Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Channels
3Discover

Title:

Rome 2

Artist:

Jacques Côté, Michel Hamel (photographers)

Date:

c. 1997

Material:

Polyester film,  plastic viewer,  glass lenses,  metal hardware

Dimensions:

Film 35 mm,  viewer 7 × 2¾ × 2 in. (178 × 70 × 51 mm)

Company:

3D Vision International Inc.

Location:

Montreal, Canada

A cassette for the 3Discover stereo filmstrip viewer. Each cassette holds 12 stereo pairs on 35 mm film. The film is advanced by a motor powered by two AA batteries. A sensor stops the film when the image is in position. The lenses are aspherical, which sharpens focus by eliminating spherical aberration. The interocular distance is adjustable.

The company 3D Vision International was started by Jacques Côté around 1994 to develop the 3Discover viewer. Sales began in 1996. There were approximately 100 titles released, all photographed by Jacques Côté and Michel Hamel. Unfortunately, sales were poor and the viewer was discontinued in 1983 (Labbe 2026). Côté and Hamel bought up the remaining stock and Côté continued to sell viewers and cassettes on the 3Dvision.ca website (at least until 2010, the last copyright date on the site) (Côté 2010).

The sprocket that advances the film
The sprocket engages with the film's sprocket holes, visible here at the top-center of cassette.
References
⌃  Back to citationCôté, Jacques. 2010. 3Discover. 3D Vision. Accessed Mar. 11, 2026.
⌃  Back to citationLabbe, Ron. 2026. 3Discover Viewer.Studio 3D. Accessed Mar. 11, 2026.