An interesting thing was brought up today about the lack of 3D photography out there. Basically, folks seem curious why we haven’t seen more 3D photography in the mainstream.

The mainstream meaning, like, on Facebook. The main problem lies in the fact that 3D photos cannot be saved in the JPEG format. Typically 3D files are stored under JPS or MPO. And these files aren’t uploadable to Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, or Twitter.

That kind of makes 3D photography a lonely hobby. The files aren’t able to be manipulated in Photoshop yet, either. But today we heard that researchers at BYU are working with Adobe to make this happen, perhaps in the next Adobe package upgrade. We’ll keep you posted on that.

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Source: ExtremeTech.com

The television studio in Irvine, Calif. known as Ubiquity Studios, a state-of-the-art production facility has hired Brett Tomberlin, formerly with The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, as VP of Development and Production.

Tomberlin has also worked with Warner Bros. Studios. Ubiquity Studios is a 30,000 sq. foot facility, having the largest soundstages between L.A. and San Diego, Calif.

Ubiquity has a large, extensive client list including: Vitamin Water, Sony, Chevrolet, Nike, ESPN, NFL Films, Skrillex, Dickies, MGM, and Visa. Yes, we said Skrillex.

Earlier this month, Ubiquity entered into a merger agreement with Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation, a publicly-held Nevada corporation.

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Source: The Wall Street Journal

Last week we discovered a pretty savvy design for a new mounting kit that actually solves the problem of switching from portrait to landscape when shooting 3D.

It’s designed by a company called Stereofocus, and they followed us back on Twitter. The rigs aren’t cheap, and hopefully that means they aren’t cheaply made. There are three different designs: a Kipphead, a 3D Rig-Slider, and a Handheld Rig.

Stereofocus has a nice demonstrative video along with their Kickstarter campaign. If you’re interested in capturing 3D, check it out.

Stereofocus, a British company, looks to raise nearly $150 thousand dollars for their product campaign.

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Source: EINNews.com

With such a big month in April for 3D Blu-rays, once again it looks like we’ve hit a slump in the number of movies that will be released to 3D Blu-ray in May.

For starters we have Gerard Butlers action film Gamer, which came out about one week ago. However, Gamer was the only 3D Blu-ray released in the first week of May.

Next, the grotesque horror that was released in theaters earlier this year, Texas Chainsaw 3D, was released on 3D Blu-ray yesterday. However, it was the only 3D Blu-ray released this week.

Now get this. In almost two weeks we will get Despicable Me, starring the voice of Steve Carell, on 3D Blu-ray. This 3D Blu-ray comes out just in time for the sequel’s release in theaters and on 3D IMAX. But other than those three films no other major 3D Blu-ray discs are said to be coming out in May.

In other words, it might be a good month to beef up your collection at home.

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Source: Blu-ray.com

It was recently announced that the old Pac-Man franchise is at it again. The new game will be called Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures.

We note it because A. Pac-Man is a quintessential classic game and B. because it seems to be a trend for major titles to hit the Nintendo 3DS lately. And we like old titles.

Specifically, we just spoke about Donkey Kong’s new addition to the 3DS format, and last week Sonic the Hedgehog was said to be coming available to 3DS players in Japan.

We should touch upon the new game’s PS3 and Xbox versions as well. A trailer is viewable online. It looks like 3D fun, and Pac-Man still chomps on some ghosts, with a running start.

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Source: AnimeNewsNetwork.com

The new Star Trek movie, Star Trek: Into Darkness 3D, will be released in theaters on May 17. It is already receiving good reviews from multiple sources.

Some people have been lucky enough to get a sneak peak. It has also been stated recently that the film will feature a 3D ad for Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey whiskey.

The commercial was converted into 3D by Prime Focus World. A spokesperson from Jack Daniel’s said he’s excited because 3D gives it more of a “wow” factor.

It makes sense. After all, you can purchase Jack Daniels frozen drinks at some theaters. A win win.

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Source: TheDrum.com

Wolfenstein 3D, formerly of Activision, are now published by Bethesda. So anyone monitoring the game on their Xbox 360 or PS3 might have noticed a couple changes today.

By the way it will be available May 31.

Bethesda told sources that when a game changes publisher, the ESRB rating does not follow the game. Instead, the game has to go through ESRB processes once more.

Anyone who is familiar with the old first person shooter that may have started it all might already have guessed that it’s got an ‘M.’ No big deal.

If you’re like us you’re just jazzed to hear that Wolfenstein 3D is coming to Xbox Live Marketplace (XBLM) and the PlayStation Network (PSN). Wolfenstein: The New Order will also debut later this year.

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Source: Joystiq

When we read this, we thought the same thing you did: “Great! Kanye West is working on a new 3D concert film!” It seems to be a trend, after all.

However, no! Kanye has something much bigger up his sleeve, or so it is rumored. Mr. West is said to be working on a 3D experiment with David Benjamin, director of the Living Architecture Lab at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architechture.

While we’re not quite sure what this entails yet, we’ll learn soon if it has any relevance or not. Our guess is that it involves music and multiple 3D screens.

However, it’s quite an educated guess since Kanye showed a short film called Cruel Sumer on a seven-screen theater at the Cannes Film Festival last year.

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Source: Complex.com

Just when we think James Cameron is sleeping (or maybe working on Avatar 2), we hear that the 3D mastermind is up to something totally different.

This time he is said to be working with the famous 19th century Mariinsky Theatre in Russia. Cameron will broadcast, in 3D, Tchaikovsky’s ballet, Swan Lake, to 50 countries next month.

Cameron will be working closely with Russian conductor Valery Gergiev to bring the famous ballet to living rooms across the globe, including the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, and Australia.

Russia is said to be seeing a renaissance in the arts, and they have just spent $700 million in an expansion to the Mariinsky Theatre.

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Source: Reuters

Avakin Poker, a Las Vegas-style poker game for mobile devices, is the beginning of Lockwood Publishing’s attempt to make avatars available for multi-platform use.

The company that is responsible for building your personal 3D avatar on PlayStation Home has begun to strike deals with other game manufacturers that look to share one avatar for use on a variety of games.

Lockwood Publishing is based in Nottingham, England. The Avakin Poker game will debut soon on Apple iOS, android, and web-based platforms. You may be familiar with Lockwood’s free-to-play games Sodium and Sodium 2 on the PlayStation Network.

It is said that Lockwood is here to stay, with plans to continue their work on upcoming next-gen gaming systems.

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Source: VentureBeat.com