My Bloody Valentine 3D also has a 2D option on the Blu Ray disc but i see no point in watching this film in anything other than the original 3D format.
I did check a number of scenes in 2D and i felt this version had compression issues and i noticed blocking on walls and backgrounds. Checking the 3D edition revealed no such problems therefore i feel Lionsgate optimized this disc for 3D and only added the 2D option to appease those who dislike wearing the glasses.
This is the North American release of the film and it is Region Coded A.
I thought the compression of the 3D edition of the film was excellent with none of the issues i spotted on the 2D version. Both editions of the movie take up around 20GB of disc space.
The issues with the 3D version are the same issues which currently affect other home anaglyph versions and that is ghosting of the image especially around area's which have the colour red in them and white images such as the sky can look washed out and more grey than white.
In December 2009 it was announced that a new home 3D format for Blu Ray would be launched in 2010. This new format uses active shutter glasses and will be vastly superior to anaglyph but will require new equipment to view it.
The studio's have already announced support for this new 3D home format and films such as Avatar, Monsters vs Aliens and Walt Disney's Bolt will be released during the latter half of 2010.
It's likely that films such as My Bloody Valentine will be re-released in this superior home format.
For those interested the codec which will be used for this new 3D home format is MVC which is an extension of the existing AVC codec.
So in a nutshell better 3D for the home is on the way but in the meantime you can still enjoy this film in the home but be warned ghosting is an issue and it can be pretty annoying at times.
You will need the correct glasses to view the 3D screencaps below.
For a review of the film click here.
This film is on the medium issues list which you can view by clicking here.
Once you open the Blu Ray image you may need to click again for the full HD image to appear. These Blu Ray frames are captured directly off the disc.
Hey, great to see that you've got screen captures up and running!
"Checking the 3D edition revealed no such problems therefore i feel Lionsgate optimized this disc for 3D and only added the 2D option to appease those who dislike wearing the glasses."
Maybe. I'm more inclined to think that it was included to appease those who don't like watching films in green and purple. Until actual full colour 3D is available on BD, as far as I'm concerned any attempt to replicate 3D in the home environment is a waste of time. (Then again I have no intention of replacing my equipment in the near future, so I suppose I'll be sitting out the 3D "revolution" for the time being.) I tried watching this film in 3D but gave up after five minutes and switched to 2D. Either way, the movie itself is a trainwreck.
Hi Michael
Yah you were a great help and enabled me to get the screencaps running quicker for my site.
I do agree the film could have been better and ghosting on these current 3D editions is pretty bad at times but i just put up with it.
It's a shame we will all need new displays for the new 3D home format.