Showing posts with label PSVR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PSVR. Show all posts

Saturday 10 December 2016

Quick Tutorial on Watching 3D Blu-ray in Sony PSVR

Not as Oculus Rift or HTC Vive on a high-end PC, PlayStation VR is more affordable device (as its price selling only at $399 along with 50+ games at launch) to experience the virtual reality world in your own home, it's said to open up the so-called future of video games to its widest possible audience. However, apart from VR games, PSVR's cinematic mode also provide the amazing video enjoyment. So the urgent things for us all turn into this question — "Is it possible to watch 3D movies like 3D Blu-ray via PSVR"? If you want to get the hand-on workflow, though, we'll go ahead and break down the guidance of how to effortlessly play 3D Blu-ray on PSVR for your reference here. 



Like most VR headsets such as Samsung Gear, PSVR isn't independent designed to play games and watch movies, it has to connect to Sony own PlayStation 4. So if you want to enjoy your 3D Blu-ray movies with this Sony virtual reality headset, you must make that via a PS4 and its build-in native VR player — PS4's media player which has become better due to the update released to the console on Oct.14, 2016. 

But if you are not satisfied with the video contents in media player and don't like to spend money to access more movies, then you could use a professional VR video converter such as Dimo Video Converter Ultimate to convert 3D Blu-ray to SBS 3D to PSVR supported file first, and then watch them with your Sony PlayStation VR via a PSVR HDMI cable plugged on your PC. You could get more details by the below explanation. 

Preparation: 

1. The high-recommended 3D Blu-ray to PSVR converter which is able to rip 2D/3D Blu-ray, DVD as well as 2D/3D videos in fast speed and excellent output quality for playback on specific display 3D devices, I.e. Homido VROculus Rift CV13D projectorGoogle Cardboard

Plus, this video converter entitles users to freely customize the output videos by changing video/audio parameters, trimming, cropping, adding video effect freely. If you're a Mac user, you can turn to Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac (OS Sierra compatible), which has the same function as the Windows version. 

2. Go to PlayStation Store to install the media player (most player is default installation). 

Note: PS4 users should bear in mind that content in media player must be in the following formats are the only ones supported: MKV, AVI, MP4, MPEG2 PS, MPEG2 TS, and AVCHD for videos; JPEG, BMP, and PNG for images; and lossless res FLAC for audio including other file formats (MP3, AAC). 

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How to rip 3D Blu-ray for watching on PSVR headset?

Step 1. Import 3D Blu-ray

Click "Add Blu-ray" button to this PSVR Blu-ray ripper. 



Step 2. Select output format for PSVR 

To watch 3D Blu-ray mvoies on PSVR, it's better to choose MP4 as output format by this path: "Select Format" >"Video" >"MP4".

Step 3. Set 3D mode

Click "Edit" and turn to "3D", choose "Left-right", and click "OK" to confirm. By the way, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate additionally supplies some useful edit functions for you to enhance video with 3D effects to get a better visual entertainment. 



Note: Although there is a profile created by Dimo Video Converter Ultimate, you are able to change some parameters of resolution, compression, audio, etc. It's important to keep in mind that most VR resolution for each eye is not FullHD but half the QHD screen. So you can free change your target video size, bitrate and frame rate in "Settings". 

If you want to get best video quality, pls switch them to "original". 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. 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.  

 

Step 4. Start to convert 3D Blu-ray to PSVR

Click "Start" and let the Blu-ray ripper for PSVR accomplish the rest automatically. Now, click "Open" to head to the output destination folder and copy the converted SBS 3D MP4 to your PlayStation VR for watching from "VR Mode" at Media Player's Options men. Start your theatric 3D experience at home! BTW, you can also upload these created 3D or VR Videos to your YouTube 3D page for sharing. 

See how to connect and import converted 3D videos to PSVR for playing:

The PlayStation VR connects to your PS4 via a special converter box. You plug the headset's HDMI and USB cables into the box, then the box into your PS4. A secondary HDMI port on the box lets you send the image to your TV, so you can wear the headset and still play your friend who doesn't have a headset of her own. Now start importing your 3D SBS MP4 video to PS VR.

* Plug the PSVR HDMI cable directly to your PC(Mac), not the breakout box.
* In the HDMI OUT port of the PSVR breakout box, You have to plug a HDMI cable to a TV that is turned on. Could be bypassed by connecting something like Headless Ghost, (this will trick the PSVR breakout box into thinking a display is connected to it.)
* After that, you should see your PC screen on the PSVR headset, not in cinema mode but your entire screen covering the whole PSVR display, then you can use VLC or something to display a SBS 3D movie

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Thursday 24 November 2016

How can I Watch 3D or VR movies on PSVR

Without doubt, 2016 is the year of VR (aka Virtual Reality). Movie studios like 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, Disney, Marvel and Warner Bro. have already spent heavily to produce 360-degree VR movies. Some popular movies, such as Star Wars, The Hunger Games and The Martian, have been produced in VR mode and released online. Can't find your need VR videos or failed to play downladed VR videos on your immersive VR devices like PSVR? In this article, you are going to learn how to convert 2D/3D movie files to watch on PlayStation VR within a few clicks.



How to watch supported 2D/3D/VR videos on PS VR? 

Good News is that PS4 is updated with adding new update to the console's Media Player. If you have own PlayStatoin4 and a brand new, just launched PSVR headset, you are in good hands. You will be able to watch VR videos and enjoy an immersion with your favorite VR contents through the device.

Activating VR Mode to View 360 Content

Be sure to activate "VR Mode" from the Media Player's Option menu, and then select 360 clips of your choice from a connected server or USB device. Both video and still 360-degree content are supported, as long as they in MKV, AVI, MP4, MPEG2 PS, MPEG2 TS, AVCHD video formats, or JPEG, BMP, PNG image formats. However, each must be recorded in "equirectangular" format by a 360-degree camera in order for PS4 to recognize the file.

Steps to watch VR content on PSVR

1. Purchase and download your standard 360 VR porn movies in mono (equirectangular) MP4 format.
2. Upload the 360 VR videos in a separate folder onto a USB drive. You video files MUST be in a folder in order for PS4 system to recognize.
3. Insert the USB drive containing the VR videos into your PS4.
4. Launch the Media Player App.
5. Select VR Mode in Option (PS4 restart may be necessary).
6. Put on the headset and enjoy! The best 2D/3D movie maker for PSVR 

As you can see, the supported video file formats for  PS VR  (PS4 Media Player) are very limited. If you have some videos in PSVR incompatible formats, for example, FLV, M2TS, WebM, VOB, MXF, Tivo, etc. how can you play them on PSVR? Take it easy. All you need to do is to change video format using a 3D video converter.

Here Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is a  top-notch PSVR video converter software app that capable of speedily ripping any Blu-rays in 2D/3D, stardard DVD and convert 2D/3D movie files to any type of 3D you want (Anaglyph, Top-Bottom, Side-by-Side) for VR headsets including Playstation VR, HTC ViveGear VRVR OneGoogle Cardboard, etc. or 3D Players, 3D TV for watching amazing 3D movies. Besides, it also allows you to extract melodious soundtracks or special audios from 2D/3D movies for PlayStation VR audio experience with delivering high audio quality.

With the support for NVIDIA CUDA technology, video conversion will be finished in a flash. Its built-in powerful video editor makes it easy to cut, trim, split, join, crop, resize, rotate,  take video snapshots, add special effects/watermark. You are also allowed to adjust video/audio parameters, aspect ratio, resolution, frame rate, bit rate and more. The Mac version- Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is also to convert 2D/3D movies to PSVR on Mac (macOS Sierra included).

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Steps to convert unsupported 2D/3D movies to PSVR

Step 1. Add Video Files 

Open this VR video converter for PSVR. You can directly use the "Add File" button to load the ordinary video that you wish to convert into PSVR format. Or it is also available to drag and drop video from PC folder into this program. Double click on the file and you can get a preview on the converter. 



Step 2. Select 3D SBS mode 

In order to make converted videos works perfectly with your PSVR, you need to set a video mode according to your video type. Click "Edit" and turn to "3D" tab and select Left/Right as the output video mode. Then you can turn to "Adjust" to crop and get the imported videos cropped as you want. If you encode the corrected aspect direct into your movie file you could plug your PS4 direct into the PlayStation VR for sbs 3D playback. 



Step 3. Select PSVR as Output Format 

Click the "Select Format" bar and you can choose "VR -> PSVR" as the target format. This format can be played well on PSVR. Also you can select "Format -> Video -> MP4" as output audio format for enjoying.

Step 4. Customize Video Settings 

Before starting the conversion, click the "Setting" icon on bottom right corner where you are able to adjust the video/audio settings like encoder, resolution, frame rate, bit rate and so on. Also it is possible to change output folder path as per your need by clicking "...".  



The newest kid on the block features a combined 1920 x 1080 display OLED resolution, with each eye seeing 960 x 1080. The screen also gets a 120Hz refresh rate and 100-degree field of view, which should translate to smooth visuals. Sony has also announced a 90Hz refresh rate option, for the PSVR, as well, which will allow developers to create games that aren't as hardware intensive.

Step 5. Start to Convert Normal 2D/3D video to PSVR

Click on "Start" button to accomplish the process of 2D/3D video to PSVR conversion. And this virtual reality video conversion will be finished in a short time. After the conversion, click the "Open" button to locate converted files, and then you can import the output .mp4 files into PlayStation VR for playing with the best quality including "look all around you" 3D vision and "hear things behind you" stereo sound.

Step 6. Watch converted SBS video on PSVR
  • Plug the PSVR HDMI cable directly to your PC(Mac), not the breakout box.
  • In the HDMI OUT port of the PSVR breakout box, You have to plug a HDMI cable to a TV that is turned on. Could be bypassed by connecting something like Headless Ghost, (this will trick the PSVR breakout box into thinking a display is connected to it.)
  • After that, you should see your PC screen on the PSVR headset, not in cinema mode but your entire screen covering the whole PSVR display, then you can use VLC or something to display a SBS 3D movie
Just make 3D movies for PSVR by yourself and leave the expensive 3D theater ticket away right now with faster conversion than ever before! The PlayStation VR connects to your PS4 via a special converter box. You plug the headset's HDMI and USB cables into the box, then the box into your PS4. A secondary HDMI port on the box lets you send the image to your TV, so you can wear the headset and still play your friend who doesn't have a headset of her own.  

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