3D w/Glasses and VPX - Where to start?

[redbone]

Can anyone please direct me to the 101 of where to get started with 3d glasses and VPX?  I'm jumping in on this whole thing late and having trouble figuring out where to begin from the  software perspective and which glasses to get.

Thanks!

[Korg82]

If you are referring to 3D anaglyph, I wouldn't recommend it as it would be terrible image quality and color? 

Better off to buy a HP Reverb G2 VR headset and build a controller cab and run VPXVR if immersion is your goal. You need a hefty PC for that headset though (like a Ryzen 5600X O.C. with a RTX3080 video card) as it's beyond 4k resolution @ 90Hz. But no screen door effect. It has excellent image quality and it's comfortable with good audio. 

 

Edited January 5, 2023 by Korg82

[redbone]

These guys seemed pretty impressed about it???  No?
 

 

 

[Wylte]

4 hours ago, redbone said:

These guys seemed pretty impressed about it???  No?
 

 

 

It probably is cool enough, but those guys are acting to sell a product they didn't even develop, on software they're selling that they also didn't make.  Eat shit, Dave

[scutters]

If it's anaglyph 3D you're interested in then have a read of this thread - https://www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=48019

 

Basically you have two choices to enable anaglyph, inbuilt VPX anaglyph or using ReShade. ReShade has more overhead on performance but is a lot easier to dial in the numbers on (as you can do it interactively).

 

Lots of options for glasses and colours, but i'd say stick with anachrome, trioviz or colourcode branded glasses and their respective 3D modes. Cheaper glasses will result in poor colour and a bad experience. You will need some patience to dial in your settings but when set up correctly it works very well.

[Macmillankeinath]

On 1/6/2023 at 3:50 PM, scutters said:

If it's anaglyph 3D you're interested in then have a read of this thread - https://www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=48019

 

Basically you have two choices to enable anaglyph, inbuilt VPX anaglyph or using ReShade. ReShade has more overhead on performance but is a lot easier to dial in the numbers on (as you can do it interactively).

 

Lots of options for glasses and colours, but i'd say stick with anachrome, trioviz or colourcode branded glasses and their respective 3D modes. Cheaper glasses will result in poor colour and a bad experience. You will need some patience to dial in your settings but when set up correctly it works very well.

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Edited May 17, 2023 by Macmillankeinath

[FieryPhoenix]

Rather than start a new thread thought best to hop on this one.

 

Just to be clear to try 3D in VPX u using the Open GL version I don't need a 3D TV, the anaglyph option will do it for you.

 

Can anyone advise the best colour option glasses though, quite a few different types....I'm aware this just gives more depth, just want to know best option for good results and decent colour (or will it be in 2 colours?)

 

Many thanks

[Supergibson]

@FieryPhoenix Did you ever get an answer on this?

I went ahead with TrioViz glasses and using ReShade to dial in the settings. Reshade is SO much better than the built-in VPX anaglyph. It looks amazing.

 

You can pick up a pair of Trioviz glasses on Ebay or Amazon for less than $20. Bonus, they are quite comfortable with a wide field of view so you can play for long periods with them.

 

1) The screen is still watchable with the glasses off which is good if you have guests.
2) It's easy to change reshade profiles between 3D and regular

3) Trioviz give the best colour retention for anaglyph

Check this video out for more info: (queued up at the part about reshade settings but you can rewind to the start for more info)

 

[FieryPhoenix]

Hey man. I went for the TrioViz glasses too . I also bought a different cheapo pair from eBay that work ok (diff colour lenses) just press F10 to change ingame

 

Both, especially the TriViz ones, keeps the colour of the tables good as well.

 

Off the top of my head best tables in 3D have been Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman 66, T2, new VPW Addams Family are great too.

 

I used VPX GL version for the 3D tables, not standard VPX and I found it worked great, plus some table adjustments of the  incline in editing improves it.  I gave Reshade a go but didn't have much luck with it

[Fir3b0x]

On 9/7/2024 at 8:13 AM, FieryPhoenix said:

Hey man. I went for the TrioViz glasses too . I also bought a different cheapo pair from eBay that work ok (diff colour lenses) just press F10 to change ingame

 

Both, especially the TriViz ones, keeps the colour of the tables good as well.

 

Off the top of my head best tables in 3D have been Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman 66, T2, new VPW Addams Family are great too.

 

I used VPX GL version for the 3D tables, not standard VPX and I found it worked great, plus some table adjustments of the  incline in editing improves it.  I gave Reshade a go but didn't have much luck with it

Hey mate, would you mind sharing the settings you are using in VPX GL version with the Trioviz glasses? I haven’t been able to get these working well so far.

 

cheers.

[FieryPhoenix]

Hi pal - make sure using the latest GL version as I am sure they have improved on the anaglyph settings massively from older versions.  You can change display mode in main VPX settings for global / all tables or specific ones - under Stereo 3D Settings

 

You can also press F10 in game to cycle through the different anaglyph options to see which is best.  It depends on the colour of the 3D glasses lenses.

Edited Tuesday at 11:40 PM by FieryPhoenix

[Fir3b0x]

9 hours ago, FieryPhoenix said:

Hi pal - make sure using the latest GL version as I am sure they have improved on the anaglyph settings massively from older versions.  You can change display mode in main VPX settings for global / all tables or specific ones - under Stereo 3D Settings

 

You can also press F10 in game to cycle through the different anaglyph options to see which is best.  It depends on the colour of the 3D glasses lenses.

Thanks mate, grabbed the latest GL version and got some very impressive results using the non-fake 3D mode. Some strange behaviour where the 3D gets messed up while cycling through modes, though launching with the magenta/green setting initially works without issue (think I will need to use a separate ini file for 3D from the front end).

I’m using Trioviz glasses and they mostly work ok. I’ve got some different types of glasses on the way to see how they compare.

[falumpagus907]

There are two sets of glasses for the built-in anaglyph that people in the vpc discord recommend. The aviators and the neurotrackers. The aviator apparently have better colors and the neurotrackers have less ghosting. I use the neurotrackers and have been pretty impressed with them. Once in a while I'll boot into 3d using a custom script in popper to play. Mostly I use them to get a spot on pov. Definitely check out the anaglyph-3d channel under software in the Virtual Pinball Chat discord and read up on people's opinions.

 

Also don't forget to setup the calibration for which ever pair you end up getting.

Edited Wednesday at 12:15 PM by falumpagus907