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1. Source About Devices Left device peckink Video Capture Depth Camera Mixer Decklink Video Capture Right device Left Properties Right Properties v Ignore timestamps recommended For DY devices Play audio for combined audio video devices only Deinterlace drop Field Format Resolution 1920 x 1080 Pixel Colorspace RE 32 Framerate 29 97 Fos vw Use default Decimate frames to 1 2 FPS Make sure to use only settings supported by both capture devices arcel too _ Depth Camera Mixer Properties X Source About Devices Left device Decklink Video Capture Right device beckink video Capture 2 DepthQ Camera Mixer Left Propertii D ecklink Video Capture Decklink videa Capture 2 k Ii M Ignore timestamps recommended for Dv devises Play audio For combined audio video devices only Deinterlace drop field Format Resolution 1220 x 1080 Pixel Colorspace E 32 Framerate 23 97 Fos M Use default Decimate frames to 1 2 FPS Make sure to use only settings supported by both capture devices es ow Page 40 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture The Left Properties and Right Properties buttons bring up a dialog that shows you the relevant information supplied by your capture card In the case of Decklink products Video Format and Timecode Format are displayed At this time the information is available only f
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4. 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 e Output Refresh Rate Forces the output refresh rate to match the value chosen here in Hz For instance when using the DepthQ WXGA HD 3D Projector you would set this to 120 Page 26 Capture Clicking the Capture menu grants access to the various features consolidated there Video Compressor Selection Video Compressor Config Audio Compressor Selection Audio Compressor Config Start Capture or Stop Capture These selections allow you to define codecs and intiate or stop your stereoscopic capture Capture Menu File Devices Display Set up Sania rondas Help Video Compressor Selection Video Compressor Config Audio Compressor Selection Audia Compressor Config Stark Capture Stop Capture pu E 3 a e n nr Le Video Compressor Selection Opens a dialog which allows you to select your video compression codec from a list The movie files you save to disk will be compressed utilizing this codec The Video Compressor Selection Dialog Choose a Codec From the Following PICVideo 3 DirectShow M JPEG Compress a PICVideo M JPEG 3 DirectShow Compress Decklink MJPEG Compressor Blackmauic 16 bit 4 4 4 Codec Cinepak
5. untitled GraphEdit File Edit View Graph Favorites Options Help De al amp Es amp s n m mea e s iii tt Device Control Filters DirectShow Filters DMO Audio Capture Effects DMO Audio Effects DMO Video Effects External Renderers Midi Renderers Mera Digital Video Capture Sources E Decklink Video Capture H Decklink Video Capture 2 El Depth Camera Mixer Video Compressors WOM Steam Decompression Devices WOM Streaming Capture Devices WOM Streaming Communication Transferms WOM Streaming Data Transtorme WOM Steaming Interface Transfarms WOM Streaming Miner Devices WOM Streamina Henderna Devices Legend EE Directs Media Object OMO Uses Kernel Streaming KSPrazy Close Me Uses Compression Manager ACM ICM Plug and Play PNP device filter W Favorite Filter Decklink Video Decklink Vide Default filter color device sw TBBDBB 310 5001 11D0 8D38 00400911CE 86 iCE SFF a1 4 04 C1 4827 9F18 426203E 3B 1831 Filter Moniker Page 50 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture Step 5 Adjust Your First Capture Card s Filter Properties Now right click inside the graph box containing your first capture card to reveal its Filter Properties dialog Then select your Video Format using the drop down menu and click OK to close the dialog The Video Format you select MUST match the signal coming from your video source Do not be
6. OK Cancel Apply Full Screen Enables Full Screen mode Hit escape to exit or press the F default key shortcut to toggle Filter Info Clicking this item accesses the various audio and video filters being used by the current media file e g the DepthQ Filter DepthQ Camera Mixer and others DepthQ Camera Mixer is covered in detail here Page 16 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture The Filter Info Menu Item Choices Start Recording Aspect Ratio ZOOM Depth Alignment Depth i Input Full Screen Filter Into Depth Openil Renderer Depth Camera Mixer AVI Decompressor 2 AVI Decompressor 1 Decklink Video Capture 2 Decklink Video Capture Previewing Depth Camera Mixer Set up Clicking the Set up menu grants access to the various features consolidated there Preview Video Preview Audio Video Renderer 3D Video Renderer 2D Switch Mode Video Capture Filter Video Capture Pin Video Preview Pin Audio Capture Filter Audio Capture Pin Use DepthQ Resize Resize Filter Smart Tree Options Key Shortcuts Mouse Shortcuts and Diagnostic These selections allow you to define DepthQ Capture s display parameters in order to provide you with visual feedback of your stereoscopic capture and allow you to customize your shortcuts Page 17 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture Set up Menu File Devi
7. 1220 11080 Pixel Colorspace E 32 Framerate 29 57 Fos w Use default Decimate frames to 1 2 FPS Make sure to use only settings supported by both capture devices cad oem DepthQ Camera Mixer Properties Dialog when launched from within DepthQ Capture DepthQ Camera Mixer Properties X 30urce Processing Quality About Devices Left device Decklink Video Capture Right device Decklink Video Capture tz Left Properties Right Properties I Ignore timestamps recommended For DY devices Play audio for combined audiovideo devices only P Deinterlace drop Field Format Resolution i970 x i1 80 Pixel Colorspace m 32 Framerate 29 97 Fos fi Use default Decimate frames to 1 2 FPS Make sure to use only settings supported by both capture devices LE Cancel Apply Camera Mixer Properties Dialog Control Tabs The DepthQ Camera Mixer Properties dialog Camera Mixer s Control Panel 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 controls and information The tabs available to you differ based on whether DepthQ Capture is running or not Without DepthQ Capture running your tab choices are Source and About With DepthQ Capture running your tab choices are Source Processing Quality and About Source Control Tab The Source control t
8. 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 iter Previous playlist item Jump Forward small Jump backward small Jump Forward large Kev Shortcut I R a 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 95 Mouse Shortcuts List Action Universal Bukton Function Context Menu DepthQ Player Help Accesses Chapter 2 of this document dealing directly with DepthQ Player The same document can be found on the web via a link on the DepthQ Player Web Page About 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
9. 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 87 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player 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 Fil Playlist Display Setup Help Video Renderer oe ome apa Windows Media Source Filter End of Movie Behavior Use Depth DMx512 Diagnostic Kev Shortcuts Mouse Shortcuts Default Depthio Input Extension Configuration Depth Directs Other Options Security P Wi Ready 0 00 04 09 o o0 15 00 BERN Page 88 Default DepthQ OpenGL Input Dialog Stereo Movie Format Eve Coding 20 movie Left gt Right Synch doubling Right gt Left gt Above Below Synch doubling
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11. 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 DepthO 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 Ill 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 110 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 monitors 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 suitab
12. 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 61 configurations for your player for any type of stereoscopic input and output as well as advanced parallax adjustments and processing features 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 Tip Playing the 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 OpenG
13. from the Microsoft Download Center GraphEdit is installed only as part of this entire installation Step 2 Run GraphEdit Locate and run the GraphEdit executable file GraphEdit exe It will look similar to the screen capture below Click on the blue Insert a Filter icon to get started Building Your Graph in GraphEdit ff Untitled GraphEdit E x File Edit View Graph Favorites Options Help Deml S e n m de Fe Fe s Insert a filter into the graph Page 46 Step 3 Select Your First Capture Card Open the Video Capture Sources header in the dialog box which appears in order to reveal and select your capture cards one at atime Select your first capture card and then click on the Insert Filter button Opening the Video Capture Sources Heading lol x fi Untitled GraphEdit B File Edit View Graph Favorites Options Help oela S sje m m ees tis cl sl I hich fitersdoyouwanttommsert ed Device Control Filters DirectShow Filters DMO Audio Capture Effects DMO Audio Effects DMO Video Effects External Renderers Midi Renderers H D ecklink Video a H Decklink Video Capture 2 El Depth Camera Mixer Video Compressors WOM Stream Decompression Devices WOM Streaming Capture Devices WOM Streaming Communication Transforms WOM Streaming Data Transtorme WOM Streaming Interface Transfarms WOM Streaming Miner Devices WOM Streamina Henderna
14. Devices Legend Insert Filter Uses Kernel Streaming KS Fros EE Directs Media Object DMO Cancel EE Uses Compression Manager ACMI Ch ia REIN Plug and Play PNP device Filter Default filter color Filter Moniker tavoite Filter EN A LMR Prune A TM Page 47 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture Selecting Your First Capture Card i x untitled GraphEdit File Edit View Graph Favorites Options Help De gH al amp E amp n m meal e s 1 DEXWPITPMPTTUINER x Device Control Filters DirectShow Filters DMO Audio Capture Effects DMO Audio Effects DML Video Effects External Renderers Midi Renderers Mera Digital Video Capture Sources E28 Decklink Video Capture H Decklink Video Capture 2 El Depth Camera Mixer Video Compressors WOM Stream Decompression Devices WOM Streaming Capture Devices WM Streaming Communication Transferms WOM Streaming Data Transtorme WOM Streaming Interface Transfarms WOM Streaming Miner Devices WOM Streamina Henderna Devices Legend Insert men EE Directs Media Object DMO Uses Kernel Streaming KSPrasy Cancel EN Uses Compression Manager ACM AICM Plug and Play PNP device filter Default filter color W Favorite Filter device sw 86066 310 5001 11D0 BD36 00400911CE 8644486 50 13 B6 4211 BD40 35B629D9E BDFT Filter Moniker Page 48 Chapt
15. Dialog Choose a Device From the Following E a e A Decklink video Capture 2 Select a Video Device 2D Opens a dialog which allows you to select your 2D video input device from a list The Select a Video Device 2D Dialog Choose a Device From the Following DepthQ Camera Mixer Decklink video Capture 2 OK Cancel Page 11 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture Select an Audio Device Opens a dialog which allows you to select your audio input device from a list The Select an Audio Device Dialog ANNNNNNNENENENENENENENENNNENNNNNNENNNENENNNENNNNNNNNENNENENENENENENENENENENENENENENENEENNEENENEN Audio From video Source if available Realtek HD Audio Input Decklink Audio Capture 2 Decklink Audio Capture Display Clicking the Display menu grants access to the various features consolidated there DepthQ Video Renderer Aspect Ratio Zoom DepthQ Alignment DepthQ Input Full Screen or Filter Info These selections allow you to define DepthQ Capture s display parameters in order to provide you with visual feedback of your stereoscopic capture Display Menu File Devices Set up Capture Broadcast Help Depth Video Renderer Full Screen Start Recording Aspect Ratio ZOOM Depth Alignment Depth Input Full Screen Filter InFa Page 12 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture DepthQ Video Renderer Once you are capturing a stereoscopic media file clickin
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17. 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 Page 90 Chapter 2 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 Other Options Dialog GUI Behavior A Automatically change window size when loading a new movie or stream WG Automatically change window size when changing aspect ratio X Reposition player on desktop when opening oversize movies Start in Full screen mode Mouse Autahide 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 w
18. Overlap Setup Tri delta Setup Cg Setup Cg Lomerstone Setup 3L reform parameters 0 0000 1 0000 1 0000 0 9943 ia 0 0000 0 0000 1 0000 0 0000 s Left Right Set default values Cornerstoning is an excellent example of the power of GPU processing via Cg code Y 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 121 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 m
19. 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 Codec bic nses Elecard AVC Decoder and Streaming Pack up to HD for Recommended Options professional medical market Maximum Playtime 8 Minutes unlimited unlimited per film Reminder at run me Codec License Recommended Options Page 56 TEEB CIS Scum Key dongle Key dongle Sr ts No Water Mark No Water Mark ates Mark DirectX Render NVIDIA 3D Vision compatible Main Features Lite Standard DepthQ OpenGL Render requires Quadro card for page X X flip NVIDIA 3D Vision compatible with updated driver Open File Open File from URL In Development In Development In Development Video Stream Open Flash Video Stream Open Elecard Video Stream UDP H 264 Playlist Editor Shows all items in playlist but Open Fiaynst will only play the first three Aspect Ratio Control Zoom Settings DepthQ Alignment real time X and Y stereoscopic parallax adjustment DepthQ Input Dialog stereoscopic input format selection Time Dependent Event Editor Use Time Code Save DQC Mov
20. 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 111 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 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
21. exactly In the Format section ensure the Resolution fields are set correctly width followed by height i e if your cameras are 720P the resolution should be set to 1280 x 720 It is imperative that this resolution matches your cameras output resolution or errors will result For the best quality and performance set your Colorspace to RGB 32 DepthQ Capture is specifically tuned for RGB 32 Use of other color spaces is experimental It is also best to leave Framerate set to Use Default Decimating your Framerate to fps is used to gain resolution at the expense of frame rate when you are limiting yourself to a specific bandwidth t Note This feature is experimental Stipulating Resolution Colorspace and Framerate in the Format Control Group Depth Camera Mixer Properties X Source About Devices Left device Decklink Video Capture Right device Decklink Video Capture 2 Left Properties Right Properties v Ignore timestamps recommended For DY devices Play audio For combined audio video devices only Deinterlace drap Field Format Resolution 1920 x 11080 Pixel Colorspace RE 3 UYYY CUN 4 2 2 dere vUVZ vUV 4 2 2 PR SETS oe ee 1 2 FPS Framerate RGB 32 k HDYC YUY 4 2 2 Bertinge supported by both capture devices coed too Page 42 Processing Control Tab The Processing control tab is available only while DepthQ Capture
22. 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 112 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 Group 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 t
23. is running and is for real time processing of incoming video data The Gamma Sharpness White level and Black level adjustments are visible but not yet fully implemented The Convert to ITU R BT 601 checkbox when enabled will convert the incoming video signals to Rec 601 or BT 601 or its former name CCIR 601 a standard published by the International Telecommunication Union This adjustment is also visible but not yet fully implemented The Flip left image horizontally Flip left image vertically Flip right image horizontally and Flip right image vertically checkboxes are functional and used to correct for inverted inputs typically a result of using cameras arranged in a beam splitter rig Note Enabling a flip will slightly increase CPU load The Processing Control Tab DepthQ Camera Mixer Properties X Source Processing Ned About Image Correction Gamma Sharpness White level Black level Reset Levels Gonvert to INURE BT 601 v Flip left image horizontally Flip left image vertically Flip right image horizontally Flip right image vertically cancel mm Quality Control Tab The Quality control tab is available only while DepthQ Capture is running and is informational in nature revealing statistics related to the processing of the two input signals into the final above below output Variables include Frames processed Frames dropped on input 1 Frames dropped on input 2 Times
24. 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 63 MPG If you wish to view MPEG 2 files we recommend the Elecard MPEG 2 Decoding and Streaming Plugin 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 recommend 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 wil
25. processing software The entire process from capture through processing and delivery is accomplished with extremely low latency for critical realtime monitoring DepthQ Capture code runs under both Windows XP and Vista and supports HD SDI and the Motion JPEG codec as well as any other codec with adequate performance to capture dual stream data At this time Lightspeed recommends Windows XP for greatest stability Technical Features e Accepts dual channel input via Analog HD SDI HDMI FireWire or USB e Supports ingest as well as monitoring amp recording up to High Definition HD 1080 30PsF 1920x1080 per eye display refresh up to 120Hz e Camera video streams are mixed into an above below single concatenated frame e Resulting stereo pairs are delivered to the display device for realtime monitoring with very low latency e Built in 3D monitoring technology reformats the data for viewing in a wide variety of 3D formats and devices such as DLP and LCD projectors checkerboard displays line blanking hardware sync doubling hardware two view autostereoscopic monitors plus a variety of anaglyph formats for hardware independent 3D viewing e Primary display output progressive OpenGL quad buffered frame sequential page flip Analog RGB Digital DVI Page 1 e Optional display output nVidia 3D Vision stereoscopic renderer under DirectX and Windows Vista e Full Screen and Windowed stereoscopic display mode su
26. replacement software will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or 30 days whichever is longer Page 140 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 IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES REPRESENTATIONS PROMISES OR GUARANTEES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 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 warra
27. result of using DirectShow DepthO9Capture is very flexible and reliable This flexibility provides the means to both monitor and capture 3D video making on the fly 3D visualization from stereoscopic cameras possible Hardware Security Key Dongle DepthQ9Capture is both copy and use protected by a hardware security key dongle After DepthO9Capture installation 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 error message related to DepthQ KEY LOK Verification will appear if your security dongle is not detected Message DepthQ Capture error Software protection device is not present Application cannot start Explanation The dongle is not properly inserted in the USB port or an incorrect key is present Getting Help DepthQ com Please search this manual and or visit our DepthQ Capture 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 Capture Contact Form QJ Note This pdf manual can also be downloaded via a sidebar link on the DepthQ Capture Page Removing DepthQ Capture Select the Uninstall DepthQO9Capture item from the windows start menu Alternatively you can select DepthO9Capture from the Add Remove programs control panel applet Pa
28. shift Above Beiow fui EN h E 75 003 el Side by Side Side by Side Full Bm Warning The movie MUST be reloaded For Interlaced application of aspect ratio changes related Tri deta B to Full halF resolution SIS input OK Cancel Stereo Movie Format Eve Coding 2D movie amp Left gt Right Synch doubling Right gt Left AbovejBelow 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 89 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player Qo 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 ed Delete Extension bmp Still image Files gif Still image Files Still image Files Flash movie Files Flash movie Files QuickTime movie Files Play
29. 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 regardless of whether the workstations access the software at different times or concurrently In case of the evaluation version s of the DepthQ software DepthQ Player Lite DepthQ Lite or DepthQ Capture Lite Capture Lite you may use each copy of DepthQ Lite or Capture 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 or Capture 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 exce
30. 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 rmr 12 TNI 2 Above Below Depth 720x816 00 08 3 Aquarius at Dock 01 L jpg 00 05 Remove Selected Items Clear Playlist Load Playlist Save Playlist m By Mame Bv Tvpe Bv Date Total time 00 28 By Directory By 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 72 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player Still Image Play Time Dialog Set Still Image Play Time d Hi 1 M 5 MEE T Frame Cancel e To manually change the order of any item first click that item in the list 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 opene
31. 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 08 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 entry on the list Page 71 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
32. 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 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 Page 138 Chapter 3 DepthQ Software License provided that you are the only person who may use the software or you have obtained individual licenses for
33. used and one you will visit often as it allows you to configure DepthQ s inputs outputs real time processing stereoscopic parameters etc X Depth OpenGl Renderer Properties bh About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Tri delta Setup Cg Setup Cg 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 E C Side by Side Side by Side ful ED Interlaced Tridelta B SIS input Eve Coding f Left gt Right C Right gt Left Synch doubling shift 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 Alt 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
34. view its properties Page 52 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture deptha com Closing the dialog Untitled GraphEdit E B x File Edit View Graph Favorites Options Help Die B amp j e u m ejes me el mS Capture BMC al Decklink Wideo mmm E Decklink Video Capture Properties E Video Format Cals Video Format Timecode Format Decklink ide Fe 1080 59 94 8 bit 4 2 2 YUY Timecode Read from VITE SMPTE 12M Read from HANC SMPTE RP188 Close Apply Help Drag box to move it and its connected links Right click to view its properties Step 6 Adjust Your Second Capture Card s Filter Properties In the same manner right click inside the graph box containing your second capture card to reveal its Filter Properties dialog Then select a Video Format to match your first capture card using the drop down menu and click OK to close the dialog Step 7 Close GraphEdit This is all the editing you need to do to prepare the graph for use by DepthQ Capture Please close GraphEdit as the last step Page 53 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture depthaq com Closing GraphEdit with a Finished Graph ff Untitled GraphEdit ohslel a sile vj eld amp ej 5 Note With Blackmagic Design video capture cards if you select the wrong res colorspace you will see only a black screen Your selected resolution and i match your camera precisely Page 54 Chapter 1 DepthQ Ca
35. you intend to allow your audience s eyes to diverge also called 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 A 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 a i E wu E gt Ready D DO D8 13 r acoso EM First select the calibration line you wish to see and then toggle its visibility ON After it 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 125 Chapter
36. 1 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 Note In the event that an error occurs please report it to us and attach the log file in an email Page 83 as it will help us improve DepthQ Player for all users Diagnostic Level Dialog Diagnostic Level 4 Please report any player errors you encounter 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 WME Exit Stop Next playlist ibem Previous playlist item Jump forward small Jump backward small Jump forward large Jump backward large Toggle Fullscreen mode fis E
37. 2 DepthQ Player Selecting the Various Calibration Lines 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 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 es m 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 126 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player 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 w
38. 30 Framefsec HDTV Custom Custom o Note Time base does not change the playback speed of your movie it is used only as a 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 78 DirectSound Audio Renderer Dialogs Default DirectSound Device Properties l x Audio Renderer Advanced Audio CER wFormatT ag nChannels n5amplesPers ec n vgBytesPerSec 1 nBlockAlign 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 eed eme 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 D
39. 3D Button Clicking the Switch 2D 3D button allows you to choose between displaying your preview in 2D or 3D mode Functionally equivalent to clicking on the Set up Switch Modes 2D 3D menu item Switch 2D 3D Button Fie Devices Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help Set Filename i Switch 2D Full Screen Start Recording RECORD Full Screen Button Clicking the Full Screen button enables Full Screen Mode Hit escape to exit or press the F default shortcut key to toggle Functionally equivalent to clicking on the Display Full Screen menu item Full Screen Button Fie Devices Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help Set Filename Switch 2D Full Screen Start Recording RECORD Start Stop Recording Button Clicking the Start Stop Recording button begins capturing concatenating compressing and saving your two input streams as a single stereoscopic movie Movies are saved in your designated location with your designated file name header and time stamp A DQC file of the same name is automatically stored in the same folder so that upon playback in DepthQ Player the image will appear as intended Functionally equivalent to clicking on the Capture Start Capture menu item When capturing the Record Light will glow red IM e Page 34 Chapter 1 De D O Start Recording Button DepthQ Capture Fi
40. 54 O O O O O O O 30 40 0 254 O O O O O O 40 20 O OR 4 O O O O O Page 82 The first two lines are treated as comments Beemer DMX512 configuration file comment Beye 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 0 Between 20 and 30 seconds DMX channel O would switch to a value of 254 while the 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 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 2
41. 720p59 94 HD SDI or Analog Capture Card Blackmagic Design Decklink HD Extreme Capture Card SD HD2K 4 4 4 editing card with SDI HDMI and analog connections Digital SDI BNCx2 Supports single link 3 Gb s and single link 4 2 2 4 4 4 and dual link 4 4 4 SD Format Support 625 25 PAL and 525 29 97 NTSC HD Format Support 1080150 1080i59 94 720p50 and 720p59 94 2K Format Support 2048 x 1556 at 24fps and 23 98fps Page 3 Getting Started How To Get Started With DepthQ Capture If you have purchased a pre configured computer system from Lightspeed you may skip directly to the section below entitled Configure Camera Mixer If you have not purchased a pre configured computer system from Lightspeed once you have successfully configured your computer system with the above recommended hardware you should proceed to the installation and configuration of your DepthQ Capture software Install To begin insert the CD and follow the guided installation process IMPORTANT Prior to installation of DepthQ Capture the security key must NOT be attached to a USB port Connect the USB security key only after the installation of the software Configure GraphEdit GraphEdit is a utility which is part of the Microsoft DirectShow SDK It is a visual tool for building and testing filter graphs for DirectShow GraphEdit is typically preconfigured for you by Lightspeed when we build up your computer If we have not performe
42. Choose Action Context Menu w Mouse Test Area Basic Mode i Cancel E The action Unversal Button Function is a Pause Resume Stream toggle when the assigned mouse button is clicked inside the media playback area with a movie streaming Diagnostic Level Determines the diagnostic level for error reporting Choices are 0 10 Upon the event of an error a log file DepthQ b1 dat 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 Page 24 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture deptha com In the event that an error occurs please report it to us and attach the log file in an email as it will help us improve DepthQ Capture for all users Diagnostic Level Dialog Diagnostic Level 4 Please report any player errors you encounter to dgerror lightspeeddesign com 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 and DepthQ DirectX Full Screen Settings Other Options Dialog Automatically change window size when rebuilding graph 1L Allow multiple instances Start in Full screen
43. Codec by Radius BlaconasicHD 8 bit 4 2 2 codec be Pere Intel 4 2 0 Video 2 50 Intel Indea R video R3 z Intel Indearg Video 4 5 Indeok video 5 10 InFel TH i codec NA Onah M Vi Page 27 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture Video Compressor Config Opens a dialog which allows you to configure your chosen video compression codec The contents of this dialog are determined by the company originating the codec Illustrated here is an example dialog for Lightspeed Design s DQ3D codec a specially tuned compression for Above Below stereoscopic media files The DQ3D Configuration Dialog D 3D configuration dialog X Compression setup Quality setup Hi compression Hi quality gt gt Quality Factor 90 Luminance factor 3 t Chrominance Factor 10 SMP optimization Compression color sampling C 7 CPU 1 CPU without HT C 444 C 2CPU 2 CPU or 1 CPU with HT 42 2 C 42 0 4 CPU 4 CPU ar 2 CPU with HT S CPU 8 CPU ar 4 CPU with HT 16 CPU 16 CPU ar 8 CPU with HT Huber of CPU detected on OU PU wi Ceo ey ee Enable password based encryption of output movie Mowe encmption password first e character used M Enable encoding acceleration by multi CPU usage Decompression setup Movie decryption password first 8 character used M Enable decoding acceleration by multi CPU usage Enable cross black smoothing lower performance better quality General setup Enabl
44. D videa Renderer 2D _ Switch Made Video Capture Filter tidan r anh iwa Din Video Capture Filter Brings up whichever filter is appropriate for the chosen 3D Video Device typically the DepthQ Camera Mixer DepthQ Camera Mixer s adjustments and functions are described in depth here Video Capture Pin Brings up whichever filter is providing the video capture signal Normally this is the same as Video Capture Filter Video Preview Pin Brings up whichever filter is providing the video preview signal Normally this is the same as Video Capture Filter Audio Capture Filter Brings up whichever filter is appropriate for the chosen Audio Device Audio Capture Pin Brings up whichever filter is providing the audio capture signal Normally this is the same as Audio Capture Filter Use DepthQ Resize Toggles DepthQ Resize OFF ON which will allow you to re scale the input streams and bake in this change in resolution This feature may not be present in all version of DepthQ Capture M D t EI apture Q Page 20 Chapter 1 Depth m Resize Filter Brings up the Resize Filter Dialog which will allow you to set the final resolution of your captured movies Smart Tee Options Brings up the Smart Tee Options Dialog which will allow you to set the default behavior of the tee functions which are automatically built into the graphs defining
45. DQS or DQC file will change the filter settings to match that movie Subsequent movies without a DQS or 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 i 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 de
46. 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 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 Set Filename Button Clicking the Set Filename button opens a standard Windows browser allowing you to locate and assign the default location for your captured movies as well as assign a standard name for them Your chosen name with then be automatically followed by a time stamp e g MyMovie 2009Y 02M 12D 11h 48m 36s avi Functionally equivalent to clicking on the File Set Filename menu item Page 32 Set Filename Button Fie Devices Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help Set Filename i Alignment Switch 20 Full Screen Start Recording RECORD Alignment Button Clicking the Alignment button opens a simple vertical horizontal parallax control dialog that is quickly accessible without digging to the parallax tab of the DepthQ Filter dialog This
47. Depth 0 NEN 4 NOM Loe o a a E o Lightspeed Design Inc Reference Manual for DepthQ Technology Components DepthQ Capture DepthQ Player DepthQ Software License 2009 deptha com Lightspeed Design Inc Reference Manual for DepthQ Technology Components 2009 Table of Contents pier 1 DepthQ Capture M eee ente nnnn ne RRN 1 200 7 EU nT ATR CET TET CETT TT DOT TT LOT TTL LT IQ TT lt lt in 1 CEM ESCH DUO REI m m 1 oue PS M M H 1 1 eneral System Recommendations eere renean orania orna aar e MONNE 2 MEIPEWAlC PErfOriMance ccconcccccccccnncseseccceonscesecceovaccceececsanccseccceonccssecseonsccseecserancssecseessecessoeess EE 2 BeOS OCICOS hec cM E Mc a 3 TONES Colds 0260 d ume e Ue DALAI TEM a a 3 ORDNE Co Ae E E ce A c E qu CM M 3 200a E SISIE e P E E E T EIM M 4 How To Get Started With DepthQ Capture oo ccccceccscesececcecescscscesceccescaceececaceccarscsecaceecacaceesaceneeeas 4 EN sss xe ELT EM M ML 4 Ec vuueGraphEdit sto eere Ca Mm RN 4 E uuecameraMIXeE wes ci IM MM MM E 4 Launch DepthQ Capture di RS TO te ers etc 5 Configure DepthQ Capture EMPU C T cu m Rr M MM EE 6 cow due Usar me 7 What s Installed With DepthQ Capture ooo ccccsscsssesessssesecescsvsceceecscecseecevacsceesecacacecavasscsesevaceeseaeas 8 MELULDU oe oo dE LL ET 8 Hard
48. L 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 DepthO9Capture Hardware Security Key Dongle DepthQ Player Lite is free to download and is available for evaluation No hardware dongle is required DepthQ9Player 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
49. MX512 Diagnostic Key Shortcuts Mouse Shortcuts Default DepthQ Input Extension Configuration Other Options or Security U Page 79 Chapter 2 DepthQ avaoarT la yer Set up Text Menu Advanced Mode video Renderer Windows Media Source Filter End of Movie Behavior Use Depth DMX512 Diagnostic Kev Shortcuts Mouse Shorkcuks Default Depthi Input Extension Configuration Other Options Security 0 01 11 03 f 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 WMRO 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 tJ Note You must reload your movie or reconnect to your stream for new options to take effect Page 80 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 reconne
50. Mode Open File Open File From URL Open Windows Media Video Stream Open Elecard Video Stream File C 1 AD Stereoscopic Final Above Below 2008 Master DO3D O90 avi Exit File Text Menu Advanced Mode QY Depth Player File Playlist Display Set up Help Q Open File Open File From URL Open Windows Media video Stream Open Elecard Video Stream Open Flash Video Stream File C 1 DQ Stereoscopic Final Above Below 2008 Master DCO3D 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 69 Open Windows Media Video Stream Opens a remote live 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
51. Note Your adjustments with respect to parallax are not baked in to your recorded clips However a DepthQ Configuration file DQC containing the parallax information is saved with each clip so these will be applied when your clips are played back via DepthQ Player Changes made AFTER you have hit Record are not saved so be sure to make your adjustments beforehand 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 Please see the Chapter 2 DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties Dialog Renderer Dialog Control Tabs Input Movie Control Tab for a more detailed description of the various input formats Page 15 DepthQ Input Dialog Stereo Movie Format Eve Coding 2D movie Left Right Synch doubling Right gt Left Above Below Synch doubling shift Side by Side Full Bm Warning The movie MUST be reloaded For Interlaced application of aspect ratio changes related Tri deta B to Full halF resolution S15 input
52. Page 62 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 however 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
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54. 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 96 Chapter 2 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 from Advanced Mode accesses Basic Mode Q Up Button Switching from Basic Mode to Advanced Mode P Depth g Player Ee i 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 in
55. Touch Up 100 00 Set default values Step 2 Screen width 1400 Inch Page 115 Chapter 2 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 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 heada
56. a 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 QJ 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 at the high bandwidth end of the spectrum please refer to the recommendations for DepthQ Player Pro Page 60 Chapter 2 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 prefe
57. ab is for the assignment of capture devices to the left and right eyes and to stipulate incoming resolution colorspace and framerate TM Page 38 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture Assigning Capture Devices and Formats in the Source Tab DepthO Camera Mixer Properties X Source About Devices Left device Decklink Video Capture Right device Decklink Video Capture tz Left Properties Right Properties I Ignore timestamps recommended For DY devices Play audio for combined audio video devices only Deinterlace drop Field Format Resolution 1920 x 1080 Pixel Colorspace RE 32 Framerate 29 97 Fos vw Use default Decimate frames to 1 2 FPS Make sure to use only settings supported by both capture devices es ow Devices Control Group You need to assign each of your two capture cards to an eye In the Devices section select the capture cards you wish to assign to the Left and Right eyes from the available devices listed in the drop down lists We recommend assigning the card which is physically on the left side in the computer to the left eye and vice verse keeping things intuitively arranged can help in troubleshooting This sometimes means the card labeled with a 2 ends up being assigned to the Left eye Page 39 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture Assigning Capture Cards to the Left and Right Eyes in the Devices Control Group DepthO Camera Mixer Properties X
58. allax 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 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 pla
59. 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 Functionally equivalent to clicking on the Display DepthQ Alignment menu item Alignment Button Fie Devices Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help Set Filename l Switch 2D Full Screen Start Recording RECORD c Cu SS fe Dror A DepthQ Alignment Dialog Vertical Offset 0 00 93 Horizontal Offset 2 30 94 Reset to ero Restore ka Default OK Cancel Restore to zero will return both vertical and horizontal parallax to zero Restore to Default will return both vertical and horizontal parallax to the default values defined in the DepthQ Filter G Tip You can use the Ctrl W A S D default key shortcuts to directly affect vertical and horizontal ds e M dl arm s ms Page 33 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture deptha com parallax behind the scenes without displaying the dialog W V S V A H D H Note Your adjustments with respect to parallax are not baked in to your recorded clips However a DQC file containing the parallax information is saved with each clip so these will be applied when your clips are played back via DepthQ Player Changes made AFTER you have hit Record are not saved so be sure to make your adjustments beforehand Switch 2D
60. ant 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 Direct 1 Flash Source Still Image Default Time T Hi 0 M he T Frame D Page 91 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player deptha com DepthQ DirectX DepthQ 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 20 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 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 lepth Directs Flash Source Depth Direct Full Screen Setting Resolution 1920 1280 le Use Default i024 960 Color Depth 1024 I XX Use Default A zs 1050 1200 k 1440 1536 p Output Refresh Rate X Use Default OK Cancel DepthQ Flash Source In Developmen
61. area Page 116 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 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 t
62. 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 q 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 whereas Open Playlist immediately loads and starts playing the selected Playlist Playlist Icon Button Basic Mode Playlist Editor Open Playlist Page 70 Playlist Text Menu Advanced Mode File Playlist pe Set up Help Q Playlist Editor Open Playlist 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
63. ce 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 108 Chapter 2 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 gt 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 numbered 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 t
64. cel Page 76 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player deptha com 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 42 m or 100 MESES 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 18 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 77 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player Edit Paint Delete Point Delete All depthaq com Time Code events are stored in a DepthQ configuration file DQC 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
65. ces Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help mea X Preview Video Full Screen X Preview Audio videa Renderer 3D videa Renderer 2D Switch Made Video Capture Filter videa Capture Pin Video Preview Pin Use Depth Resize Resize Filtet a Smart Tee Options Left Ba Previewing Depth Came Kev Shortcuts Mouse Shortcuts Diagnostic Preview Video Toggles the video preview OFF ON Preview Audio Toggles the audio preview OFF ON Video Renderer 3D Opens a dialog which allows you to select your video renderer from a list This is the renderer used to preview your capture when in 3D Mode Page 18 The Video Renderer 3D Dialog Standard Video Renderer WME Video Renderer WME Video Renderer Video Renderer 2D Opens a dialog which allows you to select your video renderer from a list This is the renderer used to preview your capture when in 2D Mode The Video Renderer 2D Dialog Choose Renderer From Ehe List Depth OpenGl Renderer Depth Directs Renderer Standard video Renderer WMP Video Renderer L ok _ _cancel_ Switch Modes Allows you to choose between displaying your preview in 2D or 3D mode Identical in effect as clicking the Switch 2D 3D Button Page 19 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture X Preview Video Full Screen X Preview Audio videa Renderer 3
66. ches G 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 viewer 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
67. confused by the Colorspace selection of RGB 32 you made previously in Camera Mixer That setting is for the Colorspace AFTER the signals have been ingested If your video source contains valid useful Timecode be sure to select the matching transmitted Timecode Format If you plan on enabling the Ignore Timestamps checkbox in Camera Mixer this setting is irrelevant Accessing Your First Capture Card s Filter Properties If Untitled GraphEdit File Edit View Graph Favorites Options Help Die e a e n m ejes el p inl x Select Glock Decklink Wideo Ce Capture a ARC Decklink Video Capture 23 Timecode Drag box ka mowe iE and its connected links Right click to view its properties Page 51 Stipulating Your Video Format 5 x untitled GraphEdit File Edit View Graph Favorites Options Help Die e a e n m ejes me el mS Capture VANC d Decklink Widen mmm Decklink Video Capture Properties l Video Format Video Format Timecode Format Decklink vice HD 10801 59 94 8 bit 4 2 2 YUY Timecode NTSC bit 8 bit 4 2 2 YUY PAL 8 bik 4 2 2 YUY Read from VITC SMPTE 12M HD 10801 60 8 bit 4 2 2 LIV HD 10601 59 94 8 bit 4 2 2 YL Read from HANC SMPTE RP18G HD 1080 50 8 bit 4 2 2 YUY HD 1080p 24 8 bit 4 2 2 YUY HD 1080p 23 98 8 bit 4 2 2 YLIV T Drag box to move it and its connected links Right click to
68. ct to your stream for new options to take effect Windows Media Source Filter Dialog NEA EUR k a I En Warning You must reload your movie or reconnect to your stream For new options bo take effect Lok _ cael _ Page 81 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player deptha com End of Movie Behavior Determines the behavior desired at the end of the movie Choices are Stop or Loop 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 on the Open DMxX 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 Is DMX512 configuration file Dive Movie ENNNSTRUCTIONS 5 O KO 254 254 254 254 254 254 254 254 16 20 O O O O O O O O 20 30 2
69. d 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 Depth Alignment Full Screen Page 73 Display Text Menu Advanced Mode File Playlist Display prai Help L Depth Openil Renderer Aspect Ratio ZOOM Depth Alignment Depth Input Full Screen Time Code Editor Timebase Use 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 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 G 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 e
70. d this service for you you will need to read and complete the section at the end of this chapter titled GraphEdit Then return and continue from here Configure Camera Mixer DepthQ Camera Mixer is an internal filter that handles left and right image concatenation Assigning which camera is left and which is right for instance is accomplished by editing Camera Mixer s settings For a detailed description of Camera Mixer please see the section near the end of this chapter titled DepthQ Camera Mixer For now however we ll just need to quickly assign cameras prior to your first launch of DepthO9Capture Step 1 Ensure that you are NOT running DepthQ Capture Then click on this desktop icon to launch wy the DepthQ Camera Mixer control panel The DepthQ Camera Mixer Properties dialog will appear Page 4 DepthQ Camera Mixer Properties Dialog DepthO Camera Mixer Properties X Source About Devices Left device Decklink Video Capture Right device Decklink Video Capture tz Left Properties Right Properties I Ignore timestamps recommended For DY devices Play audio for combined audio video devices only Deinterlace drop Field Format Resolution 1920 x 1080 Pixel Colorspace RE 32 Framerate 29 97 Fos vw Use default Decimate frames to 1 2 FPS Make sure to use only settings supported by both capture devices es ow Ste
71. d 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 nVidia s Quadro Stereo Technology Page 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 use 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 bra
72. e Live streaming operations Windows Media Video Stream and Elecard Video Stream are functional at a nominal level and are ongoing Lightspeed software development projects Expect further enhancements Exit Exits DepthQ Capture Devices Clicking the Devices menu grants access to the various features consolidated there Select a Video Device 3D Select a Video Device 2D or Select an Audio Device These selections allow you to define the inputs to DepthQ Capture Separate 3D and 2D input selections exist so you can switch to a 2D preview mode and not necessarily use stereoscopic display hardware on the encoding and display end Devices Menu Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help Select a Video Device 3D Switch 20 Full Screen Select a Video Device 2D Select an Audio Device Page 10 Select a Video Device 3D Opens a dialog which allows you to select your 3D video input device from a list Unless your input is pre concatenated left and right eyes already combined by some future 3D camera system you will choose DepthQ Camera Mixer here DepthQ Camera Mixer is an internal filter which handles the left and right image concatenation Assigning which camera is left and which is right for instance is accomplished by editing Camera Mixer s settings For instructions on how to accomplish that see the DepthQ Camera Mixer section The Select a Video Device 3D
73. e Devices Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help Set Filename t H Switch 2D Full Screen Start Recording Stop Recording Button Fie Devices Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help Set Filename i Alignment Switch 2D Full Screen Stop Recording RECORD Right Click Context Menu A Right Click in the media playback area brings up a floating menu allowing convenient access to the menu items available to the user Right Click Context Menu wv Depth Capture a RUEEURC Fie Devices Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help LSet rename Alignment L FullScreen udi File Devices Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help Previewing Depth Camera Mixer Page 35 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture On Screen Display OSD Certain actions such as Record Aspect Ratio etc can be momentarily displayed in the upper right hand corner of the media playback area by activating the OSD The user can control the display duration and whether it is active inactive via The OSD we Depth Capture Fie Devices Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help Alignment Full Screen RECORD J k Recording Stop Capturing 198 dropped 0 77 94 MB Free 1421 44 GB O 00 08 19 22 04 Page 36 DepthQ Camera Mixer Overview DepthQ Camera Mixer is an internal filter that handles left and right image conca
74. e consale window logging useful for debugging Email author Visit home page Cancel Audio Compressor Selection Opens a dialog which allows you to select your audio compression codec from a list The audio multiplexed into your saved movie file will be compressed utilizing this codec Page 28 The Audio Compressor Selection Dialog Choose 4 Codec From the Following Ph Microsoft ADPCM ACELP net DSP Group TrueSpeech Th Windows Media Audio v1 Windows Media Audio wz i335 6 10 Microsoft 723 1 CCITT A Law CCITT u Law Audio Compressor Config Opens a dialog which allows you to configure your chosen audio compression codec The contents of this dialog are determined by the company originating the codec Start Capture Begins capturing concatenating compressing and saving your two input streams as a single stereoscopic movie Movies are saved in your designated location with your designated file name header and time stamp A DQC file of the same name is automatically stored in the same folder so that upon playback in DepthQ Player the image will appear as intended Identical in function as clicking the Start Recording Button When capturing the Record Light will glow red Stop Capture Stops the capture process Identical in function as clicking the Stop Recording Button The Record Light will cease glowing red Broadcast Clicking the Broadcast
75. e control panel for all the stereoscopic settings The DepthQ Config panel gives you fast access to all settings identical to those settings available 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 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 pa
76. ection 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 1 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 Tri 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 fr
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79. er 1 DepthQ Capture Step 4 Select Your Second Capture Card Then repeat the process selecting your second capture card and clicking on the Insert Filter button Finish inserting filters by clicking the Close button Selecting Your Second Capture Card Untitled GraphEdit D Emi x File Edit View Graph Favorites Options Help Delal amp e m m weal 4 el xl Device Control Filters DirectShow Filters DMO Audio Capture Effects DMU Audio Effects DM Video Effects External Renderers Midi Rernderers Hero Digital Video Capture Sources E Decklink Video Capture E Decklink Video Capture 2 EH D epthl Camera Miser Video Compressors WOM Stream Decompression Devices WOM Streaming Capture Devices WOM Streaming Communication Transfarms WOM Streaming Data Transferms WOM Streaming Interface Transforms WOM Streaming Miser Devices WOM Streamina Rendering Devices Decklink ideo Legend Directs Media Object DMO Uses Kernel Streaming K S Frosy Uses Compression Manager ACM TEM Plug and Play PNF device filter Default filter color Insert Filter Close v Favorite Filter idevice sw 19608 B 310 5001 11D O BD 3B 0040091 1 CE 86 CE 3FF81 4 04 C1 4827 9F18 426203E 9B 1831 Filter Moniker EN A LMR Prune A TM Page 49 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture Closing the Dialog NE E x
80. es 3430 4000 SCI o b nView Display Settings B AVIDIA Performance amp Quality Settings Application profiles SLI multi E PL Application 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 Views Advanced settings Screen Resoltions t Rehesh Rates Satins ae M Desktop Overlap and Edge Blending Use desktop color d H Desktop Management On Menu Editing Ltt Use shutter glasses LIF Cancel Apply Page 136 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player deptha 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 388 Default Monitor and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 4000 SOT Props General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management EJ Quadro FX 3450 4000 SDI E Quadro Fes 3430 4000 3D D i niew Display Settings B AVIDIA Performance amp Quality Settings Application profiles SLI multi PLI Application Active profile Color Correction Using global driver settings Global driver settings Video Overlay Settings Full Screen Video Add Profile R
81. estore NA otate E diver settings i Temperature Settings E Advanced settings Screen Resoluions amp Retesh Rates Sage Vse M Desktop Overlap and Edge Blending Texture color depth Use desktop color d E Desktop Management Enable stereo On Menu Editing Force stereo shuttering LIE Stereo display made Use niew Clone m Stereo display mode Uze mier Clone made UE 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 137 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player deptha com Chapter 3 DepthQ Software License DepthQ Software License Agreement DepthQ DepthQ Player DepthQ Capture 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
82. fault settings to be used when the player is next launched Page 130 DepthQ DirectX Renderer This is 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 DQC 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 File Playlist Display Set up Help Q Video Renderer Us Windows Media Source Filter End of Movie Behavior Use Depth DIMES12 Diagnostic Kev Shortcuts Mouse Shorkcuks Default Depth Input E
83. features and settings can be further restricted and shortcuts may not be edited from Basic Mode Page 66 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 J Depthg Player sh eae 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 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 67 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 unde
84. g this item will open the DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties Dialog which allows you to configure DepthQ s inputs outputs realtime processing stereoscopic parameters etc This is the same filter dialog used by DepthQ Player Please refer to Chapter 2 DepthQ Player DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties Dialog for detailed descriptions of every feature It can also be accessed via the Q default key shortcut Once you are capturing a stereoscopic media file The DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties Dialog Depth OpenGl Renderer Properties bh l X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup m delta Setup Cg Setup Cg Comerstone Setup Input Movie Movie Parallas Adjustment Stereo Cutout Statistics Stereo Movie Format C 2D movie C Synch doubling C BAbove Below Above Below full E C Side by Side Side by Side ful ED Interlaced C Tridelta B SIS input Eve Coding Left gt Right Right gt Left Synch doubling shift sume l Warning The mowie MUST be reloaded for application af aspect ratio changes related to full half resolution cancel Ano _ Page 13 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture 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 D
85. ge 8 The Interface Minimize Maximize Close These top right controls Minimize Maximize or Close DepthQ Capture Minimize Control en Maximize Control Close Control tb File Clicking the File menu grants access to the various features consolidated there Set Filename Configure Auto Filename Set Broadcast Filename or Exit File Menu ily peices Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help Set Filename Switch 2D Full Screen Start Recording RECORD Configure Auto Filename Set Broadcast Filename Exit Set Filename Opens a standard Windows browser allowing you to locate and assign the default location for your captured movies as well as assign a standard name for them Your chosen name with then be automatically followed by a time stamp e g MyMovie _2009Y_02M_12D 11h_48m_36s avi Confiqure Auto Filename Opens a dialog which allows you to customize the time stamp used in naming your files Page 9 Chapter 1 DepthQ Captu e The Configure Auto Filename Dialog we Use Date amp Time in Filename s Restore Default OK Cancel Set Broadcast Filename Opens a standard Windows browser allowing you to assign a standard name and the default location where you will be saving an sdp Session Description Protocol file in order to facilitate live streaming of your captured movies j Not
86. ge flipped output on their monitor by increasing Brightness in the decoding filter settings Such settings are possible e g for the DivX decoder 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 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 Page 133 e In 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 T
87. gle Ready 0 00 06 15 O 00 15 00 e 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 p Wl Ready O 00 08 09 p 0 00 15 00 K FS Full Screen Button Enters Full Screen mode Press ESC to return to windowed mode Full Screen Button HEB E ee a ee P m li Ready D 00 08 21 0 00 15 00 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 Page 100 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player deptha com Right Click Context Menu Basic Mode Q cmepmtirg Player she phe pe ar aem e M P A v LM p Q File Playlist Display Help Right Click Context Menu Advanced Mode Q cpepetigep layer c n ed File Playlist Display Set up Help Q File Playlist Display Set up Help On Screen Display OSD Certain actions such as Play Pause Stop Aspect Ratio etc can be momentarily displayed in the u
88. gnment issues you can fix in camera rather than in post 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 pem Wi Ready D 00 08 13 romeo MON 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 124 Chapter 2 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
89. gth and playlist functionality restrictions For evaluation purposes Page 58 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 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 unintended 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 par
90. he 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 117 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 diagonal 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 Proj
91. he 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 109 Selecting your Stereo Output Mode Depth OpenGl Renderer Properties X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Tri delta Setup Cg Setup Cg 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 u Horizontal interlaced C Pure anagluph AG ae C Vertical interlaced EI C Doloranaglyph m C Synch doubling ENS cC pLP2DHDTv ES C Relax crosseye AN C Color interleaved HI C Minored image a SIS format Caium C OpenGL Hw com Stereo Bright frame Synch doubling shift SIS format aspect ratio p 5003 Pie 1 75 4 Left Fight butter marks Warming The movie MUST be C On tf 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
92. he 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 113 The HW Setup Tab DepthQ OpenGl Renderer Properties l X Tri delta Setup Cg Setup Cg Comerstone Setup Input Mowe Movie Parallax Adjustment Stereo utput Statistics About File Hw Setup l Overlay Setup Force colo
93. he nVidia nView method works in Full Screen and windowed mode but requires a supported nVidia based graphics card Generic Passive Mode 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 Dis
94. ie Configuration 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 Control DepthQ DMX512 if i Page 57 Diagnostics Log Level X X Setting Editable Key Shortcuts X O XX P X S X ro X Main Features Shortcuts Conti Lite Standard Default Input Control stereoscopic input format Extension Configuration for X X Dialog Box Filtering X Other Options Window Behavior Mouse amp X OSD Visibility etc ok Security GUI PTOI Ce SHEL Lite Standard Pro Renderer Settings Stereo Output X Selection Movie Parallax X Adjustment Cg Internal Processing Cornerstone Edge Sharpening 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 len
95. illiseconds In our context jitter is the delay between the invocation of the next frame task and its release when it actually starts to execute The number displayed is milliseconds within one standard deviation meaning approximately 6896 of the measured jitter was within this range Page 128 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 68 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 thi
96. iminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under Ehe law cancel Apo _ GraphEdit Overview GraphEdit is a utility which is part of the Microsoft DirectShow SDK It is a visual tool for building and testing filter graphs for DirectShow Filters are displayed as boxes with a text caption showing the name of the filter Pins appear as small squares along the edge of the filter Input pins are shown on the left side of the filter and output pins are on the right side of the filter A pin connection appears as an arrow connecting the output pin to the input pin Connection mediatypes can be viewed as properties on pins and connections How GraphEdit Represents a Simple Filter Graph Output input pin Stream OO zXTest avi AM Splitter Input Video Renderer Page 45 Chapter 1 DepthQ ant ean TM capture GraphEdit is an important part of DepthQ Capture s configuration Typically it is installed and utilized behind the scenes by Lightspeed whenever we build a computer system for our clients However if we have not built your computer system for you the following information is vital What follows is a step by step instructional on how to use GraphEdit to configure your capture cards to work with DepthQ Capture Using GraphEdit Step 1 Download and Install the SDK Download and install the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and NET Framework 3 5
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98. isabled Source Custom Ratio 1 85 9 uw 1 m tH D Cancel Zoom Allows user to set three programmable zoom levels for the interface accessible via the default keyboard shortcuts Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 3 This does not affect your captured video it is only a preview feature Zoom Dialog 200 o OK Cancel DepthQ Alignment DepthQ Capture has a simple vertical horizontal parallax control dialog that is quickly accessible without digging to the parallax tab of the DepthQ Filter dialog 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 DepthQ Alignment Dialog Vertical Offset 0 00 93 Horizontal Offset 2 30 94 Reset to Zera Restore ka Default OK 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 O Tip You can use the 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 QJ
99. ith your subject for a more direct depth comparison This is of great assistance when you ve 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 s
100. l 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 64 For Quad buffered OpenGL Stereo using 3 pin sync connector DepthQ Player 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 an
101. l time adjustment 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 119 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 Depthi OpenGl Renderer Pro
102. le Settee een EAE A REIR ME 140 O Labi lV ae a ree EM ue 141 M Government Licensing Rights iaeei eere reor a AAAA EA EEEE Aea 142 00 ai Como PE E E E eyed genic sey Go Be Ce ainda een Catan 142 BO US ER Ct 142 Page vi Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture Overview DepthQ9Capture is a powerful software solution for the capture and recording of stereo 3D video from two simultaneous camera inputs at up to dual HD resolution Features include realtime monitoring a camera alignment aid and visual overlays to assist in optimizing your 3D effects for various target playback screens Technical Description DepthO9Capture captures your two independent video sources whether Analog HD SDI HDMI FireWire or USB It then concatenates the two views together as an above below image to preserve sync and processes the result applying any scaling and compression required Lastly it serves the final stereo data as a single data stream to any 3D or 2D monitoring device at the required resolution frame rate and encoding standard for that display For instance if the 3D monitoring display is the DepthQ HD 3D projector DepthQ Capture transforms the input to the required 1280x720 resolution in a frame sequential L R L R VESA VGA format at 120 frames per second Simultaneously with the click of a button DepthQ Capture can record this stream to hard disk for later playback via DepthQ Player or for editing and post production in standard video
103. le 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 DepthO9Player Other aspect ratio modes can 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
104. made Mouse Autohide after sec 0 never CSD Visibility 58 O never Depth DirecEx Full Screen Setting Resolution Custom X Use Default X Custom Color Depth 32 Bit at X Use Default Output Refresh Rate Custom Use Default Page 25 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture deptha con Auto Preview on Startup Toggles automatic preview mode OFF ON at startup Show Info Window on Startup Toggles automatic display of info window OFF ON at startup Startup can take a while longer than you might expect Displaying the info window gives you a visual indication that something is indeed happening Automatically Change Window Size when Rebuilding Graph Toggles automatic window sizing OFF ON to accommodate a change in input resolution Allow Multiple Instances Toggles automatic multiple instancing of DepthQ Capture OFF ON Allow Multiple Instances Toggles starting in Full Screen Mode OFF ON 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 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 DepthQ DirectX Full Screen Setting e 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 e Color Depth
105. menu grants access to the various features consolidated there allowing you to define codecs and intiate or stop your stereoscopic capture and broadcast These are identical in function to what can found under the Capture Menu but are specifically used to set up a realtime P video broadcast of your stereoscopic movie Options are Video Compressor Selection Video Page 29 Compressor Config Audio Compressor Selection Audio Compressor Config Start Broadcast or Stop Broadcast Broadcast Menu File Devices Display Set up Capture ees a PTO Video Compressor Selection videa Compressor Config Audia Compressor Selection Audia Compressor Config Stark Broadcast Stop Broadcast D Note Live streaming operations Windows Media Video Stream and Elecard Video Stream are functional at a nominal level and are ongoing Lightspeed software development projects Expect further enhancements Help Clicking the Help menu grants access to the various features consolidated there Key Shortcuts Mouse Shortcuts DepthQ Capture Help a link to the help file pdf or About Help Menu File Devices Display Set up Capture Broadcast Switch 2D Kev Shortcuts Mouse Shortcuts Depth Capture Help About Page 30 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture Start Recording RECORD deptha com Key Shortcuts Displays a simple list of the available Keyboard Shortcuts Any cus
106. mposition 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 105 Input Movie Control Tab Selecting the Input Movie Stereo Movie Format or Flavor Depth OpenGl Renderer Properties h X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup mn delta Setup Cg Setup Cg 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 E C Side by Side Side by Side ful ED Interlaced Tridelta SIS input Eve Coding f Left gt Right C Right gt Left Synch doubling shift 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 real 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 Note You must re load your movie i
107. n 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 106 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 ina single double height frame with one full resolution image on 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 ina single frame with one on the left and one
108. nd 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 The stand alone DepthQ Player pdf manual is also downloadable via a sidebar link in the main DepthQ Player web page Page 65 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 Be joe x UEM I JU cw e LO ie p Ready 00 00 00 f 0 00 00 00 kanm 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
109. nder Dialog Control Tabs Depth OpenGl Renderer Properties h X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Tri delta Setup Cg Setup Cg 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 Side by Side ful ED 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 shaders 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 co
110. ne Ery E Key Shortcuts Dialog Kev Shortcut Basic Made Add Mew Shortcut Ctrl U _Edit Shortcut LI Alex EM z Delete Shortcut 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 84 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player deptha com The Key Shortcuts Edit Shortcut Dialog Choose Action Play pause or Scan Code 50 P lm Shift lm CL g Alt Wc Mode Cancel E Available Shortcut Actions and their Default Key Shortcuts 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 85 Chap
111. ng Play Stop Button breaks stream 0 00 11 06 gt E rA Oh antar Tyrant lL CY Dini in e M Page 98 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player Play Button resumes stream Advanced 3D Technology amp Integration s lire ey jjj 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 alters the volume to that level Volume Control 00 06 15 f o 00 15 00 fo O Tip once the volume control has focus the mouse s scroll wheel controls volume Page 99 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player deptha com Mute Toggle Clicking the Mute toggle mutes un mutes the audio setting the playback volume to 0 or returning it to its last used level Mute Tog
112. ng active shutter glasses Dual graphics output pipelines are for display with two projector passive displays using polarizing glasses As powerful as it already is the image display quality of DepthO9Player 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 pata Limited to 5 viewers or Limited to 5 viewers Commercial Theater Based on number of viewers C anen EICEnSE Windows Media Windows Media Windows Media included Cocer cone 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
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114. om 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 118 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 ri delta edge corrections Cut an lett side 0 44 ee Cut on night side 0 82 X Cut on top side 0 48 X Cut an bottom side 0 27 Q ERRRRRRRRRRRARERARERERERRRRARRRARRRARRRARRRARRRARRRARRRARRRARRRAREAARRRARRRARRRARRRARRRARRRARRRARRARARARARARARARARARARARARARAHARARHARARARAMARAMARARARARARARARAR z masuunuaF Fl assnonnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn a u 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 rea
115. 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 107 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player Side by Side Full A format where both left and right images are placed ina 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 ina 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 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 spa
116. 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 103 Chapter 2 DepthO Player Methods of Accessing the DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Dialog Basic Mode Access Advanced Mode Access 1 dE Cx 7E File Playlist Display Set up Help Depth Openil Renderer P Depth Openil Renderer 3 Depth Alignment Aspect Ratio Advanced Mode Access 2 File Playlist Display Set up Help Depth Openal Renderer Aspect Ratio ZOOM Depth Alignment Depth Input Full Screen Time Code Editor Timebase Use Time Code Save Movie Configuration Filter Info b RR A uj Ready Default DirectSound Device Depth Opensl 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 Y Note Different tabs are included in different builds of the filter and some entail an additional licensing fee so your build may not offer every tab listed in this documentation Contact us if Page 104 you believe you need access to a function or feature illustrated here that is not included in your build The Re
117. or reference Changing the settings will not affect your capture card settings as they are actually defined using GraphEdit GraphEdit is typically preconfigured for you by Lightspeed when we build up your computer If we have not performed this service for you you will need to read the section on GraphEdit Left Properties and Right Properties Dialogs in the Devices Control Group Depth Camera Mixer Propertie jes X eee Capture Properties 1 X Source Processing Quality About Wideo Format Devices Left device Decklink Video Capture Right device Deckink Video Capture 2 Left o Right Properties I Ignore timestamps recommended For DY devices Play audio for combined audio video devices only Deinterlace drop Field Timecode Format Timecode V Read from ITC SMPTE 12M Read from HANC SMPTE RP188 Video Format Im 1 8 i 59 94 8 bik 4 2 2 YUY Format Resolution 1920 x 1080 Pixel Colorspace E ap Framerate 23 97 fos v Use default Decimate frames to 1 2 FPS CENEPTNE Make sure to use only settings supported by both capture devices OF Cancel Apply 2 ET E 3 Depthi Camera Mixer Proper ie X Decklink Video Capture 7 Properties P X Snurce Processing Quality About Video Format Devices Left device peckink Video Capture Right device peckink Video Capture 2 Left Properties Right Pro
118. ou successfully set up all the various parameters for your particular system the next time you launch DepthO9Capture you will immediately see your camera inputs appear in the media display area in the correct format for your stereoscopic display device and you ll be ready to record with a single click of the Start Recording button The DepthQ Capture User Interface upon First Launch wv Depth g Capture HEBEL Fie Devices Display Set up Capture Broadcast Help Set Filename Alignment Switch 20 Full Screen Start Recording HIIMETTME J I J I k i p s E I 5 Ready Page 7 What s Installed With DepthQ9Capture The DepthQ Capture installer installs up to 4 primary elements The DepthQ 3D rendering engines a Microsoft DirectShow Filter DepthQ Camera Mixer a DirectShow Filter which concatenates left and right sources into a single source the DepthQ Capture GUI and the DepthQ DQ3D Codec DirectShow9 The technology behind DepthQ Capture 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
119. ovies that will ultimately be 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 122 The Overlay Setup Control Tab DepthQ OpenGl Rende
120. p 2 In the Devices section select the capture cards you wish to assign to the Left and Right eyes from the available devices listed in the drop down lists We recommend assigning the card which is physically on the left side in the computer to the left eye and vice verse keeping things intuitively arranged can help in troubleshooting This sometimes means the card labeled with a 2 ends up being assigned to the Left eye Step 3 In the Format section set the Resolution fields correctly to match your incoming video signal width followed by height i e if your cameras are 720P the resolution should be set to 1280 x 720 Set Colorspace to RGB 32 and explore at your leisure the section entitled DepthQ Camera Mixer for a full description of the options included here Launch DepthQ Capture Finally click on this desktop icon to launch DepthO9Capture Keep in mind even after all Cap the set up above capturing stereoscopic video requires a bit more Until everything is configured properly it is not likely you will see anything in the media display area Page 5 Configure DepthQ Capture Input The last step you need to do in order to actually see something in the Media Display Area is to select your stereoscopic signal source This is accomplished through the Devices menu Separate 3D and 2D input selections exist so you can switch to a 2D preview mode and not necessarily use stereoscopic display hardware on
121. perties IN vw Ignore timestamps recommended for DY devices Play audio for combined audio video devices only Deinterlace drop Field Timecode Format Timecode Read From VITC SMPTE 12M Read From HANC SMPTE RP188 video Format Im 1080 59 94 8 bit 4 2 2 YLIV Format Resolution 1920 x 1 080 Pixel Colorspace E ae Framerate 29 57 Fos fv Use default Decimate frames to 1 2 FPS cancel Make sure bo use only settings supported by bath capture devices OF Cancel Appl Page 41 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture depthq com Other settings available in the Devices control group are Ignore timestamps which we recommend Play audio which will only be available for combined audio video devices and Deinterlace which drops a field discarding every other line reducing your resolution by half This is a good brute force method to eliminate interlace artifacts When Ignore timestamps is disabled Camera Mixer will use the timestamps supplied by the source devices to synchronize left and right video If the source timestamps are incorrect or not present you will want to check Ignore timestamps When Ignore timestamps is enabled Camera Mixer will simply take the frames fed to it in a first come first served basis ignoring the device s timestamps Format Control Group You also need to stipulate the Resolution Colorspace and Framerate of the source video
122. perties 1 X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Input Mowe Mowe Parallax Adjustment Stereo utput Statistics Tri delta Setup Cg Setup Cg Comerstone Setup GO Co ON OFF needs restart Cg pixel shader program Color adjustment 2 int res ext file Cg shader adjustable parameters Param 1 0 000 Brightness 1 000 1 000 Param z 1 000 Contrast sib inam Faram 3 0 000 Hue 180 000 180 000 Param 4 1 000 Saturation 0 000 10 000 ps OK Cancel Apply Page 120 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 Depth OpenGl Renderer Properties X Input Movie Movie Parallax Adjustment Stereo Output Statistics About File Hw Setup
123. play Mode drop down list That screen should look similar to this Page 134 Setting the Clone Mode Option in nView 2 Default Monitor and N IDIA Quadro FX 3450 4000 SDT Pron General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management E Quadro F 3450 4000 SDI 1 s x Y A rT T El Quadro FX 3450 4000 SDI 4 NEW oo niew Display Settings an VIDIA at Performance amp Quality Settings niewn 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 eism Secondary display E Analog Display Temperature Settings Screen Resolutions amp Refresh Hates Desktop Overlap and Edge Blending rz Desktop Management n Menu E diting w Make this the primary display Disable auto panning on seconda device viewport lock Detect Displays Device Settings gt gt UE Cancel Apply Page 135 Chapter 2 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 Default Monitor and N IDIA Quadro ETUDES mox General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management EJ Quadra Fx 3450 4000 SDI E Quadro F
124. pper 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 Othe Page 101 The OSD Indicating the Exact Moment Movie Was Paused Ww Depthgd Player l eis 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 directly to that point in time Context Media Position Control Progress Bar along entire screen bottom edge Page 102 DepthQ OpenGL Renderer Properties Dialog This is the most important dialog window in the player s user interface when OpenGL rendering is
125. pport Windowed only in OpenGL mode e Single pipeline output for active displays such as single lens DLP stereoscopic projectors 3D ready plasma screens LCD monitors amp rear projection DLP monitors as well as CRTs e Dual pipeline output for passive displays based on stacked video projectors e One touch compression and recording to hard drive as a movie file e Supports a variety of compression codecs from MPEG 2 DV H 264 MPEG 4 AVC and MPEG 4 toa medical grade Motion JPEG technology as well as uncompressed e Realtime 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 Support for realtime GPU pixel shading via Cg code Autostereoscopic support not included with basic package General System Recommendations System Recommendations for DepthQ Capture DepthQ Capture up to 1920 x 1080 per eye 30PsF Intel Core i7 based CPU i7 920 or better Core i7 Motherboard Asus P6T or similar Multi disk RAIDO storage array 2 disk or more Windows XP Pro 32 bit highly recommended Also compatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7 A single Quadro graphics card with support for quad buffered OpenGL stereo nVidia Quadro FX3700 or better stereoscopic sync connector required Two identical capture cards specific recommendations below One free USB port for HW key Hardware Pe
126. pt 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 operate such earlier release of the same version and edition as the upgrade to install or use the upgrade All software being upgraded is deemed to be part of the software and is subject to this Agreement You may transfer an upgrade only in conjunction and together with the licensed software being upgraded No Additional Rights or Licenses You acknowledge and agree that except for the rights granted in this Agreement all other rights and all title and interest in and to the software as an independent work and as an underlying work serving as a basis for any application you may develop and related documentation remain the sole and exclusive property of Lightspeed or its licensors including all patent copyright trade secret trademark and other proprietary rights therein and that you will not derive or assert any title or interest in or to the software or related documentation Without limiting the generality of the foregoing you do not receive any rights to any patents copyrights trade secrets trademarks or other intellectual property rights to the software or related documentation You may not alter merge modify adapt or translate the software or relat
127. pture Chapter 2 DepthQ Player Included with your purchase of DepthQ Capture is DepthQ Player Pro This allows you to play back your recorded stereoscopic movies with the highest level of professional control and quality 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 DepthO 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 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
128. r 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 e Depth Pepe pmi lc Maximize Player Control Close Player Control File Clicking the File 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 68 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player File Icon Button Basic
129. r Alt keys by enabling them individually Key Shortcuts Edit Shortcut Dialog Choose Action Set 16 9 AR wx Scan Code oF 4 na ctrl alk Basic Made Cancel A Page 22 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture deptha com Available Key Shortcut Actions and their Default Key Shortcuts Action Default Key Shortcut Toggle Full Screen Mode Size 50 Size 100 Size 200 Next Aspect Ratio Setting Previous Aspect Ratio Setting Set 4 3 Aspect Ratio Set 16 9 Aspect Ratio Increase Horizontal Parallax Decrease Horizontal Parallax Increase Vertical Parallax Decrease Vertical Parallax Toggle Eye Coding Open Video Render Dialog Context Menu Keyboard Shortcuts List User Zoom 1 User Zoom 2 User Zoom 3 F Ctrl 1 Ctrl 2 Ctrl 3 A Shift A 3 9 Ctrl D Ctri A Ctrl W Ctrl S E Q Mouse Shortcuts Clicking this item accesses the Mouse Shortcuts dialog which allows the user to customize the mouse shortcuts including which shortcuts are permitted in Basic Mode Mouse Shortcuts Dialog Action Mouse Short Basic Mode Add Mew Shortcut I Context Menu Right Edit Shortcut a Delete Shortcut Restore to Default E 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 Mouse Shortcuts Edit Shortcut Dialog
130. r processing mode Use default bpp C Enable force YUZ Scaling made 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 have problems playing your movie the YUY2 gt RGBA conversion can slow down the video rendering Page 114 OpenGL Extension Usage Control Group OpenGL 1 1 Compatibility most compatible This f
131. r 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 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
132. rd 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 93 Set Advanced Mode Password Set Advanced Mode Password Password EEEIEE Repeat Password OK Cancel Set Administrator Password Set Administrator Password Password ETETE 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 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 Made Page 94 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
133. rer Properties X ri delta Setup Cg Setup Cg Comerstone Setup Input Mowe Mowe Parallax Adjustment Stereo Output Statistics About Fie Hw Setup Overlay Setup M Overlay pattern On Off Transparency 0 000 range 0 000 100 000 p v Infinity arid visibility position LOC anl 1 000 1 000 E stereo offset 0 000 range 0 500 0 500 Calibration line visibility CL Line position 0 120 range 0 000 1 000 y1 Line stereo offset 0 177 range O 500 0 500 Import setup Set default values Export setup es ms 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 123 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player 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 ali
134. rformance DepthO9Capture is designed to capture and preview video at the highest possible quality for a given hardware configuration Your results will be dependent on the proper selection and configuration of hardware Page 2 Chapter 1 DepthQ Captur ub Motherboards A motherboard based on the Intel Core i7 is recommended for capturing full resolution HD video Any modern multi core compatible motherboard should be acceptable for recording SD resolution video Graphics Cards A single Quadro graphics card incorporating a stereoscopic sync connector with support for quad buffered OpenGL stereo is required The nVidia Quadro FX3700 or better is recommended Capture Cards Two identical cards are required Our recommendations are SD HD HDMI Capture Card Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro Analog SD and Digital SD HD via HDMI Digital HDMI HDMIx1 Analog Component NTSC PAL or S Video input via breakout cable SD Format Support 625 25 PAL and 525 29 97 NTSC HD Format Support 1080150 1080i59 94 720p50 and 720p59 94 SD Capture Card Osprey240e Capture Card Optimized for PCI Express Architecture Analog composite BNCx1 Y C BNCx2 component BNCx3 SDI Capture Card Blackmagic Design Decklink SDI Capture Card Full resolution SD HD SDI editing card Digital SDI BNCx1 Supports single link 4 2 2 SD Format Support 625 25 PAL and 525 29 97 NTSC HD Format Support 1080150 1080i59 94 720p50 and
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136. s 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 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 129 making the adjustments manually and you may save a configuration file for each movie If a DQS file exists in the same folder as the input media its settings will be used automatically when the movie is played DQS 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 see Display Save Movie Configuration is the recommended method Note When using playlists if the first movie in the playlist does not have an associated DQS or DQC file 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
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138. t 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 92 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 Right 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 Use Far cennection ARGE32 media type only Loop Scaling ExactFit hel Alignment Zenter Background color hex ogoogo OK Cancel Security Clicking this item accesses the two password dialogs Set Advanced Mode Password and Set Administrator Passwo
139. tamp on input 1 Timestamp on input 2 and Timestamp difference Page 43 The Quality Control Tab x Source Processing ENCE Statistics Frames processed Frames dropped on input 1 Frames dropped on input 2 Timestamp on input 1 69069 0 ms Timestamp on input 2 69069 0 ms Timestamp difference 0 0 ms Reset CNN About Control Tab The About control tab displays information about the DepthQ Camera Mixer software It will generally state the following DepthQ Camera Mixer Version 1 xx x Copyright 2006 2009 Lightspeed Design Inc Peter Wimmer and Michal Husak 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 severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Page 44 The About Control Tab DepthO Camera Mixer Properties h Depth Camera Mixer version 1 0 1 Copyright 2006 2009 Depth J Lightspeed Design Inc artHEGACUONMIE Peter Wimmer and m TTE TET ELT Michal Husak DepthQt g 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 ar any portion of ik may result in severe civil and cr
140. tenation Assigning which camera is left and which is right for instance is accomplished by editing Camera Mixer s Control Panel settings Accessing the DepthQ Camera Mixer Control Panel There are two ways to access this dialog window 1 With DepthQ Capture closed click on this desktop icon to launch the DepthQ Camera Mixer Control Panel a 2 Left click on the text menu item Display Filter Info DepthQ Camera Mixer or right click on the context menu item Display Filter Info DepthQ Camera Mixer Note Most adjustable features are NOT available using method 2 above In general use the desktop icon to launch Camera Mixer before having launched DepthQ Capture This is because you cannot make changes to components currently in use If DepthQ Capture is running while you will be able to access the Camera Mixer Control Panel for information the only adjustments you will be able to make are image flips x y inverts since these involve image processing Page 37 DepthQ Camera Mixer Properties Dialog when launched from the desktop icon Depthi Camera Mixer Properties X Source About Devices Left device Decklink Video Capture Right device Decklink Video Capture 2 Left Properties Right Properties v Ignore timestamps recommended For DY devices Play audio For combined audio video devices only Deinterlace drop field Format Resolution
141. tended 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 97 Play Button ODE REO s il Ready O 00 05 21 f 0 00 15 00 Pause Button available after Play has been clicked 5S es EREOS COPIC CI ai F E i az Ll 3 LS Ji Technology amp Integration ilit nm s m 75 D amm ui Ready O 00 11 16 O 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 S 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 clicki
142. ter 2 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 M 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 Default 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 ai Tt Mal n Mouse Test Area Mouse Buttons Left LE E Shift gg ck mg Alt ko Mode Ok Cancel
143. the data flow within DepthQ Camera Mixer Build Preview Graph without Smart Tee will NOT use the tee function if it is not beneficial for instance if you are not previewing and capturing simultaneously Force Smart Tee Use for Capture on the other hand will use the tee function even if it is superfluous The Smart Tee Options Dialog BE Build Preview Graph without Smart Tee X Force Smart Tee Use For Capture Warning The graph MUST be rebuilded For new Smart Tee Options to take effect OK Cancel Page 21 Key Shortcuts Clicking this item accesses the Key Shortcuts Dialog which allows the user to customize all of the keyboard shortcuts Key Shortcuts Dialog Action Key Shortcut Basic Mode Exit Alt x Mo Toggle Fullscreen made F Mo Size 50 Ctrl 1 Ma Size 100 Ctrl 2 Mo Size 200 CEri4 3 No Delete Shortcut Next AR setting No Previous AR setting Shift 4 Set 4 3 AF z Mo Set 16 9 AR Horizontal Parallax Plus Ctrl D Horizontal Parallax Minus CErl A vertical Parallax Plus Ctrl Vertical Parallax Minus Chrl 5 Restore to Default T al Ci m mimm C OK Cancel A Clicking the Edit Shortcut button brings up a dialog which allows the 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 o
144. the encoding and display end but we are only interested at this point in the 3D input Left click on the Devices menu to open it Then left click on Select a Video Device 3D A new dialog box will appear Devices Menu Set up Capture Broadcast Help Select a Video Device 3D Switch 2D Full Screen Start Recording RECORD Select a Video Device 2D Select an Audio Device Select DepthQ Camera Mixer and click on OK to close the dialog The Select a Video Device 3D Dialog EE Eae POT M Decklink video Capture 2 OK Cancel If you have signal to your cameras and everything is hooked up correctly you should at least see something visual in the Media Display Area Congratulations There s still more to configure but you are now well on your way Page 6 About the User Interface In general the user interface is arranged so that you can move through it from left to right until you are fully configured to begin recording You will need to define a default location and naming format for recording your movies as well as inform DepthQ Capture which devices it should look to for left right inputs what resolution and frame rate the input movies will be what kind of stereo encoding you wish to use for the output what codecs you wish to use for video and audio whether you want a preview and if so what preview settings you wish to use After y
145. 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 Inout Movie Control Tab for a more detailed description of the various input formats Page 75 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 EJ 5 00 s Side by Side Side by Side Full Bm Warning The movie MUST be reloaded Far gt Interlaced application of aspect ratio changes related Tri delta B to Full halF resolution S15 input OK Cancel Full Screen Enables Full Screen mode Hit 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 the Following Disabled Disabled Source Source au 16 9 Custom Ratio Custom Ratio 1 85 Ww sm fH i Can
146. to 1280x720 60P per eye specially tuned for the DepthQ HD 3D video projector e Pro A licensed 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 DQ3D 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 Page 55 plasma monitors LCD displays and rear projection DLP monitors as well as CRTs usi
147. tom changes you have made to the shortcuts are represented here A complete list of the available keyboard shortcuts is here Key Shortcuts List Action Kev Shortcut Toggle Fullscreen made F l Size 50 Ctrl 1 T7 Size 100 Ckr 2 Size 200o Ctrl 3 Next AR setting Previous AR setting Shift 4 Set 4 3 AF Ser 16 9 AR Horizontal Parallax Plus Ctrl D Horizontal Parallax Minus Ctrl 4 i Cancel Mouse Shortcuts Displays a simple list of the available Mouse Shortcuts Any custom changes you have made to the shortcuts are represented here Mouse Shortcuts List Mouse Shortcut Context Menu i Cancel E DepthQ Capture Help Accesses this document You may also access the DepthO9Capture help file on the web via a link in the sidebar of the DepthQ Capture Web Page Page 31 Chapter 1 DepthQ Capture deptha com About This menu item displays information about the DepthQ Capture software It will generally state the following DepthQ Capture Version 1 xx x Copyright 2009 Michal Husak and Lightspeed Design Inc Credits DepthQ Capture 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
148. tops the full tallied results will be displayed the results are updated as the movie plays 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 127 The Statistics Control Tab DepthQ OpenGl Renderer Properties h X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup m delta Setup Cg Setup Cg 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 m
149. unction 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 Depth OpenGl Renderer Properties 1 X About File Hw Setup Overlay Setup Tri delta Setup Cg Setup Cg Comerstone Setup Input Movie Movie Parallax Adjustment 1 Stereo Output Statistics Adjustment method Edge treatment Stretch to fil C Guided infinity based parallax adjustment Deactivate adjustment application C Don t stretch Vertical parallax adjustment Vertical parallax 0 00 2E ero paralla based adjustment Horizontal parallas 7 33 p Guided mtinity based parallax adjustment Stem 1 setintinity to zero hornzontall parallax mums Monitor f Projection Stepa Optional distance
150. ven 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 re TM Page 74 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player DepthQ Alignment Dialog Vertical Offset 0 00 93 a X Horizontal OfFzek 7 40 aum 3X 33 AX Reset to ero Restore bo 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 Movie Parallax Adjustment Control Tab for more detailed information 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
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152. xtension Configuration Other Options Security Page 131 Chapter 2 DepthQ Player Step 2 Load or Reload your movie Select the DepthQ DirectX Renderer in the Video Renderer Dialog Choose Renderer From Ehe List Depth OpenGl Renderer ee cere ERROREM WMP 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 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 132 DepthQ Standalone Control Panel DepthQ Confi A part of the DepthQ installation is a standalon
153. yback 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 59 General System Recommendations System Recommendations for DepthQ Player Lite Standard and 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 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 nVidi

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