Generally spoken, Vegas has a s3D plugin available, that can work with keyframes. So, an stereoscopic adjustment over time is possible, but for sure not for each frame (what makes no sense typically). It should be possible to use Vegas for that, even if the 3D hype is over since long time. Means, that it may be hard for you to come up with a good solution here. One of the questions will also be if you have an appropriate hardware available - for the preview on your editing place. And if everything is still working as you wish.

To create a 3D blu-ray or 3D-iso based on mvc has been possible with Vegas and the DVDA. However, the DVDA is not sold any more. And please be aware that MVC-Encoding is not sbs.

First off, which version and build of Vegas Pro are you using to edit your video project on?

I haven't installed any. What would be the most appropriate for my usage?

I haven't installed any. What would be the most appropriate for my usage?

The current version available from MAGIX is Vegas Pro 20 - it has 3 options plus either a perpetual or subscription optio - https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/vegas-edit/?_ga=2.34439649.1562069070.1668563166-702914177.1667974548

The basic Vegas Pro 20 has a trial version, but please view the Comparison page as well as the Specifications page especially since you mention in your original post that you have a Windows 7 PC which possibly suggests that your computer may be below the minimum specs recommended to get the best out of Vegas Pro 20.

Generally spoken, Vegas has a s3D plugin available, that can work with keyframes. So, an stereoscopic adjustment over time is possible, but for sure not for each frame (what makes no sense typically). It should be possible to use Vegas for that, even if the 3D hype is over since long time. Means, that it may be hard for you to come up with a good solution here. One of the questions will also be if you have an appropriate hardware available - for the preview on your editing place. And if everything is still working as you wish.

To create a 3D blu-ray or 3D-iso based on mvc has been possible with Vegas and the DVDA. However, the DVDA is not sold any more. And please be aware that MVC-Encoding is not sbs.

Do I need to purchase s3D plugin separately? You mean fixed value_0 (of alignment) will be applied from frame 0 to Keyframe 1, fixed value_1 in between keyframe 1 & 2 and fixed value_2 from keyframe 2 to end frame, like that way?

I wanted to make the alignment process fully automatic without any manual involvement just to save my time. I will do the depth adjustment by horizontal shift, though.I also think (I may be wrong) adjusting frame by frame would give better result than a global value applied on each frames. => How to do frame by frame automatically?

I have a 3D monitor onto which I will see the preview. I can also test anaglyph as NVDIA 3D doesn't work on windows 10.

Yes, MVC is frame sequential. So, what format will I chose to save the individual video after all the operations are done? Ultimately, I will add all of them into a 3D ISO. I want to keep the frame rate to 59.94 fps for better fidelity.

Any written/video materials of 3D editing and MVC creation from L-R video would be helpful.

I haven't installed any. What would be the most appropriate for my usage?

The current version available from MAGIX is Vegas Pro 20 - it has 3 options plus either a perpetual or subscription optio - https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/vegas-edit/?_ga=2.34439649.1562069070.1668563166-702914177.1667974548

The basic Vegas Pro 20 has a trial version, but please view the Comparison page as well as the Specifications page especially since you mention in your original post that you have a Windows 7 PC which possibly suggests that your computer may be below the minimum specs recommended to get the best out of Vegas Pro 20.

I will have to use it onto Win 10 then. Is the lowest version (Edit) capable of 3D editing?

 Is the lowest version (Edit) capable of 3D editing?

The following is from VP20's Advanced project settings re 3D:

I've never done 3D but have quite a few unused 3D glasses from various 3D TVs I bought a decade ago.

Try the Vegas Pro trial version so you can reach your own conclusion about whether or not Vegas Pro 20 meets your 3D needs.

I am not sure what you expect us to answer. To give you a basic training ins s3D editing will not be possible here.

If you really think, that it is necessary to make a stereoscopic adjustment on a frame-by-frame base, but ignore the fact that video has 25 or 30 fps (how many adjustments can you do in an hour), then you have unrealistic expectations. That is why keyframes are enough.

And no, the stereoscopic adjustment is manual work in Vegas. There have been methods for the automatic adjustment, but that was mainly for pictures.

The s3d plugin is a part of Vegas. Not sure when it was introduced, maybe in Vegas Pro 13 or 14.

If you wish to use nvidia 3D vision you need an old OS, maybe Win7 or 8.1. If you wish to edit s3D on newer Windows versions, you will need another hardware (maybe the Blackmagic Ultrastudio or Decklink card, what works with frame packed preview - what is the format by 3D TVs). But if you have also a side-by-side monitor, every graphic card can be used for 3D editing also on Windows 10/11. And the constrains from the hardware are significant today, since that equipment cannot be purchased any more.

And another major issue will be how you adjust the streams of the two cameras - during the filming. To allwo the consumer cameras to stay in sync (since you have not timecode, I think). That is critical too.

And there are stereoscopic rules that you need to know during shooting and editing. In the former days, there were some nice books about that. But a lot of sources will have been gone today, I think.I have no idea how well you have explored s3D from a more theoretical point of view.

So there are a lot of points.

So, maybe of interest for you: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/0240811372/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=Bernard+Mendiburu&qid=1689686746&sr=8-1

I am not sure what you expect us to answer. To give you a basic training ins s3D editing will not be possible here.

If you really think, that it is necessary to make a stereoscopic adjustment on a frame-by-frame base, but ignore the fact that video has 25 or 30 fps (how many adjustments can you do in an hour), then you have unrealistic expectations. That is why keyframes are enough.

And no, the stereoscopic adjustment is manual work in Vegas. There have been methods for the automatic adjustment, but that was mainly for pictures.

The s3d plugin is a part of Vegas. Not sure when it was introduced, maybe in Vegas Pro 13 or 14.

If you wish to use nvidia 3D vision you need an old OS, maybe Win7 or 8.1. If you wish to edit s3D on newer Windows versions, you will need another hardware (maybe the Blackmagic Ultrastudio or Decklink card, what works with frame packed preview - what is the format by 3D TVs). But if you have also a side-by-side monitor, every graphic card can be used for 3D editing also on Windows 10/11. And the constrains from the hardware are significant today, since that equipment cannot be purchased any more.

And another major issue will be how you adjust the streams of the two cameras - during the filming. To allwo the consumer cameras to stay in sync (since you have not timecode, I think). That is critical too.

And there are stereoscopic rules that you need to know during shooting and editing. In the former days, there were some nice books about that. But a lot of sources will have been gone today, I think.I have no idea how well you have explored s3D from a more theoretical point of view.

So there are a lot of points.

 

I mean the "Auto Correct" option which I want to apply frame-by-frame just to avoid manual involvement. The next best option is by selecting Keyframe. I hope the help manual inside the software covers in detail, plus some YouTube materials.

You still request something that is not available.

I'm wondering why the left and right alignment is changing with time at all. With my old (synchronized) H3+B's I would do the 3D alignment once, using a clip with a distant horizon, and use the result for every clip shot unless I changed the camera mounting. I was using the 3D housing shown in my profile picture---the only change in alignment would occur when I loaded the cameras into the housing.

Are you using any in-camera stabilization? Since your cameras are not genlocked stabilization could introduce alignment changes. Any camera motion in your mount would too.

Are you using a variable frame rate when recording? I don't suppose this would affect the alignment of a tripod mounted stereo pair, but could introduce alignment errors if the cameras are hand held.

You might look into the new StereoMovie Maker FF, from the folks who created StereoPhoto Maker. It has been re-written to use FFMPEG & may do what you are asking. (I've downloaded it, but haven't tried it yet.)

I'm wondering why the left and right alignment is changing with time at all. With my old (synchronized) H3+B's I would do the 3D alignment once, using a clip with a distant horizon, and use the result for every clip shot unless I changed the camera mounting. I was using the 3D housing shown in my profile picture---the only change in alignment would occur when I loaded the cameras into the housing.

Are you using any in-camera stabilization? Since your cameras are not genlocked stabilization could introduce alignment changes. Any camera motion in your mount would too.

Are you using a variable frame rate when recording? I don't suppose this would affect the alignment of a tripod mounted stereo pair, but could introduce alignment errors if the cameras are hand held.

You might look into the new StereoMovie Maker FF, from the folks who created StereoPhoto Maker. It has been re-written to use FFMPEG & may do what you are asking. (I've downloaded it, but haven't tried it yet.)

Most of the videos were shoot from running car. That is why the vertical offset was present in the starting frames. Your 3D rigs (in your DP) look very rigid. In my case, it was not, the cameras on the stereoscopic bar were not perfectly aligned and sometimes due to speed breaker and poor road conditions, the alignment got disturbed.

I will look into StereoMovie Maker FF, thanks for the info.

P.S. Could you please post a screenshot of your 3D rig? Is it available online?

GoPro had two versions of their 3D housing one for Hero 2, and earlier, cameras and another for the Hero3+ black. GoPro longer sells these cameras or the housings but you may be able to find some used.

I actually bought two used H3+B's last year and noticed new dive housings for sale then...I couldn't find any new housings when I searched a few minutes ago. The key is they had a cable that fully synchronized the cameras. GoPro stopped supporting 3D after the H3's so it isn't possible to truly genlock subsequent cameras.

Here are a few pictures of my rig, which varied over time. The "tray" is a piece of aluminum bar stock which I originally used for taking 3D photo's using a pair of Nikonos V underwater cameras. I made two trays and have attached a variety of cameras to them over the years.

 

The two cameras below the tray are Kodak SP360 4K's in back-to-back dive housings for taking 360 view video. I have two because their battery life was too short for my dives---I didn't use them for 3D---when one set ran out of juice I would start the other.

If I were you, I'd review the video you have, slice them into subclips with steady alignment then do the 3D alignment adjustment to those. Then improve your rig so they don't shake so much. One key to my rig is that it is heavy---mass equals stability. The basic GoPro mounts can move, so improvising a way to anchor them in place and/or using a gimbal could help.

GoPro had two versions of their 3D housing one for Hero 2, and earlier, cameras and another for the Hero3+ black. GoPro longer sells these cameras or the housings but you may be able to find some used.

I actually bought two used H3+B's last year and noticed new dive housings for sale then...I couldn't find any new housings when I searched a few minutes ago. The key is they had a cable that fully synchronized the cameras. GoPro stopped supporting 3D after the H3's so it isn't possible to truly genlock subsequent cameras.

Here are a few pictures of my rig, which varied over time. The "tray" is a piece of aluminum bar stock which I originally used for taking 3D photo's using a pair of Nikonos V underwater cameras. I made two trays and have attached a variety of cameras to them over the years.

 

The two cameras below the tray are Kodak SP360 4K's in back-to-back dive housings for taking 360 view video. I have two because their battery life was too short for my dives---I didn't use them for 3D---when one set ran out of juice I would start the other.

If I were you, I'd review the video you have, slice them into subclips with steady alignment then do the 3D alignment adjustment to those. Then improve your rig so they don't shake so much. One key to my rig is that it is heavy---mass equals stability. The basic GoPro mounts can move, so improvising a way to anchor them in place and/or using a gimbal could help.

GoPro had two versions of their 3D housing one for Hero 2, and earlier, cameras and another for the Hero3+ black. GoPro longer sells these cameras or the housings but you may be able to find some used.

I actually bought two used H3+B's last year and noticed new dive housings for sale then...I couldn't find any new housings when I searched a few minutes ago. The key is they had a cable that fully synchronized the cameras. GoPro stopped supporting 3D after the H3's so it isn't possible to truly genlock subsequent cameras.

Here are a few pictures of my rig, which varied over time. The "tray" is a piece of aluminum bar stock which I originally used for taking 3D photo's using a pair of Nikonos V underwater cameras. I made two trays and have attached a variety of cameras to them over the years.

 

The two cameras below the tray are Kodak SP360 4K's in back-to-back dive housings for taking 360 view video. I have two because their battery life was too short for my dives---I didn't use them for 3D---when one set ran out of juice I would start the other.

If I were you, I'd review the video you have, slice them into subclips with steady alignment then do the 3D alignment adjustment to those. Then improve your rig so they don't shake so much. One key to my rig is that it is heavy---mass equals stability. The basic GoPro mounts can move, so improvising a way to anchor them in place and/or using a gimbal could help.

The main issue is that I am not getting (be it amazon or eBay) any readymade robust and rigid stereoscopic mount.

Maybe something is still here available. But I do not know if Werner still sells hardware:

http://www.digi-dat.de/produkte/index_eng.html

https://www.amazon.de/Makro-Einstellschlitten-Makroschlitten-Kameraschlitten-Fotoschlitten-Makroschiene/dp/B004FI113S/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2212LZGDJHU40&colid=18E1V2DU2WWUN&th=1

Maybe something is still here available. But I do not know if Werner still sells hardware:

http://www.digi-dat.de/produkte/index_eng.html

Wow! Couldn't find this site even after searching so many times! It really looks promising! Have to find some sites which caters Asia-pacific region.