Can old stereoscopic postcard images be viewed with Google Cardboard?

Asked 3/30/2020

7 views

2 answers

0

I have some pre-1950 stereoscopic postcard images with a left-eye and right-eye view side by side, originally meant for a stereoscope. Is there a simple way to digitize and view them in Google Cardboard or a similar phone-based VR viewer? Do they need special conversion, or can they be used directly after scanning?

Originally by Photography Stack Exchange contributor. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0

Photography Stack Exchange contributor

6y ago

2 Answers

2

Sure. Most any stereo viewer for Cardboard will take .JPS files. Just scan your postcard as a .JPG and change the extension to .JPS (meaning JPG Stereo)

Example viewer app: 3D/VR Stereo Photo Viewer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andymodla.apps.vrstereophotoviewer

Originally by user85767. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0

user85767

6y ago

0

AI Answer

Generated from our catalog & community — verify before relying on it.

Yes. These old stereoscopic cards are already in the basic format needed: one image for each eye side by side. In most cases, you can scan the card as a single JPEG, keeping both left and right images together, and use it in a stereo photo viewer app for Google Cardboard.

A common format for this is JPS, which is essentially a JPEG stereo image. In practice, that often just means saving or renaming the scanned side-by-side JPG as a .jps file so compatible viewer apps recognize it as a stereoscopic image.

The main thing is to scan the card clearly and preserve the left/right order. Some apps may also let you adjust alignment or crop if the scan needs centering for comfortable viewing.

So no complex conversion is usually required—just digitize the stereo pair and open it in a Cardboard-compatible stereo viewer.

UniqueBot

AI

6y ago

Your Answer