3D video from JVC GS-TD1 (AVCHD and MP4/MVC)

[jon bondy]

I bought an old stereo/3D video camera, which appears to work flawlessly except...

I can record 3D video in both AVCHD and MP4/MVC formats. When I play the videos back on the camera, I can see the 3D effect on the 3D LCD display. When I record 2D videos, the playback is significantly different.

When I copy the video files onto my PC, there is no hint of stereo or 3D. There are no side-by-side images (which are visible in YouTube examples from this camera), and when I single frame through the videos, I do not see alternating left/right frames.

The camera comes with MediaBrowser 3D, and that software swears that my 3D AVCHD videos are 2D, even though the phrase 3D appears in 3 places on the display while I am recording, and even though I can play those videos back and see 3D on the camera itself. The MP4/MVC videos are labeled as 3D in MediaBrowser, but appear to be 2D on my PC.

I wonder if the stereo/3D data is actually there, but I am having problems displaying it using KMPlayer 64 and/or VLC.

Note that I do not have any 3D displays other than that on the camera. I want to create side-by-side video to upload to YouTube.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. The camera is old and essentially no one is using it. Searches on YouTube produce stunning 3D videos, but essentially no information about the problem I am having.

Thanks!

Jon

 

[AdriaSC]

I do remember to read that once in a computer, the video recorded 3d mp4 "frame packing" will ONLY show one of the frames I think its the right one, and never shows the left one.

 

[AdriaSC]

Probably you already know it can record 2 types of 3d, side by side (one single frame contains 2 sides, it has half the quality but it's a lot easer to manage afterward. the second one is full hd and yes, it's 3d, as you can see on the jvc screen. I got my years ago, and I 've lost the 3d software they give to you with the camera so I could not try it. My guess is to convert the 3d mp4 fullhd video to a side by side video. Oooo I remember, it's important you copy ALL folders from the camera to the computer, not only the mp4 clips.

I'm trying to ind the Everio MediaBrowser 3D, and do it myself.

Good luck.