3D movies are more and more popular among people which can bring you amazing movie experience. VR headset is the best tool for watching 3D movies, like: HTC Vive which is at the leading role, gets many 3D fans. Even though HTC Vive allows you to watch 4 kind of videos including regular 2D video, 3D side-by-side, over and bottom format, 180/360 degree video or full VR video, 3D Blu-ray is not the supported playback video format by HTC Vive. For people who have collected many 3D Blu-ray discs, it’s a big trouble.
Have you imaged that watching your favourite 3D Blu-ray movies on HTC Vive at will? Like: Doctor Strange- Marvel Cinematic Universe Edition, Gravity, The Adventures of Tintin. You probably need a 3D converting software, you can get the desired 3D video files from 3D Blu-ray movie for your HTC Vive. For this goal, I want to share this post with you, you can find the comprehensive ways to watch any 3D Blu-ray movies on HTC Vive.
First, you need to get one 3D converting software which can convert 3D Blu-ray to popular 3D video formats, I haved used aPubsoft Blu-ray Ripper for many years, it won’t let you down. It can transform The 3D Blu-ray to 3D video for HTC Vive. You are allowed to adjust 3D depth and A/V bitrate, resolution, display aspect ratio, etc in this process. Besides, 3D MP4/MKV, you are able to create video files that include more than one audio stream or extract subtitle to Kodi, Plex playback.
How to convert 3D Blu-ray to 3D Video for playing on HTC Vive?
Install and launch aPubsoft Blu-ray Ripper as the best 3D Blu-ray to HTC Vive Converter. Click “Load Disc” button on the main interface to load your media files to the program. Blu-ray folder and Blu-ray ISO image ar also accepted at here. By the way, if you have spent much money on DVD discs, you also can load the DVD movies and get 3D video from DVD movie easily.
From the official data, we know that 3D Blu-ray to a “Side-by-Side” or “over under” format, HTC Vive can accept 3D SBS and 3D Top and Bottom videos, you can choose 3D SBS MP4 video which is the best 3D video format for HTC Vive. Click “Profile” bar on the interface then navigate to “3D Video” category to choose “MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mp4)”, or “MP4 Top bottom 3D Video (*.mp4)” as the output format.
Click “Convert” button to convert/rip 3D Blu-ray to 3D video for HTC Vive with original quality preserving and perfectly 3D effect.
After the 3D Blu-ray to 3D video conversion is finished, you can click “Open Folder” button to get the export 3D SBS video files. Then, you just need to a Vive headset unit, two controllers, two base stations, a link box to connect the headset with your PC, then power on the HTC Vive, you can experience magic VR experience.
When speaking of Virtual Reality, Gear VR may cross your mind. But to those who love games and VR, AVTVR KIT should be your gospel. ANTVR is An Open-Source, Cross-Platform Virtual Reality Gaming Kit, which solved the compatibility problem because all the virtual reality products on the market are not compatible with mainstream gaming platforms. The headset has a 1920X1080 HD display and aspherical lens, which causes less distortion when it projects standard ratio pictures.
Generally, ANT VR KIT supports all new Lenovo phone with screen sizes from 5 to 6-inches. But the best partner should be VIBE K4 Note, the first smartphone to be launched with TheaterMax. The smartphone packs in an innovative technology, dubbed TheaterMax, that offers an immersive large screen experience on smartphones powered by Lenovo Virtual Reality (VR) technology. It allows you to convert any multimedia content on the phone to become immersive, giving users a virtual large screen cinematic experience when viewed through a VR headset.
The ANTVR kit is compatible with games designed for the Oculus Rift, as well as most PC and console platforms. It can connect to all devices that support HDMI, including desktop computers, XBox, PlayStation, iPhones, iPads, Android devices, and Blu-ray players. For devices with no HDMI output, a HDMI adapter can be used.
You can play 3GP, MP4, WMV, FLV in 2D, SBS MP4/SBS WMV in 3D videos in ANT VR with Lenovo K4 Note. You cannot play all 3D videos including 3D movie sources recorded from 3D cameras, downloaded from YIFY, YouTube, or other online website. but it doesn’t mean that there is no way to help you play those unsupported 3D MKV/FLV/YouTube videos on ANTVT Kit. All you need to do is to find the right 3D video converting software and then we can transcode and view unsupported 3D MKV/FLV/YouTube movies in ANT VR with Lenovo K4 Note.
As said above, the way to help ypu view any 3D movies on ANT VR Kit via Lenovo K4 Note is to re-encode those unsupported 3D MKV/FLV/YouTube movies to 3D MP4/WMV for ANT VR Kit. And aPubsoft Video Converter can help you reach the goal. It can convert 3D FLV, 3D WMV, 3D MP4, 3D YIFY video, 3D YouTube video, 3D Blu-ray, 3D VOB, 3D ISO, 3D MKV, 3D MTS to H.264 3D SBS MP4/WMV with AAC, AC3, MP3 codec for VR Headsets including ANT VR Kit, Gear VR, ZEISS VR ONE, Freely VR, Oculus Rift DK2, Google Cardboard, PlayStation VR, Project Morpheus, Lakento MVR Glasses, HTC Vive.
This 3D Video Converter can easily create 3D movies from 2D movies with abundant 3D effects: Side by Side, Anaglyph, Top/Bottom for all 3D Glasses, 3D TVs and 3D projectors.. It switches among 3D MKV, 3D MP4, 3D AVI, 3D WMV and 3D MOV. You can allow 3D depth and Full SBS/TB or Half SBS/TB. If you want to convert Blu-ray/DVD movie to 3D movie, you can try aPubsoft Blu-ray Ripper.
Run this aPubsoft Video Converter as the best 3D Video Converter on your computer. And click “Add File” button or simply drag and drop the 3D MKV, 3D FLV or 3D YouTube movies to the converter . You can add many files and convert them at one time.
Click “Profile” bar and navigate to “3D Video”, there are a lot of format options for you. “MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mp4)” is recommended for ANTVR Kit.
Tip: To get better 3D enjoyment on ANTVR Kit, you are suggested to use 1280×720 HD resolution to encode your videos. Just change the video size in “Settings” to 1280×720. Higher resolutions will not provide any better quality, meaning you’ll waste space and processing power.
Click “Convert” button to convert 3D MKV, 3D FLV or 3D YouTube video to SBS 3D MP4 for ANTVR Kit playing with best video quality and 3D effects.
After the 3D MKV/FLV/YouTube video to 3D SBS MP4 conversion finished, click “Open Folder” button to locate the generated 3D SBS MP4 video for ANTVR Kit, then transfer the 3D SBS MP4 videos to Lenovo K4 Note for watching with ANTVR Kit.
Have you ever wanted to try virtual reality out for yourself but can’t afford any of that cool Oculus Rift gear? That’s okay, neither can we, but that doesn’t mean we can’t try to approximate a (cheap) VR experience with Google Cardboard. others >. Google Cardboard is perfect for anyone who wants to give VR a whirl without breaking the bank. The latest version of Google Cardboard is a glorified cardboard phone case that uses a pair of glass lenses and an app to drive your virtual reality experience. It will work with just about any Android or iOS smartphone.
If you have collected lots of 3D Blu-ray Discs at home. It’s a pity what you can not get them on your Andorid/iOS devices through Google Cardboard with 3D Effects. As we know, you can use a free app called Cardboard theater, which allows you to enjoy your own 2D and 3D movies in a virtual cinema. Cardboard theater supports SBS, Over/Under and Red-Cyan anaglyph formats as well as plain 2D movies in all formats originally supported by your phone. So the workaround is to download a 3D Blu-ray ripping software that can convert Blu-ray to a 3D SBS video.
So, To rip 3D Blu-ray to 3D SBS video easily and quickly, you have to transfer your 3D Blu-ray to Any Andorid/iOS devices. Here, we just show you how to copy 3D Blu-ray to Andorid/iOS devices for Google Cardboard. Both Andorid/iOS devices and Google Cardboard support SBS MP4 video, so we can consider to backup 3D Blu-ray to 3D MP4 with Blu-ray Ripper.
Here, I recommend you for the user-friendly aPubsoft Blu-ray Ripper. It can legally remove copy protection from commercial 3D Blu-ray and convert it to 3D MP4 for Google Cardboard with original video quality. It can offer you 6X fast Blu-ray ripping speed by H.264 codec on Windows with NVIDIA CUDA technology. So you don’t need to cost too much time on the job.
How to transfer 3D Blu-ray to Andorid/iOS devices for Google Cardboard?
Step 1. Run aPubsoft Blu-ray Ripper as the best 3D Blu-ray Ripper, and click “Load Disc” button to load movies from your 3D Blu-ray disc.
Step 2. Choose an output format. Google Cardboard can accept 3D SBS MP4 so you can click “Profile” bar on the interface then navigate to “3D Video” to choose “MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video(*.mp4) “. For 3D side-by-side (SBS) movies, please make sure that the filename contains “SBS”.
Note: For movies in 720p resolution are best for watching in the Google Cardboard Cinema. So you can open profile settings window, and adjust video size to 1280x720p for Google Cardboard.
Step 3. Hit the “Convert” button to rip 3D Blu-ray to MP4 Side-by-Side 3D video for playing with Google Cardboard with best quality.
After 3D Blu-ray to 3D SBS video conversion completed, you can hit “Open Folder” button to get the generated 3D SBS .mp4 videos. Then, you can transfer the converted video files to Andorid/iPad or iPhone and other devices for Google Cardboard enjoyment.
If you want to experience Virtual Reality with your own VR Headsets but can’t afford an expensive Samsung Gear VR or Oculus Rift CV1, you can get a View-Master VR. This kid-friendly device will surround you with stunning 360-degree environments so you feel as if you are really there. The prices range from $17.14 to $29.99 in different stores. With these little money, you can enter the world of virtual reality with the View-Master Virtual Reality. Now, let’s see how to watch various 3D videos such as 3D MKV/FLV/AVI/Blu-ray/DVD with View-Master VR.
View-Master VR is compatible smartphone required (not included): Samsung Galaxy S6/S5/S4, Galaxy Note 4, Motorola Moto X/Droid Turbo, LG G4/G3, HTC One, Nexus 6, iPhone 6s(plus)/6(plus)/5s/5c/5, iOS 8.1 and above.
The 3D formats View-Master VR supports is determined by your smartphone. If your phone can play 3D SBS MKV format video, then you can watch 3D MKV in View-Master VR and vice versa. Generally, 3D SBS MP4 will be the best format for View-Master VR. So, if you have some 3D MKV, 3D FLV, 3D MTS, 3D BD ISO, 3D Blu-ray and want to play these 3D videos in View-Master VR, what can you do? You can convert these unsupported 3D video to 3D SBS MP4 for View-Master VR with a 3D Video Converter.
aPubsoft Blu-ray Ripper will be the best choice for you cause it can make 3D SBS MP4, 3D SBS MKV, etc out of all 2D/3D videos and with built-in video editor, you can edit your 3D videos such as trim video, crop video, split video, merge video, rotate video, eyc for View-Master VR.
Step 1. Run aPubsoft Blu-ray Ripper as the best 3D Video Converter on your Windows PC (Mac version). Click “Load Disc” button to load 3D MKV, 3D FLV, 3D AVI, 3D MTS, 2D/3D Blu-ray and DVD movies to the converter. This VR Video Converter supports batch conversion so you can add multiple 2D/3D souce at a time.
Step 2. Tap on “Profile” bar and find “3D Video”, there are a lot of format options for you. “MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mp4)” is recommended for View-Master VR. You also can choose to convert 2D/3D video to 3D SBS MKV. These output 3D content can be used not only in View-Master VR but also in PSVR, Gear VR, ANTVR, Oculus Rift CV1, HTC Vive, etc.
Tip: For movies in 720p resolution are best for watching in the View-Master VR. So you can open profile settings window, and adjust video size to 1280x720p for View-Master VR.
Step 3. Click “Convert” button to convert 3D MKV/MTS/FLV/AVI/Blu-ray/DVD to 3D SBS video for View-Master VR with best quality.
After the conversion finished, click “Open Folder” button to get the created 3D SBS video. Then, you can transfer your 3D videos to your iPhone or Android phone for preparing to watch 3D videos in View-Master VR.
3. Drag and drop any 3D .mp4 file into the list of documents.
Note: DRM-protected movies (e.g. purchased movies from iTunes Store) are not supported.
3. Drag and drop 3D SBS MP4 file into this folder.
Note: DRM-protected movies (e.g. purchased movies from Google Play) are not supported.