1. Open a project
2. Different working modes
3. Tree panel is the list with all solutions, rough diamond model, polished diamonds, inclusions and etc
4. Description of scene
5. Movement panel
6. Working with photo
7. 3D inclusions
8. Flat / 3D inclusions
9. Small spherical inclusions
10. Sandwich
11. New algorithm for fast automatic creation of inclusion contour
12. Creating virtual "windows" on the model
13. Allocate diamonds
14. Default diamond color panel
15. Appraiser and pricelist in allocation
16. Diamond parameter panel
17. Description of stereo mode

Description of stereo mode

Hardware requirements for 3D-Stereo mode

• Graphics card supporting OpenGL quad-buffered stereo*;
• LCD shutter glasses compatible with the selected graphics card;
• CRT display with good frequency characteristics (Display should support at least 1280*1024*100Hz mode). 100-150 Hz vertical frequency is recommended to work with shutter-glasses.

*Please notice that only few graphics cards support this mode. Typically professional series GPU support this mode.

Please read carefully the card technical specifications and/or consult the technical specialist to determine if the specific card is capable of the OpenGL quad-buffered stereo mode.

The full-screen stereo mode provided by NVIDIA for GeForce GPUs is not the native OpenGL quad-buffered stereo mode, the current Oxygen is NOT able to produce stereo image with this mode.

We have tested the 3D-Stereo mode of Oxygen with the following hardware configuration:

• Pentium4 2.6 Ghz with 512 Mb RAM;
• NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 graphics card;
• 3DS-GS LCD shutter-glasses (by STEL Company).

Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee you the correct work of arbitrary hardware configuration in 3D-Stereo mode. Please try this at your own risk. The use of configuration similar to the specified above should increase your chance of success. We are not able to give you support for configuring your Stereo-3D equipment. Please refer to the equipment manufacturer support resources.

Starting Oxygen Inclusion in 3D-Stereo mode

Once you successfully configured your 3D-Stereo hardware you may try to start Oxygen in Stereo mode.

Step 1. Check your 3D equipment with test and software shipped with equipment vendors. Please be sure that your hardware correctly works with OpenGL quad-buffered stereo mode.

Step 2. Create shortcut for StereoOxygen: Click Windows menu Start / All programs find the Oxygen Inclusion icon and right-click it with mouse. In the popup menu click "Create shortcut" option. You should see the newly created shortcut "Oxygen Inclusion (2)". With right click edit the properties of this shortcut. On the "General" tab edit the title for example "Oxygen Inclusion Stereo"), on the "Shortcut" tab change the "Target" string: add the /GLStereo string after the program path. Typically the "Target" looks as
"C:\Program Files\OctoNus Software\Oxygen Inclusion\oxygen.exe"
And after modification should be like this:
"C:\Program Files\OctoNus Software\Oxygen Inclusion\oxygen.exe" /GLStereo

Step 3. Run the "Oxygen Inclusion Stereo" shortcut. Without shutter-glasses the image should look blurred. With shutter-glasses the image should look truly three-dimensional. Adjust the stereo separation option for photos ("stereo dist" parameter in photo panel). If you have 400 photographs per full 360° rotation then value 3 or 4 produces optimal stereo depth. Try positive and negative number and you will understand what sign is correct for your series of photographs.

*You need to click [ > ] or [ < ] buttons after new stereo dist is typed to refresh the stereo-image.

Tips

• Stereo mode in OpenGL may be initially disabled. To enable it for nVidia Quadro *** cards please find this option here:
  "Control Panel / Display / Settings / Advanced / Quadro FX *** / .. /"Additional OpenGL Settings", "Enable stereo in OpenGL" option.
• If you use system with 2 displays (for example one LCD and one CRT) make the Display you plan to use for stereo as primary. In 2-display system the stereo image is displayed only on the primary display. The secondary display shows only mono (left-eye) image. For NVIDIA cards you can find this setting here:
  "Control Panel / Display / Settings / Advanced / Quadro FX *** / nView Display Settings".