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Aar wrote: ↑

Thu May 16, 2024 2:16 pm

Here's some test footage from when I was playing around with it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-9yPB3qorQ

awoods3d wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 21, 2026 12:50 am

So I am now the proud owner of a 3DS Capture kit and finished the hardware install on my new 3DSXL last night!
The main reason I purchased this kit is for stereoscopic 3D capture, but I haven't been able to get that particular feature to work yet.
After the hardware install, I installed the latest "Driver for New3DSXL" version "FTD3XXDriver_WHQLCertified_v1.3.0.4_Installer.exe" (from 3dscapture.com) and ran "3ds_capture.exe" (version 6.1 from 6 Sept 2024) (from same page).
I can get 2D mirroring and capture running really well, but I can't get the 3D capture to run.
I did try the stereoscopic 3D test build https://3dscapture.com/tmp/3ds_capture_20240515.zip that @loopy posted on 15 May 2024 in this "Stereoscopic 3D Capture" thread but it doesn't work with the current driver.
Is there a newer version of the stereoscopic 3D build?
Or is there a way to downgrade the driver?
Stereoscopic 3D capture is my goal!
Thanks, Andrew.

Lorenzooone wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 21, 2026 7:43 am

What do you mean with "it doesn't work"? There can be many different ways for it to not work.
Is the USB cable you are using USB 3? That is a requirement for 3D capture.
Are you using an ARM Laptop?

awoods3d wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 22, 2026 1:17 am

Lorenzooone wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 21, 2026 7:43 am

What do you mean with "it doesn't work"? There can be many different ways for it to not work.
Is the USB cable you are using USB 3? That is a requirement for 3D capture.
Are you using an ARM Laptop?

Thanks for the reply Lorenzooone.
I was getting "Device firmware needs to be updated. Push Start to begin." and then "Error (704) Failed" when I ran the Stereoscopic 3D version of the 3DS Capture software.
After a bit of debugging, you were right about the USB cable. I was using the USB-C cable supplied with the kit, but after trying a few different (and shorter) USB cables, found one that successfully updates the firmware on the kit installed inside the 3DS.
Now I have got that running, I notice that the 3DS Capture application updates the firmware whenever that version of 3DS Capture is run for the first time. It obviously detects the version of firmware in the capture card and updates if needed.

Next problem...
the stereoscopic 3D version of the 3DS Capture application "3ds_capture_20240515.exe" shows the left eye image on the left 1/4 of the screen and the right eye image on the other 3/4 of the screen - rather than a correct side-by-side view.
Here is a screen capture that illustrates the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Yko-wm8g0

Any hints greatly appreciated.
Is anyone else able to run the stereoscopic 3D capture successfully at the moment?

BTW: I'm not using an ARM laptop. An intel Windows laptop running Windows 11.

Lorenzooone wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:56 am

awoods3d wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 22, 2026 1:17 am

Lorenzooone wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 21, 2026 7:43 am

What do you mean with "it doesn't work"? There can be many different ways for it to not work.
Is the USB cable you are using USB 3? That is a requirement for 3D capture.
Are you using an ARM Laptop?

Thanks for the reply Lorenzooone.
I was getting "Device firmware needs to be updated. Push Start to begin." and then "Error (704) Failed" when I ran the Stereoscopic 3D version of the 3DS Capture software.
After a bit of debugging, you were right about the USB cable. I was using the USB-C cable supplied with the kit, but after trying a few different (and shorter) USB cables, found one that successfully updates the firmware on the kit installed inside the 3DS.
Now I have got that running, I notice that the 3DS Capture application updates the firmware whenever that version of 3DS Capture is run for the first time. It obviously detects the version of firmware in the capture card and updates if needed.

Next problem...
the stereoscopic 3D version of the 3DS Capture application "3ds_capture_20240515.exe" shows the left eye image on the left 1/4 of the screen and the right eye image on the other 3/4 of the screen - rather than a correct side-by-side view.
Here is a screen capture that illustrates the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Yko-wm8g0

Any hints greatly appreciated.
Is anyone else able to run the stereoscopic 3D capture successfully at the moment?

BTW: I'm not using an ARM laptop. An intel Windows laptop running Windows 11.

Now that you have installed the 3D firmware, you could try using this for 3D: https://github.com/Lorenzooone/cc3dsfs/releases/latest

It should work fine and also allow you to switch between 2D and 3D mode. (Video Settings -> 3D Settings)