Patent ID: 7639838

Claim:
A method for converting a two-dimensional (2D) image to a three-dimensional (3D) image for display through a micro optical medium, comprising: inputting to a digital computer a 2D file representing a two dimensional image; displaying a two-dimensional image corresponding to said 2D file; generating with said digital computer a depth map corresponding to said two-dimensional image; receiving a user-entered depth command assigning a first depth value to a portion of said depth map corresponding to a first area; assigning a second depth value to a portion of said depth map not corresponding to said first area; generating with said digital computer a parallax image of said two-dimensional image shifting said first area with respect to an area of said two-dimensional image within said first area, said shifting based on said first depth value and said second depth value; displaying an anaglyph image based on said two-dimensional image and said parallax image; receiving a user-entered rendering command and, in response, generating with said digital computer a rasterized, interlaced image file including alternating strips of said two-dimensional image and said parallax image for printing on a micro optical media; and printing said interlaced image file on said micro optical medium.