New stereogram 3D viewing technique by Colin Ord, November 2009

'See' the 3D objects inside stereogram images using this simple Photoshop tutorial.

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Technique developed by Colin Ord, author of the Magic Moving Images book, November 2009.

Video tutorial steps:
1) Load stereogram image in Photoshop
2) Duplicate the stereogram layer
3) Define a 2x2 pixel chequerboard pattern with black and transparent pixels.
4) Create a new empty layer above the two stereogram layers
5) Fill this empty layer with the chequerboard pattern
6) Select all black pixels on this pattern
7) Select the duplicated layer and press delete. (This has now removed every second pixel from this layer (see-through).
8) Deslect all.
8) Move the duplicated layer across the image (hold shift) until matching elements converge. The 3D object will appear for a split second.
9) The layer has to be moved continously across the image to see the effect. Once movement ceases all depth queues disappear.

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[PolkIgor]

Nice use of the wiggling stereo !

[LukeR87]

But then you don't see 3D effect... ;)

[jcap623]

@joao081973 it appeared to have depth to my eyes

[armands1407]

I can see it - that Shark! :) :D

[naimop]

i can see it lol

[maxarbo]

I have a vision problem and could never see the hidden image before in a stereogram. Thanks!!!

[snipereco]

woooow god job

[higme6]

omg.... amzaing

[TheSupalite]

nice work!

[RafixNFD]

I see fishy!

[rsjet]

Wow I could actually see it through the video despite the low quality. That's awesome. At first I thought it was a cone sticking outwards to the left, but then it came fully into focus and I could see it was a shark facing leftwards!

[joao081973]

almost all stereograms have the "solution" attached, that is what you're getting, but the 3D effect is lost, and can be seen only with vision divergence (or convergence)