3D industry mistakes

[Jimmy Smith]

Originally Posted by zicmubleu

I am not so sure this is true, the 3d format is different than the 2d format and an older Blu-ray player probably cannot read the new 3d format

NOT TRUE

I can personally testify 3D discs play in any Blu-Ray capable device in 2D just fine without any hitches. So many on this forum have doubted this and I don't know why? 3D Full HD discs are made of two independent eye views. One left eye view is identical to a standard 2D 1080p Blu-Ray and a right eye view for depth. The disc simply feeds the left eye view only to the 2D player which easily downconverts the 3D disc to 2D. Its similar to how DVD players easily downconverted anamorphic DVDs to 4:3 displays without a hitch. This is why 3D Full HD discs don't need separate 2D versions.

[4K2K]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Smith

NOT TRUE

I can personally testify 3D discs play in any Blu-Ray capable device in 2D just fine without any hitches. So many on this forum have doubted this and I don't know why? 3D Full HD discs are made of two independent eye views. One left eye view is identical to a standard 2D 1080p Blu-Ray and a right eye view for depth. The disc simply feeds the left eye view only to the 2D player which easily downconverts the 3D disc to 2D. Its similar to how DVD players easily downconverted anamorphic DVDs to 4:3 displays without a hitch. This is why 3D Full HD discs don't need separate 2D versions.

Except that it isn't identical. It will give the left eye view of the stereoscopic encode for a 2D view, but that isn't necessarily what was on the 2D Blu-ray, or the 2D version that was played in cinemas.

[Jimmy Smith]

Unfortunitly after reading the review of Monsters vs Aliens 3D it seems like it make 3 huge mistakes

1. Compatibility issues - Reviewer claims it failed to play on the Playstation 3. Other testers I read claimed it played fine in 2D devices. Universal compatiblity with all 2D Blu-Ray devices is a nessessity for 3Ds success. Compatibility issues this disc has needs to be sorted out before it hits major retail.

2. Lack of lossless audio - Seriously. For a 90 minute movie with few extras they couldn't port over the 2D versions TrueHD track. Seriously

3. Lack of extras - 3D versions need to be true upgrades of the 2D releases thus they can't leave anything missing

Simply put unless the studio doesn't fix these issues before this release gets a wide release 3D is in trouble.

[Jimmy Smith]

Originally Posted by 4K2K

Except that it isn't identical. It will give the left eye view of the stereoscopic encode for a 2D view, but that isn't necessarily what was on the 2D Blu-ray, or the 2D version that was played in cinemas.

Most 3D movies use the left eye as the base for the 2D presentation. Some don't. Even for releases that don't the difference between right and left eyes is very small and will be virtually unoticable.