Convert any video to VR, free 2D to 3D, side by side
Drop in any normal video and get it back as 3D for a VR headset: a side-by-side MP4 with a separate picture for each eye, built from the depth our AI reads in every frame. Your audio comes along. No app to install, no account, no watermark, 2 minutes free.
By Sam Ridder · Last updated: September 2026
No watermark on the free export. 3D side-by-side MP4s for VR headsets and 3D TVs, with your sound, straight out: free videos up to 2 minutes, up to 1280 px in.
What you get back
Two MP4s. The full side-by-side one is for VR headsets: the left half is what your left eye sees, the right half what your right eye sees. The half side-by-side one squeezes each eye to half width, which is the format most 3D TVs and projectors expect. A 1280×720 clip comes back as 2560×720. Play it in any VR video player that has a 3D side-by-side (SBS) setting and the scene gets real depth: people stand in front of the background instead of on it.
It is a flat 3D screen in front of you, the way a 3D film looks in a cinema. It is not a 180° or 360° video you can look around in: a normal camera only filmed what was in front of it, and nothing can add what was never recorded.
- Full side-by-side MP4 for VR headsets, plus a half side-by-side MP4 for 3D TVs
- Your original sound track, kept
- No watermark, on any tier
- Upload deleted right after processing, result wiped within 45 minutes
How a flat video gets depth
Our AI estimates, for every pixel in every frame, how far away it is from the camera. From that depth map it draws the scene twice, shifted slightly the way your two eyes see the world, and fills in the thin edges that one eye can see and the other cannot.
The model we use looks at the video as a sequence rather than one frame at a time, and it detects scene cuts. That matters: depth that jumps from frame to frame makes 3D shimmer and feel wrong in a headset. Keeping it steady over time is most of the work.
It works best on footage with clear layers: people in a street, a room, a landscape with a foreground. Very flat shots (a wall, a screen recording) have little depth to find, so the result looks almost 2D. Fast camera shakes and heavy motion blur are hard for any depth estimate.
How long it takes
Measured on our own graphics card on 23 September 2026: a one-minute 720p clip was converted in 34 seconds, loading the model included. A full free 2-minute clip is usually ready in about a minute, plus any queue. You will see a frame counter while it runs.
Converting to 3D is real GPU time on a card in a machine here, which is why there is a length limit at all, but it is far cheaper than upscaling, so the free tier is long.
What free gets you, and what a pass adds
Free: videos up to 2 minutes. Anything larger than 1280 pixels on its longest side is scaled down to that first, so a 1080p clip comes back as a 2560×720 side-by-side.
With a ShinobiTools pass it goes to 10 minutes and the input cap rises to 1920 pixels, so a 1080p clip keeps its full resolution and comes back as 3840×1080.
- Free: 2 minutes, up to 1280 px in
- ShinobiTools pass: 10 minutes, up to 1920 px in (full 1080p)
- No watermark on any of them
Playing it on your headset or 3D screen
Meta Quest: copy the MP4 to the headset (or open the download in the Quest browser) and play it in a video player that supports 3D side-by-side; choose the SBS or 3D side-by-side mode. Players such as DeoVR, Skybox and Pigasus all have it.
Apple Vision Pro: the built-in Photos app expects Apple's own spatial format, which this is not. Use a player app that supports side-by-side 3D video.
3D TVs and projectors: use the half side-by-side file. Each eye's picture is squeezed to half width, which is what most 3D TVs and projectors expect; switch the screen's 3D mode to side-by-side.
Phone VR viewer: play the file full screen in landscape and put the phone in a cardboard-style viewer.
How to convert a video to VR
Nothing to install and no account. The upload is deleted right after processing and the result is wiped within 45 minutes.
- Drop an MP4, MOV or WebM of up to 2 minutes in the box above (more with a pass).
- Wait while it runs on our GPU: the frame counter shows where it is.
- Download the 3D side-by-side MP4.
- Play it on your headset in SBS mode.
By Sam Ridder, I build and run VideoBGNinja on my own hardware, on my own. Who I am. I tested this converter on real film footage before putting it online.
Convert video to VR free: try a short piece first
To start, upload a normal MP4, MOV or WebM and wait for the frame counter. The depth is estimated by an AI depth model that runs on our own GPU, and the result is a 2D to 3D video you can open in any player with a side-by-side mode.
Not sure the depth suits your footage? Convert a 10 to 20 second piece first. At about half a minute of GPU time per minute of 720p video, a short test is ready in well under a minute plus any queue, and you can check it in your headset before you convert the whole video to VR, free up to 2 minutes.
Sources
- Stereoscopy - Wikipedia: Stereo depth shows a separate image to each eye
Common questions
How do I convert a normal video to VR?
Upload it on this page. Our AI works out the depth in every frame and gives you back a side-by-side 3D MP4 that any VR player with an SBS mode can show in 3D. Free up to 2 minutes, no account.
Is there a free 2D to 3D video converter?
Yes: this one. Videos up to 2 minutes are free, with no watermark and no account. A ShinobiTools pass raises it to 10 minutes at full 1080p.
Does it make a 180 or 360 degree VR video?
No. It makes a 3D video you watch on a flat virtual screen, like a 3D film. A normal camera only filmed what was in front of it, so there is nothing to show when you look behind you.
Will it play on Meta Quest?
Yes, in any Quest video player with a 3D side-by-side (SBS) setting, such as DeoVR, Skybox or Pigasus.
Does it work on Apple Vision Pro?
It plays in Vision Pro player apps that support side-by-side 3D. The built-in Photos app expects Apple's own spatial video format, which this is not.
Can I watch it on a 3D TV?
Yes, if your TV has a side-by-side 3D mode. Use the half side-by-side file you get alongside the VR one: that is the format most 3D TVs expect.
How long does the conversion take?
About half a minute per minute of 720p video on our GPU, measured on 23 September 2026. A free 2-minute clip is usually done in about a minute plus any queue.
Is there a watermark?
No, not on the free version and not on any other.
Does it keep my audio?
Yes. The sound from your video is included in the 3D file.
What happens to my video?
Your upload is deleted right after processing and the 3D result is wiped within 45 minutes. See privacy.