Tim Dashwood with 3D Chart

Originally published in American Cinematographer June 2011

DSC Labs has introduced the Dashwood 3D Chart. Developed with stereographer and Dashwood Cinema Solutions founder Tim Dashwood, the Dashwood 3D Chart allows 3-D crews to achieve accurate 3-D rig calibration when integrated with the new Dashwood Stereo3D CAT calibration software. The chart’s unique visual code trackers work alongside the application’s logic system to automatically track to 1/100 of a pixel for ideal stereo alignment at unprecedented speeds. The chart also offers an optional interface for live wireless feedback, with iPad support to assist camera alignment, sync testing, slating, and color and gamma calibration. For those aligning without computer assistance, the Dashwood 3D Chart offers manual pattern alignment that features DSC Lab’s distinctive FiddleHead spirals for corner-to-corner focus.

Key features of the Dashwood 3D Chart include horizontal, vertical and angled alignment patterns; ChromaDuMonde color reference on the center line to match vectorscope orientation; linear left/right grayscale for matching gamma response in both cameras; see-through slots with 0.7-percent and 1-percent markers for checking positive parallax in the background; 18-percent gray scale chips to assist in even lighting; and an optional iPad holder.

For additional information, visit dsclabs.com and dashwood3d.com.