Hi everybody!
Using VLC Media Player, you are able to instantly convert 3D Half Side-by-Side (HSBS) movies to 2D; to watch in your 2D screen like your laptop or PC monitor. The method is quick and simple. All you do is crop the movie in half, so that you only get one side of the video. Get Macgo Blu-ray Player Pro from the Mac App Store - $64.99; Free, fast, and functional: VLC + MakeMKV. Combining two easily available programs - the totally free, open-source video player VLC, and the free-while-in-beta Blu-ray ripper app MakeMKV - can let you play Blu-rays as well as Macgo's app, if not better.
I'm new to the board and hope I'm posting in the right category
So here was my Problem:
I got a 3D side-by-side MKV-Movie but I only have a 2D TV - my question was how to get only the picture of the 'left eye' in fullscreen with the right aspect ratio?
And after about an hour of playing around.. that's how I solved it:
1. Start VLC (you don't have to play a video at this time)
2. Go to 'Tools' -> 'Preferences' (CTRL+P on Windows)
3. On the lower left corner choose 'Show settings' -> 'All'
4. On the left part of the settings window, scroll down and select 'Video'
5. On the right part of the settings window, scroll down to 'Source aspect ratio'
6. Type in the aspect ratio with the width doubled - for example 32:9 for a 16:9 video, or 8:3 for a 4:3 video..
7. Click 'Save' and exit VLC
---Keep in mind that the changed aspect ratio will be saved for all your videos - remove it after watching 3D or your normal videos might seem to be a bit stretched ---
8. Start VLC and play your 3D video, pause somewhere at the start
9. If you don't already know, check your video resolution under 'Tools' -> 'Media Information' (CTRL+I on Windows) -> 'Codec'
Vlc Player Mac Os
9. Go to 'Tools' -> 'Effects and Filters' (CTRL+E on Windows)
10. Go to 'Video Effects' -> 'Crop'
11. On 'Right' type in the half of your horizontal pixels
for example: 1920x1080 ---> 1920/2 = 960 px or: 1280x720 ---> 1280/2 = 640 px
12. Click on 'Close', hit 'Play' and enjoy your movie in 2D ;D