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Guide to 3D Movies
This is not a complete guide to all the options available but hopefully it will answer many of the questions out there. Please before asking a question, do a little research yourself. I cannot help with all make and models of hardware out there as I only have Samsung products. Anything regarding to other brands that I may suggest it typically something I have found on the Internet by searching. I hope this helps.

Part 1 file types:

M2TS The .m2ts is a filename extension used for the BDAV MPEG-2 Transport Stream container file format. It is used for multiplexing audio, video and other streams. It is based on the MPEG-2 transport stream container. This container format is commonly used for high definition video on Blu-ray Disc and AVCHD. MKV The Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture or subtitle tracks inside a single file.[1] It is intended to serve as a universal format for storing common multimedia content, like movies or TV shows. Matroska is similar in concept to other containers like AVI, MP4 or ASF, but is entirely open in specification, with implementations consisting mostly of open source software. H.264 H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10 or AVC (Advanced Video Coding) is a standard for video compression, and is currently one of the most commonly used formats for the recording, compression, and distribution of high definition video. The final drafting work on the first version of the standard was completed in May 2003. AC3 Dolby Digital is the name for audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories. It was originally called Dolby Stereo Digital until 1994. The first use of Dolby Digital was to provide digital sound in cinemas from 35mm film prints. It is now also used for other applications such as TV broadcast, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, games consoles etc. DTS DTS is a series of multichannel audio technologies owned by DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTSI, formerly known as Digital Theater Systems, Inc.), a company specializing in digital surround sound formats used for both commercial/theatrical and consumer grade applications. It was known as The Digital Experience until 1995.

Part 2 formats:
Stereoscopic This is created when each eye sees a different image. A 3D Blu-ray disc accomplishes this by rapidly switching between two 1920x1080 pixel images synchronized with a pair of glasses that allow each eye to see a different image. These glasses are called active shutter and are what most 3D TVs use to create a 3D effect. Anaglyph This is your classic 3D technology that was very popular in the 1950s but was developed in the year 1853. Also known as referred to as red/blue 3D it comes in many formats and it really doesnt matter what colors are used so long as you have the proper colored glasses to filter the image properly. Polarized This is the type of 3D that is used in movie theaters and in the new LG 3D TVs. This uses polarization to block parts of the image to each eye and creates a stereoscopic effect.

Part 3 layouts:

Side-by-side This refers to a video file where you have two almost identical images displayed next to each other. It can be done as half or full. Half means that the two images are 960x1080 and when put together create a 1920x1080 image. Full means that the two images are each 1920x1080 and when put side by side are 3840x1080. Most files are encoded as half for two reasons. One, to help minimize file size and two, most players dont support the full resolution. Over/Under This is essentially the same as side-by-side except that the images are above and below each other. This can also come in either half or full and its the same situation. Side-by-side is preferred to over under because side-by-side maintains the 1080 vertical lines or resolution.

Part 4 Tools:
tsMuxer This can be used create a M2TS or TS container from almost any audio and video files. It can also be used to demux m2ts and most MKV files. - http://www.videohelp.com/tools/tsMuxeR MKVmerge This tool is used to mux files or remux files into a MKV container. - http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/ MKVcleaver This is used to demux MKV files. Normally you can use tsMuxer for this but sometimes you will get an error when trying to load the MKV into tsMuxer. Use this tool instead when that happens. NOTE: this requires MKVmerge to be installed. - http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MKVcleaver eAC3to This tool can me used to convert DTS tracks into AC3 Dolby Digital. It can be used as a command line tool but I suggest using a GUI for it. - http://www.videohelp.com/tools/eac3to