Loss of 3-D: Just wondering, how many use 3-D in photoshop? As you may or may not know the 3-D tools in PS are disappearing little by little. If you use "filters", "rendering"...

Artcameraman Loc: Springfield NH

Just wondering, how many use 3-D in photoshop? As you may or may not know the 3-D tools in PS are disappearing little by little. If you use "filters", "rendering", "lighting effects" as I do on occasions you may have noticed some items are missing from previous versions of PS.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Artcameraman wrote:

Just wondering, how many use 3-D in photoshop? As you may or may not know the 3-D tools in PS are disappearing little by little. If you use "filters", "rendering", "lighting effects" as I do on occasions you may have noticed some items are missing from previous versions of PS.

Why would anyone get excited about 3-D? Cinerama gave a much better visual effect and it too was cumbersome and technically very difficult to achieve. Both were fads that tried to go peacefully away. Human eyes do a much better job and do not require silly glasses. Maybe people keep their 3-D glasses to wear when they play "Hula Hoop."

Artcameraman Loc: Springfield NH

3-D glasses? You are living in yesteryear! No one uses glasses to achieve 3-D. Cheers.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

Artcameraman wrote:

3-D glasses? You are living in yesteryear! No one uses glasses to achieve 3-D. Cheers.

3D movies certainly still use glasses. And IMAX 3D, which I thought was gone for good, is making a comeback with Avatar 2 and other recent movies.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Artcameraman wrote:

3-D glasses? You are living in yesteryear! No one uses glasses to achieve 3-D. Cheers.

Yesteryear? You are the one playing with very old, useless technology. Cheers to you also. :=)

Artcameraman Loc: Springfield NH

Each to his own.

stanikon Loc: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Artcameraman wrote:

Each to his own.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Artcameraman wrote:

Just wondering, how many use 3-D in photoshop? As you may or may not know the 3-D tools in PS are disappearing little by little. If you use "filters", "rendering", "lighting effects" as I do on occasions you may have noticed some items are missing from previous versions of PS.

Perhaps because VR has replaced 3D?
Even lenses for cameras are being made exclusively for recording in VR.
Glasses are being replaced by the VR headset.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

I believe the 3-D feature of Photoshop is intended for graphic art where a shape can be drawn on its own layer, such as a square, and then converted into a cube using the 3-D filter so it can be rotated with pitch and yaw as well as applying a drop shadow, color, texture, etc. This comes in quite handy compared to creating the object in Adobe Illustrator and then importing it into Photoshop.

Artcameraman Loc: Springfield NH

Yes, but Adobe is eliminating them in PS. I can still make them in InDesign and Illustrator. but just another step. At least there a a few that understand. Thanks.

delder Loc: Maryland

Well, maybe we can revive interest in a new stereo printviewer or Viewmaster?

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

delder wrote:

Well, maybe we can revive interest in a new stereo printviewer or Viewmaster?

Guyserman Loc: Benton, AR

Artcameraman wrote:

At least there a a few that understand. Thanks.

Boris77

delder wrote:

Well, maybe we can revive interest in a new stereo printviewer or Viewmaster?

My antique stereo print viewer works very well with the B&W stereo cards I created from pictures shot in my Kodak Stereo film Camera. No need for anything new.
Boris

Rayart

If you check out a tutorial from Photoshop Training Channel, Photoshop 3D was a fantastic tool for creating realistic shadows when compositing one image into another. I believe they are doing away with it because there were too many problems with graphic drivers.