Company and product
About Stream to 3D and IWAHDK LTD
Specialist Windows video software, developed and supported in Coventry, UK.
Real-time 2D-to-3D development for VR since 2022. Commercial Stream to 3D software since 2023.
Stream to 3D is specialist Windows software for converting ordinary 2D video and live sources into stereoscopic 3D. It supports real-time playback, reusable 3D file conversion, network streaming, and PC-screen, camera and capture-device sources for compatible VR headsets, XR glasses, 3D displays and projectors.
Stream to 3D today
Stream to 3D has been commercially available since 2023 and is used by more than 1,000 customers in over 60 countries. It brings Play, Stream, Convert and Live Sources together in one actively developed and supported application.
Release 6 combines two complementary conversion methods. The established Temporal method provides broad real-time hardware coverage. AI-assisted Depth Guided derives stereo depth from visual content using compatible graphics acceleration. The Configuration Wizard can measure practical options against the selected source and PC rather than relying only on static hardware assumptions.
Origins in Universal Media Server
Stream to 3D grew from work that began in 2022 on real-time 2D-to-3D conversion specifically for VR-headset viewing. The first implementation was developed as an enhancement to the open-source Universal Media Server (UMS): a user could browse an ordinary 2D video library, select a title, and have it converted into stereoscopic 3D on the fly while watching in VR.
That work was contributed to UMS. In December 2022, Universal Media Server 13.0.0 formally shipped 2D-to-3D conversion for virtual reality as part of a release focused on 3D and VR. The original UMS workflow remains documented.
Experience with that system led to a dedicated Windows application designed around practical real-time 3D viewing without the constraints of a general-purpose media server. That application became Stream to 3D.
Development and support
- 2022: real-time 2D-to-3D conversion for VR was contributed to and released through Universal Media Server.
- 2023: Stream to 3D was commercially released, added first-class network streaming and became available on Steam.
- 2024-2025: the Configuration Wizard, expanded depth controls, PC-screen capture and Live Sources broadened the product.
- 2026: Release 6 added AI-assisted Depth Guided conversion alongside Temporal, with source-specific performance assessment and optional NVIDIA acceleration.
Real-time conversion therefore predates the AI-assisted method. It has remained a central objective throughout the product's development, with Convert retained for workloads that do not need to run in real time.
About IWAHDK LTD
IWAHDK LTD develops and publishes Stream to 3D from Coventry, UK. The company maintains the application, signed installers, licensing services, website documentation and direct support routes used by customers across Steam, Gumroad and itch.io.
Privacy and customer help
Source-video conversion takes place locally on the customer's Windows PC. Internet access remains necessary for documented functions such as licence validation, updates and store integration. Read the Privacy Policy for details.
For product help, use the documentation, support routes or the active Discord community.
Contact
Product support: support@iwantaholodeck.com
General and business enquiries: contact@iwantaholodeck.com