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CyberHologram^TM Details

       CyberHolograms^TM are a new kind of hologram in which the image part of the hologram is separated from the optics of the hologram.  In a conventional hologram, both the image and the diffractive optics pattern required to present the image are inextricably intertwined.  Displaying a conventional hologram as a computer image would require a display that incorporated dynamic diffractive optics that could be rapidly changed to present each new image.  You won't be seeing a display like that for a long, long time, so we've gotten around that problem by creating the new field of CyberHolography^TM.  The image part of a CyberHologram^TM takes the form of a conventional computer graphic image or animation, and the holographic optics are worn as glasses.  These High Definition Glasses optically transform the color information in the CyberHologram^TM to create a true holographic image, visually suspended in space.
      
From flat image to CyberHologram^TM

       Computer graphics are inherently two-dimensional:  the position of a pixel is determined by its x and y coordinates.  Creating a holographic image requires information about the z dimension, the depth, of the image.  This extra information is encoded into a CyberHologram^TM by means of color.  Many different color palettes are possible that map depth into color; the choice of a particular palette depends on many factors, including the background color of the image.  Chromatek's Open CyberHolography^TM Standard is a set of rules and guidelines to assist in choosing the right background and palette to achieve the desired holographic effect.  See our Image Design page for more information.

 CyberHologram^TM: the hologram you can draw with a crayon!

       Creating a CyberHologram^TM is so simple that you can make one in less than minute with crayons and paper (Honest - Click to find out how)! The crayons and paper are optional - great CyberHolograms^TM can be created with any drawing, graphic design, or rendering software.  CyberHolograms^TM are posted on the Web as normal graphics, animation, video, or Flash files, and are completely useful, normal, 2-D graphics files.  (The Chromatek Cube, above left, is a CyberHologram ^TM).  Again, CyberHolograms^TM require no more bandwidth than 'flat' graphics, and they carry no additional data overhead!

 Zero Overhead On-Demand Holograms

       Chromatek calls this Zero Overhead On-Demand Holography because the CyberHolograms^TM carry no extra data overhead as compared with the same images without CyberHolographic^TM Encoding, and they bear no additional bandwidth penalty.  It is on-demand holography because the user decides whether to play the image as a hologram using High Definition Glasses, or to leave it as a normal flat image.
       CyberHolograms^TM are not restricted to computer monitors; they can be printed, projected, or presented in any color medium and still be viewed holographically using High Definition Glasses.  Chromatek's CyberHologram^TM technology works on the Web, computer games, video, television, laser light shows, slide presentations, and even on T-shirts!

 The Secret Optical Technology

       American Paper Optics' patented High Definition Glasses are used to 'play' the holographic content of a CyberHolograms^TM .  A CyberHologram^TM acts like an optical program that the High Definition Glasses use to create real holographic image.  In more technical terms, the computer generated holographic system in the HD Glasses optically processes the CyberHolographic^TM Encoding in a CyberHologram^TM and reconstructs the holographic information from binocular viewpoints.  The result is a 'spectrally addressed binocular viewpoint hologram with retrograde parallax'.  Now you know why we call them CyberHolograms^TM instead!

 The Open CyberHolographic^TM Standard: FREE!

       CyberHolograms^TM are normal color graphics, animations, and video files that have been created or modified using the Open CyberHolographic^TM Standard (OCHS^TM), from Chromatek.  This set of open design standards for encoding holographic depth into images is published at Chromatek's website
Click here for Image Design Guide!  Creating a CyberHologram^TM does not require special hardware or software, merely the application of OCHS^TM to control the value and placement of colors in the image.  The use of OCHS^TM is compatible with all graphics and rendering software.  OCHS^TM may be used without charge by anyone, for use in any medium, for all applications.  There is no fee for commercial use of OCHS^TM.

       American Paper Optics is the sole manufacturer of High Definition and Standard ChromaDepth^® 3-D optics.