The arrival of virtual reality brings new exclusive content, which might not look very good on a traditional screen. Even so, every user needs a kind of “demo” to decide whether to take the next step or not, and that’s what the player known as Kolor Eyes is for. Unlike other similar programs, Kolor Eyes lets you move the image 360 degrees and activate a stereoscopic effect.
The first official reviews of the Oculus Rift have started circulating on the Web, and so far, the general opinion is definitely favorable. Needless to say, every first-generation product has its sharp edges, and the Rift doesn’t completely escape that, but it’s a great first step for such a long-awaited product. In a few days we’ll see what the HTC Vive can do. However, one of the great missions virtual reality faces is to “evangelize” those users who decided to wait, whether for economic, technical, or simple content reasons... okay, wrong word: virtual content is anything but “simple” — quite the opposite, which suggests the need to play that content without a headset. That’s where Kolor Eyes comes in.
In very simple terms, Kolor Eyes is nothing more than a video player, but it comes with several tricks up its sleeve. First, it has dedicated controls to move the image 360 degrees and explore every angle of the video, just like we do today on YouTube. Then there are options to change the viewing type (flat or spherical), a 3D function that “duplicates” the video (the settings menu has additional parameters depending on the glasses), and general effects such as sepia, black and white, “old TV”, or color inversion. Kolor Eyes also supports streaming, but its performance is much better if you download the videos and play them locally (the official site offers several for free).
Finally, Kolor Eyes supports 8K resolution, and I think this is the most critical point. 1080p videos deliver too low quality when viewed in 360 degrees (in other words, it feels like Google Street View), so we must recommend at least 4K content. Kolor Eyes is available for Windows in 32 and 64 bit.
