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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 Testing – Testing Equipment
3D DISPLAYS
ACTIVE
PANASONIC
PLASMA
SAMSUNG
PLASMA, LCD, LED
SONY
LCD, LED
LG
PLASMA, LCD, LED
OTHERS
MITSUBISHI, TOSHIBA, MORE TO COME
3D Testing – Testing Equipment
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 Testing – Testing Equipment
3D DISPLAYS
PASSIVE
JVC
HYUNDAI
LG
VIZIO
MORE TO COME
3D Testing – Testing Equipment
3D DISPLAYS
PASSIVE - CONSIDERATIONS
NOT FULL 1080P PER EYE
MORE AFFORDABLE GLASSES
DISPLAYS MAY BE MORE EXPENSIVE
3D Testing – Testing Equipment
3D DISPLAYS
AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC
NOT READILY AVAILABLE
NOT PRACTICAL FOR QC NEEDS
3D Testing – Testing Equipment
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 Testing – Testing Equipment
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
3D Testing – Testing Equipment
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
3D Testing – Content Testing
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
3D Testing – Content Testing
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 Testing – Content Testing
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 Testing – Content Testing
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 Testing – Content Testing
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 LICENSE@BDAMAIL.COM
AGENT@BLU-RAYDISC.INFO
OFFICIAL BDA VERIFICATION FOR 1ST 3D TITLE
CONTACT BLUFOCUS FOR ASSISTANCE
BDTESTCENTER@BLUFOCUS.COM
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
JUAN@BLUFOCUS.COM
BLUFOCUS INC.10911 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
TOLUCA LAKE, CA 91602
818-294-7605
WWW.BLUFOCUS.COM
CONTACT INFORMATION
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