2012-12-26, 21:10
I've just upgraded to a 3D projector. I'm playing back 1080p HSBS 3D h.264 MKV files using the internal XBMC player on Frodo (will check version tonight) on Windows 7 Home Premium x64 with AMD Athlon X2 240 Regor and GeForce 210 over HDMI passed through an Onkyo NR1007 HDMI 1.3 AVR. In terms of decoding I have no problems, same as any standard 1080p file.
That said, I do have a strange problem with the 3D aspect. I'm seeing an offset of the entire frame of around 10 pixels... i.e. the left eye image fills the screen with except a vertical black bar about 10 pixels wide on the right side, and the right eye fills the screen with a vertical black bar about 15 pixels wide on the left side of the screen. For scale, the offset is about 1" wide on a 100" diagonal 16:9 screen. This is not the offset that creates the 3D effect since it can be seen as a horizontal offset of the edge image frame. This seems to be having a small impact on the 3D effect, causing a tiny bit more eye strain but definitely not making it unwatchable. It seems to be the case for all of my 3D HSBS files. Output resolution of 720p60 and 1080p60 both exhibit the problem exactly the same.
For comparison, I tested broadcast HSBS from my TivoHD with no such problem. I also forced HSBS output of a 3D Blu-Ray from my Panasonic BDT220 3D Blu-Ray player with no such problem. I have not tried playback of an MKV from the Panasonic Blu-Ray player yet, but that will be my next test. I also have not tested bypassing the AVR but will do so tonight, though video scaling/processing is disabled in the AVR.
Any ideas on what XBMC or Windows/Hardware settings might be at fault? Any recommendations on what to try to eliminate this image offset? Thanks in advance!
That said, I do have a strange problem with the 3D aspect. I'm seeing an offset of the entire frame of around 10 pixels... i.e. the left eye image fills the screen with except a vertical black bar about 10 pixels wide on the right side, and the right eye fills the screen with a vertical black bar about 15 pixels wide on the left side of the screen. For scale, the offset is about 1" wide on a 100" diagonal 16:9 screen. This is not the offset that creates the 3D effect since it can be seen as a horizontal offset of the edge image frame. This seems to be having a small impact on the 3D effect, causing a tiny bit more eye strain but definitely not making it unwatchable. It seems to be the case for all of my 3D HSBS files. Output resolution of 720p60 and 1080p60 both exhibit the problem exactly the same.
For comparison, I tested broadcast HSBS from my TivoHD with no such problem. I also forced HSBS output of a 3D Blu-Ray from my Panasonic BDT220 3D Blu-Ray player with no such problem. I have not tried playback of an MKV from the Panasonic Blu-Ray player yet, but that will be my next test. I also have not tested bypassing the AVR but will do so tonight, though video scaling/processing is disabled in the AVR.
Any ideas on what XBMC or Windows/Hardware settings might be at fault? Any recommendations on what to try to eliminate this image offset? Thanks in advance!