Magic Eye Maker - addon for Blender
A downloadable tool
Remember Magic Eye pictures, also known as stereograms? As a 90's kid I sure do. Well, now you can make them - in Blender!
This addon leverages the the power of the Blender compositor to turn rendered depth maps into Magic Eye pictures.
Use Blender internal noise or upload your own custom noise images.
Quickly add help text / dots to assist your frustrated friends.
Based on Vanilla Blender compositor nodes so you can share the file / uninstall the addon without fear or breaking your work.
Make an animation!
*I did not make this video but it still deserves to be shared as there are few animated stereograms currently.
Tips
- Can't see Magic Eyes without your brain melting?
This page might help:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MagicEye/comments/i32l64/dont_know_how_to_view_magiceye...
- You can use this site to 'solve' your Magic Eye images:
http://magiceye.ecksdee.co.uk/
Input
Solved
- There is a great Reddit community for creating, sharing and learning about Magic Eye images here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MagicEye/?rdt=58469
- Low Poly / Simpler scenes work best.
- Since Blender's compositor is slow to 'cancel' - it is best to use the 'pause compositing' button before changing settings and resuming compositing.
-Quick Use Guide
The addon is incredibly simple with FAQ's / tips built in. So, in leu of a full guide, here is the process of using the addon.
-Limitations
The Blender compositor is often VERY SLOW so patience is required. Once I have dialed in my settings it can take up to two minutes to fully composite the Magic Eye image.
Each scene is unique and there is no 'one-size-fits-all' setting. Each time you create a new scene and use the addon, you will need to take time to dial your desired settings.
Purchase
In order to download this tool you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $4 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Comments
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oh man we were just thinking about this ! we would've loved this in the flash escape game heights. you've have to make the answer key available for accessibility but i can definitely see point and click or webnovel uses. totally, all nineties kids spent their days cross-eyed with neon candy tongues and slapping stickers on their trapper keepers. for sure
Yes, ultimate nostalgia trip! A 'key' would definitely be needed for fairness - but there are ways to make an interactive key -where you can 'scrub' through the depth till you find the image. Could be fun for people who can't use their eyes. Similar to this site http://magiceye.ecksdee.co.uk/ (It's hard to see but theres a little box above the solved image to 'scrub'. Alternatively you could use transform of two planes if you can do some image processing - like this: