System information
Rendering a stereoscopic 3D project
When you render your project, the Stereoscopic 3D mode setting from the Video tab in the Project
Properties dialog is used by default.
If you want to use a different rendering format (to deliver separate left- and right-eye masters, for example,
or to create multiple versions of your project), you can change the rendering mode.
Supported 3D rendering formats:
n Video in a frame-compatible format. Set your project's Stereoscopic 3D mode to Side by side
(half), Top/bottom (half), or Line alternate and render using a standard file format template.
n CineForm Neo3D (requires CineForm NeoHD, Neo4k, or Neo3D 5.1 or later). You can create a
custom QuickTime or AVI render template that uses CineForm as your video format. Rendering
with this template will create a Neo3D file that can be used by any application that supports
the CineForm stereoscopic 3D format.
n Two separate files. You can create two custom templates and use the Project tab in the
Custom Settings dialog to set the Stereoscopic 3D mode for one template to Left Only and
the other to Right Only. You can then render the files separately or use Tools > Scripting >
Batch Render to render the left- and right-eye files.
n Rendering using the Sony AVC/MVC plug-in with one of the following templates creates two
files when you render your stereoscopic 3D video:
o
MVC 1280x720-60p, 25 Mbps video stream
o
MVC 1280x720-50p, 25 Mbps video stream
o
MVC 1920x1080-24p, 25 Mbps video stream
The base stream is a full-resolution 2D AVC video, and the dependent stream is an MVC video
that contains video data for the other eye.
n Rendering using a custom Sony AVC/MVCtemplate with the following settings will create a
single AVC/H.264 file with SEI frame packing arrangement metadata to indicate stereoscopic
3D playback:
o
Video format:AVC
o
Stereoscopic 3D mode:Side by side (half)
1. From the File menu, choose Render As to display the Render As dialog.
2. Use the Output File controls to choose where you want to save your file:
a. The Folder box displays the path to the folder where your file will be saved. Click the down
arrow to choose a recently used folder, or click the Browse button to specify a new folder.
b. Type a name in the Name box, or click the Browse button and select a file in the browse
window to replace an existing file.
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