Problem Playing (3D-BD) ISO files with menus'

PDWhite

Newbie Joined: Jul 02, 2020 12:42 Messages: 16 Offline

Solved by

Nov 02, 2020 16:06

I have been creating and watching menuless 3D Blu-Ray disks for quite a while now, and they play very well.

A few day back, I tried to create a 3D BD with a menu so I could select individual chapters (scenes) and ran into a problem with playback on my 3D HDTV system. It is a real pain and I hope someone can suggest a solution.

Starting playback, my HDTV system displays a (hardware) transition menu. (I've turned all of the other hardware 3D-2D warnings off.)
Whenever I select a meny option such as Play or Scenes>Scene, The HDTV transitions back into 2D and then back into 3D. - This is a most unattractive behavior, I wonder if there is a workaround for this problem...

Please RAVP with any suggestions.

Thanks,

tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Nov 02, 2020 19:50

What player is used to play the 3d content iso on the system... Is a 3d menu available that you can use... Not aware of any present viewer for 3d content.

PDWhite

Newbie Joined: Jul 02, 2020 12:42 Messages: 16 Offline

Nov 03, 2020 12:50

Quote What player is used to play the 3d content iso on the system... Is a 3d menu available that you can use... Not aware of any present viewer for 3d content.

I burn the ISO to a Blu-Ray disk and play it on the Sony/Panasonic/Sharp 3D Players on my 3D HDTV system. Note: Commercial 3D Blu-Ray disks do not have this problem making transitions from their menus. - FYI, I'm using Image Burn to burn my disks and I'm certain that's not the cause.

Last night, I also created an AVCHD from the same project using the same menu. I had the same 3D Menu selection>2D>3D video playback.

I have no idea whether I'm missing some detail or this is a problem/problem with PowerDirector 19 functionality.

I think I need feedback from others creating 3D-BD disks with menus using PowerDirector.

Thanks for your reply.

PDWhite

This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at Nov 03. 2020 12:52

PDWhite

Newbie Joined: Jul 02, 2020 12:42 Messages: 16 Offline

Apr 27, 2021 17:06

Quote

I burn the ISO to a Blu-Ray disk and play it on the Sony/Panasonic/Sharp 3D Players on my 3D HDTV system. Note: Commercial 3D Blu-Ray disks do not have this problem making transitions from their menus. - FYI, I'm using Image Burn to burn my disks and I'm certain that's not the cause.

Last night, I also created an AVCHD from the same project using the same menu. I had the same 3D Menu selection>2D>3D video playback.

I have no idea whether I'm missing some detail or this is a problem/problem with PowerDirector 19 functionality.

I think I need feedback from others creating 3D-BD disks with menus using PowerDirector.

Thanks for your reply.

PDWhite

I'm replying to my own post.

I have found the answer. It is an overlooked glitch in the menu programming code. When "Play from the Main screen is selected, It goes straight through without changing from 3D mode in the menu to 3D in the actual video. - If, an item is selected and played from the Chapter/Scene menu, the play will change from menu 3D mode, transition to 2D and then back to 3D when the video is played.

In most playback scenarios where the 3D glasses on/off warning screen turned off or on, my setup is different. I have an older Sharp 3D flatscreen. You can configure it to accept and play 3D programs automatically, but it will always display the 3D glasses warning message, needed or not. - As such, most users will never see the 3D-2D-3D chapter menu glitch the way I do. My guess is that most modern 3D projectors, etc. can be set so the 3D warning isn't displayed.

I suppose I'll need to live with it until I can get a modern 3D projector into my home theatre. (sigh...)