After thinking about the recent Spy Kids 3D release, it got me thinking about other 3D films on DVD, and I really have no idea...just because I've never even thought about such a thing before.

What are some other films that are in 3D on DVD out there right now?

Also, what is the difference between normal 3D glasses and shutter glasses? That may be a stupid question, but I honestly have no idea.

Friday the 13th part 3 in 3d is the best 3d dvd i have right now

I didn't think that was actually released to DVD.

Shutter Glasses are the best way to view 3D on video. It's the very same system that is used in IMAX 3D theaters and technically IMAX 3D movies are hands down the best 3D film presentations so far.

The more technical term for the shutterglasses system is "field sequential" 3D. There are two other 3D processes that can be used in video.

"Anaglyph 3D" is the red-green or red blue system which works pretty well for printed material but not so well for film and really poorly for video systems. Requires those colored glasses.

"Pulfrich 3D" uses a simple process to create an artificial 3D illusion. It only requires glasses with one slightly darker lense. It works surprisingly well on video for some things but it's not a practical process for shooting a movie.

There is one more process for 3D film but it doesn't work on video at all AFAIK. It requires special polarized glasses (not to be confused with polarized shutter glasses) and a polarized film projection system and it works pretty well, but it still doesn't top the shutter glasses system.

Back to shutter glasses. I highly recommend The Ultimate 3D Collection which has the 3 best IMAX 3D films that have been issued on DVD so far and the shutter glasses viewing system including 2 glasses. There are other titles available for shutter glasses viewing but these are the best 3. There are some old (public domain?) movies that were shot in 2D that they have tried to convert to 3D for the SG system and the result is very poor, AVOID them!

There are a lot of great 3D movies out there that are only available in flat 2D or the inferior red-green type 3D for video. I wish they would get issued in field sequential. I believe there are a few good titles like the Creature from the Black Lagoon that are being sold on Ebay in field sequential on DVDr but I don't know if they are any good.

Final note, field sequential 3D does not work with progressive scan non interlace video systems. I think there is an adapter system you can get for using with progressive scan but it's a long way around for such a limited format.


I have a small Yahoo group you can join with some more info if interested....hope I don't get bounced for mentioning but it seems appropriate for the question...I'll mask it:

3D group

someone made it with the shutter glasses and is selling it on ebay.

I finally got to see a couple of 3D Movies at the Imax and I agree totally. If only Universal would make the effort to convert Creature to this format and give it a proper 3D DVD release.

If people can make bootleg versions Universal could probably do an amazing version with the original film elements.

I've been wanting to purchase the Ultimate 3d collection for a while, but have put it off for just the reason you mentioned - My TV is a HD set that upconverts everything to 720P. I've read through the reviews at Amazon and some people say it doesn't work with progressive sets and some people say that it works perfectly. Are there some circumstances where it will work with a progressive system (without the adapter you mentioned)? Or maybe it will work with just certain sets or something? I'm really tempted to go ahead and buy it and see what happens, but If there's no chance that it will work it would just be a waste of money - so if that's the case I'll just scratch it off the list.

On the other hand, it would work on my bedroom TV. While it probably wouldn't be that impressive on a 21" set - I really, really want to watch that 3-d disc of FT13th part 3.

Thanks for any info.

Does Friday the 13th pt 3 come with glasses? or how do you enjoy the 3-D? Thanks...

Is the rumor that Final Destination 3 will be in 3D true?

Field sequential 3D video uses the interlace system on a conventional TV to alternately flash two different images. The alternating images are synchronized to the shutter glasses which alternately blink so that your left eye only sees one set and your right eye the other.....that's what creates the 3D effect. Because this method discreetly only allows one image set to reach each eye, the 3D effect is far superior to any other 3D display system.

I doubt if the shutter glasses would work on a non interlace set. It makes sense that they wouldn't. It might depend on how the non interlace system itself works and that might vary on different models. Or maybe on some models you can turn off the non interlace mode. You would also have to turn off the progressive scan mode on your dvd player.

Viewing 3D on a 21" screen would be very limiting although I'm sure you would see some effect. I have a 27 and it's acceptable for 3D but not great.

Is it hard to hook it up to the tv and everything? I have all my inputs used for my many input Sony Wega and wondering if this is all worth it for a couple DVD's. I want to get Friday 3-D and see what it is like and all that as it sounds interesting, but are the effects decent and is it worth it to make a mild investment of $60 or so? Thanks as this would really help me in deciding if worth it.

I bought a 3 movie horror collection set that came with two glasses and the box.

To hook it up, you just need to pass the video through it using the rca input/output on it.

Here are two packages that come with 3 movies and all the gear

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=VMG098727

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=VMG009898

Overall it's well worth the price, especially to watch stuff like Radar Men From the Moon in 3d

I strongly recommend the "Ultimate" Collection over the Horror set. The UC is the 3 very good IMAX 3D films which themselves are compilations of short 3D features, mostly with animation. They are the best 3D on video I have ever seen.

The Horror Collection is 3 live action movies shot directly on video with very low budget gear. Poor acting , cheap makeup, and a lot of silliness is about all you get. There is some mild nudity and unconvincing sex and violence. There are no sets to speak of, they are all shot on locations probably around wherever the personnel involved lived. Oddly, the 3D effect itself is not bad on these considering they are using some kind of home or semi pro video gear. At best, the movies are campy and probably good for a laugh or 2 at a party. Better to get the Ultimate set and then maybe buy one of these titles to see if you like them.

As I said, movies like "Radar Men from the Moon" and the Flash Gordon series were not originally in 3D. The process used to create 3D effects in these movies is very poor. Most of the time they just look flat with very little 3D happening at all. Research any older title you see being offered in SG field sequential 3D to see if it was actually shot in 3D. If it wasn't, skip it. Better to get good 2D prints on DVD if you want the titles.


The setup is extemely simple if you have composite video running from the DVD to your TV. You just run the video out from your DVD into the provided decoder box (Tiny little thing..and VERY fragile) and then another line from the devoder to the video in to the TV where it was before. That's it. You can leave the decoder on the line with it's power off when not in use, it just passes the signal thru. The glasses plug in to the same decoder.


I don't know about Friday the 13th. Is it one of those Ebay DVDr's for shutter glasses? If so, I doubt they include glasses. There would be no point since glasses are useless without a decoder. If F13 comes with glasses, I would guess they are not shutterglasses , they are probably Anaglyph or Pulfrich type glasses....3D won't be as good.

I guess you missed my earlier post. It's from ebay and uses shutter glasses(doesn't come with them).

As for which set to get, I'd get the horror one myself simply because I like cheap entertaining horror movies over animation. I don't think the horror ones are as bad as digiboy makes them out to be.

Yup, most likely any single DVD using the FS shutterglasses system is NOT going to include glasses. It would be misleading to make you think all you need is the glasses to view it. So in this case, it's a good sign when there are no glasses are included. I'm going to have to break down and try one of these Ebay titles, they are generally getting good reports on the quality.

I like Campy Horror flicks too but the ones in the set are pretty poor IMO. I think Andy Warhol's Frankestein, which was originally shown in the polarized 3D process , is one of the titles being offered on the 'bay in SG 3D format. I saw that in a theater in Polarized projection and it was excellent. That might be one to check out.