Convert any 2D photo into a 3D hologram

Overview

You can use our 2D to 3D service to add depth to any photo—from old family photos to any image sent from loved ones! Look in your email for a note from Nikki that explains how to redeem and get your conversions from 2D to 3D.

Once you have downloaded your conversions from the website, you're ready to get started with this tutorial. You should have a RGB-D side by side image ready to go.

Required software

Required hardware

  • Looking Glass Portrait
  • Mac or PC

Steps

1. Upload an image to our 2D to 3D service

Visit our 2D to 3D service and select the image you wish to convert into 3D. Our cloud-based technology transforms any 2D image into a high-quality depth map for holographic display.

We recommend using images with clear 3D geometry, such as real-world photos or artwork with a range of dark and light values. Portraits of people and animals work particularly well.

Drop your image into the file picker above, or click the box to select a file. When ready, click the Convert button to begin generating your depth map. Conversions can take up to 2 minutes.

2. Import your conversion into HoloPlay Studio

Select Add Hologram > RGBD Photo/Video> Import File and navigate to the downloaded RGB-D image you just converted from the 2D to 3D conversion service. You can only import one file at a time (for now!).

Playback

Like any playlist, it plays. But this playlist is the only one in the world (right now) that plays holograms. You can play and pause your hologram, skip forward or backward in your playlist, and loop a single hologram on repeat.

Editing Your Playlist

Your playlist is your collection of holograms you've brought into HoloPlay Studio. Let's briefly go over the options in the Playlist panel.

Right click the photo you just imported into your Playlist, to Duplicate, Edit Length, Delete, or Rename your hologram.

You can also find these options by going to Edit in the HoloPlay Studio's window bar.

Most of these options are self explanatory, but we want to take the time to go over Edit Length.

Edit Length allows you to edit the time that a hologram plays in your playlist, both in Desktop Mode and Standalone Mode. If the hologram is a video, however, you won't be able adjust its length of play.

Reorder Playlist


If I have a specific order I want my holograms to play in, how do I do that? I'm glad you asked.

When you hover over your playlist selection, you'll see a small grid appear to the left of the hologram's title.

By dragging that, you can reorder your playlist any way you'd like.Adjust hologram properties

Now, select your newly imported iPhone hologram in your playlist and take a look at the Properties panel that has opened up for you.

Playback

Like any playlist, it plays. But this playlist is the only one in the world (right now) that plays holograms. You can play and pause your hologram, skip forward or backward in your playlist, and loop a single hologram on repeat.

Now, select your newly imported iPhone hologram in your playlist and take a look at the Properties panel that has opened up for you.

Selecting an iPhone hologram from your playlist not only automatically displays it in the Looking Glass Portrait, but it also allows you to make live changes to the following properties:

  • Depthiness: Adjusting this value will shift how 3D the photo is

  • Focus: Adjusting this value shifts where the photo sits in the focal plane in the display