Real-time 2D to 3D video player
Ziovs 3D Player
Watch any film in 3D. Live. On your own screen.
Depth and geometry video converter
Ziovs 2Dto3D
Turn any video into stereoscopic 3D.
Side-by-side or over-under, for a VR headset or a 3D TV. No prompts, no checkpoint, no AI art - just depth and geometry. Ziovs 2Dto3D builds a real stereo pair from any film: a monocular network gives relative depth per frame, edge-aligned to the picture, the depth range is stabilised shot by shot, and each eye samples the frame at its own offset. Geometry, not generation, so the two eyes agree - which is what stereopsis requires.
Real geometry
Each eye samples the frame at x - d/2. Because the picture is warped, not invented, the stereo pair is correct rather than plausible.
Edge de-ghosting
The double edge and the trails around an object are measured and removed: 12.9 px per eye down to 1.7 px on Balanced, and 35 px down to 4.9 px on Strong.
Resumable runs
Every run is sectioned, resumable and interruptible. Sections already finished are never redone, and Stop keeps them.
Features
What it does
Four output layouts
Half side-by-side is what headsets expect and the cheapest to make, then full side-by-side, half over-under and full over-under. The output size can follow the film or be scaled to 1080p, 4K or 8K.
A 3D style to start from
Gentle, Balanced, Strong, Maximum pop-out or Custom. Pick a style and then fine-tune it with the sliders - 5 is the recommended setting on every slider, and one button puts them all back.
Every slider explains itself
3D depth, Pop-out, Smoothness, Edge comfort, Strength limit and Sharpness. Each one carries a plain-language note about what a higher or a lower number does to the picture.
Edge de-ghosting
The double edge and the trails around an object are removed, and the result is measured per eye: 12.9 px down to 1.7 px on Balanced, 35 px down to 4.9 px on Strong. Smooth and Snap edge modes decide how the edge is resolved.
AI stability analysis
Screen shake, tearing and ghosting are fixed before the conversion starts, so the picture does not breathe between shots. It is on by default, and the app says plainly that it makes the run take longer.
De-pixelation, sharpness and cinematic colour
Blocky, low-quality video is cleaned up automatically, and only when the source needs it. The sharpness slider decides how crisp the finished picture looks, and the cinematic colour pass is the film-style grade from Ziovs 3D Player: richer contrast, soft highlights, a subtle warm or cool tone and a gentle vignette.
Test it on a minute first
Try the settings on the start of the video before you commit to the whole thing. The test file gets _test1min or _test5min in its name, so the look can be judged without waiting for the film to finish.
Resumable, and honest about the hardware
Every run is sectioned: sections already done are skipped, and Stop keeps the finished ones. The graphics card profile is picked for you - High-end, Mid, Entry or Low - and how much of the card the app may use is yours to set.
On screen
See it working
Specification
Under the hood
| Operating system | Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Processor | Any modern quad-core CPU |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM |
| Disk | About 400 MB for the depth model |
| Graphics | Optional. NVIDIA, AMD or Intel GPU strongly recommended |
| Graphics card profile | High-end 12 GB and up, Mid 8 to 11 GB, Entry 4 to 7 GB, Low 2 to 4 GB - picked for you |
| Graphics card use | How much of the card memory the app may use. 85% by default |
| Depth model | small, base or large. Small is the fastest, base is the default, large is the sharpest |
| Output format | The same as the input, or mp4, mkv, mov, avi, webm, m4v, ts |
| Compression | HandBrake when it is installed, ffmpeg as the built-in fallback |
| Frames | jpg is about ten times faster than png. pipe streams frames straight to the encoder |
| Picture shape | Leave it on source, or pick the real shape of the film - most films are 1.85 or 2.39 |
| Test convert | One minute or five minutes of the film first |
| Command line | Ziovs2dto3d convert --input film.mp4 --output film_3d.mp4 --layout sbs |
€15.00 or more
Sold on itch.io. Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
Buy on itch.ioZiovs2dto3d-Setup-1.6.1.exe - about 7.3 MB. A one-off purchase, not a subscription.
- Version
- 1.6.1
- Download
- Ziovs2dto3d-Setup-1.6.1.exe, about 7.3 MB
- Purchase
- One-off on itch.io, €15.00 or more
- Rating
- 5.00 out of 5 on itch.io
- Platform
- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
- Languages
- 8 - English, Nederlands, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, Português, Polski
- Made by
- Ziov. No generative AI was used.
- One-off purchase, never a subscription
- No telemetry, nothing uploaded
- Runs entirely on your machine
Questions
Before you buy
How do I get it?
It is sold on itch.io as a one-off download. You get Ziovs2dto3d-Setup-1.6.1.exe, about 7.3 MB, and it is yours to keep. The listing takes any amount from €15.00 up.
Is this AI art?
No. The film is never regenerated and no frame is invented. A depth map is measured, stabilised, turned into parallax and used to warp the original picture into a stereo pair.
Which format should I pick?
Half side-by-side if you are going to watch in a VR headset, because most VR players expect it and it is the cheapest to make. Full side-by-side if each eye should stay full size. Half over-under and full over-under are there for the players that want them.
Does it work without a GPU?
Yes, but the depth model runs on the CPU, around ten times slower. The app says so plainly in the log rather than appearing to hang.
What happens if I stop it halfway?
Nothing is lost. Every run is sectioned, and sections already finished are never redone. Press Stop, and Start again later to carry on from where it stopped.
How do I check the finished film?
Run the 3D check on the converted file. It looks at depth, steadiness and edges and reports what it finds, and every run leaves a conversion report behind.
Can I use it from the command line?
Yes. Ziovs2dto3d convert --input film.mp4 --output film_3d.mp4 --layout sbs converts a file, and Ziovs2dto3d check runs the 3D check on a finished film.
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Turn your own film into 3D
Buy it once on itch.io, run it on your own machine, and it is yours for good. No subscription, no expiry, no account.