Depth, not just a picture.
Capture and broadcast of procedures in high-definition stereoscopic 3D. The audience perceives the depth of the operative field and the exact position of the instruments — something a flat screen will never show.
1st
LIVE SURGERY 3D IN FRANCE
€250k
INVESTED IN 3D HD
2
SENSORS PER SHOT
1080p
PER EYE, IN STEREO
TEACHING VALUE
Why 3D?
Beyond the technical feat and the spectacle, depth has real teaching value: it restores the depth of the field and the exact position of the instruments. A practitioner learning a procedure finally sees what they would see standing at the table. That matters most in disciplines where depth carries the information:
Orthopaedics
Neurosurgery
Microsurgery
Robotic surgery
Arthroscopy
Laparoscopy
Ophthalmology
ENT
THE 3D CHAIN
From capture to projection.
Every link has been worked out separately. In 3D, one weakness anywhere in the chain and the depth becomes uncomfortable to watch.
1
Stereoscopic rig
Two sensors aligned to the millimetre, interocular distance set according to the distance to the field. A misalignment invisible to the naked eye is enough to cause eye strain in the hall.
2
Control room and convergence
Real-time convergence correction, disparity budget control, mixing with 2D sources. The depth is adjusted live according to what the surgeon is doing.
3
Stereoscopic projection
3D projectors, a screen with the right gain and passive glasses for the whole room. We supply and install everything, glasses included.
REQUIREMENTS
What 3D won't forgive.
In 2D, an approximation goes unnoticed. In stereo, it causes physical discomfort for the viewer. Eight points checked before every broadcast.
ALIGNMENT
Interocular distance and sensor parallelism
COLOUR
Both eyes matched exactly
DISPARITY
Depth budget matched to the screen size
LIGHTING
Surgical light set to avoid asymmetric reflections
CONVERGENCE
Convergence point reset at every shot change
SYNC
Sensors genlocked, no drift between the eyes
BANDWIDTH
Two 1080p feeds to carry instead of one
PROJECTION
Screen gain and polarisation matched to the glasses
A FIRST
1st in 3D
An orthopaedic surgical procedure broadcast live in full HD stereoscopic 3D. At the time, nobody knew whether the picture would hold up for the whole operation.
OUR EXPERIENCE
We did it first.
Artcast Medical delivered the first orthopaedic surgical procedure broadcast live in full HD stereoscopic 3D. A €250,000 investment programme lets us cover the entire technical chain, without subcontracting the trickiest link.
CAPTURE
Rigs stéréoscopiques et sources 3D intégrées
TRANSMISSION
Dual feed carried with no loss of sync
DELIVERY
Stereoscopic projection and full room fit-out
TEAM
The same supplier from theatre to screen
ALSO
3D doesn't stop at the live.
The whole room fitted out
Projectors, the right screen and passive glasses for the entire audience. Handing them out and collecting them included: you have nothing to manage.
Mixed 3D and 2D delivery
The hall sees the depth while the webcast receives a 2D version from the same capture. Nobody is left out for following remotely.
3D computer animation
Computer-generated teaching films explaining a protocol or an anatomy the camera can't reach. Alongside the live broadcast or on their own.