RETRO-OPSIS I is an analog (CCD or CMOS) twin-camera solution for use on stereoscopic microscopes with CMO (parallel optic channels) and removable binocular heads. The unit replaces the normal viewing tube on existing microscopes from Zeiss, Olympus, Wild/Leica, Nikon and Motic (K 700 Zoom). The unit will attach to any true stereo port on existing Wild/Leica or Zeiss surgical microscopes as well as surgical microscopes from Kaps, Global-Urban or Vasconcellos.

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Retro-Opsis I has two pre-aligned 1/2" CCD "lipstick" cameras mounted in the quick exchange metal housing. This is our most economical stereo 3D microscopy solution and the 3D ImageTek encoder/decoder module does not require an extra black burst generation for the two camera... they are synched within the encoder module. Active, passive or autostereoscopic visualization is offered.

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This photo shows a Carl Zeiss dual port beamsplitter and our original horizontal couplers (now replaced with the vertical couplers). It is important to note that all stereo and surgical microscopes have two optical channels … one for the left eye and one for the right eye. As with Retro-Opsis (using two cameras), this allows our eyes and brain to perceive depth cues of three dimensional samples seen under the microscope.

Surgical microscopes typically are used at 10x to 40x with working distances on the order of 200mm to 400mm with great depth of focus. CMO (central main objective) stereo microscopes, on the other hand, will operate at 10x to 1000x with working distances on the order of 25mm to 100mm. Yes, they now make stereoscopic microscopes with apochromatic correction optical systems that can produce high quality, high resolution images in the oculars … up to 1000x total magnification!

The buzz-word now is "S3D" … stereo in three dimensions. S3D is being used by Hollywood for the new films like Avatar and Toy Story 3. Blu-Ray now has their S3D standard in place and home theater options include S3D using active LC shuttered eyewear … exactly as we have been doing for the past nine years! We always had to use a CRT with XGA resolution and 120Hz refresh rates. Today we are seeing 240Hz flat screens and S3D versions from the major display makers. We are also now seeing inexpensive (under $10,000.00) S3D projection schemes for lecture halls and theater. If you have not seen S3D in IMAX format you are missing a real visual experience. Hollywood is on the S3D bandwagon … the same one we have been riding since 1995. Contact Jim Averill for details or just email us at micro3d@comcast.net and ask for our 2 minute Flip-Clip demo or the more extensive demo DVD ROM … each at no cost.

Home theater S3D systems are now less than $4,000.00. Sony and Discovery Channel in DC will soon be broadcasting HD S3D content to subscribers (2011). It is only a matter of time for NASCAR and most major sporting events to be viewed in S3D … live!

Do not confuse S3D with "3D" terms … S3D works with real images (not virtual reality) and two cameras. TriD is the software we use for sync-doubling display. We only use active eyewear for best performance and user comfort. Special system pricing is available for early adopters using our system … as with Hollywood, we need content creators at this stage in the game. Neotek.com in Pittsburgh (John Urbanic) is our key tech connection for anything S3D. Authoring software is available and John can tell you more about how S3D DVD/Blu-Ray teaching media can be created and taken to the educational marketplace. Several studies now confirm that S3D visualization in learning environments results in increased interest, attention and retention of information. Let's not let Hollywood get all of the glory for their S3D films … we have the technology to get the same results for presenting the microscopic world to our students and colleagues. Retro-Opsis … Perceptive Clarity!

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MICROSTEREOPSIS CORPORATION has now introduced their third generation of Retro-Opsis DV with "TriD" software from Neotek. The new Windows Seven operating system enables the user to view in real time, digitally record at any time, edit uncompressed recordings, do a simple compression routine and then burn digital footage to DVD or Blu-Ray blank media.