As noticed by FlatpanelsHD, the Apple TV app on tvOS 17.2 beta is beginning to checklist 3D variations of flicks, which will likely be playable on the upcoming Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional headset.
Within the metadata part of a appropriate film, a brand new “3D” icon seems alongside the symbols for Dolby Imaginative and prescient, 4K, age score and such. The 3D icon is within the form of a headset, indicating that the 3D playback expertise will solely be accessible by means of the Imaginative and prescient Professional.
In fact, we will assume the checklist of appropriate titles will develop over time. Proper now, FlatpanelsHD has observed the 3D icon seem on about 20 titles, together with Jurassic World Dominion, Pacific Rim Rebellion, and Shrek. It isn’t but clear precisely what 3D body price and determination is being made accessible.
Though 3D TVs for the house have been a passing fad a few decade in the past, it’s attainable that AR/VR headsets like Imaginative and prescient Professional might revive curiosity within the medium.
On the product’s unveiling again at WWDC, Apple demoed a clip from Avatar: The Manner of Water to spotlight how the Imaginative and prescient Professional can immerse the wearer in a wealthy 3D film expertise. Members of the press who went hands-on with the machine have been performed the identical Avatar clip, with many describing it as a greater 3D expertise than a movie show.
Apple has not but confirmed whether or not 3D will likely be included as a part of the usual Apple TV app Retailer film buy value, or if it’s going to come at a premium. There’s some associated precedent to it being included without spending a dime. When Apple rolled out the Apple TV 4K in 2017, it partnered with the film studios to improve clients’ bought HD films to 4K high quality at no further cost.
The Imaginative and prescient Professional will likely be accessible within the US “early subsequent yr,” beginning at $3499. It’s going to go on sale in further nations by the tip of 2024. Apple is simply anticipated to promote about 500,000 items in its first yr.
