The results are probably the best 3D I’ve ever seen. 3D movies work incredibly well in VR because each eye is already being shown something different. Now stop imagining because with your Quest 2 and Bigscreen, it’s easy. Imagine being able to watch a theatre-sized 3D movie whenever you want, wherever you want. You don’t need anything other than your Quest 2 to get started, so let’s dive right in. We will also go over a few different options you have on how to go about it. While 3D movies are predominantly only available in theatres now watching them in VR is easy and more immersive -plus you can do it from the comfort of your couch at home! For this guide, we’re going to be using Bigscreen and show you step by step how to watch 3D movies on your Quest 2. Set it to blank to watch normal 2D videos.If you haven’t watched a 3D movie in VR yet, you’re in for a treat. About Forced Aspect Ratio: This ratio is obtained by – Double of your video’s original width:Video’s original height.If it was a 720p (720X1280) 3D video, you’d be entering half of 1280 i.e.

You can get the video resolution (WXH), by hitting CTRL + J in VLC Media Player. About Cropping: The value 960 px is half of the video’s original width which is 1920 for a 1920X1080 (true 1080p) video.Either on the left or right, input 960 px.

Click on “Video Effects” and choose the “Crop” tab.

Open up your 3D HSBS movie and pause it.

Under Video, you will find “Forced Aspect Ratio”.

In VLC Media Player, when nothing is opened go to Tools > Preferences.

It happens in real time as you play your 3D video on a 2D screen.įor converting HSBS 3d to 2D video format in VLC for watching in a 2D screen, follow these simple steps: The tools and effects that VLC provide like cropping and stretching are used. This way you’ll be watching a video in its original 16:9 ratio in 1080p or 720p format. If you were watching it in a 3D screen, then you’d be overlapping these two sides.Īfter cropping, you get a square like resolution which you must stretch in order to fill up your screen. All you do is crop the movie in half, so that you only get one side of the video. Using VLC Media Player, you are able to instantly convert 3D Half Side-by-Side (HSBS) movies to 2D to watch in your 2D screen like your laptop or PC monitor.

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