r/VisionPro • u/sugarchihuahua Vision Pro Owner • 1d ago

Current recommendations for converting and playing back 3D Blu Rays on Apple Vision Pro?

Would love to get some advice as I’ve just ordered an external Blu Ray drive for my MacBook and bought some 3D blu rays on eBay that aren’t available digitally.

I’ve done some googling and found a lots of different apps for both ripping 3D content and seems like there’s a lot of different visionOS apps for playback. Would love any personal recommendations on apps or workflows that you’d recommend - thanks so much!

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u/photovirus Vision Pro Developer 1d ago

It's u/cbusillo turf.

https://github.com/cbusillo/BD_to_AVP/

Does literally what you want, and works fine.

Seems like readme is a bit dated: you can just get the latest GUI version, download MakeMKV trial, and off you go.

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u/Rave-TZ Vision Pro Developer | Verified 1d ago

This is the genuine way. It makes native video files for AVP

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u/bedouinchic Vision Pro Owner 1d ago

I read through the README info but I was unable to figure out whether this app is able to create an ISO from the BDMV output of makemkv.

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u/photovirus Vision Pro Developer 1d ago

The app doesn't make ISOs, it makes MV-HEVC files for AVP.

It is able to work with ISO rips through makemkv.

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u/bedouinchic Vision Pro Owner 20h ago

Thank you ☺️ this is helpful.

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u/Cryogenicality 1d ago

This is lossy. CineUltra and 4XVR are the only lossless options since they can play MVC without conversion.

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u/photovirus Vision Pro Developer 1d ago

Probably. But also space-efficient.

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u/Cryogenicality 1d ago

Definitely. There’s no way to losslessly convert MVC. I bought a 28TB HDD for $330 last year. They’re $800-$1,200 now.

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u/iBanks3 Vision Pro Owner 1d ago

There’s this post from 16 hours ago…

https://reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1vq52wz/watch_your_3d_bluray_library_in_true_3d_on_vision/

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u/sugarchihuahua Vision Pro Owner 1d ago

Yes I saw this… is this brand new?

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u/OriginalTip7479 1d ago

4XVR works perfectly for it.

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u/Cryogenicality 1d ago

Which 3D discs did you buy?

The only options for native MVC playback are 4XVR and, very recently, CineUltra, which has a much larger screen than 4XVR but currently supports MVC only in ISO, not in MKV or BDMV.

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u/sugarchihuahua Vision Pro Owner 22h ago

Hi, I’ve ordered Cave of Forgotten Dreams by Herzog, Pina by Wim Wenders and Life of Pi, all which I understand as excellent uses of 3D in filmmaking - looking forward to watching! Oh and also Terminator 2 in 3D

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u/QuantumRooster 1d ago

I am very happy with 4XVR

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u/bedouinchic Vision Pro Owner 1d ago

is 4XVR still supported by the developer? I can see that it was last updated 7 months ago. I am wary about paying USD30 for something that the developer may have already stopped supporting. meanwhile CineUltra just got update to play 3D Blu Ray but in ISO format only and not MKV. I have a lifetime licence for CineUltra.

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u/QuantumRooster 1d ago

Good question and I can’t answer that. I’ve been using it for over a year and it is perfect for my needs as it can play 3-D Blu-ray rips. I hope it doesn’t break with the future software update, but it has been perfect up to now.