Can you see the hidden image?

fidodido · Sat 25/10/2003 00:21:48

I've recently saw the Seinfeld episode where Kramer purchases a 3d art picture, and Mr. Pete can't see it. Anyway, it made me get interested in it, and I looked for some of those kind of pictures in the internet - they're called Stereograms.

First I couldn't see anything, except messy curves and shapes, but then after I read the description of how to see it, it was AMAZING!

Here's an image I created with a program I found. Can anyone see the hidden image?

To see it, put your face as close to the monitor as possible, so you see the image really out of focus. Now, SLOWLY go back, while trying to keep the image blurry. At the first few times it takes a lot of time till you see the 3d image, but keep trying - it's really something when the image all of a sudden pops into the screen!

If you're succecful, there are a lot more beautiful pictures of that kind. Just google STEREOGRAMS.

Good luck.

DoorKnobHandle · Sat 25/10/2003 00:29:33

What the **** youre talkin about?

All I see is a silly picture.

My eyes hurt of looking so close.

EDIT: Is there something written on the original image? I thought now I'd see some letters. But as I wanted to read them, I got that blurry thingie out of mind and - BANG! - nothing again!

Al_Ninio · Sat 25/10/2003 00:39:02

It does say something, mamarulez.

Spoiler

it says AGS, I think.

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fidodido · Sat 25/10/2003 00:39:33

It takes time, so just don't give up so soon...

The most important thing is to keep the image blurry as you go away from the screen.

fidodido · Sat 25/10/2003 00:40:21

You're absolutly right, Highway Gal!

Harvester · Sat 25/10/2003 00:47:56

Hehe, cool! I like stereograms!

DoorKnobHandle · Sat 25/10/2003 01:06:31

Think I got it, too!

Cool!

Domino · Sat 25/10/2003 01:10:52

I didn't see any words, but i swear i saw a gorilla and a cat. Everytime i try it again, i see the same gorilla and cat. Weird.

shawn

DoorKnobHandle · Sat 25/10/2003 01:11:57

Maybe you can see what's inside your brain or something like that!

Some see "AGS", you see these animals.

(That would explain those nice naked ladies I saw...)

auhsor · Sat 25/10/2003 01:44:23

Heh, i love these. We have them in the paper every week. It says AGS.

What program did you use?

Meowster · Sat 25/10/2003 02:21:44

I can't see jack shit; I keep steaming up the monitor by breathing on it.

fidodido · Sat 25/10/2003 02:23:49

The program I used is "Easy Stereo".
http://home.skif.net/~ssh/stereo/es_setup.exe

Here's another stereogram, it came with the program:

Meowster · Sat 25/10/2003 02:32:27

Does it say Songo?

The letters keep jumping around my head; I feel dyslexic. I am dyslexic in 3D. Perhaps I'm too tired to read these?

fidodido · Sat 25/10/2003 02:36:25

It doesn't say Songo. In fact, it's not a text. It's some kind of animal (sort of).

scotch · Sat 25/10/2003 02:53:31

Looks like some sort of sauropod dinosaur to me, if I am actually seeing a long tail and not imagining it.

Meowster · Sat 25/10/2003 02:59:28

Well it must be a snake because I distinctly see an S. In fact, I definately see an S shape. Either S, or D.

Darth Mandarb · Sat 25/10/2003 03:01:27

That is wicked cool!!

I had a whole book of these things once (don't know where it is now) and I trained my eyes to focus right in on them.

The AGS one is a little harder to get than the brachiosaurus but both are neat-o!

Some people, I think, are incapable of seeing these. My mom, who has excellent eyesite can only see them every once in awhile and she see's them inverted. So if you can't see them don't worry about it.

Though you ARE missing out

dm

Domino · Sat 25/10/2003 03:03:37

for some reason, i have never been able to see anything out of these. Maybe its the blue eyes. I feel left out.

shawn

Scummbuddy · Sat 25/10/2003 03:17:57

It was back in 4th grade when the "magic eye" books came out. I loved them so much. I too can see the images without the pseudocrossing of my eyes or having to put my face up to the monitor/page. Yeah, its AGS and then a dinasaur. Im going to check out that program you posted. thanks for the link. Ive always wanted to make them, this is really cool.

cornjob · Sat 25/10/2003 10:28:43

Do you remember Magic Carpet had a stereogram mode? I couldn't see a damn thing. It also had a red/blue 3D glasses mode. I couldn't see that either because I didn't have 3D glasses. But it was a good idea.

Andail · Sat 25/10/2003 10:35:34

My eyes must be easily fooled or something, because I always see those images after just a few seconds...
I remember when I was a child and I saw this really big picture in a magazine, which featured a sunken ship. It was so amazing I kept staring at it the whole day

MrColossal · Sat 25/10/2003 11:18:20

i think they work better for me when in print

either way the only one that worked for me where i knew for certain what it was was in one of my Nintendo Powers there were a bunch and i saw Luigi

i do it a different way where i cross my eyes and line up two parellel parts of the image and then focus

works well for bathroom tile and anything that lines it but all this does it mess my mind up while i'm pooing

Czar · Sat 25/10/2003 11:18:55

this is cool.
I have something similar in a David Blaine book, i'll scan it then post it here later.
You look into a image and then you look into a white wall... You'll be surprised what you will see.

Pet Terry · Sat 25/10/2003 11:40:16

We had those images at psychology lesson, they are cool! We also had that one in which you look the image and then into a white wall as Czar said...

Nacho · Sat 25/10/2003 11:54:44

Quote from: Andail on Sat 25/10/2003 10:35:34
My eyes must be easily fooled or something, because I always see those images after just a few seconds...
I remember when I was a child and I saw this really big picture in a magazine, which featured a sunken ship. It was so amazing I kept staring at it the whole day

IÂ´ve never been able to see that st00pid images!!!1!1

fidodido · Sat 25/10/2003 14:24:35

Farlander, don't be sad...

Read this, it might help: http://www.vision3d.com/methd02.html

BOYD1981 · Sat 25/10/2003 16:53:00

have you only really just discovered stereograms?
they were, apparently, all the rage in the mid to late 90s, i've never been able to make any of them out though, i just get dizzy, i prefer looking at actual pictures...

Sylpher · Sat 25/10/2003 17:18:33

Something else people don't ever really mention with these images is that when you see the actual image or words the texture in the background will be clear and sharp.

I'm not sure how it works but it is almost like you have to unfocus your eyes till they focus again..if the texture in the background is all blurry then you aren't doing it right.

As well, move you head from side to side when you think you see it..If you get a feeling like you are looking at something in 3D (The background will move independant to whatever your looking at) then things will clear up a lot easier.

A combo start as close as you can and sway your head from side to side and move back may convince those around you, you are insane and think you are a snake but it is the best method I know for people who can't seem to see it.

Also don't try too hard..If you start to get a headache or your eyes hurt you are trying to hard..your eyes should naturally focus on it at first and then you can train yourself to see them.

Meowster · Sat 25/10/2003 18:09:51

There was once this game called Magic Carpet, which I hated beyond anything else I have ever hated, that had a sterograph mode, but to me it just looked like static or a TV without a signal. That game was stupid and dumb. I much prefer Tintin. Tintin doesn't have stereographs or anything.

There was this awesome picture of a cat or something that I found, that wasn't really a hidden picture so much as that when you concentrated just right.... it became 3D. That was awesome.

Pumaman · Sat 25/10/2003 18:20:31

Magic Eye pictures were teh cool... bit like those Global Hypercolour T-Shirts, they had a few months of fame and then just kinda faded away.

Magic Carpet was great, except its multiplayer mode which went out of sync and broke after about 10 minutes play.

Robert Eric · Sat 25/10/2003 20:44:27

I don't see it.

This brings to mind a scene in Mallrats where the big guy with the hat is staring at some art and can't see the hidden picture.

"IT'S NOT A SAILBOAT!!!"

Kweepa · Sun 26/10/2003 23:24:37

The great thing about stereograms is how easy they are to make with computers.
When I first saw one, I sat down the same day and wrote a program to make them.
Took about an hour, and was only about 20 lines of c code.
I thought - what else is just lurking out there, 20 lines of code away?

Steve

Sylpher · Mon 27/10/2003 00:03:40

"It's a schooner!"

"Ha, no, it'sa sailboat"

"A schooner is a sailboat...dumbass"

[Hulks Out]

auhsor · Mon 27/10/2003 05:36:49

Quote from: Scummbuddy on Sat 25/10/2003 03:17:57
It was back in 4th grade when the "magic eye" books came out. I loved them so much. I too can see the images without the pseudocrossing of my eyes or having to put my face up to the monitor/page. Yeah, its AGS and then a dinasaur. Im going to check out that program you posted. thanks for the link. Ive always wanted to make them, this is really cool.

You know Scumm. Thats exactly what its like with me. i can see the pictures just by looking at the and relaxing my eyes. We're still got the first 'Magic Eye' . One of my friends had a magic eye video. That was cool, although your eyes do hurt a bit after...

Igor · Mon 27/10/2003 10:06:10

Yeah, that's great!
I saw first stereogram a few years back on some exhibition. It took me a while to see the image too

MrColossal · Mon 27/10/2003 11:00:24

heh how funny that my friend from college just imed me and we talked about what we're doing lately and he's making an animated movie in magic eye...

i can't way to see that up on the big screen...

OOOOOH WEE!

Igor · Mon 27/10/2003 11:10:11

Check this out:
http://www.well.com/user/jimg/stereo/stereo_list.html

Btw, animated movie in magic eye? That should be interesting!

m0ds · Mon 27/10/2003 15:24:43

Cool stuff. They work better for me in print too, but I could just about make out AGS (was it in a kinda circle thing?) and the Nessy look alike.

m0ds

fidodido · Tue 28/10/2003 04:25:34

Quote from: SteveMcCrea on Sun 26/10/2003 23:24:37
The great thing about stereograms is how easy they are to make with computers.
When I first saw one, I sat down the same day and wrote a program to make them.
Took about an hour, and was only about 20 lines of c code.
I thought - what else is just lurking out there, 20 lines of code away?

Steve

How do you know how to make stereograms? Can you explain more specifically?