[Chimera-users] Nvidia 3D Vision

[Daniel Gurnon]

But just to be clear: Christoph has a Quadro FX 570, which does not have an
onboard DIN. He'll need to upgrade his video card if he wants to 3D vision
with in Linux.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro_pro_graphics_boards_linux.html



On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:59 PM, Greg Couch <gregc at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:

>  Hi Christoph,
>
> I have confirmed that that, on Windows 7 64-bit, the lastest NVidia Quadro
> drivers, 258.96, still do not work with the Samsung 2233RZ and the NVidia 3D
> Vision setup.  While it does work with the 191.87 driver.
>
> Yet, the same hardware works with Ubuntu 10.04 Linux and the latest NVidia
> Quadro Linux driver, 256.35 (after editing /etc/xorg.conf to enable Stereo
> and disable the Composite extension).
>
> So if you are willing to run Linux (or dual boot), you have a much better
> change of getting your setup to work.
>
>     Good luck!
>
>     Greg
>
>
> On 07/21/2010 12:13 PM, Daniel Gurnon wrote:
>
> Christoph,
> I got 3D vision working in windows with Quadro driver 191.87 and the most
> recent 3D vision driver. To enable stereo for Chimera, open the Nvidia
> control panel, choose "Manage 3D settings", then make the following changes:
>
> Stereo-Display mode: Generic Active Stereo (With NVIDIA IR-emitter)*
> Stereo -Enable: On
>
> *note: if your card has an on-board DIN connector, you would choose that
> option with the NVIDIA IR emitter instead. You don't see any flickering with
> the DIN connector. With a usb connection only, you'll see occasional
> flickering.
>
>
> As far as I can tell, the settings for 3D vision in games (the consumer
> settings) are not compatible with the settings for professional 3D
> applications like Chimera. In other words, if you enable 3D vision through
> the link in your Nvidia programs folder, you are enabling it for games, not
> for Chimera. For Chimera, use the method above.
>
> Finally, make sure you have only one monitor enabled and that the monitor
> refresh rate is 120Hz. I run two monitors normally, and if I want to use
> chimera and 3Dvision I usually have to disable my non-3D LCD monitor and
> then reboot the system.
>
> Dan
>
> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 12:58 PM, "Christoph Höglinger" <
> Christoph.Hoeglinger at gmx.at> wrote:
>
>> Dear Chimera developers,
>>
>> I just bought the Nvidia 3D Vision Kit, because i was interested in the 3D
>> Visualisation of it. First I tried it with the latest drivers from Nvidia's
>> Homepage. (Quadro Driver Version: 258.49 & 3Dvision 258.49 ). I changed the
>> Settings in the NV Control Panel (for Stereo output). Sequential Stereo
>> worked fine in an other 3D Application. But when i change the view settings
>> in chimera (sequential Stereo) i get that error: (After The Error MSG ist
>> Quits and displays the Exit Code 3)
>>
>> Runtime Error!
>> Program: C:\Program Files\Chimera\bin\pythonw.exe
>> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual
>> way.
>> Please contact the application's support team for more information.
>>
>>
>> Then i was looking for hints to solve that problem i found following
>> article.
>> http://plato.cgl.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimera-users/2010-May/005173.html
>>
>>
>> There you mentioned that its probably a problem with the "new" drivers
>> (197.XX). So I installed the driver that had been recommended by you.
>> (Quadro Drv. 191.87 + 3D Vision 191.00). The Problem was that this 3D Vision
>> driver won't support my LCD, its an Acer GD245HQ). I have installing it
>> "manually" it won't activate the shutter glasses when Sequential Stereo is
>> switched "on" in chimera (Shutter doesnt even work in games or any other
>> Application) That means that the 3D-Vision driver is to blame. 197.03 Will
>> recognize my LCD, but that won't work with chimera.
>>
>> Tried also QDRO 191.87 & 3DVision 258.49 (but theres no way to run the
>> 3DVision Setup)
>>
>> Have you got an idea on how to fix that Problem? That would be really
>> great!
>>
>> This is my System Configuration:
>> Intel Pentium E5200 @ 3.5GHz
>> PNY Quadro FX 570
>> 4GB Ram
>> Windows 7 64 Bit
>> Acer GD245HQ
>>
>>
>> Thank you so much for your help!
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Christoph
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