I have read on these forums that side by side 3D video is possible... of course now I can't find that thread.

I'm totally new to all this, so I have no idea what makes the final output of a "side by side" 3D DVD different from a "true" 3D DVD.  I am getting conflicting answers on the boards as to whether I can move forward with this project. I only have 3 weeks to do it and need to know if I really need to outsource it or if Encore can do the job.  I'm not trying to create a Blu-ray 3D disc, just one that uses the side by side .avi files I've been given so people can watch it on their TV using the "prism" glasses  AND  an anaglyph version.

If you say Encore can not do 3D, can you please explain why, so I can explain to my boss why we need to outsource it?

Thanks

So, to my initial question:

The video files were provided to me as "side by side" format .avi files. Some are 2560x720 and some are 2560x1024 and some 2560x972, for example. Does that matter?

Does it matter that I'm using video content that varies in dimensions? Will the TV just play it/adjust it as needed?

I recall from past Premiere editing that all my video needed to have identical specs to work correctly. That's not the case with Encore, right??

-Thanks!!

Probably important to note that I am not creating a bluRay disc. I'm making a regular DVD.

What's the difference, bluray vs DVD? Just the resolution?

I had our corporate Adobe salesperson (PCMall) contact Adobe and this is the response we received regardng being able to do a 3D DVD in Encore:

"If the video is already edited and they have one as anaglyph (red/blue) and another side by side, then yes.

When you play a 3D video, there’s nothing 3D about it. It’s a flat 2D movie it’s either anaglyph or it has each eye on left and right parts of the screen.

There are other options like interlaced or over/under but they are all flat movies. When you play them on the right set top box and screen or projector, that’s when they convert the side by side and begin to look like Avatar.

So no, we can’t edit it, but yes we can output it."

Based on that, I'm moving forward, crossing my fingers. I'm just confused about having recieved video footage in various dimensions and what the implications of that is.

And I assume in PhotoShop I build the menu at 720x480?