3D
Stereoscopic 3D is the subject of rapidly rising
interest in film, TV and gaming. BlitzTech is at the
forefront of digital stereoscopic 3D console gaming
and was used to power the World’s first digital 3D
console game - Invincible Tiger: The Legend of
Han Tao on Xbox 360™ and PlayStation 3™.
In addition to the standard display modes, BlitzTech
supports two 3D options:
Anaglyph 3D
- This is a special format that uses colored glasses to give a 3D effect. It is not as good as Digital 3D, but all TVs can support this as long as you have the correct colored glasses.
- Anaglyph is an extremely old technology and people must be aware that it will change the colors used in the game as well as giving a 3D effect. The 3D experience is nowhere near the standard of Digital 3D. However, the game does support various color combinations of these glasses for people that do not have access to a Digital 3D display. several modes are supported to most closely match the glasses
- Red / Blue
- Red / Cyan
- Red / Green
- Blue / Yellow
- Green / Pink
Digital 3D
- This full digital 3D mode gives the best results. You will need a compatible 3D TV and the appropriate glasses in order to view the game with this setting.
- Historically there have been no established industry standards for transmission of digital stereoscopic 3D content and therefore a proliferation of format support across 3D TV models. BlitzTech includes integrated support to switch between a selection of formats in real-time without modification to the game source. Upon selecting Digital 3D the player can use an option to select the correct Digital 3D format for the TV. If it is a 3D Ready® or DLP® display, then typically you should choose Checkerboard mode. LCD displays tend to use Horizontal Interlace mode, while projectors tend to use side by side or top and bottom modes. BlitzTech is also being updated to feature support for the newer HDMI 1.4 standard which promises to make this process easier for the end user.
- Checkerboard
- Horizontal Interlace
- Vertical Interlace
- Top and Bottom
- Side by Side
Glasses
- There are various types of 3D glasses available:
- Shutter Glasses
- These need power (via batteries) and pulse at 120hz in synchronization with the TV’s frame refresh.
- They are used with 3D DLP® and plasma screens and some newer 120hz LCDs.
- Shutter glasses synchronize from the TV and NOT the USB. Glasses that use USB (for example, nVidia® 3D Vision glasses) will only work via the 3D Sync lead, which needs to be plugged in to the TV.
- Polarized Glasses
There are two types of Polarized Glasses available. The type you need to use will depend on your model of TV: - Linear Polarization – These are the same as IMAX 3D® and are used by some of the PC 3D gaming monitors.
- Circular Polarization – These are the same as Real-D® and are used by some of the more expensive 3D displays (some high end LCDs, including XPOL® monitors).
