NVIDIA 3DTV PLAY

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User Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface ............................................................................................. iii
Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................................................ 1
NVIDIA 3DTV Play Software Key Features: .............................................................. 1
Minimum System Requirements ........................................................................... 2
Chapter 2. Setup and Software Installation .............................................. 5
Connect a GeForce-based PC to a 3D TV ................................................................ 5
Chapter 3. Using NVIDIA 3DTV Play ....................................................... 12
3D Games ................................................................................................... 13
Playing Games in 3D ................................................................................... 13
Customizing 3D Games ................................................................................ 13
Setting Your Own Shortcut Keys ..................................................................... 15
3D Photographs ............................................................................................ 16
Blu-ray 3D .................................................................................................. 16
Supported Blu-ray 3D Software ...................................................................... 16
Viewing Blu-ray 3D ..................................................................................... 16
3D Movie File Playback.................................................................................... 17
Viewing 3D Movie Files ................................................................................ 17

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PREFACE

Thedocumentisorganizedintothefollowingchapters:
Chapter1:

Introduction
Providestheintentionofthisdocumentandlisttheminimumsystem
requirements,supportedHDMIaudioformats,and3DcapableNVIDIA
graphiccards.

Chapter2:

SetupandSoftwareInstallation
ProvidesthebasicsofconfiguringaPCfeaturingNVIDIA3DTVPlay
connectedtoa3DTV.Theseinstructionsfocusonsettingup3DTVPlay
software,3DTVsettings,andusingtheconnectoragraphicscardtoan
HDMIportonyourHDTVsincenewerHDTVsareshippingwith
additionalHDMIports.

Chapter3

UsingNVIDIA3DTVPlay
Providesinstructionsonhowsetupandusethesoftwaretoplay3D
games,view3Dmovies,andview3Dphotographs.

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CHAPTER 1:
INTRODUCTION

Turnyour3DTVintotheultimate,highdefinition,3Dentertainmentexperienceby
connectingittoyourNVIDIAGeForce
GPUpoweredPCornotebook.
NVIDIA3DTVPlayallowsyouto
leveragethe3Dprocessingpowerofyour
GeForceGPUandallofthecontentavailable
onyourPCtocreateanimmersive3D
experienceinyourownhome.

NVIDIA 3DTV PLAY SOFTWARE KEY FEATURES:

WorkswithHDMI1.43DTVsandcompatible3Dglassessystem,including

PanasonicVIERAFullHD3DPlasmaTVs
Enjoycrisp,stunningBluray3Dmoviesinfull1080pHDplayback.1YourGeForce

GPUacceleratesthevideodecodingtoprovideseamless3Dquality.
ConvertsyourstandardPCgamesinto3Dsoyoucanplayover425PCgamesin

stunning3Denvironments,suchasStarCraftII:WingsofLiberty,MafiaII,and
LostPlanet2.
Browse3Dphotographsonyour3DTVorviewtheminaslideshowwiththe

included3Dphotoviewingsoftware

Blu-ray 3D support requires the purchase of a compatible video playback software application from Corel, CyberLink,

ArcSoft, or Roxio.

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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

CPU
IntelCore2DuoorAMDAthlonX2CPUorhigher
OperatingSystem

Windows732bit

Windows764bit(recommended)

SystemMemory
2GBofsystemmemory(4GBrecommended)
3DVisionUSBIRemitterornotebookPCwithBuiltin3DVisionIRemitter.The

USBIRemittermustbepluggedintothePCtouseNVIDIA3DTVPlay

Note: The 3D Vision USB IR emitter does not emit any signals when 3DTV Play is

active, and is only used to confirm a previous purchase of 3D Vision. When using
3DTV Play software to connect to a 3D TV, 3D Vision active shutter glasses are not
used. Instead the 3D TV manufacturers 3D glasses are used.

3DTVthatsupportsthefollowingHDMI1.43Dformats

ForBluray3Dandmoviecontent
FramePacking1080p@23.98Hz
FramePacking1080p@24Hz

For3Dgamecontent:
FramePacking720p@50Hz
FramePacking720p@59.94Hz
FramePacking720p@60Hz

GeForceGraphicsProcessors

SeeTable1foracurrentlistofsupportedGeForceGPUs.Refertothe3DTVPlay
SystemRequirementsatwww.nvidia.com/3dtv foranuptodatelistofsupported
GeForceGPUs

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Table 1.

Desktop

NVIDIA GeForce Desktop Graphics Processors

Ideal User

GeForce Model

3D Gaming

Blue-ray 3D

3D Picture
Viewing

Extreme Gamer,
Power User,
Multimedia Enthusiast

GeForce GTX 480

Excellent

GeForce GTX 470

Excellent

GeForce GTX 465

Excellent

GeForce GTX 460

Excellent

GeForce GTS 450

Excellent

GeForce GTX 295

Excellent

Y*

GeForce GTX 285

Excellent

Y**

GeForce GTX 280

Excellent

Y*

GeForce GTX 275

Excellent

Y*

GeForce GTX 260

Excellent

Y*

GeForce GT 340

Good

GeForce GT 330

Good

GeForce GT 320

Good

Extreme Gamer,
Power User,
Multimedia Enthusiast

GeForce GTX 480M

Excellent

GeForce GTX 470M

Excellent

GeForce GTX 460M

Excellent

Gamer,
Multimedia User

GeForce GTS360M

Good

GeForce GTS 350M

Good

GeForce GT 435M

Good

GeForce GT 425M

Good

GeForce GT 335M

Good

Gamer,
Multimedia User
Notebook

* Blu-ray 3D playback requires compatible Blu-ray 3D player software from companies such as CyberLink, Arcsoft,
Corel or Roxio.

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Supported3DTVs

Refertothe3DTVPlaySystemRequirementsatwww.nvidia.com/3dtv foranuptodate
listofsupported3DTVs
SupportedHomeTheaterReceivers

3DTVPlaysoftwaresupportshometheaterreceiversthatsupportHDMI1.43D
inputs.YoucanconnectyourPCdirectlytothesereceiversandletthereceiver
switchbetweencompatibleHDMI1.4devices

Refertothe3DTVPlaySystemRequirementsatwww.nvidia.com/3dtvforanupto
datelistofsupportedhometheaterreceivers

HDMIcableoradapter

GPUswithHDMIconnector:StandardHDMIcable

GPUswithminiHDMIconnector:miniHDMItoHDMIcable

GPUswithDVIconnector:DVItoHDMIadaptercable

Note: If you need to purchase HDMI cables or an adapter for your NVIDIA GPU,
please visit the NVIDIA Store (http://store.NVIDIA.com) and search for these
compatible cables:
Part Number
030-0292-000
320-0402-000
030-0224-000

Cable Type
Astron mini HDMI to HDMI Cable (6ft)
Wieson DVI-I to HDMI converter
BizLink DisplayPort to HDMI Converter

HDMIaudiosupport

GPUswithHDMIorminiHDMIconnectors:noadditionalcablesareneededsince
audioiscarriedovertheHDMIcable.

GPUswithDVIconnector:
HDMIaudiocanbecarriedoverDVItoHDMIcabledependingonthegraphics

card.FornewerGPUs,youjustneedtosettheHDMIaudiodeviceinthe
WindowsSoundcontrolpanel.OlderGPUsneedtouseadigitalaudioS/PDIF
cabletoconnectfromthePCtothegraphicsboardsonboardS/PDIFconnector.
IfyourgraphicscarddoesnotsupportHDMIaudiooverDVIoritdoesnothave

anS/PDIFcablebuiltontothecard,youcanusethemotherboardsdigitalor
analogaudioconnectorstooutputaudiotothe3DTVoranexternalreceiver.
YouwillalsoneedtodisabletheHDTVHDMIaudiooptionfromtheNVIDIA
ControlPanel.
Formoreinformation,pleaseconsulttheNVIDIAKnowledgeBaseat

http://support.nvidia.com)

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CONNECT A GEFORCE-BASED PC TO A 3D TV
Usethefollowingproceduretoconnectyoursystemtoa3DTV:
1.

2.

CheckthevideoconnectorsonyourGPUandusethecorrectcablesoradaptersto
connectHDMIvideo:

GPUswithHDMIconnectoruseastandardHDMIcable

GPUswithminiHDMIconnectoruseaminiHDMItoHDMIcable

GPUswithDVIconnectoruseaDVItoHDMIadaptercable

(Optional)Connectaudioasfollows:

GPUswithHDMIorminiHDMIconnectors,noadditionalaudiocablesare
neededsinceaudioiscarriedovertheHDMIcables.

GPUswithDVIconnectors:
HDMIaudiocanbecarriedoverDVItoHDMIcabledependingonthegraphics

card.FornewerGPUs,youjustneedtosettheHDMIaudiodeviceinthe
WindowsSoundcontrolpanel.OlderGPUsneedtouseadigitalaudioS/PDIF
cabletoconnectfromthePCtothegraphicsboardsonboardS/PDIFconnector.
IfyourgraphicscarddoesnotsupportHDMIaudiooverDVIoritdoesnothave

anS/PDIFcablebuiltontothecard,youcanusethemotherboardsdigitalor
analogaudioconnectorstooutputaudiotothe3DTVoranexternalreceiver.
YouwillalsoneedtodisabletheHDTVHDMIaudiooptionfromtheNVIDIA
ControlPanelafterthedriverisinstalled.

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3.

4.

Ensureyouhavethecorrectdriversthatsupport3DTVPlay.

IfyouhavepurchasedapreconfiguredPCwith3DVisionor3DTVPlayinstalled,
youmaynotneedtoinstallnewdriversandyoucanskipStep5.Checkwithyour
manufacturerfirsttoensureyouhavethedriversthatinclude3DTVPlaysoftware.

Ifyouareusinga3DVisionPC,3DTVPlayissupportedintheGeForceRelease
260graphicdriversand3DVisionControllerDriveravailablefrom
www.nvidia.com/drivers.PleasefollowtheinstructionsinStep5.

ConfirmyourhardwareisproperlyconnectedUsingthediagramsinFigure1before
youbeginanysoftwareinstallation

PC with 3DTV Play pre-installed using

HDMI cable

PC with 3D Vision Controller and HDMI cable

PC with 3D Vision Controller, DVI-to-HDMI

adapter, and analog RCA 2-channel audio
connectors

Figure 1.

NVIDIA 3DTV Play

Hardware Connectivity Diagrams

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5.

InstalltheNVIDIAdriveronyour3DVisionPCtoenable3DTVPlay
a)

InstalltheGeForceRelease260drivers.TheGeForceRelease260driversinclude
thecore3DTVPlaydriverfeaturessuchascontrolpanel,setupwizard,andgame
profiles.

b)

Installthe3DVisionControllerDriver.Thisdriversupportsthe3DVisionUSB
IRemittersandNotebookswithbuiltinIRemitters.The3DVisionIRemitteris
usedtoenable3DTVPlayonlyanddoesnotemitIRcodeswhen3DTVPlayis
operating.
Afterinstallingthe3DVisioncontrollerdriver,pluginyour3DVisionUSBIR

Emitter.Ifyouhavea3DVisionnotebookwithbuiltinIRemitter,thereisno
needtopluginaUSBIRemitter.
Installingthisoptionwillnowallow3DTVPlaysoftwaretobeenabledfrom
theNVIDIA Control PanelStereoscopic 3D settingspage
6.

SetupyourHDMI1.43DTV.

Note: The following set-up example is based upon Panasonic VIERA TC-P50VT25 3D
Plasma TV. Every 3D TV has different settings to configure 3D. Please Consult
your TV manufacturers user manual for information on configuring these settings.

PresstheMenubuttonontheremove and browse to the 3D menu settings.

Underthe3Dmenusettings,set3DmodetoAutomatic

Settheeyeorder(fortheglasses)toDefaultorNormal.Oncethathasbeen
configured,donotchangethiswhenusingNVIDIA3DTVPlayastheNVIDIA
driverwillcontroltheglasses.

IfyouareviewingyourWindowsdesktopandthestartmenuortaskbarcannotbe
seen,youcanusemanyofthenew3DTVsbuiltinoptiontofixthedisplaysize
andallowthedesktoptobeseen.Asanexample,Panasonic3DTVshaveasetting
under PictureoptionscalledAspectadjustmentswhichwillallowyoutoseeyour
Windowsdesktop.

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7.

Ensurethe3DTVisassignedastheprimarydisplay.

Note: If you are using a notebook or multiple monitors 3D TV will typically be set
as the secondary display.

8.

a)

BrowsetotheNVIDIA Control PanelSet up multiple displays

b)

Rightmouseclickonthe3D TVunderStep2.Verifyyourdisplayconfiguration
andselectMake this the Windows primary display

Enable3DTVPlay
a)

GotoNVIDIA Control PanelStereoscopic 3D.

b)

SelectSet up Stereoscopic 3D.

c)

ClickthecheckboxEnable Stereoscopic 3D.The3DTVPlaySetupWizardbegins.

d)

Checktoensurethatthe3DTVPlaylogodisplaysinthecontrolpanelasthe
Stereoscopic3Ddisplaytype.

Note: When in HD 3D mode, you may notice decreased performance when running
your games even without 3DTV Play enabled. In this mode, 3DTV Play is still
running and rendering both frames for your 3D games. To maximize performance
when not using 3DTV Play, switch to a HD or SD mode

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9.

Ensurethat3DTVPlayisworkingproperlywhentheWizardcompletes:
a)

GotoNVIDIA Control PanelStereoscopic 3DSet up Stereoscopic 3D.

b)

SelectTest stereoscopic 3D

c)

Select resolution 1280x720 witharefreshrateof 60 Hz.

10.

Select Launch Test Applicationbutton.

TheNVIDIA3Dtestapplicationwillnowlaunchshowingyouarealtime3D
application.

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11.

Afteryouhaveenabled3DTVPlay,youmayhavetochangeyourWindowsDesktop
resolutionforyourcontent.Usethefollowingtheinstructionstochangeyour
desktop.
a) GotoNVIDIA Control Panel andselectChangeresolutionfromthelefthand
menu.

b) UndertheResolutionsection,thereisanewsectioncalledHD 3D.Selectthebest
HDMI1.4resolutionandrefreshrate.

ForBluray3D:ChangetheWindowsresolutiontotheHD3Dmode

1080p, 1920x1080 witharefreshrateof24 Hz.Ifyoudonotsetthismode

andstartwatchingaBluray3D,thesoftwareplayerapplicationwillnotbein
3Dmode.FutureBluray3Dsoftwareplayerapplicationswillautomatically
switchintoanHDMI1.43Dmode.
For3DGaming:YoudonotneedchangetheWindowsDesktopResolutionto
anHD3Dmode.Instead,yousimplyselecttheresolution1280x720and60Hz
refreshratefrominsidethegamesvideosettingsmenutoswitchto3Dmode.
However,ifyouareusingagamethatusestheWindowsdesktopresolution
whenrunningthegame,itisrecommendedyouselectHD3Dmode720p,
1280x720witharefreshrateof60Hzor50Hz.Asageneralrule,ifyouareina
countrythatusesPALtimingwith50Hzor100Hzmonitors,50Hzrefresh

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rate.IfyouareinNorthAmericaorcountriesthatuseNSTCtimingswith60
Hzor120Hz,select60Hzrefreshrate.
For3Dmoviefileplayback:YoumustsettheWindowsresolutiontoanyHD
3Dmode.However,itisrecommendedtoselectamodethatmatchesthe
framespersecondofyourvideocontent.
For3Dphotographviewing:YoumustsettheWindowsresolutiontoanyHD
3Dmode.However,itisrecommendedtoselectahigherresolutionmodeso
youcanviewyourpicturesatthehighestresolutionpossible.
12.

(Optional)ConfirmHDMIaudioisworkingontheTVspeakers.
TotestHDMIaudio,startplayinganymovie,game,ormusiccontentandchange
thevolumeontheTVspeakers

Youarenowreadytouse3DTVPlaysoftware.Thenextchapterwillgiveyou
informationonselectingthecorrectmodesforyourcontent.

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CHAPTER 3.
USING NVIDIA 3DTV PLAY

With3DTVPlayinstalled,youcannowenjoyrich3DcontentonyourPC.3DTVPlay
supportsthefollowing3Dcontent:
Playover425standardPCgamesin3D.
Browse3Dphotographsonyour3DTVorviewtheminaslideshowwiththe

includedNVIDIA3DPhotoviewingsoftware.
WatchBluray3Dmoviesinstunning1080p3D.
View3Dmoviefilesplayeddirectlyfromyourharddrive.

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3D GAMES
NVIDIA3DTVPlaysupportsthesamegamesasNVIDIA3D
Vision.IfyouseeagamewiththelogoNVIDIA3DVision
Ready,itwillworkonNVIDIA3DTVPlayaswell.Visitthe
followingwebsiteforafulllistofsupportedgames:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/3D_Vision_3D_Games.html.

Playing Games in 3D
1.

Launchyourgameinfullscreenmode.
3DTVsonlysupportoneresolutionfor3Dgaming:1280x720.Whenyoustartthe
game,youmaynoticearedmessageatthebottomofthegamethatindicatesthat
yourcurrentgameisnotrunninginacompatibleHDMI1.43Dmode.Thismessage
isnormalsincemanygameslaunchwithaninitialingameresolutionthatisnot
1280x720.Forexample,ifyourgamestartsat1600x900at60Hz,the3DTVdoesnot
supportoperating3DinthatmodeandyouwillseeamessagethatsaysCurrent
mode 1600x900@60 is not HDMI 1.4 3D compatible.

2.

Selecttheingameresolution1280x720.ThisistheHD3Dmodeof720p,1280x720.
Onceyouarerunninginthisresolution,theredtextisnolongerdisplayedandyou
cannowplayyourgamesin3D.

Customizing 3D Games
Whenyouareplayingyourgamesin3D,thegameisbeingrenderedinrealtimeon
yourNVIDIAGeForceGPU.BecauseoftheprocessingpoweroftheGPU,youhave
advancedcontroloverhow3Dlooks,lettingyouincreaseordecrease3Ddepthinreal
time,makingyourgameslookamazing.Table2liststhekeyboardshortcutsthatare
availabletousers:

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Table 2.

3D Keyboard Shortcuts

Keys

Descriptions

Actions

CTRL-F4

Increase 3D Depth

Increases the depth amount realtime in the

current game.

CTRL-F3

Decrease 3D Depth

Decreases the depth amount realtime in the

current game.

CTRL-T

Show/Hide Stereoscopic 3D

Turns 3DTV Play off and on. The 3D TV will

appear in 2D mode and the glasses will no longer
be needed. Note while 3DTV Play and the 3D TV
appear to not be working in 3D mode, you will
notice decreased performance when running your
games as NVIDIA 3DTV Play is still running and
rendering both frames for your 3D games. To
maximize performance when not using 3DTV Play,
switch to a HD or SD mode

ALT-F1

Captures 3D game
screenshot

This captures a 3D screenshot of your game and

places it in the c:\Users\[username]\My
Documents\NVStereoscopic3D.IMG directory. The
files will be stored as stereoscopic JPEG files with
the file extensions .JPS. These files can be
viewed with the NVIDIA 3D Photo Viewer.

CTRL-ALT- Show/Hide in-game

Insert
compatibility message

Displays the settings recommended by NVIDIA for

the current game in the lower right hand corner
of your display

CTRL-F6

Increase convergence

Moves objects towards you. Maximum

convergence places all objects in front of the
scene, in user space. Used to place the laser
sight. (Advanced)

CTRL-F5

Decrease convergence

Moves objects away from you. Minimum

convergence places all objects behind the
scene, in user space. Used to place the laser
sight. (Advanced)

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Setting Your Own Shortcut Keys

Toconfigureagameinrealtimeyoumustbefamiliarwiththekeyboardshortcutkeys
(Table1,page15).Youcanusethedefaultsettingoryoucanchangetheshortcutkeysto
suityourparticularliking.Tochangethedefaultsettingsofthekeyboardshortcutkeys,
dothefollowing:
1.

GotoNVIDIAControl PanelSetup stereoscopic 3D.

2.

Select Set keyboard shortcuts.

Thefollowingscreendisplays.

3.

Selectanactionandclickintheadjacentbox
displayingtheshortcut.

4.

Pressthedesiredkeycombination.
Thekeystrokesaredisplayedinthebox.

5.

ClickOKtosaveyoursettingsandexitthemenu.
Thedriversavesthesettingsintheregistry.

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3D PHOTOGRAPHS
The3DTVPlayletsyouviewimmersive3Dpicturesonyour3DTVwiththebuiltin
NVIDIAPhotoviewer.Thephotoviewerisautomaticallyinstalledwith3DTVPlay
softwareandsupportsviewingstereoscopic3Dphotographfiles;includingthosetaken
withtheFujifilmFinePixREALDW1andW3pointandshootcamera.Youcanalsoedit
the3Deffectstodisplaycustomized3Dpopupexperience.
Formoreinformationonusingthephotoviewerortodownload3Dphotos,goto:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-3d-pictures.html

BLU-RAY 3D
Wanttoexperience3Dmoviesathome?Bringthe3Dmovieexperiencetoyour3DPC
andwatchthelatestBluray3Dmoviesinthecomfortofyourhomeandenjoy3D
moviesatfull1080presolutionwith3DTVPlaysoftware.
NVIDIAGeForceGPUsincludeapowerful,dedicatedvideoprocessorthatoffloads
complexvideotasksfromthecomputerCPUtoenableapremiummovieexperience.
LowerCPUutilizationcanresultinreducedpowerconsumption,heatandnoise,anda
longerbatterylifefornotebookusers.
FormoreinformationonusingBluray3D,goto:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-3d-blu-ray.html.

Supported Blu-ray 3D Software

Thefollowingplayershavebeentestedtoworkwith3DTVPlay
CyberlinkPowerDVD9and10MarkII
ArcsoftTotalMediaTheater3and4
SonicCinePlayer
CorelWinDVD10

Viewing Blu-ray 3D
WhenviewingaBluray3Dmovie,settheWindowsdesktopresolutiontotheHD 3D
mode1080p, 1920x1080and24 Hzrefreshrate.SeeStep10onpage10tochangethe
Windowsresolution.

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3D MOVIE FILE PLAYBACK

NVIDIA3DTVPlaysoftwareallowsyoutoviewimmersive,3DvideosonyourPC
usingtheNVIDIA3DVideoplayersoftware.Thissoftwareisavailabletodownload
fromhttp://www.nvidia.com/drivers
NVIDIArecommendsdownloadingandusingcontentfromourwebsiteat

http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-3d-movies.html

Whenviewing3Dmovies,settheWindowsdesktopresolutiontoanysupportedHD3D
mode.However,itisrecommendedthatyouselectamodethatmatchestheframesper
secondofyourvideocontent.Forinstance,ifyouhavea24fpsvideo,youshouldselect
theHD 3Dmode1080p, 1920x1080and24Hzrefreshrate.SeeStep10onpage10to
changeresolution.

Viewing 3D Movie Files

1.

Downloadthemovietoatemporarylocationonyourharddisk.

2.

Launchthe3DVisionVideoPlayer.

3.

SelectFileOpen Fileandselectyourfileyousaved.

4.

Doubleclickinsidethevideoplaybackareatoswitchtofullscreen3Dmode.

Playback area

Note: If you use other players such as the 3dtv Stereoscopic Player to watch 3D

movies, you must switch the mode from any other rendering type (such as
side/side) into NVIDIA 3D Vision mode. If you leave it in side/side mode, NVIDIA
3DTV Play software will not work.

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