Supported Technologies

The following section describes both the viewing glasses and type of stereoscopic display monitors used with the glasses that are supported by Composite.

Note

If your stereo video preview device only support 8 bits per color component, consider using a player view display modifier that can provide 8 bit output. Examples include the 1D LUT, 3D LUT, and Convert Depth tools.

Polarizing Glasses

Passive polarizing glasses are worn by the viewer. The display device shows left and right images simultaneously. Devices that use this technology include projectors and monitors. Examples of these devices are:

Circular polarization Segmented Frame Preview mode monitors that use circular polarization. Its disadvantage is half vertical resolution in 3D (1920x600).
Linear polarization Quad-buffered stereo mode displays use two monitors and linear polarization to create a full-resolution stereo image. In such systems, the observer head orientation is important to avoid ghosting artifacts.

Active Shutter Glasses

The viewer wears LCD glasses that open the left or the right eye in synchronization with left and right images shown by the display device. The synchronization signal is broadcast by an emitter to the LCD glasses. Devices that use this technology include projectors and monitors. Examples of these devices are:

DLP monitors DLP monitors that support active shutter glasses. The left and right images are shown at double update rate (120 Hz), using a checkerboard pattern. Their disadvantage is half horizontal resolution.

Passive Colored Glasses

Anaglyph Left and right images are tinted red and cyan, and viewed using inexpensive tinted glasses. An important disadvantage is poor color reproduction.