To watch Gear VR 3D movies however, make sure to create a ” 3D ” folder (without quotes now and further on) INSIDE the 2D folder. When you install the Oculus App on your phone, an additional folder will pop up on your Galaxy phone. Here it’s where it may get a bit confusing for some. I have personally used Freemake, and am still amazed at how well it performs for a freemium program.
If you find your movie to be not in the right format, you can download FreeMake Converter program, or VidCoder to convert your movie file. John Carmack said the best format for movies is 720p, and when John Carmack says something, you better listen. So here is a Gear VR 2D/3D movie HOWTO Guide: Gear VR Movie Tutorial 1) Buy/Download a 2D or 3D movie that is in these formats: The official tutorial for it is not the best I would say, and can improved in some explanation areas. I am talking about these regular 3D movies like Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy, stuff like that. Those can be handled with the official Samsung Internet for Gear VR. By the way, when I talk about 3D movies, it’s not 360 degree videos you see sometimes on Youtube. Watching movies on VR display is already quite drippy, and if you manage to make it look as awesome as possible, the experience is out of this world. Gear VR consumer version has been out for almost 3 weeks now, and even though not many have it in their hands yet due to “Sold Out Temporarily” message, they are out there.
