INTRODUCTION
Kodi now supports almost all video codecs and containers, but the MVC codec found on original 3D BluRay discs remains unsupported and is unlikely to change any time in the near future as the demand simply isn't high enough.
If you want to watch the best quality 3D backups, then 3D ISO is the best format. In order to play these files in 3D, you need to use an external player.
PowerDVD 15 Ultra is the best software available to play 3D ISO for these reasons:
* PowerDVD 15 Ultra has a built in virtual drive that mounts ISO files and plays automatically. No need for additional software or scripts.
* PowerDVD has hardware decoding support which offloads the workload from the CPU to the GPU for much smoother playback.
* PowerDVD supports a 24hz refresh rate output, whereas other similar software such as Total Media Theatre are fixed to 30hz and cannot be changed.
CONFIGURATION (PowerDVD 15)
1.) Find or create a playercorefactory.xml in your userdata folder and add this:
2.) Now, in Kodi system settings go to: Video - Discs - BluRay playback mode and select Play main movie. If you don't change this, kodi will play the movie in 2D and the external player will not be triggered automatically.
CONCLUSION
Kodi should now detect ISO file types with 3D in the filename and automatically play them using PowerDVD as the external player.
Kodi now supports almost all video codecs and containers, but the MVC codec found on original 3D BluRay discs remains unsupported and is unlikely to change any time in the near future as the demand simply isn't high enough.
If you want to watch the best quality 3D backups, then 3D ISO is the best format. In order to play these files in 3D, you need to use an external player.
PowerDVD 15 Ultra is the best software available to play 3D ISO for these reasons:
* PowerDVD 15 Ultra has a built in virtual drive that mounts ISO files and plays automatically. No need for additional software or scripts.
* PowerDVD has hardware decoding support which offloads the workload from the CPU to the GPU for much smoother playback.
* PowerDVD supports a 24hz refresh rate output, whereas other similar software such as Total Media Theatre are fixed to 30hz and cannot be changed.
CONFIGURATION (PowerDVD 15)
1.) Find or create a playercorefactory.xml in your userdata folder and add this:
Code:
<playercorefactory>
<players>
<player name="PowerDVD" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
<filename>C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\PowerDVD15\PowerDVD.exe</filename>
<args>"{1}"</args>
<hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>
<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>
<warpcursor>none</warpcursor>
</player>
</players>
<rules action="prepend">
<rule filetypes="iso" filename=".*3D.*" player="PowerDVD" />
</rules>
</playercorefactory>2.) Now, in Kodi system settings go to: Video - Discs - BluRay playback mode and select Play main movie. If you don't change this, kodi will play the movie in 2D and the external player will not be triggered automatically.
CONCLUSION
Kodi should now detect ISO file types with 3D in the filename and automatically play them using PowerDVD as the external player.
