Magic Eye Maker (Blender)

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.

Features

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:
How to view Magic Eye pictures?

- You can use this site to 'solve' your Magic Eye images:
Magic Eye Solver

Input

Solved

- There is a great Reddit community for creating, sharing and learning about Magic Eye images here:
Reddit Magic Eye Group

- 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.