Showing posts with label Gear VR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gear VR. Show all posts

Thursday 15 June 2017

Convert MKV for playback on New Gear VR with 3D effect

The Samsung Gear VR is a mobile virtual reality headset developed by Samsung Electronics. You can snap your compatible Galaxy smartphone into the portable and wireless Gear VR headset to dive into a world of 360°experiences. It supports a wide range of media formats like 3D MP4, 3D MKV and so on, but some MKV movies are not always supported. Hence, when you view and play MKV on Samung Gear VR via Galaxy S8/S8+, you will find the common technical problems you might often experience is Gear VR no sound. If you don't have idea how to fix the problem, the article will tell you how to convert unsupported 2D/3D MKV movies to Gear VR playable 3D SBS/TB format



Here, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is such a professional Gear VR video converter which allows you to convert any ordinary 2D/3D video and rip Blu-ray/DVD to virtual reality format. So you can get more VR content for Samsung Gear VR and other VR headsets like HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, and so on.If you are Mac user, please turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac.

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Incompatible MKV file for playback on Gear VR for viewing with Galaxy S8

Step 1. Load movie files

After installing the program on your PC, just click "Add File" button on the main interface to load your MKV files to the program. ( Drag & drop function is included.)



Step 2. Choose the suitable output formafor Gear VR

If you just wanna convert MKV to Gear VR, you can choose the "VR > Gear VR ". 



Tip: Adjust conversion specs (Optional). Adjust the video and audio parameters including the Bitrate of Video&Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the "Settings" button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 3. Set 3D effect

Before selecting format, you should click the "Edit" button to add 3D effects which includes Left-Right(side by side 3D) and Top Bottom 3D.



Step 3. Click the "Start" button

Hit "Start" tap to the convert MKV to new Gear VR friendly file, then click Open output folder; to quick locate converted SBS 3D MP4 videos, then, you can transfer the converted video files on your Samsung Gear VR for enjoy your fantastic 2D or 3D MKV movies with 3D effects on new Gear VR via new Galaxy S8/S8+ at anytime as you want.

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Kindly Note:

The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.

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BDmate (Win/Mac)

Lossless backup Blu-ray to MKV with all audio and subtitle tracks; Rip Blu-ray to multi-track MP4; ConvertBlu-ray to almost all popular video/audio formats and devices; Copy Blu-ray to ISO/M2TS; Share digitized Blu-ray wirelessly.

DVDmate (Win/Mac)

A professional DVD ripping and editing tool with strong ability to remove DVD protection, transcode DVD to any video and audio format, and edit DVD to create personal movie.

Videomate (Win/Mac)

An all-around video converter software program that enables you to convert various video and audio files to formats that are supported by most multimedia devices.

8K Player (Win/Mac)

A mixture of free HD/4K video player, music player, Blu-ray/DVD player, video recorder and gif maker. 

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Source: How to play MKV on New Gear VR

Tuesday 7 March 2017

How to watch MKV on Oculus Cinema with perfect audio

Oculus's cinema app could be one of the most compelling parts of virtual reality. If you have some MKV movie files downloaded from torrent sites, chances are you want to play MKV files on Oculus Cinema. When you try to do this, the VR display may play some MKV files with no sound issue. So, what's the matter? 



Actually, MKV files in 2D or 3D SBS (Side-by-Side) work on Oculus Cinema, but the audio has to be encoded in AAC or MP3 for stereo. AC3 audio and DTS Dolby don't seem to work. In this case, the easy and quick solution is to convert MKV files to Oculus Cinema more compatible format to get them to play nicely. In this article, you'll learn how to view MKV files on Oculus Cinema with the audios preserved nicely.

In fact, it's a easy job. In order to watch MKV movies on Oculus Cinema in perfect sound and 3D effect, you just need a right program and convert MKV to .mp4, .m4v, .3gp, .3g2, .ts, .webm, .mkv, .wmv, .asf, .avi, .flv, etc. for smoothly playing with Oculus Cinema without MKV codec installed. Then which app can help you do the conversion work fast? At this time, the third party program called Dimo Video Converter Ultimate has been proven to be an outstanding 3D video converter.

This program features high efficiency and seamless conversion. With it, you can do fast conversion from MTS,  MKV,FLV, AVI, MP4, MOV, etc. video files and DVD/Blu-ray discs to a fully compatible video formats with Oculus Cinema without quality loss. This software allows you to convert MKV to 3D videos such as MKV Top-bottom 3D Video, MP4 Top-bottom 3D Video, MP4 Side-by-Side 3D video, which can be played on Oculus Cinema perfectly. 

What's more, with the built-in editor, you can trim, crop, adjust special effect to your YouTube video, so that you get the very part and effects at your will. If you are a Mac user, you can turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac(macos Sierra included), which has the same function as the Windows version. Just download, install and launch this great Oculus Cinema video converter and then follow the tutorial to finish the task.

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Guide to Convert MKV videos for Oculus Cinema

Step 1: Add MKV clips 

Install and launch this best MKV Converter for Oculus Cinema; click "Add File" button to import the MKV files to the converter.




Step 2. Decide output format

Tap on "Select Format" bar and find "Format > Video", there are a lot of format options for you. "MP4", "MKV" or "MOV" is recommended for Oculus Cinema. Of course.

Step 3. Specify video/audio parameters

Click Settings button to adjust video/audio parameters like video resolution, bitrate, audio codec, audio channel. According to my experience, anything over 720p does nothing but turn battery energy into heat, due to the screen resolution. We also recommend using a higher bit rate than a typical web stream at that resolution, as the pixels in your video will be magnified on the phone's screen. The optimal bit rate is content dependent, and many videos can get by with less, but 5 Mb/s should give good quality. Remember to keep audio encoder to AAC or MP3.



Step 4. Add 3D Effect

Click "Edit" and turn to 3D, then choose "Left-Right" and click "OK" to set 3D mode for viewing MKV in Oculus Cinema with 3D effect.



Step 5. Start transcoding MKV to Oculus Cinema

Click the "Start" button to convert the MKV file to Oculus Cinema compatible video files. This Video Converter will finish the conversion in just a few minutes. After the conversion, click "Open" icon to locate the converted video files. Now you can transfer the converted MKV videos to play with Oculus Cinema easily.

Step 6. Watch Your MKV Videos in Oculus Cinema

There are two ways to watch your own video content in the "My Videos" section of Oculus Cinema. First, any movies you record using your phone's camera will automatically appear in the "My Videos" section. The other way is to copy your compatible video files directly to your phone or SD card in any of the following directories:

On your phone's internal storage (Phone):

/DCIM/
/Movies/
/Oculus/Movies/

On your phone's removable SD card (Card):

/DCIM/
/Movies/
/Oculus/Movies/

On a PC, your phone's storage can be accessed from Windows Explorer by simply plugging in the USB data/charging cable - no software is required. On a Mac, files can be transferred to your phone using Android File Transfer (https://www.android.com/filetransfer/), which is a free utility provided by Google.

Related Software:

BDmate (Win/Mac)

Lossless backup Blu-ray to MKV with all audio and subtitle tracks; Rip Blu-ray to multi-track MP4; ConvertBlu-ray to almost all popular video/audio formats and devices; Copy Blu-ray to ISO/M2TS; Share digitized Blu-ray wirelessly.

DVDmate (Win/Mac)

A professional DVD ripping and editing tool with strong ability to remove DVD protection, transcode DVD to any video and audio format, and edit DVD to create personal movie.

Videomate (Win/Mac)

An all-around video converter software program that enables you to convert various video and audio files to formats that are supported by most multimedia devices.

8K Player (Win/Mac)

A mixture of free HD/4K video player, music player, Blu-ray/DVD player, video recorder and gif maker. 

Free Download or Purchase Dimo Video Converter Ultimate:

          

Need the lifetime version to work on 2-4 PCs so that your friends and family can instantly broaden their entertainment options? Please refer to the family license here



Kindly Note:

The price of Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Windows is divided into 1 Year Subscription, Lifetime/Family/Business License: $43.95/Year; $45.95/lifetime license; $95.95/family license(2-4 PCs); $189.95/business pack(5-8 PCs). Get your needed one at purchase page.

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Monday 23 January 2017

Viewing 3D Blu-ray on Samsung Gear VR in Oculus Cinema

No doubt that this year is going to embrace massive new Blu-ray movies on disc. Maybe you have purchased some Blu-ray discs in 3D, and got upset because you cannot bring these 3D Blu-ray discs to Gear VR for viewing with 3D effect because it is limited by a sparse content store out of the box without 3D Blu-ray technology involved. If you're looking for an easy way to achieve your goal, you've come to the right place. Just read on to learn how to watch 3D Blu-ray on Gear VR in Oculus Cinema with 3D effect. 



It's important to know that the most VR app for Gear VR or Oculus Cinema supports 3D movies in side-by-side/top-bottom format. To get rid of the trouble with placing them in Blu-ray player and even avoid considering the region codes of commercial BDs, the only route is to rip 3D Blu-rays to Gear VR VR app supported file 3D video type.

See Gear VR Supported Media Formats

.mp4 .m4v .3gp .3g2 .ts .webm .mkv .wmv .asf .avi .flv. In our opinion, .mkv is best, while audio is aac. Only audio which Android standardly supports work and that is AAC and MP3. AC3 and DTS were removed because of high licensing costs. Make sure your movies are in 720p.  

Samsung Gear VR works on the following Samsung Galaxy smartphones: Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6/S6 Edge/S6 Edge+, Galaxy S7/S7 Edge. 

Here Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is recommended as a professional Blu-ray to Gear VR Converter. It is specially designed for remove protection from 3D Blu-ray and rip movie from 3D Blu-ray disc and BD movie folder and output SBS, Top-Bottom, Anaglyph 3D MKV, MP4 videos supported by Samsung Gear VR Unit/Innovator Edition, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, HTC Vive, Google Daydream View, 3D TV, etc. with best quality easily. For mac users, please turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac, macOS Sierra 10.12 supported.

Other functions:

* Convert Blu ray/DVD Movies to latest iOS Android devices with customized profile settings.

* World's Fastest Speed - NVIDIA CUDA technology makes conversion 6X faster than any others.

*  Convert  to All Mainstream Formats - Convert downloaded or recorded movies and videos to MP4, MOV, AVI, etc.

*  Make ISO - 1:1 backup 2D/3D Blu-ray to ISO.

*  Edit and Adjust Video - Free edit (crop, trim, add effect/watermark, etc.) 

* In addition, you can also lossless copy 2D/3D Blu-ray to mkv with keeping audio tracks, subtitles, without hassle!

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1. Load 3D Blu-ray files

Insert your 3D Blu-ray disc into your 3D Blu-ray drive, run the top 3D Blu-ray Ripper and click “Add Blu-ray" icon to load 3D Blu-ray movies. 



2. Choose output format

Click the format bar to follow “Select Format > Device > VR" and choose Gear VR as output device for playing 3D Blu-ray perfectly.

Tip: Although there is a profile created by the VR video converter application, we can always change parameters by clicking  "Setting" to adjust the video resolution and bitrate to get more compatible format with Gear VR. 



a. We recommend using 1280×720 HD resolution to encode your videos. Higher resolutions will not provide any better quality, meaning you'll waste space and processing power.

b. We also recommend using a higher bit rate than a typical web stream at that resolution, as the pixels in your video will be magnified on the phone's screen. The optimal bit rate is content dependent, and many videos can get by with less, but 5 Mb/s should give good quality. While H.264 is the recommended video coding, H.265 videos can also be played.

c. Note that 3D movies should be encoded "full side-by-side" with a 1:1 pixel aspect ratio. Content mastered at 1920×1080 compressed side -by- side 3D should be resampled to 1920×540 resolution full side -by -side resolution. Full SBS nets you the full resolution in both frames, while Half SBS gives you 960 x 1080 for each frame. On the other hand, the Over/Under format comes in 1280 x 720, with each frame coming in at 1280 x 360.

3. Add 3D effect

Click "Edit" and turn to 3D, then choose "Left-Right" or "Top-Bottom" and click "OK" to set 3D mode for viewing 3D Blu-ray on Gear VR with 3D effect.



4. Start 3D Blu-ray to 3D digital format for Gear VR

Click "Start" button, and the 3D Blu-ray ripper will start the conversion from 3D Blu-ray movies to 3D SBS/TB video. After the conversion, click “Open" icon to locate the converted video files. Then transfer the converted files to your phone in the ‘MyVideos' folder, and then grab some popcorn and start your theatric 3D experience at home!

Take Galaxy S7/S7 Edge as an example and see how to import converted videos to Gear VR:

There are two ways to watch your own video content in the "My Videos" section of Oculus Cinema with Gear VR via Galaxy S7/S7 Edge. First, any movies you record using your Galaxy Galaxy S7/S7 Edge′s camera will automatically appear in the "My Videos" section. The other way is to copy Gear VR compatible video files directly to your Galaxy S7/S7 Edge phone or SD card in any of the following directories: 

On your phone's internal storage (Galaxy S7/S7 Edge): 

/DCIM/ 
/Movies/ 
/Oculus/Movies/ 

On your phone's removable SD card (Card): 

/DCIM/ 
/Movies/ 
/Oculus/Movies/ 

On a PC, your S7/S7 Edge's storage can be accessed from Windows Explorer by simply plugging in the USB data/charging cable – no software is required. On a Mac, files can be transferred to your phone using Android File Transfer (https://www.android.com/filetransfer/), which is a free utility provided by Google. 

When downloading 3D movies, you'll notice that they come in either Side-by-Side (SBS) format, which comes in Full SBS and Half SBS, or Over/Under (or Top/Bottom) format. For the non-techie people, they refer to the resolution of the movies and the way the two frames are separated (vertically for the former and horizontally for the latter).

A Side-by-Side format comes in 1920 x 1080. Full SBS nets you the full resolution in both frames, while Half SBS gives you 960 x 1080 for each frame. On the other hand, the Over/Under format comes in 1280 x 720, with each frame coming in at 1280 x 360.

The Gear VR automatically assumes that all files in the "3D" folder are in the SBS format. If you have a movie in Over/Under format, you must create a text file to have it correctly read. Simply copy and paste the following to Notepad and save it in the EXACT name of the movie:

{
"format": "3DTB"
}

Yes, the quotes are included. So, Over/Under movies in your 3D movies folder should have two accompanying files: the .png file for the poster image (assuming you got one) and the aforementioned text file. Except for that last part which borders on the technical side, watching movies on your Gear VR is a simple matter. All you really need to do is copy your movies in the correct folder and you're good to go.

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Monday 9 January 2017

How Can I Watch GoPro Videos on VR Devices

There is a growing collection of 360-degree VR videos available on the Web for you to watch. However, if you have other video shootings like Gopro VR video, is it possible to put these VR video from Gopro into VR devices for playing with ease?



Why GoPro VR Player won't play VR video from Gopro?

GoPro VR Player is a 360-degree video & photo player for computers at their original quality. By default, GoPro VR Player will choose the best default video plugin according to your OS and if you are using an Oculus or not. GoPro VR Player will not play some Gopro videos due to decoding issue

Fortunately, you can change video plugin through the Preferences menu, which will directly affect GoPro VR Player video decoding abilities. GoPro VR Player will use a different video backend according to this setting after you restart the player to apply it. Then tap Reset to "Reset to suggested settings" in the start menu. 

How to Convert VR Videos from Gopro for Playing on VR Devices

GoPro cameras are the best fit for capturing 360 degree videos. With the help of special camera holders and some fancy video stitching software, making the best quality high-definition 360 degree video is possible. After shooting with GoPro and do some editing job, how to get a virtual reality experience with your VR video from Gopro on a VR device like HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift?

Here's why Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is such a wonderful tool to have in your arsenal when you are going to be making VR videos and regularly having to preview Gopro VR videos, convert them to be compatible with various VR devices and even sharing them on all devices that you wish to watch them on.

Get the Best VR Video Converter:

* Convert distinctive audio/video records in the meantime, fundamentally rearranged the audio/video you have to convert to the program.
* It can be wholeheartedly used to edit or play videos on various devices (such as HTC Vive, Samsung VR devices and Oculus Rift, etc.) as required.
* Create 3D modes like Top-bottom, Side-by-Side which can be played on VR devices perfectly
* Intel and NVIDIA GPU hardware animating grows conversion speed.
* It moreover can share videos from the computer and even make ISO files.

It is perfectly compatible with Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista & macOS 10.12 Sierra, macOS 10.11 El Capitan, macOS 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion and 10.7 Lion. For mac users, please turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac.

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Guide: Convert GoPro VR video to SBS/TB 3D Video for VR devices

One: Run the GoPro VR video converter and click "Add File" button to load your media sources.



Two: Tap on "Select Format" bar and basically "Format > Video > MP4" is a universal format for most VR devices. Plus, there are optimized presets for Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, etc from "Device > VR"; choose a proper one as you need.

Tip: Click Settings button to adjust video/audio parameters like video resolution, bitrate, audio codec, audio channel. According to my experience, anything over 720p does nothing but turn battery energy into heat, due to the screen resolution.

Three: The 3D Video Converter program provides three kinds of 3D effects, you can choose one that match your VR devices, such as Side-by-side (Left-Right) or Top-Bottom.



Before converting your videos, you can preview and edit them as needed. Click the "Start" button to get GoPro VR video compatible with your VR devices. After the conversion, click "Open" button to quickly locate the generated media file. Now you can transfer the converted videos to play with VR devices easily.

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