A NEW METHOD OF CREATING AN INTERLACED IMAGE FOR LENTICULAR DISPLAYS

摘要

The invention is a new method for creating an interlaced image from two or more basic images. The method comprises the steps of: preparing digital image files having the same dimensions for each of the basic images; electronically cutting each of the digital image files into strips having the same width; using a software-instructed computer to merge the information contained in the basic images into a combined digital image file by arranging the strips in a predetermined manner; compressing the height of the combined digital image file uniformly to obtain the interlaced image, which has essentially the same dimensions as each of the digital image files for each of the basic images; and printing the interlaced image upon an indicia carrier. The novelty of the present method is that the strips are oriented in the interlaced image at a slant with respect to the principal axes of the interlaced image. The invention is also directed towards providing decoders for viewing the individual basic images of which the interlaced images of the invention are comprised.