3D Blu-ray Testing by BluFocus

BluFocus Inc.

3D BLU-RAY

TESTING & VERIFICATION

JUAN REYES

CTO

About BluFocus

ADVANCED TESTING COMPANY FOR THE HOME ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

LOCATED IN TOLUCA LAKE, CALIFORNIA

FIRST BLU-RAY TESTING FACILITY (EX: AVATAR DVD/BLU-RAY)

PROJECT MANAGEMENT & ADVISEMENT (EX: THE DARK KNIGHT)

OFFICIAL 2D AND 3D BLU-RAY DISC ASSOCIATION (BDA) TESTING CENTER

1ST NORTH AMERICAN TEST CENTER FOR MOVIE PLAYER VERIFICATION

OFFICIAL BD+ VERIFICATION FACILITY

OFFICIAL THX CERTIFICATION FACILITY FOR BLU-RAY AND DVD MOBILE APPLICATION TESTING

MISSION: TO ENSURE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF HOME MEDIA PRODUCTS BY

WORKING DIRECTLY WITH GROUPS DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS AND

PROVIDING THEM WITH TESTING, BEST PRACTICES, PROJECT ENGINEERING, ADVISEMENT SERVICES AND MORE.

3D Testing

TESTING EQUIPMENT

3D Testing – Testing Equipment

3D DISPLAYS

ACTIVE

PASSIVE


3D DISPLAYS

ACTIVE

PANASONIC

PLASMA

SAMSUNG

PLASMA, LCD, LED

SONY

LCD, LED

LG

PLASMA, LCD, LED

OTHERS

MITSUBISHI, TOSHIBA, MORE TO COME


3D DISPLAYS

ACTIVE - CONSIDERATIONS

FULL 1080P PER EYE

GHOSTING, HEAD TILT, ETC.

ADDITIONAL GLASSES RECOMMENDED

SOME UNIVERSAL GLASSES AVAILABLE

RECOMMENDED FOR USE DURING TESTING


3D DISPLAYS

PASSIVE

JVC

HYUNDAI

LG

VIZIO

MORE TO COME


3D DISPLAYS

PASSIVE - CONSIDERATIONS

NOT FULL 1080P PER EYE

MORE AFFORDABLE GLASSES

DISPLAYS MAY BE MORE EXPENSIVE


3D DISPLAYS

AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC

NOT READILY AVAILABLE

NOT PRACTICAL FOR QC NEEDS


BLU-RAY PLAYERS

PROFILE 5 (3D) PANASONIC – DMP-BDT100/300/350

SAMSUNG – BD-C7900/6900/6800/5900

SONY – BDP-S470/S570/S770

LG – BX580

TOSHIBA , OPPO, SHARP, VIZIO, AND OTHERS

PROFILE 5 GAME CONSOLE (3D) SONY PLAYSTATION 3

PROFILE 2 OR EARLIER (2D)

BE AWARE OF FIRMWARE UPDATES!


3D CAPABLE RECEIVERS

HDMI 1.4A

DENON

MARANTZ

ONKYO

PIONEER

SAMSUNG

SONY

YAMAHA, AND OTHERS

HDMI 1.3 RECEIVERS WILL NOT PASS 3D SIGNAL AND WILL

RESULT IN 2D PLAYBACK

CABLES ARE IMPORTANT


COMPUTER SYSTEMS

BLU-RAY 3D SOFTWARE PLAYERS

ARCSOFT TOTALMEDIA THEATRE

COREL WINDVD

CYBERLINK POWERDVD

ROXIO CINEPLAYER BD

3D QC APPLICATIONS

SCENARIST QC

COMPUTER 3D GRAPHICS CARDS

NVIDIA

ATI

3D MONITOR

SAMSUNG

ACER

VIEW SONIC

3D Testing

CONTENT TESTING

3D Testing – Content Testing

Master

Encode

Blu-ray Disc

2D Video Testing Example

Test 1

Test 2

Test 3

3 TestsMinimum


Master Master

Encode Encode

MVC

Blu-ray Disc

Tests 1 & 2Master LeftMaster Right

Tests 3 & 4Encode LeftEncode Right

Tests 5 & 6Point of Focus TestNon-Point of Focus Test

“Avatar Headache” - Shadow Locked.com

Tests 7, 8 & 9Profile 5 Player•2D Displays•3D Displays

•Passive•Active

Test 10Profile 2.0 Player•2D/3D Displays

Left – 1080p

Left – 1080p

Right – 1080p

Right – 1080p

10 TestsMulti-view

codec

3D Video Testing Example


FUNCTIONALITY

PROFILE 5 PLAYER -> 3D DISPLAY

PROFILE 5 PLAYER -> 2D DISPLAY

PROFILE 5 PLAYER (PS3) -> 3D DISPLAY

PROFILE 5 PLAYER (PS3) -> 2D DISPLAY

PROFILE 2 PLAYER (OR EARLIER) -> 2D OR 3D DISPLAY

COMPATIBILITY

MULTIPLE 3D PLAYERS

SEVERAL LEGACY 2D PLAYERS


3D QUALITY

MORE THEN VIDEO COMPRESSION QUALITY

LOOK FOR 3D ISSUES

GHOSTING – WHEN THE IMAGE FOR ONE EYE IS VISIBLE TO THE OTHER

CARDBOARDING – WHEN OBJECTS APPEAR FLAT WITH LITTLE OR NO DEPTH

EXTREME DIVERGENCE – STEREO SEPARATION OF AN OBJECT IS EXTREME AND

REQUIRES A VIEWER’S EYES TO TURN OUTWARD IN A MANNER THAT MAKES IT

DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A VIEWER TO FUSE THE TWO IMAGES

EXTREME CONVERGENCE – STEREO SEPARATION OF AN OBJECT IS EXTREME

AND REQUIRES A VIEWER'S EYES TO CONVERGE IN A MANNER THAT MAKES IT

DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A VIEWER TO FUSE THE TWO IMAGES

EDGE VIOLATION – OBJECTS HAVING SIGNIFICANT DETAIL AT EDGES OF SCREEN

CAUSING THEM TO BE DIFFICULT TO FOCUS ON ESPECIALLY WHEN DETAILS IN ONE

OF THE VIEWS EXTENDS BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE SCREEN


3D QUALITY

3D ISSUES

VIEW DISCREPANCY– INFORMATION APPEARING IN ONE EYE AND NOT THE

OTHER (I.E. SPECULAR HIGHLIGHTS, LENS FLARE, ETC.)

MULTIPLE POINTS OF REFERENCE – TOO MANY OBJECTS WITH DIFFERENT

FOCAL POINTS OR DEPTHS (I.E. VIDEO, MENUS, TITLES, ETC.)

ABRUPT DEPT CHANGES – SCENE CUTS WHERE DEPTH CHANGE IS SIGNIFICANT

AND REQUIRE THE VIEWERS EYES TO QUICKLY CONVERGE/DIVERGE

REVERSE/PSEUDO 3D– LEFT AND RIGHT EYE IMAGES ARE REVERSED

OBJECT EDGE PLANE DISTORTION – EDGES OF AN OBJECT APPEAR TO BE ON

A DIFFERENT PLANE THAN THE REST OF THE OBJECT

IMAGE VARIATION BETWEEN VIEWS – WHEN VIDEO INFORMATION SUCH AS

COLOR, BLACK LEVELS, FOCUS, ETC. VARIES BETWEEN VIEWS


3D SUBTITLES

DEPTH CONFLICT WITH VIDEO

CAN VARY BASED ON LANGUAGE

BREATHING/JUMPING ISSUES

GHOSTING

3D Testing

HUMAN FACTORS

3D Testing – Human Factors

HUMAN FACTORS

TESTER ABILITY TO SEE 3D RANDOT TEST

HOW LONG CAN THEY TEST BEFORE BECOMING FATIGUED

WILL VARY BY INDIVIDUAL

CONTENT QUALITY CAN AFFECT DURATION

OVER TIME TESTERS BECOME MORE ACCUSTOMED TO IT

3D Testing - Summary

NEED FOR NEW APPLICATIONS AND EQUIPMENT

NEED FOR NEW WORKFLOWS

DIFFERENT TESTING REQUIREMENTS

ADDITIONAL TIME AND COSTS

3D IS STILL NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR BLU-RAY

BOTH TECHNICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL

EXPECT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRIAL & ERROR

3D Testing

VERIFICATION

3D Testing - Verification

BDA 3D VERIFIERS

MITSUBISHI

PANASONIC

SONY

ENSURE TITLE PASSES VERIFICATION ON ONE OF THE 3D VERIFIERS

WHAT DO THESE NEW VERIFIER ERRORS MEAN

FAMILIARITY WITH 3D SPECIFICATION DIFFERENCES AND ERRORS

3D Testing - Verification

PURCHASE A 3D BD-ROM VERIFIER

OBTAIN 3D BD-ROM SPECIFICATION

CONTACT BDA [email protected]

[email protected]

OFFICIAL BDA VERIFICATION FOR 1ST 3D TITLE

CONTACT BLUFOCUS FOR ASSISTANCE

[email protected]

BLUFOCUS 3D INVOLVEMENT

3D COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT

BDA 3D COMMITTEE

DEG 3D COMMITTEE

3D@HOME CONSORTIUM

WHITE PAPER ON 3D TESTING

CHAIR STEERING TEAM 4 (3D DISPLAYS)

VICE CHAIR STEERING TEAM 5 (3D HUMAN FACTORS)

MPEGIF

3D TV WORKING GROUP

INTERNATIONAL 3D SOCIETY

IHOLLYWOOD FORUM

3D SPEAKER EVENTS

NAB, MPEGIF, AIMMA, CEA LINES SHOW, CES, 3D-NEXT, BLU-CON, ETC.

Thank You

JUAN REYES

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

[email protected]

BLUFOCUS INC.10911 RIVERSIDE DRIVE

TOLUCA LAKE, CA 91602

818-294-7605

WWW.BLUFOCUS.COM

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