Hi all.
I have my pc set up as an entertainment pc since the failure of my PS3 to play DVD's.
I have VLC and have set up to play normal DVD and Blueray...works great.....but can't play my 3D DVD's so I dual boot to Windows.
I have win 8.1 and Cyberlink 15 which plays 3D but it feels dirty when I have to use Windows.
Is there a work around to get 3D playback in Linux ?
Cheers.
I will be interested to see the answer to this. I am sorry @xrayxray that I can't help you as I know nothing about Linux. Now if there ends up being nothing that works you can just go get a used PS3. If you are in Canada or the US I know they don't cost very much. Anyway good luck with your solution and my goodness I found another lover of 3D! : ) I just got Sniper Elite III for PS4 and look forward to playing it in 3D soon.
I'm a convert to linux Mint...think it's fantastic, also have Debian (linuxcnc)...and just building my CNC milling machine to use Linuxcnc...so many software alternatives to use with linux with most equal to or better than windows...only one area I can't use is playback of 3D TV....bummer....but when I boot into windows to use my player for 3D it just feels so crap...like your being watched or every key stroke is recorded or all your emails are being read...lol...I would encourage you Devilzzz to download and burn to disc or usb stick a live copy of linux Mint....plug it in and try without installing...if you do decide to install as dual boot there are many free software packages to download and many features you can customise,.
Cheers
There are codecs for it in MakeMKV and Plex but GPU drivers are your problem.
I can run 3D Blue Ray on Win ten on the same pc,,,,,so wouldn't the APU work just the same switched over to Mint ?
Cheers
It is a matter of the stereoscopic driver to project two images on the screen.
I looked into it. There are a couple of projects but they haven't been too active since 2010. 3D never really took off on PC.
Unfortunatly 3 of the main area´s where Linux is lacking somewhat behind are.
A: Drivers
B: Multimedia support.
C: Gaming.
And those are exactly what allot of home users often use their systems for.
However they are improving on those things.
Don't confuse a typical home user with ..
A. AAA Eye candy gamers
B. Overclockers
C. Fringe ultra HD, 3D, dolby HD whatever etc.. users.
Most people average will be fine with the titles, drivers and multimedia play back that Linux offers. Besides I will be fair to @DeViLzzz and say he is correct here, just pick up a cheap ass PS3 and have BD+3D+DTS-HD support for peanuts.
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Linux actually does DTS and Dolby just fine. Just pass it through via HDMI to the Receiver.
http://chromium.sourceforge.net/doc/stereo.html
Also read about VRiser but can't seem to find a link for it.
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Yea there is like one or two fringe things that typical Linux desktop doesn't do.
( that doesn't mean Linux/BSD/Gentoo can't as PS3/PS4 are Linux/BSD based ). Considering the arse faced nature of companies towards open source in the past ( even now, but it is getting better ) the amount of support for formats in Linux is a staggering achievement.
People always use one or two extreme examples to make a point but as ever over time those few things get ported. There is almost no reason if you choose to do so to not run Linux.
( personal preference aside as you might like OSX, Windows and that is fine )
It boils down to a matter of Driver makers not wanting their "secret sauce" revealed. Or, codec licensing can be a pain.
Probably also that their code base is shite and can be written better. It's job security for the dev's at the end of the day.
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