Video: Create a working 3d Anaglyph Effect in DXO Nik 9 Analog Efex

I was playing around in Lightroom and Photoshop the other day, and I was trying to do something totally different, but in the process of experimenting, a brainwave hit me. I was thinking about the new Chromatic Shift effect in the recent Nik 9 release, and wondered what it would be like through 3d glasses. Then it occurred to me, what would happen if I combined it with the depth map? So I went on to Amazon, ordered some 3d glasses, and when they arrived 2 days later, I set out to try this technique out. It actually worked - sort of. And so, of course, I made a video!

In the video, I show you how to combine two of the new features in Nik Collection 9’s Analog Efex plug-in to create a working 3d Anaglyph (blue/red) effect on your image. By combining the Chromatic Shift effect with the Depth Map, you can create a sort of 3d effect that actually works! (mostly) It’s totally pointless and has no practical value, but it’s a bit of fun!

It’s worth noting that this is far from perfect. It really only works if there’s a layer you can cut out of your scene. Ideally, you would control the separation of the left and right images with the depth map, but that’s not possible. It only fades it on and off, so this is far from a true 3d image. But it does work to create a 3d effect.

If you want to try this yourself, you can download a trial version of Nik 9 from the DXO website. You can also use my code: ThomasFitzgerald15 to get 15% off (new customers only, I’m afraid). These are the 3d glasses I got from Amazon.

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