About This Software

HARDWARE LIMITATIONS FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK IN VR

• can play VR videos
  
• the maximum playback capability is up to 8K at 60 fps
  
• the maximum VR videos playback capability is up to 8K

• can’t play 6K+ VR videos
  
• can play 1080p and 4K videos
  
• the maximum videos playback capability is up to 4K at 60 fps
  
• the maximum VR videos playback capability is up to 5K

With Virtual Home Theater you can:

• watch 2D or 3D movies (up to 8K (7680x7680) 60fps, 4K 120fps, 10-bit, YUV 4:2:0) on a virtual big screen with virtual audio speakers (stereo, 5.1, 7.1, etc.) and subtitle
  
• listening to stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 surround channels music as on a real audio home theater system
  
• switch the audio track or the subtitle track
  
• listening to ambisonics audio
  
• watch VR videos in 180°, 200° fisheye and 360° format
  
• play non-VR games with 7.1 surround audio on a 7.1 virtual audio speakers
  
• play 3D stereoscopic SBS non-VR games on a stereoscopic virtual screen
  
• browsing or watching a media stream on a virtual desktop big screen with your default Windows audio device mirrored as virtual audio speakers inside of VHT
  
• mirror desktop multi-monitors layout and orientations
  
• view and slide show images (2D/3D, flat/180/360/fisheye)
  
• view transparent alpha channel 2D/3D PNG images or VP9 videos in a new way
  
• create, edit, share, load and enjoy themed environments or dioramas
  
• view in VR scenes from Daz Studio and Blender CGI software using VHT tools

Highlited advanced features:

• 6 DoF binaural audio rendering
  
• use of static and dynamic audio objects
  
• support for any discrete audio channel-to-speaker layout (e.g. 5.1.4, 9.1.6)
  
• HRTF selection
  
• virtual speakers playback
  
• ambisonics audio playback
  
• direct playback to a 5.1 or 7.1 surround home theater audio setup
  
• gamut mapping for video and images
  
• viewer for 3D stereoscopic transparent alpha channel images or videos
  
• 3D stereoscopic SBS non-VR game play support
  
• 3D stereoscopic VR 180 or 360 degree panoramic real-time bridge viewer for the following 3D modelling software: Daz Studio and Blender

Some of the main features are:

• HRTF-based 6 DoF real time binaural sound scene rendering for multiple sound sources and listener's head orientation (roll, pitch, yaw) and position (x, y, z)
  
• direct playback to a real home theater audio setup (stereo, quadraphonic, 5.1 or 7.1 surround real speakers)
  
• 200° FoV Fisheye VR videos (MKX200 and MKX22 lens support or any FoV possible lens type in mono, stereo or 360° format)
  
• VR 180° front dome, 360° sphere Equirectangular (EQR) and Equiangular cubemap (EAC) video mapping/projection
  
• multiple audio and video formats support
  
• stereoscopic 3D MPO (Multi Picture Object) image viewer
  
• multiple 3D video/image/desktop formats: half SBS, full SBS, etc. (MVC is not supported)
  
• opus, flac, DSD, AV1 and VP9 codecs support
  
• high-resolution audio format (>48kHz) playback support
  
• support hardware video decoding playback up to 8K (7680x7680) 60fps, 4K 120fps, 10-bit, YUV 4:2:0
  
• support software video decoding up to 8K (7680x7680), 10-bit, YUV 4:4:4
  
• support BT.601, BT.709 (sRGB), BT.2020 and DCI-P3 color space (auto sellection or manual overide)
  
• gamut mapping to BT.709, DCI-P3 or to the HMD's color gamut
  
• display video's native frame rate up to the HMD's frame rate
  
• up-sampling the video's native frame rate to the HMD's refresh rate by using frame interpolation
  
• smooth-playback capability to reduce flicker, judder and stutter for videos with different fps than the VR headset's fps
  
• video image filters (sharpen, etc.) and color correction
  
• support first-, second- and third-order ambisonics in the AmbiX and FuMa formats
  
• ambisonics + head-locked stereo audio format playback
  
• multiple HRTFs selections to match your head auditory characteristics
  
• 32 audio channel masks (simulated as virtual speakers, mirroring the audio output channels from played media's audio track)
  
• support for any non-standard discrete audio channel-to-speaker layout up to 16 channels (e.g. 5.1.4, 7.1.4, 9.1.4, 9.1.6)
  
• 27 audio channel layouts for non-ambisonics audio: mono, stereo, 2.1, surround, 5.1, 6.0, 7.1, Hexadecagonal (16 audio channels), etc...
  
• use a lower or higher order ambisonics fields (virtual speakers layouts) to play an ambisonics audio
  
• playback support for recorded binaural audio track
  
• change the virtual speakers position
  
• use your preferred headphones by selecting a different audio output device
  
• subtitles: internal (bitmap, text) and external: (.idx + .sub), .sup, .srt or .ass
  
• set the subtitles 3D depth
  
• track selection for audio, video and subtitle
  
• Unicode font support for non-Latin character used for subtitle and for media folder/file name
  
• support access to SMB network shared folders from a NAS (Network Attached Storage) system
  
• azimuth, zoom level and objects apparent size change for 180° and 360° videos
  
• change the audio offset azimuth from video image for 360° videos
  
• have a 'sneak peek' of your PC desktop (e.g. for internet browsing) when you watch a movie or listening to music within VHT
  
• desktop mirroring will mirror (show inside of VHT) your PC desktops screens (limited to the number of physical displays connected to your main GPU)
  
• desktop mirroring will mirror (simulate inside of VHT) your Windows default audio device channels output (no need to have real speakers connected to your PC) as virtual speakers
  
• play a non-VR 3D game in stereoscopic mode (Side-by-Side or interlaced) if the game support it
  
• virtual speakers layout and video screen re-position for a more comfortable experience in any sited position (e.g. lying on bed)
  
• show in real time a 3D surface or volumetric graph representation of sound waves pressure amplitude propagation from each virtual speaker
  
• support for 2D/3D, 180/360/fisheye images
  
• support for transparent alpha channel PNG images
  
• support for transparent GIFs
  
• support for transparent alpha channel videos
  
• file and folder keyword search filter
  
• filter files by media type
  
• sort files by name, date (created, modified or last accessed), size, duration or image resolution
  
• sort folders by name, date (created, modified or last accessed), size, files or folders content
  
• copy, move, rename or delete files or folders
  
• save time codes (timestamps, chapters) or favorite scenes (play segments) for a media file
  
• add a file or folder to favorites
  
• thumbnail preview for videos and image files
  
• thumbnail cover art preview for videos and audio files
  
• thumbnail scrubbing preview for videos, zoom and pan for images
  
• capture a 2D/3D video frame as a photo
  
• capure the VR view as a photo
  
• designed to render the media's video original encoded picture quality and format without degradation (original resolution, picture details, colors and frame rate)
  
• designed to render the media's audio track original encoded sound quality and layout without degradation or enhancements, as intended by media creator
  
• optimized code for speed and low installation folder size
  
• support for hybrid graphics systems

Benefits of Virtual Home Theater over a real home theater system:

• is less expensive
  
• you don't need to build it
  
• you can change position, size and shape of the screen
  
• you can change position of the virtual audio speakers
  
• no need to do a real mic calibration for your audio system
  
• high contrast and wide color gamut due to OLED technology used for some HMD displays
  
• no disturbed neighbors
  
• no heavy equipment to carry with you if you change your home location
  
• environment friendly due to less energy consumption than a complex audio/video system equipment
  
• other family members can enjoy their normal activity in the same room (no need to turn off the lights or lower the audio volume)
  
• no sound attenuation by obstructions
  
• no sound denaturation by walls reflections
  
• you can experience ambisonics audio