By converting a file to another file extension, you can use other programs to service it. But we should not forget that the OBJ file, after conversion to 3DS, may differ slightly from the original, for example in the placement of data. The most vital information should be saved, but if you are interested in the file being identical after converting from OBJ to 3DS, you should act judiciously and select the appropriate application from the list below. This doesn't guarantee that the conversion will be 100% as expected, but it can still help a lot. If, nevertheless, the effect of converting the OBJ file to 3DS did not meet your expectations, you can try to find on the Internet another version of your file in the OBJ format, previously correctly converted by someone else into a 3DS file. If this does not work for you, use the information presented in the next section.
Programs for converting OBJ to 3DS:
What other possibilities are there?
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your OBJ files converted by someone else, and trying to convert it yourself to the 3DS format), there is still a problem with the file, then there are few solutions left. You can try again to find and install an application that can open the OBJ file in its original format (without converting to a 3DS file. This solution will be difficult to implement, but will undoubtedly give the best result.
Two-dimensional films began their triumphal existence in the nineteenth century. But nowadays, in order to really make an impression, the film industry has begun to focus on creating films in 3D. But what if you have a lot of video shot in 2D and can’t yet afford a camcorder for stereo filming? Don't worry, there are some great 2D to 3D converter software, available for download or purchase. Let's look at the top ten.
9. PowerDVD 14 Deluxe
CyberLink is well known in the world of DVD players and screen capture software. The company currently has a version that uses what they call true 3D cinema. This allows users to save movies in formats compatible with 3D glasses. It has the ability to detect the source if you have a TV connected, or you can configure settings to convert the disc to 3D when you play on your computer in real time. Do you want to watch movies in 3D Blu-Ray? PowerDVD 14 Ultra can convert Blu-Ray movies with other compatible devices.
8. Roxio CinePlayer with 3D
If you love 3D movies, Roxio is the program for you. This program can convert 2D to 3D for playback on 3D TVs, computer monitors, LCD glasses monitors virtual reality. It works with a wide range of video cards and plays 3D video and Blu-ray, too. CinePlayer is capable of processing conversions in real time. There is a bonus of interactive content and, if connected to the Internet, online functions too. Video playback is clear and audio tracks have excellent sound quality. You can upload your own videos. The main screen is easy to operate and use.
7. TotalMedia 5 Theater
TotalMedia movie playback software and 2D to 3D video converter. It is capable of playing Blu-Ray and up-converting many 3D formats. Now there are many computer monitors and TVs that play in 3D, but not every video player is capable of displaying 3D properly on them. TotalMedia supports polarized 3D LCDs, TVs, NVIDIA 3D Vision and AMD monitors. You can also switch between 2D and 3D during playback.
This program allows you to do much more in 3D, not just watch movies. It works as a 2D to 3D video converter for multiple TVs and monitors. Even if you don't have a 3D display, with two-color glasses, you can watch the movie. Plus, you can now play. This is true! Some of the most popular games in a world like Call of Duty and The Sims are available in 3D. Do you want to see the world in volume? You can use TriDef because it contains Google Earth. Zoom into your home and see what it's like if there was an airplane.
5. 4Videosoft 3D converter
As the name suggests, this program is designed to be a 2D to 3D video converter. It can be used by amateur patients or professionals. It supports multiple formats, including MP4 and WMV, as well as the ability to burn to disc for playback on your TV. However, it does not support mobile devices. It is fast software so you can complete the conversion quickly and efficiently. You can select the audio track if you are working on making your own films. You can choose the 3D alignment method for various devices Five styles available, including the famous anaglyph, or blue and red style.
4. Frame 3D video converter
As the name suggests, it is a tool for converting your own movies or downloaded video clips. It comes with trial version, so you can take it for a test drive and see if you like it or not. It runs on Windows XP and later. The only output selection is anaglyph 3D (bicolor, usually red and blue). It has a user-friendly interface - just select the video or clip you want to convert and Frame does the rest. It can be saved in a variety of formats, including MP4, WMV, AVI, and is compatible with QuickTime and RealMedia.
This 2D to 3D video converter works a little differently than most programs. Old school programmers will be familiar with text format, which uses open source software source code. You don't need to use any temporary files, so edit with AviSynth immediately. The text based layout is easy to use and easy to learn. Users can customize their own filters so they can create special effects and then duplicate.
2. Axara 2D to 3D converter
This program works by converting 2D videos into 3D anaglyphs, which can then be saved to one of many common video formats, including DVD. You will need to have blue/red glasses to see the 3D images. Axara also supports a wide range mobile devices, including game consoles. It can also be used as a standard 2D video editor and supports uploading to YouTube and Vimeo. Axara also allows you to convert multiple files at once. The software is easy to use and has a user-friendly layout. Converts your own videos or those you download, either way, you can see them in stunning 3D.
1. 4Media converter
This program is for converting 2D movies into 3D anaglyph, and you can format if your monitor or TV plays a different type, or revert to 2D if necessary. This converter has decent speed, but converts some formats faster than others. Available in multiple languages including Chinese and English. 4Media only works on Windows computers, from XP to Windows 7, and the other drawback is that it only gives you a three-minute conversion trial.
3D Object Converter is a utility that works with 3D objects. It can export, import files, and works with almost 300 formats. The program is multifunctional; using one of the functions, you can rotate models along axes, display skeletons, center objects, and then fit them into the window. The software can process data in whole batches. Software capable of constructing anaglyphs graphic files. It is considered an advanced viewer, endowed with extensive capabilities for interacting with three-dimensional models.
The user will like it clear interface. Its settings will allow you to display the object, its faces, and vertices in different ways. It is possible to change parameters: texture, smoothing, overlay effects. With this software you can organize viewing using 3D glasses.
Download the full Russian version of 3D Object Converter for free from the official website without registration and SMS.
System requirements
- Supported OS: Windows XP, 10, 8.1, 7, Vista, 8
- Bit depth: 64 bit, 32 bit, x86
This program is not the first to boast the ability to convert an ordinary flat image into a three-dimensional one. We have already talked about some of these programs; It will soon seem surprising if some amateur video editor does not know how to convert 2D to 3D. But still, we return to this topic again, and not least because the program in question, unlike others, works quickly.
Yes, again and again the ubiquitous CUDA. Movavi Converter I have long learned to use the capabilities of the CUDA architecture; combined with a simple and well-designed interface, this program is one of the ideal options for home coding.
At the first launch, Movavi Video Converter 3D detects the available video card, and, if one matches the specified ones, it happily reports it. And at the same time, it reminds you of the need to regularly update drivers for the video adapter.
In the program’s sparse settings, special attention is drawn to the line “Acceleration with the Movavi Turbo plugin.” What is this? It turns out that this plugin supports Intel Media, which, according to the manufacturer, leads to an increase in performance of up to 400% when encoding in H.264 and MPEG2.
Thus, through this converter it turns into a universal tool that can use not only a separate NVIDIA video card in its work, but also an integrated one CPU Intel Core graphics core, otherwise known as Intel HD Graphics technology.
The Movavi Video Converter interface will be clear at first glance to anyone who has not even dealt with similar programs designed for video encoding. In the upper left part is the program’s piggy bank, where you can drag and drop video that requires transcoding. On the right is a window for viewing the result. This window is intended solely for preview purposes, just like in video editing programs. You should not judge the final quality of the video obtained as a result of processing from the image in such windows.
Below the viewport there is a timeline where the user can “trim” the clip being encoded. This is done by moving sliders that limit the duration of the clip. In addition to the time line, the panel contains several buttons with which you can expand the video to full screen, take a freeze frame (bmp, jpg, gif, png), turn off the sound, and also adjust the brightness/contrast and other parameters of the encoded video:
At the bottom of the program window there are tabs with a choice of encoding format, where some formats are marked with the NVIDIA CUDA icon. The presence of such an icon opposite the preset means that encoding will be done using the graphics processor - read, several times faster.
Here, in the bottom panel, there is a module for selecting a save location, where you can check several boxes needed by the user points. To the right of it is the panel that interests us most, with tools for adjusting the stereo effect.
But there is, perhaps, one drawback here. The point is that there is no button or menu item with which you could reset to original values 3D effect settings. If the user unknowingly or accidentally moves these three sliders to the sides, then later he is unlikely to remember the original position of the controls. And it is like this:
We will definitely look at all these parameters in more detail below, but first you should find out which 3D formats the program in question can encode into. These formats are selected from the panel drop-down menu Setting the 3D effect, there are only two of them: a stereo pair and an anaglyph.
When encoding into a stereo pair, the program, in accordance with the specified settings, calculates the angles for the left and right eyes, and then creates left and right frames for them, respectively. Places both halves next to each other, increasing total width frame twice. A big plus this method preservation of stereo images is that the original horizontal resolution is not reduced. Minus - the file size in megabytes also doubles (arithmetic for a preschooler).
Now we need to understand several anaglyph formats - why are they here? The first two differ only in quality: the faster version has a worse quality, and we will not use it in testing. But the next couple, called Dark and Gray anaglyph, are intended for other purposes. So, a dark anaglyph makes the picture darker - this is easy to guess from the name of the format.
And with the help of a gray anaglyph, although the image becomes black and white (gray shades), the brightness of the frame is evened out.
In these ways, it is sometimes possible to reduce the influence of the shortcomings inherent in the anaglyph representation of a stereo image. But there are many disadvantages: this is the loss of some colors or, conversely, their increased brightness; a noticeable difference in the brightness of the left and right frames. But most often it is not possible to overcome one, the main drawback. This is the familiar doubling of objects that occurs when viewing through anaglyph glasses. It occurs due to the interpenetration of frames from the left and right angles.
Despite the presence of such inherent shortcomings of anaglyph, in this article we will use illustrations created using exactly this method. We will need freeze frames in order to decide whether to touch the sliders mentioned above located in the panel Setting the 3D effect. The reader can only arm himself with available anaglyph red-blue-green glasses and see with his own eyes the necessity or, on the contrary, the unnecessaryness of such actions. Below are still frames from the video obtained with the specified settings.
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As you can see, it’s better not to touch the default settings at all. Unless sometimes you can set the parameter to zero Perspective, if you suddenly need to recode something without converting material into 3D.
So, with depth, shift and perspective sorted out, it’s time to switch attention to encoding speed. Those who like charts can read it calmly; there will definitely be graphs. In order to build the graphs that many readers love, we will conduct several experiments. But first, a description of the test bench:
- processor: Intel Core i7-870 3200 MHz
- RAM: DDR3-1333 SDRAM 8 GB
- video card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 (1024 MB)
- disk subsystem:
- SSD Intel 160 GB (OS, program files)
- HDD 1 TB 7200 rpm (original video)
- HDD 1 TB 7200 rpm (encoding result)
This configuration allows us to make the assumption that the risk of encoding slowdown due to third-party reasons is minimized. Such reasons could be a weak CPU, lack of random access memory or weak disk subsystem. Now all that remains is to arm yourself with patience and encode the existing video several times (to obtain an average result) into several different formats. At the same time, do not forget to record the encoding time in each of the “runs”.
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It should be noted that the first of the presets (H.264 AVC) encodes the video with the same frame size as the original. And the source video file, which we will encode into different formats, is a one and a half minute video with a size of 1920x1080 and a frequency of 50 progressive frames per second. Finally, all these experiments will have to be repeated, but with CUDA support disabled. In other words, only one central processor will work.
The first chart shows the speedup that is achieved by using the GPU when encoding. Yes, this acceleration is not at all magical and reusable, as is sometimes described in official manuals or advertising articles.
When encoding into an anaglyph format, the time difference is not as great as when encoding into a stereo pair. Apparently, the NVIDIA CUDA architecture in this program is used only for H.264 encoding, while the remaining operations are performed by the central processor.
And these operations are as follows: the program needs to build angles for the left and right eyes, then process each of them with filters (remove the green and blue channels in the left frame, and remove the red color in the right) and superimpose both resulting frames on each other using mixing. It’s not an easy job, so it’s not surprising that it takes longer than a regular geometric transformation, as in the case of a stereo pair.
Moreover: a rare program will be able to “overclock” the CUDA cores so that the video card works at full speed. 18-20 percent of the graphics chip load is the maximum that Movavi Video Converter 3D achieves from a video card. Below is a graph showing the behavior of the video card during such encoding. Please note that there is almost no heating of the graphics core.
It’s probably time to ask the question: what is this program even for? Does it make sense to create stereo from an ordinary flat picture? It all depends on the user’s preferences, and on his capabilities, of course. If you have a modern 3D TV, why not watch your favorite films in stereo? After all, there is still not that much 3D content, and certainly no one will reshoot films shot in 2D with stereo cameras. By the way, you will have to forget the skepticism that is inappropriate here for a while: as incredible as it may be, video artificially converted into 3D quite often looks surprisingly natural, as if it was shot with a real 3D camera. Of course, this is an optical illusion - but a good one, of high quality.
This 3D anaglyph video was created from a regular 2D video. But now I would like to compare filming made with a real 3D video camera with filming with a regular camera, which has been artificially converted into 3D. To do this, we will use the footage we have, taken with a Panasonic HDC-SDT750 3D video camera. Let's place two videos side by side and try to guess which one was shot with a 3D camera and which one was created artificially.
An experienced eye will immediately discern where the “real” is and where the artificially created 3D is. But it all depends on the angle, the scene, the number of contrasting objects and objects in the frame, as well as the distance to these objects.
The time it takes for the program to convert and encode HD video is quite long. But old SD films are processed much faster by our converter. Thus, the computer spent only about 40 minutes processing a two-hour film (translating it into a stereo pair). But there is one rather serious drawback in the program, which probably caught the eye of any expert on the issue: the choice of 3D formats is quite limited, just a stereo pair and anaglyph. Well, what about Blu-ray 3D?
As already mentioned, with Movavi Video 3D the user can see familiar films in stereo; it can turn out to be quite funny and unusual. The main thing here is probably not to go too far with your desires, otherwise in a few years you will have to look for another program that can convert 3D films into the usual flat form.
JPG is one of the most popular image formats in use today. Its main advantage is the ability to store images good quality in small files. This is possible due to the type of compression used. The mechanism of this type of compression prioritizes some parts of the image over others, preserving high-quality areas of the image that are most visible to the human eye.
STL this is the format for the program computer-aided design(CAD), from 3D Systems. STL is an acronym for Stereolitography, which refers to the type of technology used to create 3D printed prototypes or models. An STL file contains a superficial representation of the 3D model, without detailed specifications of aspects such as colors. STL files can only be opened with a limited number of programs.
How to convert JPG to STL?
The easiest way is to download good program conversions, for example Photo Converter. It works quickly and efficiently, allowing you to convert any number of JPG files at once. You will be able to quickly appreciate that Photo Converter can save a lot of time that you will spend when working manually.
Download and install Photo Converter
The photo converter is easy to download, install and use - you don't need to be a computer expert to understand how it works.
Add JPG files to Photo Converter
Launch Photo Converter and load the .jpg files you want to convert to .stl
You can choose JPG files via menu Files → Add files or simply transfer them to the Photo Converter window.
Select a location where to save the received STL files
Select STL as the save format
To select STL as the saving format, click on the icon STL at the bottom of the screen, or the button + to add the ability to write to this format.
Now just press the button Start and the conversion will begin instantly, and the STL files will be saved to the specified location with the necessary parameters and effects.
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