Hi hope someone can help me, I can’t seem to get Plex to play 3D files I have tried all the different naming conventions but nothing works. Whenever I try playing the file on Plex media player is still shows as a split side by side video and not a 3D video. Can someone please help me with this. Just to be clearer I am trying to watch 3D movies with my desktop PC through the Plex media app on my 3D capable projector
The only app that will automatically switch a TV into 3D mode is Orca’s Plex for Samsung app. For all other Plex apps you must manually switch your display device into 3D mode.
Really? Is that a limitation with the player or the other TV brands. I have plex on raspberry pi and hate having to manually set the TV to 3D SBS mode.
It’s more a limitation on that there isn’t a common API for this amoung all the display manufacturers, so the Developers would have to look at adding a ton of code to accommodate the number of devices you have plugged into the rasberry pi.
That is the reason Orca’s app is able to work is that it is written specifically for Samsungs using the Samsung dev kit which has access directly to the TV Api’s that the app runs on.
If you’re using the Raspberry Pi, you could install LibreELEC and then add the Plex for Kodi add-on, and set that to start when Kodi starts. I do this with 3D MVC MKV files that I rip from my 3D movies, and it works great.
In fact the third-party clients RasPlex and OpenPHT both support the 3D filename extension prefixes ‘3D.tab, 3D.htab, 3D.sbs, 3D.hsbs’ as defined by Plex Inc for PMS library media. I’ve used this myself with my 3D-capable Samsung TV set, which switches to the appropriate 3D mode automatically when I launch such a video using the RasPlex client on a Raspberry Pi unit.
Obviously this implementation in a Plex client is also dependent on a compatible HDMI protocol implementation in the TV set or other equipment (projector/receiver) that the media player is connected to. But as stated above, it works fine for me using RasPlex and my Samsung TV set. (This is a “Samsung UE46F6105AK” which has NO app system and no '“Smart TV” functionality beyond the basic 3D support.)
Best regards: dlanor
I know I’m asking a question in an older thread, but I’ve been through so many attempts to answer this and the answers seem inconsistent and don’t feel quite right.
Two questions, just to help me gain clarity.
- the 3d signal information is defined in the hdmi 1.4 spec. http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_1_4/3d.aspx
If this is true, why are we unable to send that signal when 3d is present? Is the concern above that is inconsistent between player hardware? Does Roku (as an example) not let Plex inform the device of the 3d format? That hdmi format is what will ultimately adjust my TV to match, since any DVD player supporting 3d can successfully adjust my tv mode.
- if it cannot steam in 3d (according to the spec, for whatever reason), what is the value/purpose of taking the time to name files appropriately (or the developers to have invested time in supporting the h-sbs/tab naming convention)? I can manually switch my tv regardless of the naming convention and the sbs/tab format will show on any tv/player, regardless. I’m missing it’s value if not for automatic mode switching. I see no badging nor filters in any of my players.
Thanks for helping me gain clarity
