3D Vision Blog

Neil Schneider from MTBS3D.com did another great interview at CES 2010 with Don Mesa, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Sony Computer Entertainment America about Sony’s plans for stereoscopic 3D (S-3D) gaming related to the PS3 of course. As it become clear in the previous interview Neil did with Steve Venuti, the President of HDMI Licensing the firmware upgrade for PlayStation 3 will update the HDMI to 1.4, or at least most of the specifications of the new version that do not require additional hardware to work with. And of course the new Sony Bravia 3D HDTVs will be using full blown HDMI 1.4 hardware, so the stereoscopic 3D support will be based on the new version of the specifications as expected. But you should watch the whole video for all the details and some other interesting things regarding stereoscopic 3D and Sony…

Neil Schneider from MTBS3D.com is at CES 2010 and is already providing us with some very interesting information, even before CES 2010 has officially started. In the video above Neil interviews Steve Venuti, the President of HDMI Licensing with the main focus being the Stereoscopic 3D features and use of the new HDMI 1.4 specifications. There is also some very interesting information regarding the PlayStation 3 game console and its upcoming S3D support that should be added later this year with a firmware update. It seems that this software upgrade for the console will allow it to achieve some of the HDMI 1.4 functionality like stereoscopic 3D support, but the console will not have all of the new 1.4 specifications available, because the Ethernet Channel for instance requires not only new software, but also new hardware. Still we now know that Sony will be adding stereoscopic 3D support by software upgrading its HDMI to 1.4, so when buying a new 3D TV for PS3 you should also look for HDMI 1.4 support available on the TV. What is not yet clear however is if the PS3 will be able to provide 1080p stereoscopic 3D support or it will stock to 720p when playing in S3D mode, but we might as well very soon find out if Sony is going to announce more details about that on CES.

- For more information about the HDMI 1.4 Standard and the Stereoscopic 3D Support…

Although still not many forums that are specific for stereoscopic 3D movies, photos or gaming, there are some that you should be aware of and follow if you are interested or even ask for help other fellow members with similar interests or hardware. Of course here I’ll also mention the support forums of the more popular hardware and software providers for stereoscopic 3D solutions that are a must if you have the respective hardware or software. Also I’d be glad if you provide links to other forums that are worth mentioning, but I’ve missed to link to…

Stereo3D Webboard
This is probably the first and still most popular place to discuss everything about stereoscopic 3D, although the forum is not being very active lately, still it is a good place to find useful information and resources related to everything S3D.

Meant to be Seen (MTBS)
One of the more recent places that covers a lot of different stereoscopic 3D technologies and initiatives that you should follow and seek help in. Created by Neil Schneider, the same guy behind the S-3D Gaming Alliance (S3DGA).

Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision
This is the official support forum for Nvidia’s GeForce 3D Vision active shutter glasses that all owners of the product should check often for interesting things. Andrew Fear the product manager of 3D Vision is also present there from time to time, so this is a way to reach the right guy with your questions.

iZ3D Monitor and Driver Forums
If you are an owner of one of the iZ3D stereoscopic 3D monitors or use their multifunctional 3D driver with other stereoscopic 3D setup you should also be aware of their support forum. You can report bugs and seek help there with some of the guys from the company monitoring the forum and providing support.

DDD’s TriDef Support Forum
The official support forum for the users of TriDef software that is lately becoming more and more popular and widely used thanks to the OEM licensing of the software by Acer in their affordable Acer Aspire 5738DG 3D laptop. A good place for user contributed TriDef game profiles for the Ignition software.