Method for enlarging images for lenticular prints

A method for making large format lenticular 3-D images by utilizing an optical enlarger that is calibrated to enlarge a smaller image derived by photographing an original scene taken from spaced-apart positions by the steps of:

• forming a first reference image pattern from a piece of lenticular material;
• positioning the smaller image into an enlarger at the source plane;
• positioning the first reference image into the enlarger at the copy plane;
• adjusting the enlarger to produce a desired Moire pattern;
• removing the first reference image from the enlarger and positioning a film at the copy plane of the enlarger;
• and
• exposing the film to the enlarged smaller image to provide the desired large format image for use in making a 3-D image using the lenticular material.

A method for making large format lenticular 3-D images by utilizing an optical enlarger that is calibrated to enlarge a smaller image derived by photographing an original scene taken from spaced-apart positions by the steps of:

• forming a first reference image pattern from a piece of lenticular material;
• forming a second reference image pattern having the same spacing between lines of the same view in the smaller image;
• positioning the second reference image into an enlarger at the source plane;
• positioning the first reference image into the enlarger at the copy plane;
• adjusting the enlarger to produce a desired Moire pattern;
• removing the first and the second reference images from the enlarger and positioning the smaller image to be enlarged at the source plane of the enlarger and a film at the copy plane of the enlarger;
• and
• exposing the film to the enlarged smaller image to provide the desired large format image for use in making a 3-D image using the lenticular material.