In today's SHARES'S 'TIPS WATCHER' column Page 23, states that The Independent newspaper is tipping DDD Group as a Buy now that Hans Snook has bought a stake and joined the Board.

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Quality warnings issued over 3DTV

TV manufacturer Samsung recently announced that it will be including automatic conversion software - TriDef, developed by DDD - in all of its new 3DTV sets, enabling viewers to instantly "upscale" standard live television into a 3D experience at the push of a button.

TriDef is already embedded in Samsung mobile handsets and Acer laptops.

This type of software has alarmed the film industry, with claims that the automated result is inferior to filming with specialist 3D cameras or using an expensive post-production process.

At a conference in May, Hollwood film director James Cameron - the man behind the animated 3D epic Avatar - warned the result of cheap conversion were "eye strain and headaches".

Panasonic refused to include the software in its 3D sets over quality concerns.

"'We don't think it's right to confuse consumers this early on with second-rate conversion technology,' Fabrice Estornel, product manager at Panasonic TV, told website Home Cinema Choice (HCC).

Automated software tends to work on basic algorithms, said Graham Thomas, a broadcast expert at the BBC's research and development labs.

"They all work by using some simple tricks, which work most but not all of the time," he said.

One method is to automatically make the lower half of the picture appear to be at the front and the upper half behind, said Mr Thomas.

Others are programmed to move colours, such as making greens appear closer and blues further away, while DDD uses a combination of motion capture and colour to create the illusion of depth.

"Depending on the content, it will generally either work well or look weird," said Mr Thomas.

"I think the technology will improve but fundamentally it's difficult to get the depth without the cameras."

However there are some shots that even the 3D cameras cannot capture, he warned.

A tight zoom - onto a sports player on the other side of a pitch for example - proved impossible for stereo cameras used during a 3D experiment while filming the recent Six Nations rugby cup, said Mr Thomas.

However he also took a dim view of the automated software solution.

"I think if I'd gone out and spend 5000 on a 3DTV and I was seeing work processed through one of those, I'd feel short-changed," he said.

"They are gimmicky."

Chris Yewdall believes that that the automated approach has a place in the 'pyramid' of 3D conversion techniques.

Posting of reapeating good results means, D D D to be a winner,in way back.
will hold long term present S/P 28 p will consider sell @ 50p 2014

Took a position here this morning (28.55p) - A buy in shares mag today - DDD group looks set to post bigger-than expected 2012 profits when it reports full year results in April.
Demand for state of the art 3D tv's, computers and smart phones is rising fast.
Analysts anticipate 2012 pre-tax profits of £1.2m on sales of £5.4m. Taxable income is expected to more than double this year to $4.1m, yet the consensus estimate could rise once full details of DDD's 2012 results are unveiled on 8 April.

Think i'd wait abit.,.

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SM - They are still rising from the positive trading update on 6 Feb and the Samsung renewal on 12 Feb . Between the 5 to 12 Feb they are up 9.3% and up 139.8% since they were a tip in SM on 3 May 12.

Sold my holding

I would have liked to have read the Shares article, but the site wont bring it up...........

Anyway....... taking a risk......Hopefully 10% in 10 days, at least that will cover dealing costs!

PS can anybody bring up the Shares article I've the May 2012 one........

They've widened the spread slightly. THat's frustrating!

Substantial falls over the last few days. This is now sitting below a two year low. It is right on the next support level and it is 16p next.

The 3D bandwagon seems to have stalled in films and certainly TV where there is almost no content or broadcasts.

The next big thing seems to be UHD

Do DDD have enough cash to last them?

Recently directors have been taking up options. There has been quite a bit of selling, so it may be directors selling option shares straight away. That doesn't bode well.

5 July 2013

"BBC 3D programming 'on hold' indefinitely

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23195479


The BBC is to suspend 3D programming for an indefinite period due to a "lack of public appetite" for the technology...

DDD should drop through the floor.

DDDs should always be well supported.

Ideally with a good underwire.

I'll take your word for it.

Reading this thread and I am confused about two postings after hours same day :::::::>


dreamcatcher - 14 Feb 2013 17:14 - 7 of 15
Took a position here this morning (28.55p) - A buy in shares mag today

dreamcatcher - 14 Feb 2013 22:12 - 9 of 15
SM - They are still rising from the positive trading update on 6 Feb and the Samsung renewal on 12 Feb . Between the 5 to 12 Feb they are up 9.3% and up 139.8% since they were a tip in SM on 3 May 12.
Sold my holding

They were sold at a later date than the second posting and tagged '' sold my holding''
on to the bottom of the post. In and out of so many shares at that time, had forgotten to update the thread that they had been indeed sold,otherwise I
would take over the board no1 position or top spot on the board with buys and sells.
Do not post buys and sells any longer due to volume. I do apologise for the confusion caused, no other reason other than the above. Sadly they have never lived up to the reports at that time and the sp has fallen away.

As the BBC ditches 3D TV, how long must we keep pretending this gimmick is worth the hassle?

After two years of 3D trials, the UK's BBC has declared that November's Doctor Who anniversary special will one of the final shows it broadcasts in 3D.

Audiences find 3D "quite hassly", according to Kim Shillinglaw - BBC's head of 3D. To put it more eloquently, 3D simply doesn't add enough to the viewing experience to justify the expense of a new TV and the hassle of wearing special glasses.

The BBC isn't alone in turning its back on 3D, with US sports network ESPN recently deciding to scrap its 3D channel at the end of the year.

That could come as a major blow to Australian broadcaster Foxtel, which sources much of its 3D sports content from ESPN. In light of the ESPN move, FIFA is reportedly considering dropping 3D coverage for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

It's three years since 3D kicked off in Australia with televisions like the Panasonic Viera TH-P50VT20A.

After all this time, there's still not a lot worth watching. Australia's free-to-air broadcasters have barely broadcast anything in 3D since the 2010 World Cup and State of Origin matches.

The Nine Network dabbled in 3D at the 2012 London Olympics, but only screened a few hours worth of 3D highlights during the day.

Network Ten has the rights to next year's Winter Olympics, but I haven't seen any talk of 3D broadcasting at this stage.

You might think 3D is better suited to movies but, after all the hype around Avatar, you'll still only find a handful of 3D Blu-ray movies in the stores.

The 3D Blu-ray shelf at my local JB HiFi is now a whopping three feet wide, offering a few dozen mostly forgettable 3D titles. I picked up a 3D copy of The Hobbit on the weekend to test with the Samsung F8000 3D LED TV I've got on loan for review.

A few months ago the 3D version of The Hobbit was around $50 but now it's $20, which is rather telling. At least The Hobbit was shot with 3D in mind, some cheap and nasty movies have 3D tacked on as an afterthought.

I'll admit the first few minutes of The Hobbit look great and Samsung's active 3D glasses are a lot lighter and cheaper than those bulky first-gen Panasonic glasses.

But I can't say I've got any interest in watching the entire three-hour saga wearing them - at home or at the cinema.

I didn't see The Hobbit in 3D at the movies, but I've recently been rather underwhelmed by the 3D versions of Star Trek: Into Darkness and Man of Steel at IMAX.

It's got to the point where I'm avoiding 3D and looking for the 2D sessions. I took my kids to see Despicable Me 2 on the weekend and I don't think the movie was any less enjoyable because we watched it in 2D.

In theory you're not just reliant on 3D Blu-rays and broadcasts, because this Samsung TV lets you convert any 2D content into 3D. Unfortunately the results with free-to-air broadcasts are hit and miss.

Switching to 3D can look a little murky and it tends to introduce motion judder.

I've also noticed that watching 2D to 3D conversions makes my eyes hurt even though watching native 3D content doesn't.

I still think gaming is where 3D shows the most potential, because the immersiveness of the content helps override the awkwardness of the technology.

I fired up the PlayStation 3 and was disappointed to notice some 3D cross-talk or "ghosting" when playing Wipeout HD, ghosting I don't remember seeing when playing on the Panasonic 3D TV.

The ghosting is even worse on Gran Turismo 5, particularly when you change the driver's view so you can see all the instruments on the dashboard.

I'll need to tweak a few settings to see if I can sort this out, but even then I don't think I'd bother handing out the glasses and switching to 3D mode every time I played a game.

The sad fact is that 3D is simply a gimmick designed to get people back into the cinema and sell new televisions.

It seems that broadcasters are finally getting the message that people just don't care about 3D.

It remains to be seen whether Hollywood will get the message, but a look at the school holidays line-up at my local Hoyts isn't promising.

Do you think 3D is more than a fad? When does it work best?

Adam Turner is an award-winning Australian freelance technology journalist with a passion for gadgets and the "digital lounge room".

Foxtel ditches 3D due to lack of interest

July 29, 2013 4:10PM

THE section of 3D movies at the DVD store could soon go the way of Betamax, with Australian audiences showing a distinct lack of interest in the technology.

The low rate of take-up has already prompted international content producers to axe their 3D output and now Foxtel has followed suit locally.

In a statement on Monday, the pay-TV provider said the channel would be removed from the on-screen and online TV guides on August 27.

"In light of the recent moves by the BBC and ESPN and other 3D content producers around the world, as well as the lack of interest by Australian audiences of 3D television, it is no longer viable for Foxtel to maintain a dedicated 3D channel," a Foxtel spokesperson said in the statement.

Foxtel says it will continue to show 3D movies on its On Demand service from time to time.

3D solutions group DDD expects first half revenues to be approximately $2.4m compared with 2012's $4.0m.

DDD says this is due to a fall in demand for its 2D to 3D conversion software as the global PC market continues to decline.

Betamax springs to mind!