good for 3D. I have used between 12 and 24 frames with this lens. That being said however I have found that there are a great number of lenses to choose from and each has different requirements when creating the views of a scene.So it took a lot of trial and error to find the proper settings.

What I've tried to do with the tutorials is reduce the number of variables and provide a method that will produce repeatable results for those that don't want to experiment with printing their own as it can get expensive by the time you have acquired all that is needed.

You need a high resolution printer, ink and paper, you also need lenticular lenses (preferably with an adhesive already applied), a laminator, lens calibratiion software, interlacing software, and lots of time to develop the skill required to align your interlaced printed image to the lens and get it through the laminator without losing alignment. Then there is the time needed to find the correct camera motion to create the necessary series of frames. Not enough movement and you get poor depth, too much you get a blurry mess.

While business cards and postcards are all we will offer to begin with our intent is to offer other lenticular products in the future such as plastic cups, jigsaw puzzles, luggage tags, etc. and eventually larger prints. Because this is a press based process it is not economical to do just a few and is just one reason why it hasn't been affordable. I explain why in the tutorials and cover some of the other methods used to create 3D lenticulars. Would you believe that 99.9% of the 3D lenticulars you see are NOT created with 3D programs but with layered Photoshop files!

ZaxysDMI

Hi,

Just saw this thread regarding 3D printing. I have developed two new tutorials describing how to turn your 3D scenes from Poser or just about any 3D program into 3D business cards or 3D postcards. They are done but I have been waiting for the lenticular printer I am working with to finish the print ordering page.

The tutorials will be available for sale on Renderosity by the end of May as that looks like when the printer will be ready to take orders. My site is at www.zaxysdmi.com.

ZaxysDMI

Another sample view.

Some samples of Digital PaintFX