Stereoscopic Player is a versatile 3D movie player that allows you to play stereo­scopic videos, DVD's (external decoder required) and watch live video from a capture device.

Since it is based on Direct­Show, it can handle almost any media format, for example AVI, MPEG, WMV and ASF. Videos can be coded in several different stereo­scopic formats.

There are a lots of different ways to watch stereoscopic content as well as different ways to store the content. In the past, it was necessary to encode a stereoscopic movie for each specific viewing method. Quality was often very low, because most video codec's don't handle interlaced content well and sub-sample colour information (reducing colour resolution to quarter of original resolution).

The solution is to create just one file and convert it in real-time to the desired output format. Stereoscopic Player is a real-time conversion application. With Stereoscopic Player you load your stereoscopic movie, tell the player how it is encoded and finally select the desired viewing method. It remembers the input settings for each stereoscopic movie in its integrated video library so that you don't have to re-do all the configuration steps again and again. If you are creating content yourself, you can ship your video files together with a Stereoscopic Information File (*.svi).

Supported stereo layouts

Supported viewing methods

¹ External decoder required, see 3D-DVD playback for more details.
² StereoBright™ is a trademark of Advisol. Click here to download a PowerPoint presentation explaining how StereoBright™ works. Advisol offers a StereoBright™ filter kit in their online shop.
³ Quad buffered OpenGL is not supported by most consumer graphic cards, only some professional cards support quad buffered OpenGL.
⁴  The SIS recording and SIS projection attachments are available from Stereoscopic Image Systems Limited.

Stereoscopic Player Command Line Parameters

Input source and output settings of Stereoscopic Player can be specified using the following command line parameters.

Syntax

StereoPlayer.exe [{Filename | -file:Filename | -dvd:Directory | -url:URL | -svi:Filename | -left:Filename -right:Filename [-audio:Filename]} [-il:Input Layout] [-is:Input Separation] [-cl] [-cr] [-ct] [-cb] [-ph] [-pv] {[-ihw] [-ihh] | [-ax:Aspect Ratio X] [-ay:Aspect Ratio Y]} [-inf:Information File] [-src:Source] [-img:JPEG Filename] [-fp] [-play] [-fss]] [-ol:Output Layout] [-os:Output Separation] [-ohw] [-ohh] [-flh] [-flv] [-frh][-frv] [-nl] [-term] [-termsc] [-termkey] [-termend]

Example: StereoPlayer.exe -left:E:\My_3d_Movie_Left.avi -right:E:\My_3d_Movie_Right.avi
-audio:E:\My_3d_Movie_audio.wav -ol:interlacedrt -nl -fss -play -termsc

This plays the My_3d_Movie left, right and audio files out in fullscreen interlaced (right top) format without displaying the splash screen logo. When the mouse is clicked StereoPlayer exits back to the desktop. You can add additional commands to a batch file, for example once StereoPlayer has exited you can instruct the system to load another clip or shutdown.

A parameter must not contain blanks. If a filename or path contains blanks, you must put it between quotation marks. Never insert blanks after ':' between parameter names and parameter values!

Source Parameters

Filename		You can either specify a video or svi-filename but you cannot open DVDs or URLs this way (use the -dvd or -url parameter instead).
-file:Filename		Opens Filename. Filename must be a video file supported by Stereoscopic Player (e.g. avi, mpg, wmv, ...).
-dvd:Directory		Opens the DVD in the specified directory. It is recommended to enter the path without the 'VIDEO_TS' folder.
-url:URL		Opens a video file or stream hosted on an Internet server.
-svi:Filename		Imports the stereoscopic information file in the video library and tires to play the movie. Please note that the video file or DVD data must be located in the same directory as the svi-file so that they can be found.
-left:Filename		Opens left video file. Must be used together with the -right parameter. Available since version 0.9.9.
-right:Filename		Opens right video file. Must be used together with the -left parameter. Available since version 0.9.9.
-audio:Filename		Optional audio file. Must be used together with the -left and -right parameters. If no audio file is specified, the audio track of the left video file is used.
-drv:Devicename		Opens a capture device, e.g. -drv:"Stereoscopic Multiplexer". Available since version 0.9.9.

Input Settings Parameters

These parameters are only valid if one of the source parameters is used.

-il:Input Layout		Stereoscopic layout of the video (input layout). The following values are allowed: Mono   Monoscopic InterlacedRF   Interlaced, right line first (InterleavedRL until version 0.7.5) InterlacedLF   Interlaced, left line first (InterleavedLF until version 0.7.5) SideBySideRF   Side by side, right image first SideBySideLF   Side by side, left image first OverUnderRT   Over / under, right image top OverUnderLT   Over / under, left image top SIS   SIS attachment
-is:Input Separation		Separation between left and right image in pixel. A separation is only valid for side by side or over/under layout. For other layouts, don't use this parameter.
-ihw		Video has half horizontal resolution. Can't be used together with -ihh or the.aspxect ratio parameters.
-ihh		Video has half vertical resolution. Can't be used together with -ihw or the.aspxect ratio parameters.
-ax:		The -ax and -ay parameters can be used to specify the.aspxect ratio of the video and always have to used together. They are especially useful if the video is codec anamorphic (non-square pixels). For square pixels video you can use the -ihw or -ihh flags to specify the .aspxect ratio. However, if -ax and -ay are used, -ihw or -ihh have no affect.
-ay:
-cl		Left video cropping in pixels.
-cr		Right video cropping in pixels.
-ct		Top video cropping in pixels.
-cb		Bottom video cropping in pixels.
-ph		Horizontal parallax adjustment in pixels. Positive values move the image backwards (positive parallax), negative values move it out of the screen.
-pv		Vertical parallax adjustment in pixels.
-inf:Information File		Filename (including path) of a text file that contains information about the video. The file extension must be 'txt'.
-src:Source		Source of the video. This can be a web address, a name or any other kind of source information.
-img:JPEG Filename		Filename (including path) of an image in JPEG format that should be used a preview image. The image resolution has to be exactly 160 x 120 Pixel, the file size must be lower than 10240 byte.
-fp		This flag forces that all of these parameters are used even if there is already an item in the video library. Using this flag, the command line parameters can be used to update existing library items.

Output Settings Parameters

-ol:Output Layout		Stereoscopic viewing method to be applied. The following values are allowed: Source   Unaltered input video. Aspect ratio settings are ignored. MonoL   Monoscopic, left image only MonoR   Monoscopic, right image only Dual   Dual screen output StereoBright   Dual screen output, StereoBright™ OpenGL   Quad buffered OpenGL NVIDIA   NVIDIA Stereo Driver SoftPageflip   Software Pageflipping Sharp   SHARP 3D display TridelitySL   Tridelity SL Series 3D display CheckerboardLF   3D ready DLP-TV SIS   SIS attachment SideBySideRF   Side by side, right image first SideBySideLF   Side by side, left image first OverUnderRT   Over / under, right image top OverUnderLT   Over / under, left image top InterlacedRT   Row interlaced, right line top InterlacedLT   Row interlaced, left line top InterlacedLF   Column interlaced, right line first InterlacedRF   Column interlaced, left line first TrueAnaRB   True anaglyph red - blue TrueAnaBR   True anaglyph blue - red TrueAnaRG   True anaglyph red - green TrueAnaGR   True anaglyph green - red GrayAnaRC   Gray anaglyph red - cyan GrayAnaCR   Gray anaglyph cyan - red GrayAnaYB   Gray anaglyph yellow - blue GrayAnaBY   Gray anaglyph blue - yellow HColAnaRC   Half color anaglyph, red - cyan HColAnaCR   Half color anaglyph cyan - red HColAnaYB   Half color anaglyph yellow - blue HColAnaBY   Half color anaglyph blue - yellow ColAnaRC   Color anaglyph red - cyan ColAnaCR   Color anaglyph cyan - red ColAnaYB   Color anaglyph yellow - blue ColAnaBY   Color anaglyph blue - yellow OptAnaRC   Optimized anaglyph red - cyan OptAnaCR   Optimized anaglyph cyan - red
-os:Output Separation		Output separation in 1/10 percent, e.g. value 10 means 1 %. A separation is only valid for side by side or over /under viewing method. For other viewing methods, don't use this parameter.
-ohw		Half viewing width.
-ohh		Half viewing height. You need this flag for example if you want to use the over / under viewing method and a sync-doubling shutter glasses controller.
-flh		Flips left view horizontally.
-flv		Flips left view vertically. Specifying horizontal and vertical flipping rotates the image by 180°.
-frh		Flips right view horizontally.
-frv		Flips right view vertically. Specifying horizontal and vertical flipping rotates the image by 180°.
-play		Plays the file immediately. This parameter parameter is only valid if one of the source parameters is used. Available since version 0.7.
-fss		Switches to full screen mode. This parameter parameter is only valid if one of the source parameters is used. Available since version 0.7.
-nl		Prevents that the logo is shown during program startup. Available since version 0.9.4.
-term		Terminates the player when leaving full screen mode.
-termsc		Terminates the player on a single mouse click while in full screen mode.
-termkey		Terminates the player when a key is pressed (in full screen mode only) or when leaving full screen mode. Available since version 0.9.9.
-termend		Terminates the player when the end of file is reached (in full screen mode only) or when leaving full screen mode. Available since version 0.9.9.

Note that the player remembers settings for each viewing method separately (except complementary viewing methods), therefore the -os, -ohw, -ohh, -flh, -flv, -frh, and -frv parameters only affect the viewing method specified in -ol parameter (or the previously used viewing method if -ol is not specified).

Stereoscopic Player Editions Overview

 

	Unregistered	Private	Commercial	Cinema
Usage	private/ evaluation	private only	commercial	commercial
Audience	-	-	≤ 5 people	> 5 people
Playback	max. 5 minutes duration	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited
Price	free	£34*	£77*	on request

*pricing subject to change with exchange rate. Please contact us for details.

Stereoscopic Player is available in four different editions:

Unregistered: The unregistered version can be downloaded for free, but the playback duration is limited to 5 minutes.
It is intended to watch short clips available on the Internet and to evaluate the player. It is not allowed to use the unregistered version commercially for more than 20 days!

Private: The private edition lifts the playback duration limit of the unregistered version. It must be used for non-commercial use only.

Commercial: If you use Stereoscopic Player at your company or make money by using the player, even indirectly, you are liable to purchase the commercial edition. The commercial license is limited to an audience of 5 people.

Cinema: A cinema license is required when doing stereoscopic presentations for an audience of more than 5 people. The price depends on the maximum size of the audience. Please contact us for details.

You can download the unregistered evaluation version here.

The evaluation version can be unlocked to the full version once you have purchased your licence. Contact us for details.