The company’s technology was developed by Allen Lo, the inventor of the Nimslo 3D camera in 1980. According to a press release, the presentation at CES marks a nine-year collaboration with company partners who pioneered 3D photo imaging (Nimslo 3D film cameras, Kodak & Konica 3D single-use film cameras), resulting in a commercial 3D digital printer, 3D digital paper for prints, 3D digital cameras and glassless 3D Digital Photo Frames.
The 3D photo is printed on HD optical 3D paper developed by LO3D, utilizing an optical image compression and interlace technique. During printing, the stereo-pair images are slit and compressed by the micro optic layer of the 3D paper, and the compressed image elements are then interlaced on the color emulsion coated on the focal plane of the 3D paper. During processing, the chemical penetrates through the permeable Tio2 reflective layer coated on the back side of the emulsion to develop the image. The 3D photo is then ready for viewing, without laminating of a lenticular screen to the interlaced 3D image sheet, similar to conventional 2D photofinishing.
The LO3D product line – featuring a patented 3D printer processor and a one step process – was designed to make 3D photo imaging popular and economical for consumers at both the amateur and professional levels. The company employs an in-house research and development team of 15-plus scientists and engineers in digital and photographic imaging technology. New products under development by LO3D include a second generation glasses free wide viewing angle HD digital 3D LCD panel for mobile phones, tablet computers and PCs as well as a large format multi-view 3D TV system.
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