Philips—with a new tool designed to address the problem of subtitling for stereoscopic 3D movies–was a notable stop in the HPA Tech Retreat demo room.

The company is previewing a new subtitling tool that automatically calculates depth of 3D content for positioning of subtitles and other graphical and text overlay requirements, in an effort make the movie more comfortable to watch.

The demo—which used footage from Disney’s “Meet the Robinsons”–began with subtitles at a fixed depth. It then showed the same segment of the film with subtitles that were positioned using its new software system. Philips is starting to roll out the new capability.

At HPA, the company also exhibited its 56-inch autostereoscopic display.