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1. 42 O Up Q Down Button EEN EE rn TEE 43 e ipauuse BUtton rrr c RH 43 ER PE BUTTON 2 c nnno nnno EE 44 Media Position Control Progress Bar een EBEN 45 BENE ess ome MEE 45 6o ORI OR ERUIT UT TT NUM 46 Current Time Duration Indicator eee enne o A E 46 ES Full Screen Button coccccocnoninoncnnooacccnnonanonarocinnacanincconaranirccronao o EE EE EE 46 Right Click Context Menu eene nnnm EE EE 47 Page iii mum O RE EE 48 Context Media Position Control Progress Bar eene nennen ener n nnns 48 DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties Dialog 5 on setvesee e 49 Accessing the DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Dialog cccsssssssssccsseccosssessescesseccessssssescesseceussessess 49 Methods of Accessing the DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Dialog aerae RE 50 Exuerer Dialog Control Tabs eene rere error nnn rara dil 50 AAA 52 Stereo Movie Format Control Group essere nere rennen nnn rrr sanare aerea rere EE 52 ve Coe Ma Control A in 54 synch Doubling Shift Control Group eere nre rennen rrr rennen nane no EE 55 Uem OON Coo o EE 55 Encgeo Output Mode Control Group eorr ra rrr rare renean tara E nro erra o aya va oae ege een EE 55 Euneh Doubling Shift Control Group erre er
2. Note You must reload your movie or reconnect to your stream for new options to take effect Page 26 Video Renderer Dialog Standard Video Renderer WMP video Renderer WMP video Renderer Warning You must reload your movie or reconnect to your stream For new options to take effect OK Cancel l Windows Media Source Filter Determines the video renderer to be used for receiving streaming Windows Media Q Note You must reload your movie or reconnect to your stream for new options to take effect Windows Media Source Filter Dialog KEE SE k SES Warning You must reload your movie or reconnect to your stream For new options Eo take effect oa _ cael _ Page 27 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player deptha com End of Movie Behavior Determines the behavior desired at the end of the movie Choices are Stop or Loop O Tip pressing the L default key shortcut toggles the Loop setting OFF ON default is ON End of Movie Behavior Dialog OK Cancel Use DepthQ DMX512 Pro version only Enables disables the use of DMX512 Time Code events This option makes it possible to control external devices lights curtains fog generators etc synchronized with your movie playback via the DMX512 communication protocol This feature supports 8 channels of DMX allowing thousands of unique DMX states You will need to utilize a USB to DMX512 hardware converter based
3. Action Default Key Shortcut Play Pause P Open File O Open URL Ctrl U Open WME U Exit Stop S Next Playlist Item PageDown Previous Playlist Item PageUp Jump Forward small RightArrow Jump Forward large Alt RightArrow Jump Backward small LeftArrow Jump Backward large Alt LeftArrow Toggle Full Screen mode F Size 50 Ctrl 1 Size 100 Ctrl 2 Size 200 Ctrl 3 Next Aspect Ratio Setting A Previous Aspect Ratio Setting Shift A Set 4 3 Aspect Ratio 3 Page 31 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player Set 16 9 Aspect Ratio Volume Up Volume Down Mute Increase Horizontal Parallax Decrease Horizontal Parallax Increase Vertical Parallax Decrease Vertical Parallax Loop Movie Toggle Eye Coding Open Video Render Dialog Context Menu Save Movie Configuration Set In Point Set Out Point Save Current Parallax Keyboard Shortcuts List User Zoom 1 User Zoom 2 User Zoom 3 Full Screen Movie Control 9 UpArrow DownArrow IM Ctrl D Ctrl A Ctrl W Ctrl S L E Q Shift S Ctrl I Ctrl O Ctrl P K Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 3 Spacebar Mouse Shortcuts Clicking this item accesses the Mouse Shortcuts dialog which allows the Advanced Mode user to customize the mouse shortcuts including which shortcuts are permitted in Basic Mode Mouse Shortcuts Dialog Action Mouse Short Basic Mode Add New Shortcut Context Menu Right Yes R Edit Shortcut Delete Shortcut Restore to De
4. 75 D amm ui Ready O 00 11 16 f 0 00 15 00 lel Tip Once a movie has been loaded a left click the default button behavior in the media playback area will also toggle between Play and Pause X ege Stop Play Button Clicking the Stop button from either Basic Mode or Advanced Mode stops any movie that has been streaming via a URL The user may then resume the stream by clicking Play Stop Button breaks stream 0 00 11 06 el KH y TM Page 44 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player Play Button resumes stream Advanced JD Technology amp Integration S lies A ol Ready 0 00 11 06 Media Position Control Progress Bar Indicates the current time position within a movie and allows interactive random access As the file plays the Media Position Control will move from left to right and a teal bar will fill in the space behind it When the bar is completely filled in the movie is complete Directly clicking and dragging the Media Position Control allows the user to randomly access any point in the movie Clicking any point IN the Progress Bar left or right of the Media Position Control moves the player directly to that point in time Media Position Control in the Progress Bar Volume Clicking and dragging the Volume Control alters the volume level of playback Clicking anywhere in the Volume Control Bar left or right of the Volume Control directly alter
5. A ehentinGehlayer wie ra gd File Playlist Display Set up Help Q File Playlist Display Set up Help Page 47 On Screen Display OSD Certain actions such as Play Pause Stop Aspect Ratio etc can be momentarily displayed in the upper right hand corner of the media playback area by activating the OSD From Advanced Mode the user can control the OSD display duration and whether it is active inactive via Set up Other Options The OSD Indicating the Exact Moment Movie Was Paused Y Depth Player secar File Playlist Display Set up Help Context Media Position Control Progress Bar From Full Screen mode the Context Media Position Control Progress bar is accessed by pressing the default space key shortcut on the keyboard or moving your cursor anywhere along the bottom edge of the display This floating control bar indicates the current time position within a movie and allows interactive random access without leaving Full Screen mode Pressing the space key again dismisses the control As the file plays the Media Position Control will move from left to right and a teal bar will fill in the space behind it When the bar is completely filled in the movie is complete Directly clicking and dragging the Media Position Control allows the user to randomly access any point in the movie Clicking any point IN the Progress Bar left or right of the Media Position Control moves the player
6. Lightspeed s willingness to license you the software is expressly conditioned on your acceptance of all of the terms of this Software License Agreement Versions of the Software The DepthQ software is available in a commercial Standard and Pro and an evaluation version Lite Both the commercial and the evaluation versions are subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement The commercial version of the software requires payment by you of a license fee The evaluation version of the software is the only version that is provided without charge The evaluation version is not free software and is subject to the restrictions set forth below UPON ORDERING DOWNLOADING INSTALLING OR USING ANY VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE REAFFIRMING THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT License to Use One copy of the DepthQ software may either be used 1 by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers or 2 by multiple people non simultaneously on a single workstation but not both You may access the commercial version of DepthQ through a network provided that you are the only person who may use the software or you have obtained individual Page 84 licenses for the software covering all workstations that will access the software through the network For instance if eight different workstations will access DepthQ on the network each workstation must have its own DepthQ license
7. 87 C F R 12 212 and 48 C F R 227 7202 1 You also acknowledge that the software is commercial computer software as defined in 48 C F R 252 227 7014 a 1 U S Government agencies and entities and others acquiring under a U S Government contract shall have only those rights and shall be subject to all restrictions set forth in this Agreement Export Control Licensee agrees to comply with all export laws and restrictions and regulations of the United States or foreign agencies or authorities and not to export or re export the Product or any direct product thereof in violation of any such restrictions laws or regulations or without all necessary approvals As applicable each party shall obtain and bear all expenses relating to any necessary licenses and or exemptions with respect to its own export of the Product from the U S Miscellaneous The internal laws of the State of Washington USA shall control this Agreement In each case this Agreement shall be construed and enforced without regard to the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods and will be deemed a contract under seal This Agreement is the complete agreement between you and Lightspeed concerning the software and documentation and supersedes all proposals oral or written all negotiations conversations or discussions between or among the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement and all past dealing or industry custom You expressly ag
8. Vse A Desktop Overlap and Edge Blending Texture color depth Use desktop color d E Desktop Management Enable stereo On Menu Editing Force stereo shuttering Dr Stereo display mode Use niew Clone m Stereo display mode ze new Clone mode OF Cancel Apply Finally click Apply and OK Then be sure to use DepthQ in OpenGL HW Stereo Output mode to get left and right page flipping image signals on different graphic card connectors Page 83 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player deptha com Chapter 2 Software License DepthQ9 Software License Agreement DepthQ DepthQ Player Copyright 2009 Lightspeed Design Inc and Michal Husak All Rights Reserved Important Notice As part of the installation process you will be asked to accept the terms of this Agreement This Agreement is a legal contract that specifies the terms of the license and warranty limitation between you and Lightspeed Design Inc Lightspeed for the DepthQ software and related documentation You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before installing or using the software Unless you have entered into a separate written license agreement signed by Lightspeed providing otherwise installation or use of the software indicates your agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions If you do not agree to these terms promptly delete and destroy all copies of the software and related documentation in your possession
9. and its release when it actually starts to execute The number displayed is milliseconds within one standard deviation meaning approximately 68 of the measured jitter was within this range Page 74 Average Sync Offset mSec The average amount of sync offset in milliseconds between the time you hit Play and the movie was either paused or it ended naturally Std Dev Sync Offset mSec The synch offset measured in milliseconds within one standard deviation meaning approximately 6896 of the measured synch offset was within this range About Control Tab This menu item displays information about the DepthQ Filter It will generally state the following DepthQ Stereoscopic Renderer Version 1 xx Copyright 2004 2009 Michal Husak and Lightspeed Design Inc Credits DepthQ Stereoscopic Renderer Version 1 xx x Copyright 2004 2009 Michal Husak and Lightspeed Design Inc Created by the DepthQ Design Team Project Leader Chris Ward Main Coding Specialist Michal Husak Security Coding Specialist Ondrej Muller Technical Supervisor Dan Lawrence Stereoscopic Consultations Robert Mueller Documentation Robert Mueller Dan Lawrence Chris Ward Graphic Design Lightspeed Design Team Installation Ondrej Muller Jan Smajcl A link to depthq com DepthQ is a registered trademark of Lightspeed Design Inc Warning this computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reprod
10. Button The Q Button DepthQ Player also has a rich set of keyboard and mouse shortcuts allowing you to instantaneously access or control just about every feature you ll ever need The player installs with an intuitive set of default commands but they are completely configurable so you can assign any shortcut you prefer A complete list can be displayed immediately by hitting the K default shortcut key and can also be found in this manual See The Interface Set up Set up Items Advanced Mode Only Key Shortcuts Tip When running in OpenGL output mode perhaps the most useful default keyboard shortcut will likely Gi be the Q key which brings up the full DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties dialog also referred to as the DepthQ Filter for short This one stop shop is where you can set up Page 7 configurations for your player for any type of stereoscopic input and output as well as advanced parallax adjustments and processing features Q Note the DepthQ Filter is only available after a movie has been loaded as direct communication is required with the rendering engine Playing Your First Movie From the desktop icon start DepthO9Player Then load a demonstration movie from the directory DepthQ Mowvies found in the same drive and folder you installed the player The demo movie will begin playing back using the configuration profile DQC we have already saved in the same folder O Tip Playing th
11. Contrast Brightness others Cg External for custom Cg code Overlay Depth Reference Marks Technical Features e Primary display output progressive OpenGL quad buffered frame sequential page flip Analog RGB Digital DVI e Optional display output nVidia DirectX 3D Vision stereoscopic renderer e DepthQ Player Lite Supports input and output up to High Definition HD 1080 60P per eye display refresh up to 120Hz Subtle watermark added with playback length and playlist functionality restrictions For evaluation purposes e DepthQ Player Standard Supports input and output up to High Definition HD 720 60P per eye display refresh up to 120Hz e DepthQ Player Pro Supports input and output up to High Definition HD 1080 60P input and output per eye 1920 x 1080 and beyond display refresh up to 120Hz plus enhanced Page 4 feature set including image GPU processing and Time Code controlled IN OUT Parallax and DMX events e Supports a wide variety of data and compression formats DQ3D Pro 1920P configuration only H 264 MPEG 4 AVC MPEG 4 MPEG 2 DV MJPEG un compressed etc e Supports IP Video streams via Windows Media video and Elecard video Flash in development e Full featured player interface includes advanced playback controls and playlist support e Two operating modes Basic Mode and password protected Advanced Mode to ensure advanced configurations remain secure from uninten
12. Control Tab Pro version only BEBE oe 68 Overlay Pattern On Off ENEE ERE ERES 69 Infinity Grid Visibility EEN A A 70 Calibration Line Visibility ecce nnn EE EE EE 71 W elsSerzdgAM nmm 7 3 Page iv un Derek Values m boc rM MEE Mem MEME rer 73 i eng e c 73 ADOS Glo gale A ee 73 Quality Management Information Control Group eene nennen ee 74 aut Col qe o ER 75 E TOD Siete beu UI MEM 75 Save Current Setup Configuration eere rrr rrr eren oorr aua rra rero arena oorr nva parra rario iro ED 76 Transfer Configuration from DOS File to Default Setup 76 DepthQ ME Renderer a EI EE E 77 Eme DepthQ Player with nVidia 3D Vision M eeesseseeseeeee rennen nnn BEES 77 DepthQ Standalone Control Panel DepthQ Confiel EEN 79 A aeeneccenet acne Meereccnaensaecemeetr eas curcac sen saeccr ota ceeaencuee Sussta cera veeatarcsstaseetuescat ceo 79 Eu EE Ee MG 79 CO PIRE ESSI E sasbeiee eedssaieseeutsseictos cena so 79 Exueuring Two Projector PASSIVE eere ener rrr orn nna r rnnt nane orna orn E 80 SEO A lode co dut ua 80 NAAA MethOd ss escsecscsscecesscscecessesceccessescascecessescescnseescassnsessencnsstsvescatsesestencetsesveneneeee 80 Sete 2 Software LICENSE ccsscssecscneccnccenscnnscnnecnsecnsecnsesneeonseanseaneeannsenseenseeneeeneses 84 DepthQ Software
13. DQC file will play using the last used settings This means when you return to the top of the playlist your first movie will now play with new settings Therefore be sure you save a DQS DQC recommended file for at least the first movie or still in each group of movies or stills that will use the same settings It you want to ensure there is never a mix up in case the playlist order changes for instance simply save a DQC file for each movie or still in your playlist Save Current Setup Configuration Press this button to save the current setup What s saved in the DOS file e Input Movie Format e Parallax Information e Eye Formatting e Stretching Cropping Sync Doubling Shifts You must also check the box titled Save including movie non specific setup parameters to save parameters such as e Output Movie Format O Tip Click the text menu item Display Save Movie Configuration or enter Shift S default key shortcut to save your movie configuration parameters as a DQC file instead The DQC file extension is preferred and has a higher priority than the older but still supported DQS Transfer Configuration from DQS File to Default Setup Press this button to transfer all the current filter settings to the DepthQ Standalone Control Panel DepthQ Config This will assign your current settings as the new default settings to be used when the player is next launched Page 76 DepthQ DirectX Renderer This i
14. Other Options Dialog GUI Behavior o Automatically change window size when loading a new movie or stream d Automatically change window size when changing aspect ratio X Reposition player on desktop when opening oversize movies Start in Full screen mode Mouse Autohide after 2 sec 0 never OSD Visibility 2 sec 0 never Cancel Still Image Still Image Default Time Enter a time in hours minutes seconds frames hh mm ss ff you want to set as the default duration for still frames Each still frame in a Playlist can have its own custom duration but this will be the default Other Options Dialog Still Image GUI Behaviour Still Image Depth Directx 1 Flash Source Still Image Default Time O Hi O Mi r mes ei T Frame D Page 37 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player deptha com DepthQ DirectX DepthQ9 DirectX Full Screen Setting Resolution Forces the output resolution to match the horizontal and vertical values entered here For instance when using the DepthQ WXGA HD 3D Projector you would set this to 1280 x 720 Color Depth Forces the output color depth to match the value chosen here The default is 32 bits for 8 bits per color rgba The 16 bits selection is a legacy format and you will probably never need to use it though it s very fast if you are having throughput issues Output Refresh Rate Forces the output refresh rate to match the value chosen here
15. Red Green anaglyph glasses Color Anaglyph Select this option if you want to use Red Blue anaglyph preserving some of the original image colors DLP 3 D HDTV Select this option if your display hardware incorporates the checkerboard pattern utilized by Samsung amp Mitsubishi DLP and plasma 3D Ready monitors Color Interleaved Select this option if you require a color interleaved vertically interlaced output This mode arranges the vertical columns sub pixels in the following order Odd columns RedL BlueL GreenR Even columns RedR BlueR GreenL This pattern supports Sharp s discontinued autostereoscopic displays the Actius notebook and standalone monitor as well as Spatial View s current autostereoscopic displays SIS Format Select this option if your display hardware incorporates the SIS attachment from Stereoscopic Image Systems Limited Stereo Bright Select this option if you are using StereoBright filters with a dual LCD projector stack for passive polarized display The StereoBright methodology takes advantage of the fact that LCD projectors are already polarized thus a brighter image is possible because you are not introducing additional losses Page 58 through a post projector polarization method However in StereoBright displays the red and blue channels come from one projector while the green channel comes from the other projector Alignment is critical Synch Doubling Shift Control G
16. SATA or SCSI disk array Typical storage capacity Typical storage capacity Typical storage capacity 80 750 Gigabytes 80 750 Gigabytes Up to several Terabytes Windows XP Pro Windows XP Pro Windows XP Pro Windows Vista 32 64 Windows Vista 32 64 Windows Vista 32 64 For OpenGL For OpenGL For OpenGL OpenGL graphics card with OpenGL graphics card with OpenGL graphics card with support for quad buffered support for quad buffered support for quad buffered OpenGL stereo nVidia Quadro OpenGL stereo nVidia Quadro OpenGL stereo nVidia Quadro FX1500 or FX3700 for both single FX1500 or FX3700 for both single FX1500 FX3700 or better for and dual projections and dual projections both single and dual projections For DirectX For DirectX For DirectX nVidia graphics card compatible nVidia graphics card compatible nVidia graphics card compatible with the 3D Vision drivers for with the 3D Vision drivers for with the 3D Vision drivers for DirectX Mode DirectX Mode DirectX Mode One free USB port for HW key One free USB port for HW key Activation based on HW ID installation installation QU Note the system requirements for DepthQ Player Lite will vary depending on your final input and output resolutions Since it allows input and output as high as 1920 x 1080 60P per eye you may require faster CPU s a faster graphics card and greater storage If you plan on playing files a
17. a link to the help file on the web or About The Key and Mouse shortcuts are tailored to which mode you are in Basic or Advanced Help Icon Button Basic Mode Kev Shortcuts Basic Made Mouse Shortcuts Basic Mode Page 40 Help Text Menu Advanced Mode File Playlist Display Set up Help Kev Shortcuts Advanced Mode Mouse Shortcuts Advanced Mode Help Items Basic and Advanced Mode Key Shortcuts Displays a list of the available Keyboard Shortcuts This list can be different depending upon whether the player is in Basic Mode or Advanced Mode and whether the administrator has denied any access to Basic Mode users Mouse Shortcuts Key Shortcuts List Action JENE Open File Open URL Open WME Exit stop Nest playlist tem Previous playlist item Jump Forward small Jump backward small Jump Forward large Kev Shortcut I R O Ctrl U LI Alt4 X 5 PageDown Pagellp Right Left Alt Riaht Displays a list of the available Mouse Shortcuts This list can be different depending upon whether the player is in Basic Mode or Advanced Mode and whether the administrator has chosen to deny any access to Basic Mode users Page 41 Mouse Shortcuts List Action Universal Button Function Context Menu DepthQ Player Help Accesses this document The same document can be found on the web via a link on the DepthQ Player Web Page A
18. but infrequently If you Pause the movie anywhere another default left click in the media display area you will then get a tally of the results between the time you hit Play and Pause Page 73 The Statistics Control Tab DepthQ OpenGl Renderer Properties h X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Trrdelta Setup Lg Setup Lg Comerstone Setup Input Movie Movie Parallax Adjustment Stereo Output Statistics Quality management information Frames played Frames dropped in Renderer Average frame rate achieved 23 96 Actual frame rate achieved latest 5s 44 00 Jitter std dev frame time mS ec 2 Average sync offset mS ec Std dev sync offset mSec Quality Management Information Control Group Sampled data includes Frames Played The total frames played between the time you hit Play and the movie was either paused or it ended naturally Frames Dropped in Renderer The total frames dropped between the time you hit Play and the movie was either paused or it ended naturally Average Frame Rate Achieved The average frame rate displayed between the time you hit Play and the movie was either paused or it ended naturally Actual Frame Rate Achieved The average frame rate displayed during the last five seconds of play Jitter Std Dev Frame Time mSec The amount of variation in the frame timing in milliseconds In our context jitter is the delay between the invocation of the next frame task
19. configurations e Lite A free to download evaluation version which accepts up to 1920x1080 60P per eye input and delivers up to 1920x1080 60P per eye output Incorporates a subtle watermark in Open GL mode with restricted play length and playlist functionality e Standard A licensed commercial version capable of displaying up to 1280x720 60P per eye specially tuned for the DepthQ HD 3D video projector e Pro Alicensed professional version capable of displaying up to 1920x1080 60P per eye and beyond with enhanced feature set and functionality Your hardware must be up to the task High bandwidth outputs require more powerful CPU s and GPU s Each configuration is capable of displaying flicker free stereoscopic 3D video the equivalent of two simultaneous streams of 2D digital video For example a High Definition 1080P 3D film made up of two separate streams of 1920 x 1080 could be stored in a concatenated stereoscopic format e g above below at a resolution of 1920 x 2160 recommended or 3840 x 1080 When playing media files DepthO9Player displays your films in the highest quality stereoscopic format available progressive page flip frame sequential at refresh rates up to 120 Hz What makes this impressive level of data transfer possible on a common desktop computer is a combination of the ever increasing power of both CPU s and GPU s Lightspeed Design s proprietary image compression decompression algorithm the DQ3
20. directly to that point in time Context Media Position Control Progress Bar along entire screen bottom edge l LZ Page 48 DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties Dialog This is the most important dialog window in the player s user interface when OpenGL rendering is used and one you will visit often as it allows you to configure DepthQ s inputs outputs real time processing stereoscopic parameters etc DepthQ OpenGl Renderer Properties bh X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Trrdelta Setup Cg Setup Lg Comerstone Setup Input Movie Movie Parallax Adjustment Stereo Output Statistics Stereo Movie Format C 2D movie C Synch doubling C Gbove Beloa AboveBelow full E C Side by Side B Side by Side ful B Interlaced Tridelta B SIS input Eve Coding f Left gt Right C Right gt Left Synch doubling shift JI 500 A Warning The mowie MUST be reloaded for application of aspect ratio changes related to full half resolution Tip DepthQ Player and the DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties Dialog also referred to as X the DepthQ Filter are both live and can coexist on screen You can adjust parallax for instance and still pause the movie or adjust your position in its timeline with the filter open In Full Screen mode you can hide and unhide the Playlist Editor behind the player using A
21. escape to exit or press the default F shortcut key to toggle Display Items Advanced Mode Only Aspect Ratio Allows user to set the aspect ratio of the output movie Choices are Disabled Source 4 3 16 9 or Custom Custom allows fractional input Aspect Ratio Dialog Select an Aspect Ratio From the Following Select an Aspect Ratio From Ehe Following Disabled Disabled Source Source au 16 9 Custom Ratio Custom Ratio 1 85 OW E 1 sm fH i Cancel Page 22 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player depthdq com O Tip The A default keyboard shortcut cycles forward through the aspect ratio settings Shift A cycles backwards Zoom Allows user to set three programmable Zoom levels accessible via the default keyboard shortcuts Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 3 Zoom Dialog qz m o 100 Ke OK Cancel Time Code Editor Pro version only Allows user to set multiple In Points Out Points and Parallax Change Points for each movie based on Time Code hh mm ss ff Time 0 00 02 04 0 00 02 04 0 00 04 15 0 00 07 04 0 00 10 17 0 00 10 17 0 00 13 13 Time Code Editor Dialog Type Parallax In Parallax Out Parallax In Vertical Offset Mane Horizontal Offset Mane Current Time O DO0 13 13 Page 23 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player Edit Point Delete Point Delete All depthaq com Time Code events are stored in a DepthQ configuration file DQC
22. have problems playing your movie the YUY2 gt RGBA conversion can slow down the video rendering Page 60 OpenGL Extension Usage Control Group OpenGL 1 1 Compatibility most compatible This function allows the user to force the renderer to use OpenGL 1 1 The OpenGL API is an industry standard vendor neutral graphics library so this is the most widely compatible renderer nVidia Advanced Compatibility fastest This function is only compatible with nVidia graphics cards but provides the highest resolution and fastest rendering Movie Parallax Adjustment Control Tab The functions on this configuration tab are designed to properly place and adjust stereo content within a virtual stereo universe while also correcting any inherent vertical offsets Two methods are available both allow you to properly place the movie in the Z axis Zero Parallax Based Adjustment and Guided Infinity Based Adjustment The Movie Parallax Adjustment Tab DepthQ OpenGl Renderer Properties 1 X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup m delta Setup Lg Setup Lg Comerstone Setup Input Movie Movie Parallax Adjustment d Stereo Output Statistics Adjustment method Edge treatment Ge Stretch to fil C Guided infinity based parallax adjustment Deactivate adjustment application C Don t stretch Vertical parallax adjustment Vertical parallax 0 00 Zero paralla based adjustme
23. lock onto diverging details far beyond that However any amount beyond parallel is an unnatural extension of the ocular muscles and akin to lifting weights In other words it can cause pain and headaches O Tip Lightspeed recommends avoiding divergence altogether Guided Infinity Based Parallax Adjustment The Guided infinity based parallax adjustment method works by aligning the movie s deepest object often referred to as infinity with the natural infinity point as perceived by the viewer For some users this method may be easier as it can be more straightforward to identify the deepest furthest from the viewer object than to identify the Zero Parallax Plane Additionally this method does not allow an object to be offset deeper than the natural human perception of infinity avoiding any pain and headaches associated with unnatural divergence of the eyes The trade off is that any originally intended relationship between screen plane and Zero Parallax Plane is sacrificed in exchange for viewer comfort If your content has a shallow range of depth a touch up adjustment may be applied to prevent the movie from feeling like it is too far away from the viewer Deactivate Adjustment Application Select this radio button if the parallax offset has already been baked in to your movie and you wish the relationship between screen plane and intended Zero Parallax Plane to remain as originally encoded despite possible discomfort to the view
24. or Elecard decoder Access these settings through the Filter Properties panel e For correct playback of TV targeted interlaced Mpeg2 streams for example IMAX DVDs check that you have deactivated Software de interlacing in the Mpeg2 decoder settings Similar adjustments should also be done with MJPEG based compression decoders Page 79 e For the correct playback of interlaced DV encoded movies check that you have activated the Full NTSC PAL option in the DV Video Decoder settings The default setting is only half resolution e n addition to movies DepthQ Player can be used to view still stereo pictures DepthQ currently supports JPG and BMP still image formats You can create a slide show of still images by loading them into the playlist editor just like you would movie files You can control how long each still is displayed with the Playlist Playlist Editor Still Image Time configuration button e The use of the DQ3D codec as well as some other codecs like MJPEG conflicts with Microsoft DEP Device Execution Prevention algorithm activation Try to disable DEP in your OS settings Configuring Two Projector Passive Two methods are available to display passive stereo by means of two projectors The generic method works on many graphics cards but only works in Full Screen mode The nVidia nView method works in Full Screen and windowed mode but requires a supported nVidia based graphics card Generic Passive Mode
25. overlapped on the screen This will cause the object to be perceived as flat against the screen Often you can find a logo or a test pattern that is at the Zero Parallax Plane If you have the Pro version you can animate this re alignment across scene cuts in your movie locked to Time Code Guided Infinity Based Parallax Adjustment Control Group If you have selected the Guided infinity Based Parallax adjustment mode above this group of sliders will be enabled otherwise they are grayed out The three adjustments should be set in sequence click the corresponding radio button for each step to configure Start with Step 1 continue with step 2 and finish with step 3 Step 1 Set Infinity to Zero Horizontal Parallax With your stereo glasses OFF adjust the Step 1 slider until the deepest object in your movie is precisely overlapped on the screen This tells DepthQ where the infinity point of the movie is Often the deepest object in a movie is an object at the horizon or a cloud in the sky in an outdoor scene Page 63 If you like Lightspeed master your stereoscopic films using parallel camera rigs with infinity overlapped you can skip Step 1 leaving it set to zero Step 2 Set display screen width and select Monitor or Projection Enter the Screen Width of your display area in inches It is not uncommon for a 20 inch monitor to have a horizontal measurement of 15 inches Traditionally monitors are specified in diagona
26. regardless of whether the workstations access the software at different times or concurrently In case of the evaluation version of the DepthQ software DepthQ Player Lite DepthQ Lite you may use each copy of DepthQ Lite for your internal evaluation trial and testing purposes only on one 1 computer and maximum two 2 screens attached to the computer the DepthQ software DepthQ Lite is installed on in strict compliance with the terms stated above The software and documentation are protected by the copyright laws of the United States and international treaty provisions There are severe penalties both civil and criminal for copyright infringement You may not copy all or any part of the software or related documentation except that you may make a reasonable number of copies of the software solely for backup or archival purposes Multiple Media and Upgrades You may receive the software and related documentation in more than one medium Regardless of the number of media you receive you may use only the medium that is appropriate for the player on which the software is to be installed You may not install use or transfer the other media except as part of a permanent transfer of your licensed copy of the software and related documentation as set forth below If the software and related documentation are provided as an upgrade patch or update to an earlier licensed release of the software then you must have a valid license to operat
27. significantly modify the intended result and performance Limiting access to these advanced settings can ensure that the player remains configured as intended Advanced Mode allows only the administrator of DepthO9Player and those with the designated password full access to all of the player s functions and features Page 13 First the features accessible to the user in Advanced Mode via the top left row of text menus offer the user a much greater level of control specifically under Display and Set up than in Basic Mode Second Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts are unrestricted and can be customized Once set only the administrator defined password grants access to Advanced Mode from Basic Mode via the top right Q button Note The default configuration for Basic Mode allows nearly full access to the list of keyboard and mouse commands The administrator must choose to limit access by un checking the desired Basic Mode switches in the Set up Key Shortcuts dialog window and saving the configuration Also unrestricted access between Basic Mode and Advanced Mode is available until such time the administrator chooses to password protect it Minimize Maximize Close These top right controls Minimize Maximize or Close the player from either Basic or Advanced Mode Minimize Player Control Y SbepbhgPlaye ed lc Maximize Player Control Close Player Control File Clicking the F
28. stereoscopic or 2D Windows Media encoded stream You will be prompted for the URL Open Elecard Video Stream Opens a remote live stereoscopic or 2D Elecard encoded stream You will be prompted for the URL Functional only when Elecard streaming support has been installed see Getting Started What s Not Installed Movie Formats Filters and Codecs Streaming MPEG 2 Open Flash Video Stream Advanced Mode Only Opens a remote ive stereoscopic or 2D Flash encoded stream You will be prompted for the URL This is a new feature in development and will be accessible in Advanced Mode only Functional only when the necessary Flash support has been installed See Getting Started What s Not Installed Movie Formats Filters and Codecs FLV Note All three of the above live streaming operations Windows Media Video Stream Elecard Video Stream and Flash Video Stream are functional at a nominal level and are ongoing Lightspeed software development projects Expect further enhancements Open Recent Up to five recently opened media targets are displayed for quick access These can be directory listings as well as URLs Exit Exits the player Playlist Clicking the Playlist icon button Basic Mode or Playlist text menu Advanced Mode grants access to the various features consolidated there Playlist Editor or Open Playlist The Playlist Editor allows you to select several files to play in the sequence you define
29. through the DepthQ OpenGL or DirectX Renderer Properties Dialog The primary benefit of DepthQ Config is that you can quickly edit and check the default DepthQ stereoscopic settings without being forced to launch a movie It is accessed via this desktop thumbnail 9 General Notes Feedback Please visit Lightspeed Design Inc DepthQ on the WWW at http www DepthQ com For technical requirements and issues please contact our support team support LightspeedDesign com For purchasing and licensing information please contact Lightspeed Design sales department sales LightspeedDesign com Stereo 3D Playback Issues e Playback of the movie from hard disk is significantly faster than playback from CD or DVD To get maximum speed check that you have DMA UItraDMA access enabled for any drives you wish to play movies from e Often encoders will create video files that are very fragmented It is always a good idea to defragment your hard drive if you are experiencing choppiness while playing back movies If defragmenting your drive takes too long you can defragment individual files using Microsoft s freeware utility Contig You can download Contig from http technet microsoft com en us sysinternals bb897428 aspx e Users can significantly improve the visualization quality of HW page flipped output on their monitor by increasing Brightness in the decoding filter settings Such settings are possible e g for the DivX decoder
30. to configure DepthQ s inputs outputs advanced features real time processing stereoscopic parameters etc Until a stereoscopic media file has actually been loaded this item will remain grayed out A Note This item actually gives you access to the filter controls for your movie and as such the name will change depending on the filter being utilized by the movie DepthQ Alignment DepthQ Player has a simple vertical horizontal parallax control dialog that is available even from password protected Basic Mode This allows the viewer to adjust for discrepancies in either vertical or horizontal parallaxes especially important for live stereo 3D streams or to simply adjust the stereo to personal taste Simply Left Click and drag either the Vertical Offset slider control or the Horizontal Offset slider control to adjust parallax symmetrically hantar 1 Tyrant l NOD lavar TM Page 20 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player DepthQ Alignment Dialog Vertical Offset 0 00 93 O Horizontal OfFzek 7 40 aum 3X 33 AX Reset to Zero Restore En Default i i Cancel Clicking the Restore to Zero button will return both vertical and horizontal parallax to zero Clicking the Restore to Default button will return both vertical and horizontal parallax to the default values defined in the DepthQ Filter See DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties Dialog Renderer Dialog Control Tabs M
31. top and one on the bottom There is no loss of detail due to squeezing the images There is no blank space between the two images Side by Side A format where both left and right images are placed in a single frame with one on the left and one on the right and the images are squeezed horizontally to fit into a standard canvas size say 16 9 There is no blank space between the two images This is sometimes referred to as Left Right Anamorphic Page 53 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player Side by Side Full A format where both left and right images are placed in a single double width frame with one full resolution image on the left and one on the right There is no loss of detail due to squeezing the images There is no blank space between the two images This is sometimes referred to as Left Right Interlaced A format where both left and right images are placed in a single frame by alternating image data with each horizontal line This is sometimes referred to as Interline Tri Delta A format where both left and right images are simultaneously captured through a single lens using a special optical attachment and stored in a single frame The optical paths of the lens attachment counter rotate each image 90 degrees Two 16 9 aspect ratio images fit into a single 4 3 and vice verse There is blank space between the images SIS A format where both left and right images are simultaneously captured through a single
32. Chapter 1 DepthQ Player 1 Support for non standard formats typically requires installation of third party DirectShow source filters not included in the player distribution Extension Configuration Dialog Extension avi Movie Files mv Movie Files Movie Files mpg Movie Files LINE Si Delete Extension bmp Still image Files gif Still image Files Still image Files Flash movie Files Flash movie Files QuickTime movie Files Play List Restore to Default OK I Cancel Other Options Clicking this item accesses other miscellaneous options such as window size behavior mouse autohide On Screen Display OSD visibility Still Image Default Time DepthQ DirectX Full Screen Settings and Flash Settings The Other Options dialog is arranged into tabs GUI Behavior Still Image DepthQ DirectX and Flash Source GUI Behavior Window Size BehaviorToggles e Automatically change window size when loading a new movie or stream e Automatically change window size when changing aspect ratio e Reposition player on desktop when opening oversize movies e Start in Full Screen mode Mouse Autohide Enter a time in integer seconds you want to wait before hiding the mouse cursor after your last action 0 do not hide y TM Page 36 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player OSD Visibility Enter a time in integer seconds you want to wait before hiding the On Screen Display 0 do not display OSD at all
33. Contents For Quad buffered OpenGL Stereo using dual projectors polarized eese 11 Using Graphics Cards other than nVidia tenente tette trn tenen 11 e De pt CM ttt A A E e ie 11 A A 12 O o 12 A UO T ent een nee rT re Ty ns 12 O O A MEME 13 IUnimize Maximize Close ccccccsonscecccceconsccsececcanccseccceonsceseceeonacsseececcascssecsccasccsssseersccsseose gt oft 14 EE A 14 File Items Basic and Advanced Mode keen 15 A Fil eee ae eee ee ee 15 le ron Ee 15 Open Windows Media Video Stream eren rrr nnne rere EE 16 ECO Video Stream sac eee edet M x RM c ae 16 Open Flash Video Stream Advanced Mode Only 16 A DT oO Eee tutt Etui EM m 16 EN undc ec E MK UN LR M RM CEDE 16 EEUU Ee Ms M ec ct EM ME MM E M 16 Playlist Items Basic and Advanced Mode sese esee seen nnne nnns annosa annuas 17 A m eT UEM 17 open O eeu T c P d rr EAE M RR PT A 19 O nun Treo E nee eon ne Erne ee 19 Display Items Basic and Advanced Mode 20 Sepal o OPENGL E e 20 DepthO AlignMent ccccccccccccscsecesessececcsssscscsccecsccessccesescscsacsceccscsacsssscececcececeseeee pli 20 O 10 1 21 Cll See AMM 22 Display Items Advanced Mode Only MMMM 22 Dien cM o DE 22 A EE 23 Time Code Editor Pro version only erm EE cccscvessveresasa
34. D codec and well crafted code Additionally DepthO9Player supports both single and dual graphics output pipelines Single output pipelines are for display with single lens projectors like the DepthQ HD 3D projector 3D Ready plasma monitors LCD displays and rear projection DLP monitors as well as CRTs using active shutter glasses Dual graphics output pipelines are for display with two projector passive displays using polarizing glasses Page 1 As powerful as it already is the image display quality of DepthQ Player continues to advance with each improvement in off the shelf computer technology We are currently testing even higher resolutions and frame rates and this power is being harnessed to drive truly amazing ultra high resolution 2D displays 24K as well as advancing the state of the art in stereoscopic 3D display Configuration Differences Feature set Comparisons of DepthQ Player Lite Standard and Pro DepthQ Player Lite DepthQ Player Standard DepthQ Player Pro Evaluation Version Licensed Licensed Professional Image Fidelity Lite Standard Pro Input Resolution Up to 1920P 3D Up to 720P 3D Up to 1920P 3D Output Resolution Up to 1920P 3D Up to 720P 3D Up to 1920P 3D Standard 24 bit Standard 24 bit Standard 24 bit Standard License Issues Single Seat commercial Single Seat SE Limited to 5 viewers or Limited to 5 viewers Commercial Theater Based on number o
35. Depth 0 NEN 4 A O be en e Lightspeed Design Inc Reference Manual for DepthQ Technology Components DepthQ Player TM DepthQ Software License 2009 depthq com Lightspeed Design Inc Reference Manual for DepthQ Technology Components 2009 Table of Contents ter 1 DepthQPPlayer EEN ERES 1 200 7 ES en TEEN A 1 Jual de le ERI m E 1 da 2 A eee eee ee eh 4 Emera System Recommendations eec eren renean rera nnno nna orsa tran ear EE 6 e 7 How To Get Started With Deptb gplaverN netten tete ttn 7 EE 7 A I EE Ee ET E 7 AO A EE 8 What s Installed with Depth gblaver N trente tette tenerent 8 MENU Med Ac uL RM EUM cee Nes 8 ae Security Key DONGIC BEE 8 What s Not Installed with DepthQlPlayer M seen ettet 9 Microsoft DirectX Pr m Kc M D E 9 Ev cdormats Filters amp Codecs ee 9 vla o GE EE 9 BEES esee tS Mee P E T I c 10 aRRRREREEEEEEEEE 9OAA 0 00000 10 Streaming MPEG 2 EEN Leef i 10 AA A WT Nen ee EI EE 10 AO a AA Renan eee ree 10 Hardware Performance eene mmm nmm EE eee 10 E leed DEEN REM 10 E ones Cards A 5 10 For DirectX using nVidia GeForce 3D ViSION ertet tentent tette 10 For Quad buffered OpenGL Stereo using 3 pin sync CONNECtOT REENEN 11 For Quad buffered OpenGL Stereo using nVidia 3D Vision 11 Page i DepthQ Reference Manual Table of
36. File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Input Mowe Moie Parallax Adjustment Stereo utput Statistics Tri delta Setup Cg Setup Lg Comerstone Setup GO Ca ON OFF needs restart Lg pixel shader program Color adjustment 2 sel GG int res ext file Lg shader adjustable parameters Param 1 0 000 Brightness 1 000 1 000 Param z 1 000 Contrast E en Haam 3 0 000 Hue 180 000 180 000 Param 4 1 000 Saturation 0 000 10 000 ps OF Cancel Apply Page 66 Cg Cornerstone Setup Control Tab Pro version only This configuration tab grants access to real time Cornerstoning a form of geometric correction which allows you to warp one eye independently from the other by directly manipulating only the corners of each image This is useful for dual stacked projection systems where separate projectors are used for each eye and superimposed on a single screen Mechanical alignment in these situations is often inadequate and can drift over time Real time cornerstoning can be used to very accurately tweak your images for a more perfect overlap You simply select an eye view and adjust the four corners of the image using the individual slider controls until both eyes are perfectly overlapping The Cg Cornerstone Setup Control Tab DepthQ OpenGl Renderer Properties X Input Movie Movie Parallax Adjustment Stereo Output Statistics About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Tri delta Se
37. IA Quadro FX 3450 4000 SDT Pron General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management 3 Quadro F 3450 4000 SDI 1 s x Y A rT T El Quadro FX 3450 4000 SDI 4 NEW Ne oo rien Display Settings seis d HVWIDIA n m Performance amp Quality Settings P ew allows you to connect separate displays toa single graphics card SLI multi GPLI Color Correction Video Overlay Settings niew Display Mode Clone Full Screen Video Primary display qe ViewSanic P810 SESCH Secondary display E Analog Display Temperature Settings Screen Resolutions amp Refresh Hates Desktop Overlap and Edge Blending rz Desktop Management Menu E diting le Make this the primary display Disable auto panning on secondary device viewport lock Detect Displays Device Settings gt gt OF Cancel Apply Page 81 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player deptha com Next select Performance and Quality Settings from the list on the left and turn On the Enable Stereo option under Global driver settings Advanced Settings That screen should look similar to this Enabling Stereo in nView s Performance amp Quality Settings 38 Default Monitor and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 4000 SDI Prop E General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management EJ Quadro Fx 3450 4000 SDI El Quadro Ex 3450 40600 SLI D b rie Display Settings BI RVIDIA Performance amp Quality Settings Application profiles SLI multi E PLI Applic
38. IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES REPRESENTATIONS PROMISES OR GUARANTEES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Page 86 ANY WARRANTY OF NON INFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE By way of example without limitation Lightspeed provides no warranties of any kind to any end users accessing or otherwise using applications developed or otherwise obtained by you The warranties do not cover damage or defects caused by or related to misuse modification accident negligence or misapplication Any such misuse modification or misapplication of the software will void this warranty Because programs such as this are inherently complex Lightspeed does not warrant that the software is error free or will operate without interruption Furthermore Lightspeed does not warrant that the software will work with any given database network or network application You acknowledge that due to the complexity of the software it is possible that use of the software could lead to the unintentional loss or corruption of data You assume all risks of such data loss or corruption the warranties provided in this Agreement do not cover any damages or losses resulting from data loss or corruption The software is not designed or licensed for use in hazardous environments requiring fail safe controls including without limitation operation of nuclear facilities aircraft navigation or communication systems a
39. License ASTEECMENE eege 84 oo Rant Nerde EE 84 A sedeetersnen ere ase nenweninunaeaeue rear atene iaatencrormn etree ce ceea ne aeta ett 84 O UU EE 84 Eu aedi andiUipgrades toute et REP EIE etes tee eee oec teuet 85 EE c uuosnal Rights OF len EE 85 IECIT 0 0 0020000 86 Term and Termination ENEE a EE ree 86 Warranty and Remedies cere A eene 86 limitation on Liability errem Essere 87 UL S Government Licensing Rights ee BEES 87 A IMEEM 88 A 88 Page v Chapter 1 DepthQ Player Overview DepthQ Player is a feature packed software solution for the high quality playback of stereo 3D movies from a standard off the shelf PC Easy to use and designed from the ground up as a professional product DepthQ Player combines efficient code architecture superior throughput and very low latency for flawless playback of either locally stored or URL accessible pre compressed stereoscopic movies as well as 3D streaming IP video DepthQ Player delivers the most comfortable to view stereo 3D experience possible and allows cost effective viewing of high resolution stereoscopic media in a wide variety of environments from remote 3D viewing stations operating rooms and conference rooms to 3D theaters museum exhibits portable theaters motion simulators corporate events and trade shows Technical Description DepthQ Player is available in three
40. Load or Reload your movie Select the DepthQ DirectX Renderer in the Video Renderer Dialog Choose Renderer From Ehe List Depth Open Renderer he E WD video Renderer WMP video Renderer Warning You must reload your movie or reconnect to your stream For new options to Fake effect OK Cancel Step 3 Enter Full Screen mode the F default shortcut key You should see your pyramid emitter light up bright green indicating that the driver is active Step 4 Turn on amp don your 3D eyewear and enjoy O Tip While in Full Screen mode under DirectX you control and navigate through your movie using the keyboard commands For instance the default command P will toggle between Pause and Play RightArrow amp LeftArrow will jump forward and backwards small Alt RightArrow amp Alt LeftArrow will jump forward and backwards large UpArrow amp DownArrow will raise and lower the volume M will Mute L will toggle Loop on and off E will toggle the eye coding and Ctrl A D W or S will increase and decrease horizontal and vertical parallax Use either the Esc key or the F key to exit Full Screen mode Page 78 DepthQ Standalone Control Panel DepthQ Confi A part of the DepthQ installation is a standalone control panel for all the stereoscopic settings The DepthQ Config panel gives you fast access to all settings identical to those settings available
41. Media Source Filter End of Movie Behavior Use Depth DMx512 Diagnostic Kev Shortcuts Mouse Shortcuts Default Depth Input Extension Configuration Depth Directx Other Options security P Wi Ready 0 00 04 09 gt 0 00 50 BERN Page 34 Default DepthQ OpenGL Input Dialog Stereo Movie Format Eve Coding zD movie Left gt Right Synch doubling Right gt Left o Above Below Synch doubling shift AbovejBelow fui EN h Ly 75 003 Lu Side by Side B Side by Side Full Bm Warning The movie MUST be reloaded For Interlaced application of aspect ratio changes related Tri deta to Full half resolution 515 input OK Cancel Stereo Movie Format Eve Coding 2D movie amp Left gt Right Synch doubling Right gt Left Abowe Below Synch daubling shiFE 5 00 Side by Side Side by Side Full Warning The movie MUST be reloaded For Interlaced application of aspect ratio changes related Tri delta to Full half resolution sit Mg Extension Configuration Clicking this item allows the user to add new types of permissible file extensions or delete them and correlate file type filters to these file extensions This makes it possible to filter the contents of folders based on a described class of files such as Movie files Still files Flash movie files Quicktime movie files Playlists etc Page 35
42. Pers ec n vgBytesPerSec 1 nBlock lign Hate Audio Renderer Advanced Butter Info Dur Breaks Discontinuities Silence Fullness Slaying Info Mode Err Hate High Err Low Err Dropped Last High Paused Last Low carcel o Set up Advanced Mode Only In Advanced Mode clicking the Set up text menu grants access to the various features consolidated there Video Renderer Windows Media Source Filter End of Movie Behavior Use DepthQ DMX512 Diagnostic Key Shortcuts Mouse Shortcuts Default DepthQ Input Extension Configuration Other Options or Security A4 Ca Lewin wf DepthQ Player DEPL Flayel Page 25 Chapter 1 Set up Text Menu Advanced Mode video Renderer Windows Media Source Filter End of Movie Behavior Use Depth DEI 3 Diagnostic Kev Shortcuts Mouse Shorkcuks Default Depthi Input Extension Configuration Other Options Security 0 01 11 03 TI 0 04 05 08 IZ Set up Items Advanced Mode Only Video Renderer Determines the video renderer to be used for the output movie Choices are DepthQ OpenGL or DirectX Renderer Standard Video Renderer WMR7 Video Renderer or WMR9 Video Renderer The last three Standard Video Renderer WMR7 Video Renderer or WMR9 Video Renderer are 2D renderers used primarily for testing and evaluation though they also make it possible to use the player as anormal 2D media player
43. S NO REMEDIES OR WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED FOR THE EVALUATION VERSION THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION ACCOMPANYING THE EVALUATION VERSION ARE PROVIDED AS IS For the commercial version Lightspeed warrants that the physical media and the documentation will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for 90 days from the date of delivery to you Lightspeed also warrants that the commercial version will be free from significant defects that prevent the software from performing substantially in the manner described in the user manual for a period of 90 days from the date of delivery to you AtLightspeed s option and provided that any non compliance with the above warranty is reported in writing to Lightspeed no more than ninety 90 days following delivery to you Lightspeed will i replace defective media or documentation as the case may be ii use reasonable efforts to correct significant defects in the software without charge or iii refund the license fee paid to Lightspeed for the applicable copy of the software in exchange for termination of all licenses granted to you for such copy Any replacement software will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or 30 days whichever is longer THESE REMEDIES ARE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR BREACH OF EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ARE
44. To use the generic passive mode you need to configure your graphics card to make both monitors part of a single desktop set side by side These adjustments are sometimes called TwinView DualScreen or MultiView Using the Stereo Output tab in the DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties dialog select the Relax cross eye output mode When you play your movie you must select the Full Screen mode The left eye image will appear on the left side of the screen and the right eye image will appear on the right side of the screen If your graphic card is configured properly this should result in the left eye image being displayed on video output 1 and the right eye image being displayed on video output H2 nVidia nView method If you are using a DepthQ compatible nView enabled nVidia based graphics card you can use the nView stereo mode This method will behave just like any other quad buffered OpenGL method but the video will be split across two outputs First you must set the nView mode to the Clone setting Select the Display option from the Windows Control Panel select the Settings tab click on Advanced and select the tab with the name of your nVidia graphics card Next select nView Display Settings from the top of the list on the left and the Clone option from the nView Display Mode drop down list That screen should look similar to this Page 80 Setting the Clone Mode Option in nView 2 Default Monitor and NYID
45. already framed your shot and placed your subject lighting etc and don t want to re aim the rig Line Stereo Offset Adjusts the perceived depth of each reference line individually by symmetrically offsetting the reference line in its left and right views as a percent of the total width Feel free to alter the default offsets to create your own preset group You can then save your setup as an INI file for later import Import Setup Allows you to import your saved custom overlay presets Set Default Values Resets all overlay values to default values These defaults target a 16 x 9 screen Export Setup Allows you to save your custom overlay presets for later use as an INI file Statistics Control Tab DepthQ s performance is totally dependent on the selected hardware operating system and software video codec This tab displays various playback statistics reflecting the current performance of DepthQ Player This information is very valuable in determining the ability of your hardware configuration to play back a given movie properly With this tab selected a default left click in the media playback area will start playing your movie and gathering data If your End of Movie Behavior is set to None rather than Loop the L default keyboard shortcut toggles between them you can let the movie play through to the end When it stops the full tallied results will be displayed the results are updated as the movie plays
46. an create unusable displays in Synch doubling mode e When configuring the Synch doubling shift try not to pause on an image that has black fields near the top or bottom of the image Some Synch doubling hardware devices have trouble correctly displaying these images Relax Cross eye Select this option if you wish to free view or need a Side by Side output This mode can also be used to create a dual output passive system simply run in Full Screen mode spanned across two graphics card outputs and set the correct custom AR Mirrored Image Select this option if your display hardware incorporates two 90 degree monitors and a 50 50 beam splitter to combine them Page 57 OpenGL HW Cornerstone Select this option if you are using a dual projector stack and you wish to use real time cornerstone correction to enable fine tuning of the alignment Pro version only For more information see DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties Dialog Renderer Dialog Control Tabs Cg Cornerstone Setu Control Tab Q Note To use OpenGL HW Cornerstone output your graphics card must support and be set to both clone mode and dual output stereo mode Pro version only Gray Anaglyph RB Select this option if you want to use Red Blue anaglyph glasses in the black and white mode Pure Anaglyph RB Select this option if you want to use Red Blue anaglyph glasses Pure Anaglyph RG Select this option if you want to use
47. and feedback Cg needs to be enabled and DepthQ requires a restart in order to be utilized You then choose between Internally Resident Cg Int Res and External Files Ext File Internally Resident Code DepthQ Player Pro includes several choices of internally resident Cg code to run e Available processing functions are selected in the Cg Pixel Shader Program drop down list e Processing functions included in the Pro release include specialized Anaglyph Processors RGB Color Balancing Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation Control Gamma Left Right Intensity Adjustment Edge Sharpening Posterize Soherize and Hot Spot Compensation Virtually Page 65 anything is possible though Contact us if you d like to incorporate custom real time processing of any sort External Files DepthQ Player Pro will also allow you to run your own custom Cg code If you have purchased the Pro version we provide a sample external cg file as an example of how to transfer parameters to your own Cg code e Just copy your Cg pixel shader code it must be named Cg effect database file ext cg into the player s DepthQ OpenGL directory Our example file will already exist here with this name e Then select the Use External File ext file option to execute e Upto four slider controls can be assigned to control the variables of your choice for real time input The Cg Setup Control Tab DepthQ OpenGl Renderer Properties 1 X About
48. ation Active profile Color Correction Using global driver settings Global driver settings Video Overlay Settings Full Screen Video Add Profile Restore WWF ootate Global driver settings Temperature Settings Ven Advanced settings Screen Resoluons t Rehesh Rates Sai ae M Desktop Overlap and Edge Blending Use desktop color d H Desktop Management On Menu Editing Ltt Stereo display mode Use shutter glasses Enable stereo UK Cancel Apply Page 82 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player depthq com Next select the Stereo display mode option from the list of Global driver settings Advanced Settings then select Use nView clone mode from the Stereo display mode drop down list That screen should look similar to this Selecting Use nView Clone Mode in nView Performance amp Quality Settings E Default Monitor and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 4000 SOT Prop General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management EJ Quadro FX 3450 4000 SDI E Quadro Fs 3430 4000 501 ler Display Settings B AVIDIA Performance amp Quality Settings Application profilez SLI multi PLI Application Active profile Color Correction Using global driver settings Global driwer settings Video Overlay Settings Full Screen Video Add Profile Restore NuvRatate E diver settings Temperature Settings E Advanced settings Screen Resoluions Diecher Sage
49. bout This menu item displays information about the DepthQ Player software It will generally state the following DepthQ Player Version 1 xx Copyright 2009 Michal Husak and Lightspeed Design Inc Credits DepthQ Player Version 1 xx x Copyright 2009 Michal Husak and Lightspeed Design Inc Created by the DepthQ Design Team Project Leader Chris Ward Main Coding Specialist Jan Smajcl Security Coding Specialist Ondrej Muller Technical Supervisor Dan Lawrence Michal Husak Stereoscopic Consultations Robert Mueller Documentation Robert Mueller Dan Lawrence Chris Ward Skin Design Robert Mueller Installation Ondrej Muller Jan Smajcl A link to depthq com DepthQ is a registered trademark of Lightspeed Design Inc Warning this computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in Page 42 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Lightspeed Design Group 1611 116 Ave NE Suite 112 Bellevue WA 98004 USA 1 425 637 2818 sales LightspeedDesign com http www lightspeeddesign com http www depthQ com Q Up Q Down Button Clicking the Q Up button from Basic Mode accesses Advanced Mode provided the user has the administrator designated password Conversely clicking the Q Down button fr
50. d lines right Synch Doubling Shift Control Group Defines the size of the void black area between the upper and lower images This correction only applies if the stereo 3D movie format is set to Synch Doubling On the fly interactive setup of this value during playback is possible Stereo Output Control Tab Stereo Output Mode Control Group When it comes to displaying your stereoscopic content just as there are many different possibilities for stereoscopic input there are a wide variety of output formats to choose from and more keep coming You must therefore indicate the output data format required to support your 3D display hardware Your choices are presented to you when you click the Stereo Output tab Page 55 Selecting your Stereo Output Mode DepthQ OpenGl Renderer Properties X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Trrdelta Setup Lg Setup Lg Comerstone Setup Input Movie Movie Parallax Adjustment Stereo Uutput d Statistics Stereo Output Made C No stereo C Gray anaghph RB m OpenGL Hw a C Pure anaglph AB ses Horizontal interlaced C Pure anagluph AG a C Vertical interlaced UI C Color anaglyph m C Synch doubling ENS cC pLP2DHDTv ES Relax cross eye ES Color interleaved HI C Minored image a SIS format Caium C OpenGL Hw com Stereo Bright frame Synch doubling shift SIS format aspect ratio fe DIE 175 A Left Right butter marks War
51. ded changes e Single pipeline output for active displays such as single lens DLP stereoscopic projectors CRTs and 3D ready plasma screens LCD monitors and rear projection DLP monitors e Dual pipeline output for passive displays based on stacked video projectors LCD or DLP e Full Screen and Windowed stereoscopic display mode support Windowed only in OpenGL mode e Real time Zero Parallax Plane adjustments vertical and horizontal Two methods are included a traditional zero parallax based adjustment and a guided infinity based parallax adjustment e Savable presets allow your parallax plane adjustments and other attributes to save with each movie as an associated DepthQ Config DQC file Movies then self correct when DQC is present Each movie in a playlist will import its own presets if present e Settings such as Volume Aspect Ratio and Time Code events can also be saved and automatically applied when the movie is played e Support for advanced multi channel sound Dolby Digital 5 1 channel Sampling frequency 44 100 48 000 kHz Digital AES EBU Analog XLR third party audio decoder required e Support for real time pixel shading via Cg code e Support for Time Code based events including IN OUT points parallax offsets and DMX control of external devices e Supports a wide variety of stereoscopic media input formats above below above below for sync doubling with adjustable separation relaxed or cross eye Side by Side
52. e ewell x UEM I ll JU cw e LO el d Ready O 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 AAA Basic Mode allows the administrator of DepthQ Player to limit other users access to certain advanced functions and features This is the default start up mode of the player upon first launch First the overall feature set accessible to the user in Basic Mode via the top left row of icon buttons is more limited than in Advanced Mode Second instantaneous keyboard and mouse access to features and settings can be further restricted and shortcuts may not be edited from Basic Mode Page 12 A user who does not have the required administrator defined password to Q Up to Advanced Mode via the top right Q button will only be able to access those features or parameters designated by the administrator Note The default configuration for Basic Mode allows full access to the list of keyboard and mouse commands The administrator must choose to limit access by un checking the Basic Mode switches in the Set up Shortcuts dialog window and then saving the configuration Full access to Advanced Mode is likewise available until such time the administrator chooses to password protect it Advanced Mode Advanced Mode Look on Startup y DepthQ Player mA wr File Playlist Display Set up Help Q Ready 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 zl kasma DepthO9Player has many sophisticated settings and adjustments that can
53. e most recent movie is as simple as left clicking in the black media playback area We have pre loaded a demo movie into your start up configuration file as though it were the last movie you played Give it a try or click on the File Open button icon or text menu to load a movie manually Yet another tip pressing the L default key shortcut toggles the Loop setting OFF ON default is ON What s Installed with DepthQ9Player The DepthQ Player installer installs three primary elements The DepthQ OpenGL 3D rendering engine The DepthQ DirectX 3D rendering engine both Microsoft DirectShow Filters and the media player interface DirectShow9 The technology behind DepthQ Player is Microsoft s DirectShow DirectShow is an architecture for streaming media on the Microsoft Windows platform DirectShow provides for high quality playback of multimedia streams and supports a wide variety of formats including Advanced Streaming Format ASF Motion Picture Experts Group MPEG Audio Video Interleaved AVI MPEG Audio Layer 3 MP3 and WAV files As result of using DirectShow DepthO Player is very flexible and reliable This flexibility also allows us to capture 3D video making on the fly 3D visualization from stereoscopic cameras possible our 3D video capture software sold separately is called DepthQ Capture Hardware Security Key Dongle DepthQ Player Lite is free to download and is available fo
54. e projected on a large screen parallax settings appropriate for small screens are not necessarily comfortable to view on large screens and vice verse Each reference mark can be calibrated individually to taste and the entire set can then be saved for later import This allows you to define presets for a variety of perceived depths and target screens Determining the stereo offsets for your depth references can either be accomplished objectively via a stereoscopic calculator or spreadsheet the player is expecting stereo offset as a percentage of total screen width or subjectively by simply projecting DepthQ Player onto your target screen sitting in your defined ortho seat adjusting each reference mark s depth until you re happy with it and saving your setup Later when shooting on set and previewing with a small stereo enabled monitor simply adjusting your rig s interaxial distance also called the interocular or stereo base to align your subjects depth position with your pre defined reference marks ensures that your subject will be perceived exactly at the depth you ve chosen when your movie is viewed on the target screen It s a very efficient WYSIWYG methodology for stereoscopic movie making The default reference mark values target a 16 x 9 screen Lightspeed Design s standard screen size for stereoscopic production work Page 68 The Overlay Setup Control Tab DepthQ OpenGl Renderer Properties X Tri delta S
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56. eal standard has yet emerged You must therefore indicate the data format in which your input Stereo 3D movie has been stored The choices available to you are presented when you click the Input Movie tab Q Note You must re load your movie in order to apply the necessary aspect ratio changes when switching between Above Below and Above Below Full or Side by Side and Side by Side Full 2D Movie Normal 2D movie with no Stereo 3D properties This format is sometimes referred to as Planar This mode can be used to see the original movie in its native format in order to easily ascertain whether it is Above Below Side by Side Interlaced etc To do this temporarily change the Stereo Output settings to 2D as well It can also be useful as a means of interspersing 2D stills typically title slides with 3D content in a playlist Page 52 Synch Doubling A form of the Above Below stereo 3D movie format with a horizontal space between the two images The amount of space is variable Above Below A format where both left and right images are placed in a single frame with one on top and one on the bottom and the images are squeezed vertically to fit into a standard canvas size say 16 9 There is no blank space between the two images This is sometimes called Above Below Anamorphic Above Below Full A format where both left and right images are placed in a single double height frame with one full resolution image on
57. ems in playlist but SES will only play the first three X X X X X Aspect Ratio Control Zoom Settings NS O X DepthQ Alignment real time X and Y stereoscopic parallax adjustment ISA DepthQ Input Dialog stereoscopic input format selection NES A Time Dependent Event Editor Time Base X XK Use Time Code O O X Save DQC Movie X X Configuration Fitter Info X J 4ZJl 4 x JA X Jg DepthQ DirectX Render NVIDIA 3D 3D in Full Screen only 3D in Full Screen only 3D in Full Screen only Vision compatible DepthQ OpenGL Render requires Quadro card for page 3D in Both Windowed or Full 3D in Both Windowed or Full 3D in Both Windowed or Full flip NVIDIA 3D Screen Screen Screen Vision compatible with updated driver End of Movie Behavior X X X Control DepthQ DMX512 X Control Diagnostics Log Level X X X Setting gt lt X XIX x gt lt Page 3 Editable Key Shortcuts A __ Editable Mouse Shortcuts Main Features conid Lite Standard Default Input Control stereoscopic input format Extension Configuration for X X X Dialog Box Filtering Other Options Window Behavior Mouse amp X X X OSD Visibility etc Security GUI DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Settings zie Standard Stereo Output X X X Selection Movie Parallax Tri Delta Setup Cg Internal Processing Cornerstone Edge X Sharpening
58. er Edge Treatment Control Group When a horizontal offset is applied to a movie it often leaves an area of unwanted void space on the edges There are two strategies to adjust for this void area Page 62 Stretch to Fit This method horizontally stretches the image so that the void areas are covered Several internal calculations are applied to ensure the intended stereo positioning is maintained This method will create a modestly incorrect aspect ratio which is usually not apparent to most viewers Don t Stretch This method maintains the aspect ratio of the original media either leaving the edges of the image in an irregular state or cropping to fit Vertical Parallax Adjustment Control Group Use the Vertical Parallax slider control to correct for a static misalignment in the vertical axis of your movie Vertical Parallax adjustment is available regardless of your chosen Adjustment Method If you have the Pro version you can animate this re alignment across scene cuts in your movie locked to Time Code Zero Parallax Based Adjustment Control Group If you have selected the Zero parallax based adjustment mode above this control group will be enabled otherwise the controller is grayed out Horizontal Parallax Use this slider control to align the Zero Parallax Plane of your movie to the screen With your stereo glasses OFF adjust the slider until an object which is supposed to exist at the Zero Parallax Plane is precisely
59. etup Cg Setup Lg Comerstone Setup Input Mowe Movie Parallax Adjustment Stereo Output Statistics About Fie Hw Setup Overlay Setup M Overlay pattern On Off Transparency 0 000 range 0 000 100 000 I Infinity arid visibility position 0 000 SCk 4 000 1 000 AH stereo offset 0 000 range 0 500 0 500 A F Calibration line visibility CL Line position 0 120 range 0 000 1 000 y1 Line stereo offset 0 177 range 0 500 0 500 Import setup Set default values Esport setup caca zm Overlay Pattern On Off Toggles all of the overlays on off Transparency Overlays remain visible even when your subject is in front of it creating a visual paradox that can confuse your perceptions and make the image difficult or even uncomfortable to look at Transparency helps our minds allow objects to coexist in the same space This slider controls the transparency of all of the overlays Line Width Adjusts the width of all overlay lines in pixels to taste High resolution displays typically require wider lines in order to be effective comparisons Page 69 Infinity Grid Visibility Toggles just the Infinity Grid reference on off Enabling the Infinity Grid and viewing a scene which includes distant objects in stereo allows you to see very subtle differences in depth not easily observed in 2D thus revealing alignment issues you can fix in camera rather than in po
60. f viewers Coder legno Windows Media Windows Media Windows Media included ee MJPEG PICVideo included Codec License to be Flash Flash Flash included in development in development in development License Demonstration License Codec License WMV9 WVC1 Upgrade to WMV9 WVC1 Upgrade to WMV9 WVC1 Upgrade to Recommended Options Windows Media Player 11 Windows Media Player 11 Windows Media Player 11 MPEG Trial Version Elecard MPEG Elecard MPEG 2 MPEG 2 Decoding and MPEG Elecard MPEG 2 Decodin Decoding and Streaming Plug in Streaming Plug in for WMP and Streaming Plug in for WMP for WMP Codec License Codec License MJPEG DQ3D Recommended Options Contact Lightspeed Codecilca ses Elecard AVC Decoder and Streaming Pack up to HD for Recommended Options l professional medical market E 8 Minutes unlimited unlimited per film IWaerMak 1 es NoWaerMak NoWatrMak Codec License Recommended Options Page 2 DepthQ DirectX Render NVIDIA 3D Yes Vision compatible Standard Main Features DepthQ OpenGL Render requires Quadro card for page flip NVIDIA 3D Vision compatible with updated driver PX Open File from local disk Open File from URL Open Windows Media Video Stream open AE CES In Development In Development Stream Open Elecard Video Stream UDP H 264 Playlist Editor A A A A In Development X Shows all it
61. fault OK Cancel Simply pick a mouse action that you want to apply a shortcut to and click the Edit Shortcut button to choose an available action from the drop down list Include Shift Ctrl and or Alt keys by enabling them individually Allow access to this shortcut in Basic Mode by enabling the Basic Mode switch Mouse Shortcuts Edit Shortcut Dialog Choose Action MM aaa Mouse Test Area Mouse Buttons Left E ed Shift imi Ctrl ed Alt Lu Mode OK Cancel The action Universal Button Function is a Pause Play toggle when the assigned mouse button is clicked inside the media playback area with a movie loaded as well as a Play Most Recent File command when the assigned mouse button is clicked inside a blank media playback area Note Modifying the keyboard and mouse shortcuts will produce different key and mouse behavior than that described in this document Page 33 Chapte Default DepthQ Input Clicking this item allows the user to set a default Stereo Input Movie for both the DepthQ OpenGL and DepthQ DirectX modes separately The dialog is identical to the Display DepthQ Input selection Only the input formats supported by your current stereoscopic rendering method will be suggested Default DepthQ Input Text Menu Advanced Mode File Playlist Display Setup Help Video Renderer oe ome apa Windows
62. he remaining channels would hold at a value of O Between 30 and 40 seconds DMX channel O would switch to a value of 0 channel 1 would switch to a value of 254 while the remaining channels would hold at a value of O Etc Note that the start and end times must be in seconds While the example above uses integer values for time values such as 97 4333 120 1334668 etc are valid To convert timecode H M S F to seconds Seconds H 3600 M 60 S F Timebase For example 1 hour 21 minutes 13 seconds and 14 frames at a timebase of 29 97 fps 01 21 13 14 becomes 1 3600 21 60 13 14 29 97 4873 4671 seconds Only 8 bit 0 255 integers are valid for the DMX control values Diagnostic Level Determines the Diagnostic Level for error reporting Choices are 0 10 Upon the event of an error a log file DepthQ Player log is generated and saved in the root of C The level of detail in that log is determined by the Diagnostic level The default is 4 and higher levels will affect performance so we recommend keeping this set to 4 You will only ever need to access this dialog in the event that Lightspeed is troubleshooting a specific event on your system with you QJ Note In the event that an error occurs please report it to us and attach the log file in an email Page 29 as it will help us improve DepthQ Player for all users Diagnostic Level Dialog Diagnostic Level d Please report any player errors you e
63. ight Bottom Left Top Right Bottom e Background Color Defines the background color hex value Other Options Dialog Flash Source GUI Behaviour Still Image 1280 Height Select FPS Original o Use for cennection ARGB32 media type only o Loop Scaling ExactFit hel Alignment Center Background color hex 000000 OK Cancel Security Clicking this item accesses the two password dialogs Set Advanced Mode Password and Set Administrator Password Both of these passwords need to be set if you want to utilize Basic Mode as it is intended The Advanced Mode Password enables you to control which users can Q Up from Basic Mode to Advanced Mode in the player However without further protection these users could also change that password without your knowledge thereby locking you out To avoid this you should also set an Administrator Password The Set up Security menu items are then protected and will not be accessible without knowledge of the Administrator Password Page 39 Set Advanced Mode Password Set Advanced Mode Password Password EEEIEE Repeat Password OK Cancel Set Administrator Password Set Administrator Password Password E Repeat Password OK Cancel Help Clicking the icon button Basic Mode or Help text menu Advanced Mode grants access to the various features consolidated there Key Shortcuts Mouse Shortcuts DepthQ Player Help
64. ile icon button Basic Mode or File text menu Advanced Mode grants access to the various features consolidated there Open File Open File from URL Open Windows Media Video Stream Open Elecard Video Stream functional only when Elecard streaming support has been installed Open Flash Video Stream still in development for Advanced Mode only Open Recent File your five most recent data sources are listed or Exit Page 14 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player File Icon Button Basic Mode Open File Open File From URL Open Windows Media Video Stream Open Elecard Video Stream File C 1 DO Stereoscopic Final Above Below 2008 Master DO3D O90 avi Exit File Text Menu Advanced Mode QY Depth Player MM RESEEUAC File Playlist Display Set up Help Lag Open File Open File From URL Open Windows Media video Stream Open Elecard Video Stream Open Flash Video Stream File C 1 DO Stereoscopic Final Above Below 2008 Master DO3D O90 avi Exit File Items Basic and Advanced Mode Open File Opens a locally stored pre rendered stereoscopic or 2D media file Files can be movies stills playlists or player configuration files Open File From URL Opens a remotely stored pre rendered stereoscopic or 2D media file Files can be movies stills or player configuration files You will be prompted for the URL Page 15 Open Windows Media Video Stream Opens a remote live
65. in Hz For instance when using the DepthQ WXGA HD 3D Projector you would set this to 120 Other Options Dialog DepthQ DirectX GUI Behaviour Still Image ep Directa Flash Source Ceptho Directa Full Screen Setting Resolution 1920 e 1280 base Default i024 960 Color Depth 1024 I e J Use Default A DU Ze 1050 1200 k 1440 1536 p Output Refresh Rate X Use Default OK Cancel DepthQ Flash Source In Development DepthQ Flash Source Settings Select Original Size Sets the input resolution to match the source movie Width Height Defines the input resolution of the source movie e g if the source is a full size above below 720p Width should be set to 1280 and Height should be set to 1440 Select FPS Selects the frame rate of the source movie via a drop down list Use for connecting ARGB32 media type only Forces the player to only connect to Flash media encoded using the ARGB32 color space alpha RGB 32 bit Loop Toggles looping on off for Flash media Scaling Provides a drop down list of scaling methods to use Show All No Border Exact Fit No Scale Low AutoLow AutoHigh High Best AutoMedium Medium Page 38 e Alignment Provides a drop down list of alignment methods to use Center Left Right Left Right Top Left Top Top Right Left Top Right Bottom Left Bottom Right Bottom Left Right Bottom Top Bottom Left Top Bottom Top R
66. in the same folder as the movie along with such information as parallax aspect ratio and volume Click the text menu item Display Save Movie Configuration or enter Shift S to save your configuration file Time Base User definable time base used for defining Time Code events and visualizing the current frame Options are 24 fps PAL NTSC 30fps or Custom Time Base Dialog Select movie timebase From the Following 24 FrameJsec Film PAL colour television 30 Frame sec HDTV Custom Custom 1 Note time base does not change the playback speed of your movie it is used only asa reference guide for Time Code events Use Time Code Pro version only Enable Disable the use of Time Code events through this toggle Save Movie Configuration Clicking this item stores a DepthQ configuration file DQC in the same folder as the currently displayed media and under the identical name as the movie Configuration files contain Input Movie Format Movie Parallax Settings Aspect Ratio Audio Level Movie Time Base Time Code Events Pro only Filter Info Clicking this item accesses the various audio and video filters being used by the current media file e g the DirectSound Device Properties the DepthQ Filter and others Page 24 DirectSound Audio Renderer Dialogs Default Directsound Device Properties l x Audio Renderer Advanced Audio Ter kere wFaormatT ag nChannels n5amples
67. interlaced Tri Delta SIS autostereoscopic monitors e Support for stereoscopic still image visualization JPG BMP e Additional output formats Support for a wide range of hardware independent stereoscopic output formats interlaced above below for sync doubling with adjustable separation relaxed or cross eye Side by Side and a variety of anaglyph e On the fly conversion of interlaced stereoscopic DVD TV formatted or MPEG 2 data to any supported output display format at playback Direct playback from DVD not supported at this time e Support for a wide variety of display formats DLP and LCD projectors CRT monitors with LC shutter glasses checkerboard displays line blanking hardware synchronization doubling hardware plus autostereoscopic monitors autostereoscopic support e g Sharp Synthagram etc must be purchased separately Page 5 General System Recommendations System Recommendations for DepthQ Player Lite Standard and Pro DepthQ Player Lite DepthQ Player Standard DepthQ Player Pro input and output up to input and output up to input and output up to 1920 x 1080 per eye 1280 x 720 per eye 1920 x 1080 per eye Nearly any contemporary PC Nearly any contemporary PC Nearly any contemporary PC utilizing single or dual core CPU utilizing single or dual core CPU utilizing dual or quad core CPU Data Storage Data Storage Data Storage Single IDE SATA drive Single IDE SATA drive IDE
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69. itors Check the OpenGL stereo configuration panel of your graphic card for possible options Horizontal Interlaced Select this option if you require a horizontally interlaced output This mode may be suitable for use with LC shutter glasses equipped with line blanking hardware as well as some passive polarization systems which physically alternate the polarization of each horizontal row of pixels Vertical Interlaced Select this option if you require a vertically interlaced output This mode may be suitable for auto stereoscopic monitors as well as some passive polarization systems which physically alternate the polarization of each vertical column of pixels Synch Doubling Select this option if you want to use external Synch doubling hardware NuVision Stereographics and many other LCD glass manufactures make Synch Doubling adapters The following are general guidelines for using Synch doubling output hardware e Make sure your output device will accept refresh rates two times your current desktop refresh rate setting If your current rate is 60hz your monitor must accept 120hz If your current rate is 85hz your monitor must support 170hz e Due to the nature of synch doubling it is often difficult to use the mouse to click on menu items Try moving the mouse up past the top of the screen or down past the bottom of the screen e Try using the Fit to Window aspect ratio setting in DepthQ Player Other aspect ratio modes c
70. l an additional licensing fee so your build may not offer every tab listed in this documentation Contact us if Page 50 you believe you need access to a function or feature illustrated here that is not included in your build The Render Dialog Control Tabs DepthQ OpenGl Renderer Properties h X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Trrdelta Setup Lg Setup Lg Comerstone Setup Input Movie Movie Parallax Adjustment Stereo Output Statistics Stereo Mavie Format C 2D movie C Synch doubling C BAbove Below Above Below full BE C Side by Side B Side by Side ful B Interlaced Tridelta B SIS input Eve Coding f Left gt Right C Right gt Left Synch doubling shift 500 x Warning The movie MUST be reloaded for application af aspect ratio changes related to full half resolution DepthQ Filter s various Control Tabs allow the user to Input Movie Set up the data format of the input movie Stereo Output Set up the output mode to match your display hardware HW Hardware Setup Set up advanced scaling color processing and OpenGL graphics card settings Movie Parallax Setup Properly place and adjust stereo content within a virtual universe Tri Delta Setup Crop and correct parallax for media stored in the Tri Delta format Pro version only Cg Setup Turn on off and set up real time Cg pixel shade
71. l inches but we are interested in a horizontal measurement If you are viewing a projected image or a large 3D monitor wider than approximately 3 feet or 1 meter choose Projection otherwise chose Monitor Monitor mode recalibrates infinity such that your movie exists within a cube of space as deep as your monitor is wide It is a much more comfortable experience when viewing stereo 3D inside small screens Projection mode recalibrates infinity naturally for large screens such that your eyes will never have to diverge when gazing deep into any scene Step 3 Distance Touch Up optional If you feel the image doesn t come close enough to you or break the Zero Parallax Plane often enough for your taste you may use this adjustment to bring the entire universe closer A value of 10096 will cause no changes A value of 096 will bring the universe as close to the viewer as possible Touch up is typically not necessary in Projection mode However we have found a value of 5096 is a good starting point when viewing in Monitor mode O It is worth noting that Distance Touch Up can only move the images closer to the viewer and can thus never cause divergence or discomfort by moving infinity further away than what you have set as maximum Tri Delta Setup Control Tab Pro version only The functions on this configuration tab are designed to properly place and adjust stereo content shot using a special lens adapter referred to as a T
72. led hyper infinity In either case simply enable the Infinity Grid set its stereo offset appropriately and align your rig such that infinity in your scene and the Infinity Grid reference coincide You can perform this alignment without wearing 3D eyewear but we recommend donning the eyewear and viewing in 3D to fine tune your set up Note Several studies indicate that humans are capable of comfortably diverging a maximum of one degree per eye two degrees total Exceeding this divergence can cause pain and eye fatigue in your viewing audience Calibration Line Visibility Ten depth reference lines are provided each rendered in a different color to help you identify them The Calibration Line Visibility control toggles each depth reference line on off individually You select the reference line you wish to use via a drop down list Visibility Line Position and Stereo Offset can all be adjusted for each reference line independent of the others Various Calibration Lines File Playlist Display Set up Help Depth E O CC ee We gt A ii Ready 0 00 08 13 r 0001500 DA First select the calibration line you wish to see and then toggle its visibility ON After t s visible adjust its line Position and Stereo Offset If you have several lines visible and you wish to hide one select it in the drop down list and then toggle its visibility OFF Page 71 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player Selecting the Various Calibration Line
73. lens using a special optical attachment and stored in a single frame The optical paths of the lens attachment uniformly rotate each image 90 degrees Two 16 9 aspect ratio images fit into a single 4 3 and vice verse There is blank space between the images Eye Coding Control Group Selects the encoded position of the Left and Right eye images in your movie s chosen stereo format If you are experiencing an inverted sense of depth also known as pseudo stereo you can fix the problem by changing the Eye Coding here Page 54 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player Q Note When attempting to fix pseudo stereo via eye coding you really should first enable and check the Left Right Buffer Marks in the Stereo Output Control Tab If you do not see the words Right Buffer through the right eye and Left Buffer through the left eye then your signals are swapped at the hardware level and you should fix the problem there Nevertheless switching the eye coding here can be a quick emergency fix even if you are incorrectly assigning inputs However mismatched inputs and outputs can cause some controls to function in unexpected ways Left Right Sync Doubling Left on top Above Below Left on top Side by Side Left on Left Interlaced Top line left odd numbered lines left Right gt Left Sync Doubling Right on top Above Below Right on top Side by Side Right on Left Interlaced Top line right odd numbere
74. lt Tab Accessing the DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Dialog There are three ways to access this dialog window 1 Through the icon or text menu item Display DepthQ OpenGL Renderer or 2 Through the text menu item Display Filter Info DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Advanced Mode only 3 Via the Q default key shortcut after a movie is loaded or a stream is connected This is perhaps the most useful keyboard shortcut of them all and especially useful in Full Screen mode Page 49 Methods of Accessing the DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Dialog Basic Mode Access Advanced Mode Access 1 P Lef H File Playlist Display Set up Help Depth Openil Renderer E Depth Openil Renderer 3 Depth Alignment Aspect Ratio Advanced Mode Access 2 File Playlist Display Set up Help Depth Open Renderer Aspect Ratio ZOOM Depth Alignment Depth Input Full Screen Time Code Editor Timebase Use Time Code Save Movie Configuration Filter Info b AAA Wgl eg uj Ready Default DirectSound Device Depth Open l Renderer Renderer Dialog Control Tabs The DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties dialog DepthQ Filter organizes related features and functions into a series of tabs in rows along the top of its window Clicking on a tab displays that tab s input controls 1 Note Different tabs are included in different builds of the filter and some entai
75. mend the Pegasus PICVideo Codec Lightspeed highly recommends this codec for compressing your own stereoscopic movies as well It is included the DepthQ Player Pro DQ3D AVI Lightspeed s proprietary DQ3D codec provides the most efficient encode decode solution for very high resolution stereoscopic films typically 1920x2160 and above Please contact us for pricing Hardware Performance DepthO9Player is designed to play video at the highest possible quality for a given hardware configuration Your results will be dependent on the proper selection and configuration of hardware Motherboards Any modern PCI Express based motherboard should work fine Graphics Cards nVidia brand graphics cards are often used for stereoscopic display especially the Quadro line and Lightspeed strongly recommends nVidia cards because of their excellent stereoscopic support Nonetheless you still need to choose the best graphics card for your particular method of stereo visualization These are the most popular methods and requirements For DirectX using nVidia GeForce 3D Vision DepthQ Player is designed to work with the nVidia GeForce 3D Vision system when using the DirectX renderer mode Be sure to review the list of compatible graphics cards at the nVidia 3D Vision system requirements web page when selecting which graphics card to use Page 10 For Quad buffered OpenGL Stereo using 3 pin sync connector DepthQ Pla
76. ming The movie MUST be C On Ce pff reloaded for new Stereo Output Mode settings to take effect Note You must re load your movie in order for new Stereo Output settings to take effect No Stereo Select this option if you do not want any stereo display processing This option is appropriate for 2D movie playback This option also makes it possible to convert a stereoscopic movie to a 2D planar movie on the fly 2D movie output through DepthQ Player may be advantageous because DepthQ s bilinear filtered image will look better than an image realized by use of DirectDraw and Microsoft s Video Renderer DepthQ Player uses a superior scaling algorithm OpenGL HW Select this option if your video card supports OpenGL Quad Buffered stereo display This mode is often found on high end professional graphics cards The nVidia Quadro FX1500 and FX3750 or the 3DLabs Wildcat II or III series are among cards with this ability OpenGL Quad Buffered stereo display combined with Liquid Crystal LC shutter glasses is considered the highest quality form of stereoscopic visualization available today exhibiting the greatest perceived range of depth with the lowest crosstalk artifacts ghosting of any other display technology Page 56 Through the graphic card driver s setup the OpenGL mode can even be used for supporting different output hardware than page flip for instance dual output passive systems or autostereoscopic mon
77. nGl Renderer Properties l X Tri delta Setup Lg Setup Lg Comerstone Setup Input Mowe Movie Parallax Adjustment Stereo Output Statistics About File Hw Setup NI Overlay Setup Force color processing mode Use default bpp C Enable force lr Scaling mode Nearest pixel Fastest Linear filtering best penal extension usage C OpenGL 1 1 compatibility mast compatible nvidia advanced compatibility ultra high resolution Fastest Wearing The movie MUST be reloaded Far new Hardware settings to take effect Scaling Mode Control Group When scaling images for display two different strategies may be used Nearest Pixel Each output pixel will have the value of the input pixel whose transformed coordinate value is nearest Linear Filtering Each output pixel will have a value that is the weighted average of the four input pixels whose transformed coordinate values are nearest Linear filtering gives the highest quality result but may be slower Many newer graphics cards have hardware acceleration for the Linear filtering mode providing the highest quality display without a speed penalty Force Color Processing Mode Control Group Use Default bpp Select this option and DepthQ Player will use your desktop s current RGB color mode and bits per pixel Enable Force YUY2 Implement this mode for compatibility with video decoders not supporting RGB modes Use it only if you
78. ncounter to dgerror lightspeeddesign com Key Shortcuts Clicking this item accesses the Key Shortcuts Dialog which allows the Advanced Mode user to customize the keyboard shortcuts including the determination of which shortcuts are permitted in Basic Mode Action Play pause Open File Open URL Open ME Exit Stop Net playlist ibem Previous playlist item Jump forward small Jump backward small Jump forward large Jump backward large Toggle Fullscreen mode Ei Ene en E Key Shortcuts Dialog Kev Shortcut Basic Made Add Mew Shortcut Ctrl U Edkzbeatot LI Alex EM z Delete Shortcut WE Pagebown Pagellp Right Left Alt Right Alt Left F Restore to Default Clicking the Edit Shortcut button brings up a dialog which allows the Advanced Mode user to change the keyboard shortcut for any available action Simply click in the Scan Code input box and press any key The scan code for that key is automatically entered for you Include Shift Ctrl and or Alt keys by enabling them individually Allow access to this shortcut in Basic Mode by enabling the Basic Mode switch Page 30 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player depthdq com The Key Shortcuts Edit Shortcut Dialog Choose Action Play pause bh Scan Code 50 P lm hit ed CL ed Alt Ve Mode Cancel E Available Shortcut Actions and their Default Key Shortcuts
79. nt Horizontal parallas 7 33 ka Guided mtinity based parallax adjustment Stem 1 setintinity to zero horizontal parallax mums Monitor f Projection Stepa Optional distance Touch Up 100 00 Set default values Step2 Screen width 144 00 Inch Page 61 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player Adjustment Method Control Group Select which Adjustment Method you wish to use by clicking the corresponding radio button Note vertical parallax correction is always available Zero Parallax Based Adjustment The traditional Zero parallax based adjustment method works by aligning the Zero Parallax Plane of the movie with your display Objects behind the Zero Parallax Plane will appear to be behind the screen while objects in front of the Zero Parallax Plane will appear to be in front of the screen Of course you must be able to correctly identify the Zero Parallax Plane of your movie for this method to be effective Credits if they exist are frequently placed at the Zero Parallax Plane so this is a good place to look One drawback of this methodology in large projected displays is that objects at infinity can separate more than the 64mm of average human pupillary distance This will cause the eyes of the viewer to diverge when fusing the background Research has shown that most of us can accomplish this task with relative ease up to approximately 1 degree of divergence per eye and we will unconsciously continue to
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81. om Advanced Mode accesses Basic Mode Q Up Button Switching from Basic Mode to Advanced Mode wd Depth g Playero Ee A Q Down Button Switching from Advanced Mode to Basic Mode File Playlist Display Set up Help Q The use of password protected operating modes is desirable because DepthO Player has many sophisticated settings and adjustments that can significantly modify the intended result and performance Limiting access to these advanced settings can ensure that the player remains configured as intended Note The default configuration for Basic Mode allows nearly full access to the list of keyboard and mouse commands The administrator must choose to limit access by un checking the desired Basic Mode switches in the Set up Key Shortcuts dialog window and saving the configuration Also unrestricted access between Basic Mode and Advanced Mode is available until such time the administrator chooses to password protect it Play Pause Button Clicking the Play button from either Basic Mode or Advanced Mode plays any movie that has been loaded either locally or viaa URL The user may then toggle between Play and Pause Page 43 Play Button ODE REO s W il Ready 0 00 06 21 f 0 00 15 00 Pause Button available after Play has been clicked a IER E OS COPIC CI d if j E i NEN Ll ny LS 3L Technology amp Integration ilit nm s m
82. on the Open DMX standard similar to this DMX PIPE product dmx pipe amp music visualizer When the mode is active the player looks in the same folder as each movie for a file of the identical name but with a DMX extension e g DIVE 800x450 DQ3D Q85 420 dmx This DMX file is a simple text document which you must create and format in this manner Papua DMx512 configuration file Dive Movie ENNNSTRUCTIONS 5 O ER 254 254 254 254 254 254 254 254 16 20 O O O 0 0 O O O 20 30 254 O 0 O 0 O O O 30 40 0 254 0 0 O 0 O O 40 Sch O BE O 0 O 0 O Page 28 The first two lines are treated as comments ESSESOCDMX512 configuration file comment Mie movie comment The third line represents the total number N of instructions in the program ENNISUBRUCTIONS 5 instructions in the program While the remaining lines represent the data to be executed Column 1 is your start time in seconds Column 2 is your end time in seconds Columns 3 10 represent the values you are requesting on each of the DMX channels 0 7 The code analyzes the current time position within the movie and if that value is within the specified time interval it sets the DMX values to your requested values In the above example Between 0 and 10 seconds DMX channels 0 7 would all switch to a value of 254 Between 10 and 20 seconds DMX channels 0 7 would all switch to a value of O Between 20 and 30 seconds DMX channel O would switch to a value of 254 while t
83. ovie Parallax Adjustment Control Tab for more detailed information O Tip You can use the default Ctrl W A S D default key shortcuts to directly affect vertical and horizontal parallax behind the scenes without displaying the dialog W V S V A H D H DepthQ Input This dialog allows the user to change the Stereo Movie Format of the input movie This format can then be saved to a DQC file and used for automatic configuration of both OpenGL and DirectX stereoscopic rendering Only the input formats supported by your current stereoscopic rendering method will be suggested In OpenGL mode it s exactly the same functionality as accessing the DepthQ Filter and affecting the Input Movie tab but it s a more direct method In DirectX mode it is the only way to adjust the input movie format See DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties Dialog Renderer Dialog Control Tabs Input Movie Control Tab for a more detailed description of the various input formats Page 21 DepthQ Input Dialog Stereo Movie Format Eve Coding 2D movie Left gt Right Synch doubling Right gt Left gt Abowe Below Synch doubling shift e Above Beiow fui EN h LIT Sms Lo o Side by Side B o Side by Side Full Bm Warning The movie MUST be reloaded Far o Interlaced application of aspect ratio changes related Tri delta B to Full halF resolution S15 input B OK Cancel Full Screen Enables Full Screen mode Hit
84. owever you will usually find that it s already been installed DirectX 8 is a default component of Win 2000 Win XP and Vista Movie Formats Filters amp Codecs DepthQ Player supports a host of media formats such as AVI MPEG WMV ASF MJPG DivX Xvid and any additional format supported by third party DirectShow decoders However DepthQ Player does not pre install the necessary codecs You will need to download and install the codec of your choice with the exception of DepthQ Player Pro which comes pre installed with the Pegasus PICVideo Codec WMV Support for the WMV format using the most recent Windows WMYV O9 codec is not included in the DepthQ installation package However since the player runs under Windows XP Vista 32 64 and Windows 7 you will most likely already have support installed for WMV files encoded using the older WMYV 8 Codec If you wish to use the latest Windows Media Video 9 Codec Advanced Profile WVC1 recommended a current version of Microsoft Windows Media Player v10 or later must be installed Page 9 MPG If you wish to view MPEG 2 files we recommend the Elecard MPEG 2 Decoding and Streaming Plugln for WMP FLV This feature is still under development Streaming MPEG 2 If you wish to receive Elecard MPEG 2 streams you will require the Elecard MPEG 2 Decoding and Streaming Plugin for WMP MJPG AVI If you wish to view Motion JPEG AVI files we highly recom
85. r evaluation No hardware dongle is required DepthQ Player Standard and Pro however are both copy and use protected by a hardware security key dongle The dongle must be inserted into a free USB port at all times or the 3D functions will not function properly You must use only the security dongle distributed with your installation The following are the error messages related to DepthQ KEY LOK Verification Message DepthQ Player error Software protection device is not present Application cannot start Page 8 Explanation The dongle is not properly inserted in the USB port or an incorrect key is present Message DepthQ Expiration date or maximum permitted plays has been reached Explanation For the purpose of demos or rentals some releases of DepthQ Player have a time limit or a maximum number of plays Message Input movie s resolution exceeds the limitation of this version of DepthQ Explanation DepthQ Player is distributed with 2 input movie resolution levels Your movie has exceeded the allowed input resolution this does not affect the output display resolution Level 1 Maximum input resolution for two eyes combined 1280 x 1440 Level 2 Maximum input resolution for the two eyes combined limited only by the capacity of the graphics card hardware typically 4096 x 4096 What s Not Installed with DepthQ Player Microsoft DirectX Microsoft DirectX 8 or higher is required h
86. r rrr rrr rn ern rrr rn OG 59 a xenmnat Aspect Ratio Control GroUp eessen e IN 59 a ant Buffer Marks Control Group ios eee eere E a NEESS ENNEN eaa repe ora ege eeneg All 59 EU Setup Hardware Control TAD 1 1 00ccccccsssonscensccccsnsessscccconccssccancouecescssooancesscseconccasccancceececcacoaall 59 AM a e Control Groupe ec eru lu LIP uu Ae A E are 60 Ramee Color Processing Mode Control Group 0 ccccsescssscscocvsscosevececeussnasarsnaversossreaseusecavesccasesscaveceoss 60 emote EXteENsSION Usage Control GrOUP DEE 61 movie Parallax Adjustment Control TOD ccccccsssseseccvsouscesscccssesconsecccessenssenvsussesssnccersensseosensensenteee 61 Eu ment Ee e te bg eil ee GhOU Dees acne enu c up E 62 Er uncatment Control role de eM MS MI M P M M 62 Emnuocal Parallax Adjustment Control Group irren rere acras ern nr rne porno rera orae NENNEN 63 mero Parallax Based Adjustment Control Group eene erre eren rra rrr rane ra nara rar kn ns 63 Guided Infinity Based Parallax Adjustment Control Group nennen 63 Tri Delta Setup Control Tab Pro version only AES 64 Cg Setup Control Tab Pro version only eee dE eneen A 65 Iategnally Resident Code eec rrr rn rrr E eesecceceen 65 erme CNET BM 66 Cg Cornerstone Setup Control Tab Pro version only eee eene 67 Overlay Setup
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88. ri Delta lens This optical system allows stereoscopic content to be captured using a single camera by splitting the input light into two images which are first counter rotated from each other by 90 degrees and then combined side by side in a single frame The controls in this tab allow DepthQ to crop out vignetting and centerline fading while adjusting for any inherent vertical and horizontal parallaxes You can also save your setup as a preset and restore settings to their defaults Page 64 The Tri Delta Setup Control Tab DepthQ OpenGl Renderer Properties l X Input Movie Movie Parallax Adjustment Stereo Output Statistics About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Tr delta Setup Cg Setup Cg Cornerstone Setup Tri delta parallax corrections Vertical parallax 0 00 2E Horizontal parallax 0 00 2E Tri delta edge corrections Cut on lett side 0 44 _x__ ____ ____ Cut on night side 0 82 2 pm Luton top side 0 48 lt Cut on bottom side 0 27 AAA AS E H HOT RTE Set default values Save curent setup configuration Cg Setup Control Tab Pro version only This configuration tab grants access to custom image processing tools written using an advanced real time shading language developed by nVidia called Cg C for graphics Programs written in Cg are executed on a pixel by pixel basis by the GPU and are incredibly fast permitting real time adjustment
89. roup When using synch doubling hardware this adjustment sets the size of the void between the top and bottom images With your synch doubling hardware connected and functioning adjust these controls until the left and right eye images have no vertical offset SIS Format Aspect Ratio Control Group When using the SIS format output this adjustment allows the user to customize the aspect ratio of the final output since the aspect ratio of the input does not necessarily equal the aspect ratio of the output Left Right Buffer Marks Control Group On In 3D enabling Left Right Buffer Marks displays the indicator text Left Buffer in the lower left side of the left eye s display and displays the indicator text Right Buffer in the lower left side of the right eye s display In 2D the indicator text 2D Mode Left Buffer is displayed in the lower left side of the display These hints are intended to help you configure your stereo display hardware properly For instance if DepthQ Player displays Left Buffer when viewed through the right eye using a 3D output mode you need to adjust your display hardware to swap eyes off Do not display any buffer indicator text on the screen HW Setup Hardware Control Tab This tab gives the user access to advanced scaling color processing and OpenGL settings Note Your movie must be re loaded in order for HW Setup changes to take effect Page 59 The HW Setup Tab DepthQ Ope
90. rs Pro version only Cg Cornerstone Setup Turn on off real time Cornerstone Correction for fine tuning the alignment of two projector stereo 3D Pro version only Overlay Setup Set depth referencing overlay marks to aid in stereoscopic movie composition Pro version only Statistics Review statistics about your movie About Review information about the DepthQ Player software File Save and load configuration files for backwards compatibility with previous DepthQ Server technology Page 51 Input Movie Control Tab Selecting the Input Movie Stereo Movie Format or Flavor DepthQ OpenGl Renderer Properties h X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Trrdelta Setup Cg Setup Lg Comerstone Setup Input Movie Movie Parallax Adjustment Stereo Output Statistics Stereo Movie Format C 2D movie C Synch doubling C BAbove Below Above Below full E C Side by Side P Side by Side ful MS Interlaced Tridelta B C SIS input B Eve Coding Left Right C Right gt Left Synch doubling shift JS 500 Warning The mowie MUST be reloaded for application of aspect ratio changes related to full half resolution Stereo Movie Format Control Group At this moment in the evolution of stereoscopic display there are many different flavors available for storing stereoscopic content in a media file and no r
91. s a brand new renderer recently introduced as an alternative to the DepthQ OpenGL renderer As such its features are limited in comparison However this renderer allows basic stereoscopic movie playback when running under the Vista operating system for instance with nVidia s GeForce 3D Vision system Unlike in OpenGL mode the DepthQ DirectX Renderer has no configuration dialog instead the stereo rendering output method is configured from within the nVidia graphics card control panel Other configuration is done through the DepthQ Input and DepthQ Alignment dialogs and saved in a DOC file as with OpenGL mode Also with the current nVidia drivers stereoscopy is activated only in Full Screen mode In windowed mode the rendering is only 2D Using DepthQ Player with nVidia 3D Vision Just follow these four simple steps Step 1 From Advanced Mode in the player select the DepthQ DirectX Renderer in the Set up Video Renderer menu Selecting Set up Video Renderer DepthQ DirectX Renderer from Advanced Mode MA p Ba AS File Playlist Display Set up Help Q video Renderer N Windows Media Source Filter End of Movie Behavior Use Depth DIMES12 Diagnostic Kev Shortcuts Mouse Shorkcuks Default Depth Input Extension Configuration Other Options Security Page 77 Step 2
92. s the volume to that level Volume Control D 00 06 15 f 0 00 15 00 fo O Tip once the volume control has focus the mouse s scroll wheel controls volume Page 45 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player depthdq com Mute Toggle Clicking the Mute toggle mutes un mutes the audio setting the playback volume to 096 or returning it to its last used level Mute Toggle Ready 0 00 06 15 0 00 15 00 T Current Time Duration Indicator When playing a pre rendered media file the Current Time Duration Indicator displays the current time and movie duration in hours minutes seconds frames When displaying streaming media only the elapsed time since the stream began is displayed Current Time Duration Indicator gt i Ready D O0 08 09 nen Hl FS Full Screen Button Enters Full Screen mode Press ESC to return to windowed mode Full Screen Button Bn OS O wu P i Ready 0 00 08 21 f 0 00 15 00 Page 46 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player deptha com Right Click Context Menu A Right Click default mouse action in the media playback area brings up a floating Context Menu allowing convenient access to the menu items available to the user depending upon whether the player is in Basic or Advanced Mode This is especially helpful in Full Screen mode Right Click Context Menu Basic Mode File Playlist Display Help Right Click Context Menu Advanced Mode
93. s via the Drop down List Infinity arid visibility position 0 000 range 1 000 1 000 stereo offset 0 000 range 0 500 0 500 F Calibration line visibility 75 CL Line position 0 442 range 0 00 Infinity zx screen Screen Line stereo offset 0 043 range 20 LL Import setup Set default v LL caca zm Calibration Line Selection Drop Down List Ten reference lines are available to choose from Lightspeed defines each of these to represent very specific distance relationships as described below However you are free to define and use these any way you d like CL Close Limit The absolute closest you ever want any subject or element to be perceived by the viewer Near CL3 7596 of the way from 75CL to Close Limit Near CL2 5096 of the way from 75CL to Close Limit Near CL1 2596 of the way from 75CL to Close Limit ECL 75 of the way from the Screen to Close Limit ES CL 5096 of the way from the Screen to Close Limit ECL 2596 of the way from the Screen to Close Limit 2x Screen Twice the distance from the viewer to the screen Page 72 Infinity The distance at which the viewer can no longer discern any depth differences In the real world viewers eyes would be parallel Line Position Adjusts the horizontal position of each reference line independently in order to align it with your subject for a more direct depth comparison This is of great assistance when you ve
94. se with dual projector polarized stereoscopic display systems or other devices requiring dual input This method uses a specially modified stereoscopic version of the nVidia clone mode settings To use this method your nVidia Quadro graphics card must support quad buffered OpenGL stereo and also support the Use nView Clone mode stereoscopic option Using Graphics Cards other than nVidia Most users choose nVidia brand graphics cards because of their excellent stereoscopic support However it may be possible to use a different brand of graphics card as long as it supports quad buffered OpenGL stereo Possible examples are ATI FireGL graphics cards and 3DLabs Wildcat brand graphics cards It is up to the customer to determine if and how these cards support stereoscopic operation Getting Help DepthQ com Please search this manual and or visit our DepthQ Player FAQ Page if something is stumping you your question may already be answered If you don t find the answer please feel free to ask us your question via our DepthQ Player Contact Form Note This pdf manual is also downloadable via a sidebar link in the main DepthQ Player web page Page 11 Removing DepthQ Player Select the Uninstall DepthQ9Player item from the windows start menu Alternatively you can select DepthQ Player from the Add Remove programs control panel applet The Interface Basic Mode Basic Mode Look on Startup QJ OhentingePlayer B
95. secacascseuerenady 23 Time Base eer ll fae 24 Use Time Code Pro version only ocomooroccononconononrononanaronoasoroorosos ERR EDD A 24 Save Movie Configuration cccccsessresscserssresserrerssssrersersrseresssrerssrss e ERE 24 e Input Movie FOrimat cccscosscsscosscsscosscsssesscevsssscescssscevsssscescsssccsscesccssccsccosceess MA gt gt gt gt lt 24 Page ii e PAL a EE 24 EN Doc Ratios E er tu EN aoe cee m e m 24 Uy Nef ESS Us tue ec ces ue M E 24 JovieTimeiBase Siren Crp enn hn reer eer ee errr err 24 me Code Events Pro OMY Ee a 24 Le CREEPER cert rere Seer ere tree tener ere E M rr 24 Esp Advanced Mode Only lieet orn o i 25 Bet up Items Advanced Mode Only eese eese eene aane serons eorr ee ennen IN 26 S120 RG Rel lec d A 26 C RAWS Media Source Filter 01111 cieeece reet etre rennen reor nennen nonne neenon nnana ne na cono a 27 E G SINIT SE BENAVION e 28 Use DepthQ DMX512 Pro version on 28 ERE uesuc Leyel puse ce cu d uM uc 29 BS SAORTA iN Le uc c M m cm m m 30 O A pr HT TE E 33 Sefa BIAR a 34 AN A de EE E 35 O EDU mM UT 36 1 IPM S ome cT 39 BEEN ess IE Mc MM E 40 Help tems Basic and Advanced Mode 0 cccccoveececcccnssvesesscecsssesnccccensssssccvcsussesscnscerseussecceesesssazess 41 VERS SAONE ec E EE 41 Sa ees OLN UCU CS cedere cm ML LM T 41 aer el P 42 D MMMMMMMEME
96. st Used with DepthQ Capture this helps you align your rig very accurately to whatever stereo depth you wish to define as Infinity Used with DepthQ Player you can use the Infinity Grid as a reference in order to adjust and save parallax settings for each movie both for continuity and to avoid eyestrain for your viewers The Infinity Grid Reference Overlay d bosseg Wi Ready 0 00 08 13 Position Adjusts the horizontal position of the Infinity Grid reference in order to align it with objects at infinity for a more direct depth comparison Stereo Offset Adjusts the stereo offset of the Infinity Grid reference as a percent of total width of the image At Lightspeed we shoot with parallel cameras and add our infinity offset in real time during playback based on the size of the screen This protects our viewer s eyes from ever diverging unnaturally If you Page 70 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player deptha wish to produce using this method infinity should be perfectly overlapped in an aligned rig essentially creating a 2D image and the Infinity Grid s stereo offset should be set to zero here Other production houses choose to shoot toed in which case the Infinity Grid s stereo offset should be set to the equivalent of 2 5 inches on your target screen or if you intend to exceed that the maximum offset you intend to allow your audience s eyes to diverge also cal
97. t the high bandwidth end of the spectrum please refer to the recommendations for DepthQ Player Pro Page 6 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player Getting Started How To Get Started With DepthQ Player Install Insert the CD and follow the guided installation process QJ IMPORTANT Prior to installation of DepthQ Player Standard or Pro the security key must NOT be attached to a USB port Connect the USB security key after the installation of the software DepthQ Player Lite does not require a security key Look Around If you prefer to learn new software by exploring it click on this desktop icon to launch DepthO9Player and take a look around You can easily find most of the controls that you are familiar with from any media player One key difference is that this player can operate in Basic Mode or Advanced Mode Basic Mode the default start up mode uses a row of button icons along the top left to access the basic key features other than the standard play pause volume etc Advanced Mode on the other hand uses the more standard row of text based menus to access these features plus additional features geared towards the advanced user The Q button in the top right corner of the player provides quick access between the two modes Simply click the button to either Q Up to Advanced Mode or Q Down to Basic Mode More on other advantages this feature offers can be found in the section The Interface Q Up Q Down
98. t to highlight it then click the Up or Down button to move it Open Playlist This opens a standard Windows file browser so you can locate and select the DPL file of your choice for editing in the Playlist Editor Display Clicking the Display icon button Basic Mode or Display text menu Advanced Mode grants access to the various features consolidated there In Basic Mode the options are limited to DepthQ OpenGL or DirectX Renderer only available when a media file has been opened DepthQ Alignment or Full Screen In Advanced Mode the options are DepthQ OpenGL or DirectX Renderer Aspect Ratio Zoom DepthQ Alignment Full Screen Time Code Editor Frame Rate Use Time Code Save Movie Configuration or Filter Info Note Several of these features will remain grayed out and inaccessible until a media file has been opened Display Icon Button Basic Mode Deptho Alignment Full Screen Page 19 Display Text Menu Advanced Mode File Playlist Display Lee Help Leg Depth Openil Renderer Aspect Ratio ZOOM Deptho Alignment Depth Input Full Screen Time Code Editor Timebase Lise Time Code Save Movie Configuration Filter Info Display Items Basic and Advanced Mode DepthQ OpenGL Renderer If you have already opened a stereoscopic media file clicking this item will open the current DepthQ Video Renderer Dialog which allows you
99. try on the list Page 17 e Adding a directory will add every media file of known extension within the folder you select including all files found in underlying directories e You can Left Click single items or Shift Left Click or Ctrl Left Click multiple items in the list and delete them from your playlist by clicking the Remove Selected Items button e When saving playlists the Playlist Editor saves the full path As such the Playlist doesn t have to be within the same directory as the files it s pointing to e Clicking the Sort Playlist button presents you with a drop down list of several useful sorting methods including By Name By Type By Date By Size By Directory By Duration and Randomly Sorting Your Playlist Mame Time Add Files to Playlist A TNI 2 Above Below Depth 720x816 00 08 3 Aquarius at Dock 01 L jpg 00 05 Remove Selected Items Clear Plavlist Load Playlist Save Playlist m By Mame Ey Type Bv Date Total time 00 25 Bv Directory Bv Duration Randomly e Each still image jpg or bmp can be set to have its own duration Just select your file click the Still Image Time button and adjust your play time accordingly Page 18 Chapter 1 DepthQ Player Still Image Play Time Dialog Set Still Image Play Time y QUE U M r T Frame Cancel e To manually change the order of any item first click that item in the lis
100. tup Cg Setup Lg Lorerstone Setup 3L reform parameters 0 0000 1 0000 1 0000 0 9943 a 0 0000 0 0000 1 0000 0 0000 1 Left Right Set default values Cornerstoning is an excellent example of the power of GPU processing via Cg code Note Cg does not have to be enabled in the Cg Setup control tab but OpenGL HW Cornerstone must be selected as your Stereo Output mode in the Stereo Output control tab Also your graphics card must support and be set to both clone mode and dual output stereo mode Page 67 Overlay Setup Control Tab Pro version only The Overlay Setup Control Tab grants access to real time stereoscopic depth reference overlays These reference marks are primarily designed to help you align your cameras to infinity and then quickly amp efficiently compose your stereo depth visually avoiding the use of calculators and spreadsheets In this regard these overlays are most effective when used in conjunction with DepthQ Capture as an on set production tool However the reference marks are also useful in DepthQ Player where they can be used to indicate the various depths your scene elements will be perceived when your movie is played on the screen size you are targeting For instance by making use of the depth reference overlays even if you are currently working on a small monitor you could adjust and save the best parallax settings for movies that will ultimately b
101. uction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Lightspeed Design Group 1611 116 Ave NE Suite 112 Bellevue WA 98004 USA 1 425 637 2818 sales LightspeedDesign com http www lightspeeddesign com http www depthQ com File Control Tab With this tab you may Save and Load configuration snapshot files associated with your movie DQS This is useful if you often use several movies that require different settings as it s much faster than Page 75 making the adjustments manually and you may save a configuration file for each movie If a DOS file exists in the same folder as the input media its settings will be used automatically when the movie is played DOS functionality is implemented primarily for backwards compatibility with previous DepthQ versions and for saving advanced features Saving your configuration to a DQC file from the main user interface text menu Display Save Movie Configuration is the recommended method Q Note When using playlists if the first movie in the playlist does not have an associated DQS or DOC fie it will simply play using the default settings in the DepthQ Standalone Control Panel DepthQ Config However the next movie to play using its associated DQS or DQC file will change the filter settings to match that movie Subsequent movies without a DQS or
102. whereas Open Playlist immediately loads and starts playing the selected Playlist Playlist Icon Button Basic Mode E ic Le LO Playlist Editor Open Playlist Page 16 Playlist Text Menu Advanced Mode File Playlist pe Set up Help Q Playlist Editor Open PlavlisE Playlist Items Basic and Advanced Mode The Playlist Editor Playlist use in DepthQ Player is pretty straight forward There are buttons to Add Files to Playlist Add Directory to Playlist Remove Selected Items Clear Playlist Load Playlist Save Playlist Sort Playlist plus buttons to allow you to set the Still Image Time and move items Up or Down in the Playlist order Playlist Editor Dialog Mame Time Add Files to Playlist DO Stereoscopic Final Above Belo 00 15 Add Directory to Playlist 00 06 Remove Selected Items Clear Playlist Load Playlist Save Playlist Sort Playlist Still Image Time Up Down Total time 00 23 General Playlist Guidelines e The Playlist Editor and DepthQ Player itself are both live and can coexist on screen In Full Screen mode you can hide and unhide the Playlist Editor using Alt Tab e The DepthO Playlist is stored as a DPL file e Double clicking on any list entry will play the selected media e Pressing the Play button on the player will start playing all the files in the Playlist from the first en
103. yer is designed to work with any LC shutter glasses which utilize a standard three pin stereoscopic sync connector For this to work your graphics card must support quad buffered OpenGL stereo and supply the stereo sync output signal Most nVidia Quadro graphics cards support quad buffered OpenGL stereo but only some of these cards also have a three pin stereoscopic sync output connector Common examples are the FX3700 FX4700 and the FX1400 Some current version Quadro cards do not have the stereo connector and thus will not support shutter glasses because there is no stereoscopic sync signal present An exception is the Quadro FX1500 This card does not have a stereo connector but will still supply a stereoscopic sync signal using a pin on its VGA connector However this will only work with older drivers version 84 21 is recommended Current nVidia graphics drivers do not support this option For Quad buffered OpenGL Stereo using nVidia 3D Vision At the time of this writing nVidia has announced its intention to support quad buffered OpenGL Stereo using GeForce 3D Vision glasses in a future version of the nVidia Quadro graphics driver See http www nvidia com object quadro stereo technology html for updated details For Quad buffered OpenGL Stereo using dual projectors polarized Most nVidia Quadro graphics cards that support quad buffered OpenGL stereo provide a way to output stereo as two video signals for u

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