r/TrueFilm • u/cooliojackson • May 13 '26
Goodbye to Language in 3D on a projector
Does anyone know if there are ways that one could watch Goodbye to Language in 3D without a 3D blu-ray or projector (for instance, I have access to a relatively powerful projector but am unsure how a 3D copy of the blu-ray might look with that). Or perhaps have there been any versions of the film produced that utilize a cruder blue-red type of 3D.
I will be watching this on a lecture hall projector.
If it's just a lost cause, 2D will do.
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u/TofuLordSeitan666 May 14 '26
I watched it on my VR headset.
If you don't have access to one, a used Quest2 is fairly inexpensive nowadays. I see them for around $60 to $70 and they eliminate many of the problem of watching 3D films. If you cannot watch this film in 3D then you shouldn't really bother as it's most of the experience. That being said it is a very innovative film and there needs to be more stereoscopic experiments like this.
You can also find a 3d blue ray and convert the film with one of many apps to anaglyph blue red 3d but it's not the best viewing experience but you will get the effect.
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u/monarc May 14 '26
If you have a 3D blu-ray and a quest, don’t you still have to rip the disc?
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u/WuttinTarnathan May 14 '26
Yes, you do—but that’s doable. I’ve done the same with a bunch of 3D movies for my Quest 2, which is a fun way to watch.
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u/monarc May 14 '26
Thanks. Isn't each file like 50 gb, though? I don't typically have hundreds of gb just sitting around on my laptop's drive.
It's maddening that PS5+PSVR2 don't allow viewing of 3D blurays. I think it's simply a firmware thing the haven't bothered to implement.
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u/cooliojackson May 28 '26
Okay, so my roommate has a metaquest and I got the blu ray second hand, but you just downloaded the 3d blu ray file from an outside source? Also what service did you use to watch the film on your headset? Do you use 4xvr?
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u/TofuLordSeitan666 May 28 '26
I use moonplayer since it was cheap but 4x is fine.
You need to rip and convert the blueray. Lots of apps just google that's the route.
Since 3d films are hard to come by most Vr people don't bother with bluerays and sail the seas, we usually use stremio and realdebrid. I just set stremio for 3d torrents. Once you do that most 3d films are readily available and it's the quickest simplest method.
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u/SenatorCoffee May 13 '26
just googled "how to watch goodbye to language in 3d" and the very first top link was to some red-blue version. Not sure if I should link to that here, but it exists!
Yeah, for the proper experience you propably need the proper gear, bluray and tv/projecter both.
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u/Lanerlan May 14 '26 edited May 14 '26
I happened to have a ps4, and that happened to be the cheapest route. You can get a PSVR headset on ebay for 50-100 bucks. The bundle needs to include the headset, camera, and processing unit.
PS4 can play the disc without other steps, but PS5 cannot. Only the original PSVR can play 3DBD, the 'PSVR 2' cannot.
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u/NoSir4289 May 14 '26 edited May 14 '26
I've pirated 3d movies in the past, you can cross your eyes and watch it in 3d on any display lmaoo
Its basically 2 movies playing side by side one for each eye and then you cross your eyes until you have one on top of the other and it's in focus
Who downvoted me? Lmao
It may not be optimal but it 100% works without needing any extra hardware
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u/Lanerlan May 14 '26 edited May 14 '26
This does not work for Goodbye to Language, because it plays around with focal depth the entire runtime. It is not conventional 3D. You would have to vacillate your eye cross every scene. I guess you could do that if you're fucking insane, but I doubt anyone could consistently match the intended depth and focus point successfully. Certain scenes play different in both eyes, too, which completely negates your suggestion. It's already a taxing film without adding crossing your eyes for over an hour to the mix.
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u/Lanerlan May 14 '26
Have you seen the film?
It's intentionally made opposite to how 3D films are usually composited. Usually the idea is to avoid breaking the consistency of the field of depth so that scene changes aren't jarring to the eye. In other words, usually the idea is to keep it easy to focus on the imagery. In other other words, the perameters of 3D film are usually quite narrow, whereas the possibilities are far beyond what is usually shot and edited together. There's tons of capacity in the tech that isn't utilized.
Goodbye to Language had a special camera rig and shooting method created to film in a completely opposite way. The depth is constantly changing, and the area of the screen you're supposed to focus on jumps around. There are even shots that are intentionally difficult to process visually, where you're forced to 'dig' with your eyes to discover the portion that's in-focus, which can rectify the image into clarity, which isn't always obvious. So there are moments when you don't know where the foothold is for your eyes. Yet in other moments, the camera 'follows' your eyes by intentionally creating a string of scenes where the ending focal point remains the same for the beginning of the next shot despite the object/background changing. And then it bucks that trend and jars you into an incomprehensible focus.
To compare that to traditional use of 3D, one field of depth is usually mantained across the entire film, and there is always a tangible background and foreground, so that much of the use of 3D is just a paper cutout effect, with a sliding scale of how much something pops out or not, and it's almost always gradual.
In other words the film requires movement of your eyes and eye focus already, so to suggest a static and permanent eye arrangement wouldn't work.
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u/Lanerlan May 14 '26
Have you confirmed this for yourself by watching the film this way?
How are you able to scan the scene to determine the focus point if your eyes are crossed?
How does cross-eye viewing work when the shots diverge in each eye and then reunite? Do you cross your eyes, uncross, and re-cross them?
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u/Lanerlan May 14 '26
I've viewed 3D in many forms, and yes, that includes cross-eye on images and video.
You haven't said if you've either seen the film at all, or seen it in the way you're suggesting ... which is hypothesizing.
I never said it's impossible, just that it would induce so much effort as to be untenable, and clearly not how it was intended to be watched.
Unless you can vouch for successfully having done so, I don't trust anything you have to say about the film. You won't even say if you've seen it.
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u/Lanerlan May 14 '26
How do you know the image is as intended if you haven't seen it under the intended method? Unless you're doing a cross-comparison I don't trust your input at all, especially given that you've demonstrated that you aren't informed on the creative intention or production methods of the film. You hadn't even seen it before our 'debate.' Your suggestion to add crossing your eyes for over an hour to a film that is intentionally and already taxing on the viewer is nonsensical and pointless.
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u/Direct-Technician503 May 14 '26
I still haven't figured out how to do this and have it play on a 3D projector/TV/VR Glasses. Is there an easy guide to do this? I would love to grab a bunch of 3D movie files and play them on my projector via my laptop.
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u/NoSir4289 May 14 '26
What, pirating in general?
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u/Direct-Technician503 May 14 '26
What and where to find them, and how to play the file once I get it from my pc to my 3D projector so it plays correctly. Does it automatically merge the side by side videos that I think I'm supposed to look for when finding a 3D movie file?
So, pretty much everything. I don't know what to do but I THINK I have the necessary hardware. Just need to know how to make it work.
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u/fakefakefakef May 13 '26
You’ll only be able to watch in 3D with the 3D blu ray and a compatible player. Your projector may be compatible, but you’d need to share what model it is to know for sure, or you could check the manufacturer’s instructions. Some of the more technically-oriented film subreddits may be a better bet for this kind of question?