3D Auto-Conversion Discussion Thread (Auto Conversion of 2D Content to 3D)

[koover]

Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

In all honesty 2d to 3d real-time conversions (whilst fun for a few minutes), are not a good way to watch a film. To convert 2d to 3d well takes many months and millions of dollars for a single film, and even then nothing has come close to bieng as good as something shot nagtivly in 3d.

I posted a while ago when I stated I actually liked Toy story 3 coverted from 2D to fake 3D. It was the first time I actually watched an entire movie in this manner. I DO NOT suggest in any way that this is the way to go. I bought early with the thought there would be more titles and with better quality by now. But that hasn't happened. So I was bored and actually wanted to test the quality and to see if I would get any of the side effects everyone seems to be talking about. No issues, except I actually watched the entire film in an upconverted 2D to 3D format. LOL. Still..........it was pretty cool becaue there's not too much content. There is "no" comparison to a movie shot in native 3D versus an upconverted fake 3D image. I like the above comparison..... watching an upconverted 3D image and thinking it looks just like native 3D is like watching an upconverted DVD (stated VHS) and thinking it's as good as watching a blu. Pretty spot on. It's better if you want "something" but not even close when comparing apples to apples. To the OP, you absolutely need a 3D TV and content shot in it's native 3D form to get the most out of the experience....plus you need a 3D blu ray player, receiver, etc.