Journey to Space 4K UHD + 3D (2015)

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Originally Posted by Geoff D

Not really, no. The way that MVC 3D encoding works is that it stores a flat left eye image on the disc and encodes the 3D 'difference' in the right eye stream, ergo every single 3D Blu-ray ever made has a 2D left eye stream on the disc.

BUT not all 3D discs are authored in such a way as to allow the 2D end user access to the left eye stream via disc menus, as studios have taken more and more to 'locking' the playback to 3D equipment only. Often this is because the 3D colour grade is so different from the 2D (taking into account the colour tint of the glasses, lower brightness output etc) that playing back the left eye in 2D results in a less than optimal experience, though I'm sure Shout will have done their due diligence in this case.

The point is that there is no extra copy needed if they don't want to lock up the 2d viewing. An AVC 2d version is always present.