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From: dasher@netcom.com (Anton Sherwood)
Subject: Re: Stereographics images
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Joel M. Hoffman <joel@wam.umd.edu> says:
: Now for a harder question: Are there any known algorithms to
: reverse the process, that is, to convert two 2D data sets of
: the same image into one 3D data set?  Of course it can be done,
: because I do it all the time with my eyes, but... How?  

The solution is non-unique: your optical circuits use other knowledge
to decide what solutions are "reasonable".
-- 
  disclaimer: the above is likely to refer to anecdotal evidence.
Anton Sherwood   *\\*   +1 415 267 0685   *\\*   DASher@netcom.com
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