1. Stereoscopic Movie Disk
S3D-Today
November 2007
Munich, Germany

2. Overview Stereoscopic Movie Disk Concepts Architecture Authoring
Demonstration
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3. Introduction Motivation Current quasi-standards
Growing interest in 3D movies
No consumer distribution standard
Current quasi-standards
Anaglyph DVDs
Fieldsequential DVDs
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4. Stereoscopic Disk Formats
Anaglyph DVDs
Glasses included
Low image quality
Only anaglyph playback
Field-sequential DVDs
Low resolution
Inapplicable for the mass market
Compatible with most 3D hardware
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5. Design Goals PC-based solution
Combine user friendliness of anaglyph DVDs with the flexibility of field-sequential DVDs and add support for higher resolutions.
PC-based solution
To circumvent limitations of TV standards
Resolutions beyond PAL, NTSC, 720p and 1080p
Extend existing solutions rather than replace them
Compatible with CD-ROMs, DVDs, HD-DVDs and Blu-ray Disks
Add-on to 2D, anaglyph and/or field-sequential disk
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6. Stereoscopic Movie Disk
Disk Examples
CD-ROM
Stereoscopic Movie Disk
DVD 2D
Field-sequential
Blu-ray Disk HD-DVD
Anaglyph
Video
Section
ROM
Section
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7. L R L R Architecture The movies are encoded in… Why?
… Windows Media format
… side-by-side or over/under layout
Why?
The Windows Media encoder and decoders are free.
The side-by-side and over/under layouts are supported by most stereoscopic video players.
Side-by-Side L R
Over/Under L R
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8. Architecture The disk contains… The start application…
… the movie files
... the codecs
… a player application
… a start application
The start application…
… runs automatically when inserting the disk
… updates the codecs if necessary
… allows to browse the disk
… allows to play the movies in 2D or 3D
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9. Authoring Step 1: Encoding
Windows Media Encoder
Video: Windows Media 9 Advanced Profile (VC-1)
Audio (Stereo): Windows Media Audio 9
Audio (5.1): Windows Media Audio 9 Professional
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10. Authoring Step 2: Adding Metadata
Stereo Attribute Editor
Add information on the stereoscopic format
Add general information (title, copyright, description)
Add movie disk information (disk name, title name, title image)
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11. Authoring Step 3: Creating the Disk
Create disk image
Add package files
Add video files
Burn disk image
Ship disk bundled with anaglyph glasses
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