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Nvidia 3Dtv Play: User Guide
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.
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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Chapter 1:
Introduction
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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Chapter 1:
Introduction
Table 1.
Desktop
GeForce Model
3D Gaming
Blue-ray 3D
3D Picture
Viewing
Extreme Gamer,
Power User,
Multimedia Enthusiast
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Y*
Excellent
Y**
Excellent
Y*
Excellent
Y*
Excellent
Y*
GeForce GT 340
Good
GeForce GT 330
Good
GeForce GT 320
Good
Extreme Gamer,
Power User,
Multimedia Enthusiast
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Gamer,
Multimedia User
GeForce GTS360M
Good
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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Chapter 1:
Introduction
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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CHAPTER 2.
SETUP AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
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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Setup and Software Installation
3.
4.
Ensureyouhavethecorrectdriversthatsupport3DTVPlay.
IfyouhavepurchasedapreconfiguredPCwith3DVisionor3DTVPlayinstalled,
youmaynotneedtoinstallnewdriversandyoucanskipStep5.Checkwithyour
manufacturerfirsttoensureyouhavethedriversthatinclude3DTVPlaysoftware.
Ifyouareusinga3DVisionPC,3DTVPlayissupportedintheGeForceRelease
260graphicdriversand3DVisionControllerDriveravailablefrom
www.nvidia.com/drivers.PleasefollowtheinstructionsinStep5.
ConfirmyourhardwareisproperlyconnectedUsingthediagramsinFigure1before
youbeginanysoftwareinstallation
Figure 1.
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Setup and Software Installation
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.
Underthe3Dmenusettings,set3DmodetoAutomatic
Settheeyeorder(fortheglasses)toDefaultorNormal.Oncethathasbeen
configured,donotchangethiswhenusingNVIDIA3DTVPlayastheNVIDIA
driverwillcontroltheglasses.
IfyouareviewingyourWindowsdesktopandthestartmenuortaskbarcannotbe
seen,youcanusemanyofthenew3DTVsbuiltinoptiontofixthedisplaysize
andallowthedesktoptobeseen.Asanexample,Panasonic3DTVshaveasetting
under PictureoptionscalledAspectadjustmentswhichwillallowyoutoseeyour
Windowsdesktop.
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Setup and Software Installation
7.
Ensurethe3DTVisassignedastheprimarydisplay.
Note: If you are using a notebook or multiple monitors 3D TV will typically be set
as the secondary display.
8.
a)
b)
Rightmouseclickonthe3D TVunderStep2.Verifyyourdisplayconfiguration
andselectMake this the Windows primary display
Enable3DTVPlay
a)
b)
c)
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)
b)
SelectTest stereoscopic 3D
c)
10.
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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
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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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Chapter 3.
Using NVIDIA 3DTV Play
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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Chapter 3.
Using NVIDIA 3DTV Play
Table 2.
3D Keyboard Shortcuts
Keys
Descriptions
Actions
CTRL-F4
Increase 3D Depth
CTRL-F3
Decrease 3D Depth
CTRL-T
Show/Hide Stereoscopic 3D
ALT-F1
Captures 3D game
screenshot
CTRL-F6
Increase convergence
CTRL-F5
Decrease convergence
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2.
3.
Selectanactionandclickintheadjacentbox
displayingtheshortcut.
4.
Pressthedesiredkeycombination.
Thekeystrokesaredisplayedinthebox.
5.
ClickOKtosaveyoursettingsandexitthemenu.
Thedriversavesthesettingsintheregistry.
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Chapter 3.
Using NVIDIA 3DTV Play
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.
Viewing Blu-ray 3D
WhenviewingaBluray3Dmovie,settheWindowsdesktopresolutiontotheHD 3D
mode1080p, 1920x1080and24 Hzrefreshrate.SeeStep10onpage10tochangethe
Windowsresolution.
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http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-3d-movies.html
Whenviewing3Dmovies,settheWindowsdesktopresolutiontoanysupportedHD3D
mode.However,itisrecommendedthatyouselectamodethatmatchestheframesper
secondofyourvideocontent.Forinstance,ifyouhavea24fpsvideo,youshouldselect
theHD 3Dmode1080p, 1920x1080and24Hzrefreshrate.SeeStep10onpage10to
changeresolution.
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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