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Ways to Watch 3D

Ways to Watch 3D

You can watch your 3D GoPro content in the following ways:

Directly on your computer or online at 3D video sharing sites like YouTube, etc.

By connecting directly to your 3D television.

Burn your GoPro 3D content to a BlueRay (HD) or DVD (standard definition) and watch on your 3DTV at home.


Below is a table that shows the various ways you can watch your 3D GoPro content. Mouse over each yellow circle (image of the yellow circle) for a description of the viewing method:


  ANAGLYPH (RED/BLUE) ACTIVE PASSIVE
Televisions
Watch Anaglyph (RED/BLUE) 3D videos on any 2D or 3D TV. RED/BLUE 3D glasses are required: Connect your computer directly to your TV and watch anaglyph videos with any media player. Connect your computer directly to your TV and watch anaglyph videos on YouTube. Burn your anaglyph videos to a BlueRay (HD) or DVD (Standard Definition) and watch on your tv.
Watch side-by-side formatted 3D videos on any Active Shutter 3DTV. Active shutter 3D glasses are required. Connect your computer directly to your TV and watch 3D side-by-side formatted videos with any media player. Connect your computer directly to your TV and watch 3D side-by-side formatted videos on YouTube. Burn your side-by-side formatted 3D videos to a BlueRay (HD) or DVD (Standard Definition) and watch on your tv.
Watch side-by-side formatted 3D videos on any Passive 3DTV. Polarized 3D glasses are required. Connect your computer directly to your TV and watch 3D side-by-side formatted videos with any media player. Connect your computer directly to your TV and watch 3D side-by-side formatted videos on YouTube. Burn your side-by-side formatted 3D videos to a BlueRay (HD) or DVD (Standard Definition) and watch on your tv.
Computer
Watch Anaglyph (RED/BLUE) 3D videos on your computer with any media player or on YouTube. RED/BLUE 3D glasses are required.
Watch side-by-side formatted 3D videos on any computer that is connected to an active shutter 3D monitor. Active shutter 3D glasses are required.
Watch side-by-side formatted 3D videos on any computer that is connected to a passive 3D monitor. Polarized 3D glasses are required.
YouTube
Watch anaglyph 3D videos on YouTube using any type of monitor. RED/BLUE 3D glasses are required.
Watch side-by-side formatted 3D videos on YouTube. A web-connected active shutter monitor or TV and active shutter 3D glasses are required.
Watch side-by-side formatted 3D videos on YouTube. A web-connected passive monitor or TV and polarized 3D glasses are required.
Google TV
Watch Anaglyph (RED/BLUE) 3D videos on any 2D or 3D TV using Google TV. RED/BLUE 3D glasses are required.
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Print
You can view anaglyph RED/BLUE printed 3D photos or video stills wearing RED/BLUE 3D glasses.
    
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Types of 3D Formats

3D is created by super-imposing two matching yet slightly offset 2D images on top of each other. This creates the illusion of 3D depth. Because of the distance between the human eyes, each eye processes the two images from a slightly different perspective and your brain then combines both images to form a single 3D image.

The 3D HERO System captures 3D by filming two separate 2D videos from slightly different perspectives — similarly to how our two human eyes see the world from two slightly different perspectives. Then GoPro Cineform Studio software is used to combine and convert these two slightly offset videos into a single 3D video, just like our brains form a single “view” from our left and right eyes. Once this 3D video or photo file has been created, you can watch it on your computer, online, or on any 2D or 3D TV.


Old School Red/Blue Glasses
for Anaglyth Displays

Anaglyph Display (commonly seen in Red/Blue):

Anaglyph is the old school way to watch 3D content. The left video image is tinted blue and the right video image is tinted red. Both videos are then overlaid on top of each other and when you are wearing ored/blue glasses the image will appear 3D.

View 3D files in anaglyph formats using red/blue glasses on: Computers, televisions, online at video 3D sharing sites like YouTube, projectors, mobile phones and in print.



Electronic Glasses for
Active Displays

Active Display:

Active Shutter TVs use electronic shutter glasses that are synchronized with your TV to only let each eye see one alternating image (left and right) at a time. The left and right images flash so quickly that the human eye is tricked into seeing both left and right images as one 3D image.

View 3D files in active formats on: Active 3D televisions using active shutter glasses.



Polarized Glasses for
Passive Displays

Passive Display:

Passive Display TVs display the left and right images at the same time on-screen, but in alternating scan lines. Each image’s scan line is polarized in the opposite direction, so the human eye only sees one image at a time when wearing polarized glasses. This creates the illusion of seeing the 2 images simultaneously in 3D.

View 3D files in passive formats on: Passive 3D televisions using passive shutter glasses.