ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin User's Guide

• What is User's Guide for
• Specification
• How to Install ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin
• How to Install
• How to Activate
• How to Deactivate
• How to Uninstall
• Basic Usage
• Parameter Details
• Troubleshooting
• Support Information

This document describes the basic usage of ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin. If you are very new to ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin, or if you have any difficulties on using it, please refer to this document.

ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin is a 3D video editing plugin for Adobe After Effects.

The specification of this product is as follows. For the latest information, such as system requirements, supporting operation system, please refer to ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin web site.

Adobe After Effects:

CS4 / CS5

Operating System:

Macintosh(†1) / Windows

System Requirements(†2):

As a rule, to comply with that of After Effects you are using.

†1 For Macintosh, this products only supports Intel processor.
†2 Your computer must be online for product activation.

Here describes how to install ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin.

• Install Plugin
• Activate the Product

• Exits After Effects

If After Effects is running, exit it.

• Run ISP Tools License Manager

Run "ISP Tools License Manager". Please check license authentication status which is indicated at "Installation/activation status" area.



ISP Tools License Manager(Macintosh)



ISP Tools License Manager(Windows)

• Install ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin

Select the version of After Effects which you are going to install ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin, and then click "Install" button. When you see a message "Installation has done.", the installation is done.

By pressing "Browse" button, you can specify After Effects application which you are going to install ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin.



Specify After Effects path(Macintosh)



Specify After Effects path(Windows)

• Confirm Success of Installation

Run After Effects, see whether "ISP Stereoscopic 3D" is listed in "Effects & Presets" window.



• Confirm Existence of Plugin File

Confirm that ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin file is in After Effects plugin folder. When CS5 is installed by default setting, After Effects plugin folder will be as follows. For other versions users, or if you have specified where to install After Effects on installation, please substitute it into your environment.

OS	Path
Macintosh	/Applications/Adobe After Effects CS5/Plug-ins/Effects/ISPStereoscopic3D.plugin
Windows	C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS5\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects\ISPStereoscopic3D.aex

After installing ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin, please activate it within 15 days. Users can install/activate ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin upto 2 computers (must be the same platform (Macintosh/Windows) ).

• Exits After Effects

If After Effects is running, exit it.

• Run Activation

Make sure that your computer is online.
Run "ISP Tools License Manager". Type product serial number and click "Activation" button.
When you see a message "Activation has done.", the activation is done.
If you have failed on activation, please check what you input and retry.
If you need to make an activation offline, please contact our support desk.

If you would like to transfer a license, you will need a deactivation first.

• Exits After Effects

If After Effects is running, exit it.

• Run Deactivation

Make sure that your computer is online.
Run "ISP Tools License Manager". Click "Deactivation" button.
When you see a message "Deactivation has done.", the deactivation is done.
If you have failed on deactivation by network error or any other reason, please contact our suppport desk.

Uninstallation removes plugin, also deactivation will be performed if needed.

• Exits After Effects

If After Effects is running, exit it.

• Run Uninstallation

Make sure that your computer is online.
Run License Manager. Click "Uninstall" button.

• Confirm Success of Uninstallation

Run After Effects, see whether "ISP Stereoscopic 3D" is not listed in "Effects & Presets" window.

• Source Preparation

Create a composition and place source videos/materials as you like. Switch a layer to be 3D layer if needed and place source videos/materials into 3D region.
If the source video was shot for 3D, please load both left-eye video and right-eye video.




3D layer



3D Layer Preview

• Apply ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin

Add an adjustment layer on top of the composition. Select the adjustment layer, select "menubar > Effect > ISP > ISP Stereoscopic 3D". The effect control panel of ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin will appear.



adjustment layer



ISP Stereoscopic 3D effect control panel

• Parameter Configuration

Configure parameters and z-axis of 3D layer as necessary.
If the source video was shot for 3D, set left-eye video and right-eye video as "S3D L/R source > Left Source" and "S3D L/R source > Right Source". Please refer to "Parameter Details" for each parameter's detail.



Set videos S3D L/R source

• Rendering

Select output type from "S3D Output Type" and start rendering, 3D video will be generated.



Set videos S3D L/R source

ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin can configure the following parameters.

Parameter Name	Description
S3D Output Type	Selects the type of preview / output.
Anaglyph Balance	Adjusts the red/blue balance. Effective only when "S3D Output Type" is set to "Red/Blue Balanced Colored"
Swap L/R 3D effect	Swaps left camera and right camera.
L/R Camera Parallax	Adjusts the parallax of left/right camera.
Camera Preset	Specifies preset camera to use.
Camera Customize
Z Position	Adjusts the z-axis position of the camera.
Zoom	Adjusts the distance of camera and image area.
Depth of Field	Specifies using depth of field or not.
Focus Distance	Adjusts the focus distance of camera.
Aperture	Adjusts aperture of lens.
Blur Level	Adjusts the amount of blur of depth of field.
S3D L/R Source
Left Source	Selects left-eye video.
L Shift X	Specifies the amount of x-axis shift for video selected at "Left Source".
L Shift Y	Specifies the amount of y-axis shift for video selected at "Left Source".
L Scale	Expands/Shrinks video selected at "Left Source".
L Rotate	Rotates video selected at "Left Source"
Right Source	Selects right-eye video.
R Shift X	Specifies the amount of x-axis shift for video selected at "Right Source".
R Shift Y	Specifies the amount of y-axis shift for video selected at "Right Source".
R Scale	Expands/Shrinks video selected at "Right Source".
R Rotate	Rotates video selected at "Right Source"
L/R Shift X(Depth)	Moves videos selected at "Left Source" and "Right Source" to front or back.

S3D Output Type

Preview / output types listed below are available.

• Side by Side



• Top and Bottom



• Line by Line
(To see in 3D, it needs to display 100%.)



• Red/Green



• Red/Blue



• Red/Blue Colored



• Red/Blue Balanced Colored



• Left Only
• Right Only



• Difference

Camera Customize

Configures camera which placed in After Effects. Configured parameters will be applied to 2 cameras placed automatically at once. Please refer to Help of After Effects for the details of camera parameters.

a name="S3D_LR_Source">S3D L/R source

If the source video was shot for 3D, select left-eye video as "Left Source" and right-eye video as "Right Source". If there is parallax between two videos, please adjust by editing parameters.

• Q: I don't have videos shot for 3D, but can I create a 3D video?
• A: It's OK. You can create a 3D video even if you don't have videos shot for 3D. Set a layer "3D layer" and place each layer on 3D region. Or, by selecting 2D background video at "S3D L/R source > Left Source" and "S3D L/R source > Right Source", and adjust "L/R Shift X(Depth)" (selects the same video for Left Source and Right Source), you will have 3D background. The 2D background video is needed to be placed at the lowest layer.
• Q: I can't see the video 3D.
• A: Check the layer you would like to see in 3D is set as "3D layer". And the z-axis position of the layer you would like to move front or back is not 0. You can check by "Layer pulldown menu > transform > position".

For the latest information of the product, please check our website.

ISP Stereoscopic 3D plugin Website

http://www.isp.co.jp/en/products/tools/stereoscopic3d