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# Stereoscopic 3D and VR180

Set up stereoscopic monitoring in Nobe Display 2 with native Resolve stereo, side-by-side 3D, and VR180 headset previews on macOS and Windows

Nobe Display 2 supports stereoscopic monitoring on macOS and Windows. It can combine separate left-eye and right-eye frames from DaVinci Resolve into a side-by-side (SBS) image, or display an image that already contains both eyes side by side.

The combined image is available in the Nobe Display preview and can be streamed to a compatible receiver with the NDI version. Use the latest Nobe Display 2 release and the Nobe Display Connect OpenFX plugin included with it.

## Side-by-side VR180

For footage that already contains both eyes in one side-by-side 3D/VR180 image, use a normal timeline and set its resolution to the full packed stereo frame size. Nobe Display preserves that layout; it does not need to pair separate eye frames in this workflow.

Example for 8K VR180 SBS:

* Source / expected packed frame: `8192x4096`
* Resolve timeline: `8192x4096`
* Not `4096x4096`

Using `4096x4096` for this packed-frame workflow does not preserve the intended `8192x4096` layout. Check that both eyes are visible in the Resolve output and Nobe Display preview. NDI output scaling can reduce the transmitted resolution, so also check the receiver's reported frame size.

{% hint style="info" %}
The receiving app controls how the side-by-side image is displayed. Select its matching SBS/3D mode. Stereoscopic preview does not by itself provide a wrapped VR180 view; that requires suitable projection support in the receiving app. Nobe Display's own preview shows the packed side-by-side image.
{% endhint %}

## Native Stereo Timelines

When Resolve sends separate left-eye and right-eye frames through the Nobe Display Connect OpenFX plugin, Nobe Display detects stereo automatically and pairs matching frames. The result is a full-width side-by-side image with the left eye on the left and the right eye on the right.

For example, two `1920x1080` eye frames produce a `3840x1080` image before any NDI output scaling. Unlike the packed-frame workflow above, you do not need to double the timeline width manually to assemble the eyes.

Both eye views must reach the plugin. If Resolve supplies only one eye, Nobe Display cannot create the missing view. For Apple Immersive or other immersive projects, check what Resolve sends to the plugin; SBS monitoring does not imply support for the project's immersive projection or metadata.

## Checklist

1. Install the latest Nobe Display 2 release and its included Nobe Display Connect plugin, then restart Resolve if you updated the plugin.
2. Choose your source workflow: separate eye frames from a native stereo timeline, or a normal timeline containing the complete packed SBS image.
3. Place the Nobe Display Connect OpenFX node where you want the signal to be captured in the node chain, then connect to it in Nobe Display.
4. Play the timeline and confirm that the preview shows the left and right views side by side. For packed 8K SBS VR180, check the full `8192x4096` timeline frame size.
5. For remote monitoring, enable NDI output with the NDI version and select the Nobe Display source in your receiver. See the [NDI guide](/nobe-display/ndi-guide.md) for setup.
6. Choose the matching side-by-side / 3D mode in the receiving app and verify eye order and aspect ratio. For VR180, also check its projection options.