Creating side by side stereo movies in QuickTime Pro.

Present3D is great for displaying stereo images and movies. Stereo movies should always be used in side by side format (left and right eye movies, side by side in the same movie) as this will ensure that the movies stay in sync.

This page will go through how to produce side by side stereo movies using QuickTime Pro. Please note this only works with Quicktime Pro.

It is essential that both movies have been synced and are exactly the same length (time) before doing this.

1. Open both the left and right eye movie files in QuickTime Pro. 

2. Choosing the right eye movie, use the Select All then Copy functions from the edit menu.

3. Now click on the left eye movie, use the "Select All' and then use the Add to Selection and Scale function from the edit menu. Both movie will now be directly on top of each other.

4. Now open the Show Movie Properties from the window menu:

The left eye movie will be Video Track 1, and the right eye will be Video Track 2. Select Video Track 2 and click the Visual Setting tab. Now using the Offset, change the the first value to width of the video file. In the Player window both video tracks should be side by side.

5. Now Save and a side by side stereo movie has been sucessfully created.