Private:3D-Testbed

For evaluating the results of 3D video transmission and coding protocols and algorithms, the following hardware/software are required to setup a testbed within NSL:

Hardware

Vendor	Product Description	Price
Dimenco	Model: BDL5231V3D auto-stereoscopic (glasses free) 3D display Size: 52"	N/A
Hyundai	Model: S465D Size: 46" Resolution: 1920x1080 2D/3-D monitor is a 46" LCD screen offering Full HD resolution at a 16:9 format. The display also has a integrated 3-D formatter box for converting a side-by-side 3-D format into the required horizontal interlaced 3-D signal as well as virtual 3-D mode for 2D content.	$5500 Note: This should be an old model. So not sure why price tag is high (unless it's an old price).
Panasonic	Model: Viera TC-P50VT20 3DTV Size: 50" Resolution: 1920 x 1080p Note: comes with one pair of active shutter glasses	CAD 1,561.99 (FutureShop)
NVIDIA®	Model: GeForce GTX 560 Ti PNY VCGGTX560TXPB nVidia GeForce GTX560 Ti 1GB DDR5 2DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express Video Card	CAD 207.24 (Amazon.ca)
GTMax	Premium Mini HDMI - HDMI 1.4 Full HD Gold Plated Cable with Ferrites - 10 Feet	CAD 7.99 (Amazon.ca)

Software

Vendor	Product Description	Price
NVIDIA®	NVIDIA® 3DTV Play™ Enables connecting an NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU-powered PC or notebook to an HDMI 1.4 3D TV for the ultimate, high-definition, big-screen 3D entertainment experience.	$39.99 (NVIDIA)
3dtv.at	MVC to AVI Converter Converts MPEG Transport Stream files (*.mts, *.ssif) and MP4 files (*.mp4) that use the H.264 MVC codec to two AVI files. It creates one AVI file for the left view and one for the right view. MVC has been adopted for 3D Blu-ray disks and is the recording format of the latest generation of 3D camcorders.	49 Euro (commercial license, no educational one)
3dtv.at	Stereoscopic Player A versatile 3D movie player. It allows you to play stereo­scopic videos and DVDs (external decoder required) and also allows you to watch live video from a capture device. Since it is based on Direct­Show, it can handle almost any media format, for example AVI, MPEG, WMV, ASF and MOV. Videos can be coded in several different stereo­scopic formats.	39 Euro (Private Edition)
Martin Lambers	Bino 3D Video Player An open source player that plays stereoscopic 3D videos, which have separate views for the left and right eye and thus allow depth perception through stereopsis. Supported input formats (modern formats can be autodetected): Monoscopic (2D) video Left and right view in separate video streams and/or files Left and right view side by side (optionally with half width) Left and right view on top of each other (optionally with half height) Left and right view in alternating rows Supported output formats: Anaglyph glasses (red/cyan, green/magenta, amber/blue). This works with every display. Left and right view side by side (used by some 3D displays) Left and right view on top of each other (used by some 3D displays) Left and right view in alternating rows or columns (used by some 3D displays) OpenGL quad-buffered stereo (only available with some graphics cards)	Free

Extra

Vendor	Product Description	Price
Microsoft	XBOX 360 Kinect An attachment for the XBOX 360 that combines four microphones, a standard RGB camera, a depth camera, and a motorized tilt. This would enable us to capture our own 3D videos. However, it should be noted that 3 or 4 of units are required to capture a video from multiple viewpoints. The problem is, the depth sensors may interfere with each other if operated simultaneously. So, even though one unit will work ok. To enable a true 3D reconstruction of the scene, a number of these devices need to operated synchronously.	145.99 CAD (FutureShop)