3D Vision Photo Viewer User Guide

The NVIDIA 3D Vision photo viewer allows you view, edit and correct your 3D picture files. Starting with 3D Vision CD v1.13 (3D Vision v191.07) drivers, the Photo Viewer has Beta support that allows you to import, edit, and correct MPO 3D pictures taken with the Fujifilm FinePix REAl 3D W1 camera. This user guide is designed to provide some information on how to view slideshows, and to correct your MPO files.

Supported 3D picture file formats

JPS: Side/side JPEG files
PNS: Side/side PNG files
MPO: Multi picture object files, captured by the Fujifilm FinePix REAL 3D W1 camera. The NVIDIA 3D Vision Photo Viewer reads the auto or manual parallax values set by the Fujifilm camera when the photo is taken and/or edited on the camera. You can use the Photo Viewer to then edit the MPO file. Please see the section below on “Editing 3D photos.”

Launching the Photo Viewer
The NVIDIA 3D Vision Photo Viewer can be launched from two locations:

Launch 3D Vision Photo Viewer by double-clicking the icon on the desktop.

Another method is to navigate the START menu to Programs --> NVIDIA Corporation --> 3D Vision --> 3D Vision Photo Viewer.
Browse to View > Options and select “Scale to fit”
Leave all other settings alone for now.

The 3D Vision Photo Viewer applicaiton will look like this:

Setting Up the Photo Viewer
Once the Photo Viewer has launched, there are two settings you need to make before vieiwng MPO file.

Set display resolution
NVIDIA recommends to configure right now is the display resolution to scale to fit. You can adjust this setting under the 3D Vision Photo Viewer’s “Options” and select “Scale to fit.”

Associate MPO files with 3D Vision Photo Viewer
Currently MPO files are not associated with the 3D Vision Photo Viewer. To add these file extensions to be automatically recognized, follow these steps:

Double click on an MPO file
Windows will prompt you to associate the file with an application. Click browse and browse to one of these locations:

Vista/Win7 32-bit: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvstview.exe
Vista/Win7 64-bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvstview.exe

To make sure the 3D Vision Photo Viewer is always used for MPO files, click the checkbox “Always use the selected program to ope this kind of file”
MPO files are now associated with the 3D Vision Photo Viewer and will launch in fullscreen mode when you open them
To quit vieiwng the picture, press “Escape”

Viewing single photos
You can now double click on any MPO file and automatically open then fullscreen. Once the file has been opened, you cannot browse to other photos. To quit, press escape.

Viewing a slideshow You can configure a 3D picture slideshow by following these steps:
	1. Launch 3D Vision Photo Viewer
	2. Browse to View > Options and set the slideshow settings Set slideshow type to “Automatic” Choose slideshow length. NVIDIA recommends at least 6 seconds to give you time to enjoy the picture
	3. After configuring the slideshow settings, Browse to View > Slide show. Press “Change” select to the folder where 3D pics are stored Click “Select All” Click “Begin” During the slideshow you can press page up to advance the slideshow or page down to go backwards in the slideshow
	4. To quit the slideshow mode, press “Escape”

Editing MPO 3D Photos (in fullscreen mode only)

While vieiwng MPO files you can make adjusments to the picture to correct 3D settings. The table below lists the hotkeys and how to use them to fix your file.

Hotkeys	Function	Description
D / F	Adjusts the X (left/right) shift. D shifts images apart which movies objects closer to your eyes. F shifts images closer, which moves objects farther away from your eyes .	The X shift allows you to increase or decrease the amount of separation in the X direction of the two images in the MPO file, which directly affects the position of objects in your 3D photos. This feature is used to shift the objects forward or backward in your photos. For instance you may have a photo that has too much 3D “pop-out” which causes you eyestrain. You can use F to decrease the X shift and bring the objects closer to the screen. When doing your alignment, removing your glasses and looking at the two images overlayed on top of each other can help you in your adjustments. For instance, you may want part of your picture to be at monitor depth, meaning it does not go into or come out of the monitor. With your glasses off, adjust the X value such that the two images appear overlapped (no double image) for that part of your picture. When you are complete, that part of the image is at monitor depth.
E / R	Adjusts the Y (up/down) shift. E shifts the left image up. R shifts the right image down.	The Y shift allows you to increase or decrease the amount of shift in the Y direction of two images in the MPO file. This feature is used to correct misaligned of the two cameras caused by an uneven surface. For instance when viewing the MPO file you may see objects not aligned in the Y direction, which causes eyestrain. You can use R to decrease the Y shift and align the two images in the MPO file.
C	Resets X and Y shifts back to original file setting.	This setting resets the X and Y shift back to the original file setting that was set on the Fujifilm camera in the auto or manual parallax mode. NVIDIA recommends using this command if you have performed an X or Y shift and wish to restore the file.
V	Sets X and Y shifts to zero.	This setting sets the X and Y shift to zero and removes any offsets set by the Fujifilm camera or NVIDIA 3D Vision photo viewer. Some users may wish to switch to this value to see how their image looks without any parallax shift.
J	Saves X and/or Y shifts to the file.	This hotkey allows you to save the file after you have made X and Y adjustments. Once you have saved the file, the MPO file is permanently modified so you can never recover the original X and Y value settings.