3D movies to normal 2D converters?

[lordrt]

Hello
Movie releases in 3D are becoming more popular these days, but where I live still not have the 3D equips to watch these, so is there any converter which can convert 3D movies to normal 2D ones to watch on normal screens?

[lowellriggsiam]

I don't see this as being a problem as you shouldn't need to. I suspect you are not refering to anaglyphic 3d, but rather the newer 3d systems. Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but as I remember reading your equipment should "detect" wether your using a 3d hookup or not and then play the movie normally if you're not using one.

[Baldrick]

I have not seen any movie that is ONLY released in 3D....

[lordrt]

I don't see this as being a problem as you shouldn't need to. I suspect you are not refering to anaglyphic 3d, but rather the newer 3d systems. Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but as I remember reading your equipment should "detect" wether your using a 3d hookup or not and then play the movie normally if you're not using one.

hi
well am not sure about that 3D thing thou, anaglyphic 3d, can u elaborate a little on this?
For example, I have seen a movie Step Up 3D available both on net and being sold, but am hesitating to acquire it, since I once got My Bloody Valentine in 3D, but all I could see was violet (and some other colors) on the screen, with the images themselves being not really visible on my tv.

[lowellriggsiam]

Anaglyphic 3d requires you to wear glasses with colored lenses, such as the common ones with red & blue lenses.
My Bloody Valentine, Coraline, and a few others used violet and yellow anaglyphic glasses.
The newer 3d movies such as Monsters vs Aliens use something like shutter glasses which is dependant on the newer device technologies that send signals to the glasses that open and close the lenses rapidly to create the illusion of depth. If you bought Monsters vs Aliens on bluray and you did not have a 3d bluray player with the required TV it should detect this fact and play the movie normally. Even further a number of bluray sets, even when they are anaglyphic will let you chose wether or not, you with to watch it in 3d, or 2d such as Final Destinations Bluray/DVD combopac which did come with the red/blue glasses.

[edDV]

All 3D Blu-Ray players have the 2D switch. For cable 3D broadcast you can watch this way in 2D.

[Cornucopia]

The answer is: it depends on your medium & technology...

If you're medium is Blu-Ray, you've got the new 3DBD standard which is fully backward compatible. A 3DBD played in a 3D BluRay player sent to a 2D TV, or played in a 2D BluRay player (sent to whatever) should automatically pick the standard 2D version.

Prior to the 3DBD standard, you might have anaglyph versions (or possibly even side-by-side/over-under/interlaced), but these ARE NOT backwards compatible. These DON'T sense what kind of player you have; they don't automatically fall back to the 2D version. If you watch these on a standard 2D TV, you'll get an anaglyph (or side-by-side/over-under/interlaced) view, and will need to manual adjust your display, glasses, etc to be able to view correctly.

OTA/Sat/Cable channels etc, are CURRENTLY at the state DVDs+BDs were before the standard.

Internet/PC Streaming- or File-based media can be either, and vary widely. The only TRULY backwards-compatible versions are the dual-muxed files, which play best with P.Wimmer's Stereoscopic Player, nVidia's nVision3D, or possibly StereoMoviePlayer. These work smoothest with dualmux WMV's, but AVI's and MPGs work well also. MKV's OUGHT to work, but I can't verify right now. QT MOV could work, but really needs a QT-based player to be fully utilized.

Anaglyph is the "Lowest Common Denominator" of 3D, and is really only useful these days for previewing purposes on 2D monitors now that you have complete systems with higher-resolution, full-color versions based only Active LC shutter or Passive Polarized (or a few others) methods.

If you need to, you can use Stereoscopic Player as a converter (since it has such a wide range of input & output choices).

[lowellriggsiam]

Here an example of a 3d anaglyph. The dvd it came from allowed for viewing in 3d with the included anaglyphic glasses, or in normal 2d which could be watched without them. The option was located in the menu.

[johns0]

The 3d anaglyph colors are green and magenta(My Bloody Valentine, Coraline,Journey to the Center of the Earth,Bob's Big Break),Blue and yellow(Monsters vs. Aliens)and the standard red and cyan.

[lordrt]

thanks for clearing up the issue everyone, it may take some time before indeed I get the glasses and correct equipment in my region, and thus in the mean time will try to see how it goes on with the new movies being released, and will try the player Cornucopia mentioned above

[Cornucopia]

The 3d anaglyph colors are green and magenta(My Bloody Valentine, Coraline,Journey to the Center of the Earth,Bob's Big Break),Blue and yellow(Monsters vs. Aliens)and the standard red and cyan.

Yes, and I've also seen Red+Blue and Red+Green. So even for anaglyph, there's no real "standard". Another reason to graduate away from anaglyph as soon as possible. To me, it makes so much more sense to have a full-rez, full-quality master (like dualmux) that you adjust the output for your particular display situation, rather than adjusting your display situation to match some pre-determined format(s).

Scott

[johns0]

The 3d anaglyph colors are green and magenta(My Bloody Valentine, Coraline,Journey to the Center of the Earth,Bob's Big Break),Blue and yellow(Monsters vs. Aliens)and the standard red and cyan.

Yes, and I've also seen and Red+Green. So even for anaglyph, there's no real "standard". Another reason to graduate away from anaglyph as soon as possible. To me, it makes so much more sense to have a full-rez, full-quality master (like dualmux) that you adjust the output for your particular display situation, rather than adjusting your display situation to match some pre-determined format(s).

Scott

Red+Blue is red and cyan and Red+Green is green and magenta.

[Cornucopia]

You misunderstand me.
I've seen Red + Cyan (what I would call "standard"), Green+Magenta, Blue+Yellow, AND Red+Blue and Red+Green videos (on DVD).
Nobody in their right mind should use Red+Blue or Red+Green because of the loss of contrast and resolution (in not using color complements), yet some have actually been produced that way (at least those weren't major H'wood releases).

Scott

[said2010]

it is simple ...download ''the kmplayer'' from

http://www.kmpmedia.net/

then play the 3d movie by this player .... you will see two screen !

right click anywhere in the screen then > ''3D screen controls'' then from up of menu press on ''side by side ->2D''

then become 2d with one screen....done!