June 24th, 2010

FxFactory Partner Dashwood Cinema Solutions Sets 3D Milestone

New Stereo3D Toolbox 2.0 and Stereo3D Toolbox LE plug-ins extend advanced and basic stereoscopic mastering capabilities for professional 3D box-office creations inside Final Cut Studio and After Effects

Noise Industries development partner Dashwood Cinema Solutions has released a significant update to its award-winning, professional Stereo3D Toolbox™ plug-in for stereoscopic 3D mastering, as well as an inexpensive limited edition (LE) version for a more accessible entry into stereoscopic 3D content creation.

Developed by stereo-cinematographer and Dashwood Cinema Solutions founder Tim Dashwood, both plug-in suites are powered by FxFactory and are designed to work with Adobe® After Effects®, Apple® Final Cut Pro®, Apple Motion®, and Apple Final Cut® Express applications.

The recent explosion of 3D motion pictures in theaters around the globe has prompted exceptional interest in stereoscopic technology. Dashwood Cinema Solutions’ Stereo3D Toolbox 2.0 leverages powerful technology for easy stereoscopic content creation on the Mac. Its expansive capabilities empower artists with the ability to repair, align and then output media to a wide-range of stereoscopic 3D formats. Innovative features in the new version offer a greater creative recipe; feeding 3D impulses with new capabilities that include: improved sub-pixel precision, pixel-precise straight or angled floating windows, high-contrast “ghost busting,” intuitive preview tools, finer control of image exposure and color balance, 2D+Z-Depth to stereoscopic conversion, and more.

With Dashwood Cinema Solutions’ new Stereo3D Toolbox LE, 3D enthusiasts have an affordable gateway into 3D content creation with the most basic stereoscopic 3D post-production tools necessary to optimize stereoscopically acquired footage. Features within the limited edition version incorporate convergence adjustment and vertical, zoom and rotational disparity correction tools, “autoscale,” a preview screen within the user interface, and the ability to output clips to popular stereoscopic monitors and delivery formats – including YouTube® 3D.

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June 3rd, 2010

“The Only 3D Software You Need” by 3DGuy.tv

Originally published on 3DGuy.tv June 3, 2010
by Al Caudillo

Tim Dashwood is a cinematographer. He isn’t a software writer. He comes from, as he puts it, “an independent world of filmmakers”. What that means is he doesn’t always have the all the big toys that are needed to get a production done. He has to think outside the box to accomplish what he needs to do the job.

He has taken that spirit into the 3D. His creation 3D Toolbox makes use of the Final Cut Pro Platform and gives 3D shooters and editors an economical professional solution. In other words, he found a need and filled it. 3D Toolbox is by far the best, if not one of the only affordable 3D packages to come out in the new age of 3D. How strong is his software? Panasonic named his company and software as a “Supporting Partner” in their 3D program. This 3D software package is perfect for independent movie makers and documentary filmmakers.

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May 1st, 2010

A Beginner’s Guide to Shooting Stereoscopic 3D

Originally published in FCPUG Supermag #4 (April 2010)

It’s 2010 and 3D back in style, again, for the fourth time in 150 years. Will its popularity last this time? If the actions of TV manufacturers like JVC, Sony, Panasonic and Samsung are any indication the answer is a resounding “yes!”

Obviously Hollywood has also jumped on the bandwagon and the overwhelming success of recent 3D films like Avatar have proven 3D is a money-maker.

So how can you get involved by shooting your own 3D content? It’s actually quite easy to get started and learn the basics of stereoscopic 3D photography. You won’t be able to sell yourself as a stereographer after reading this beginner’s guide (it literally takes years to learn all the aspects of shooting and build the experience to shoot good stereoscopic 3D) but I guarantee you will have some fun and impress your friends.

The basic principle behind shooting stereoscopic 3D is to capture and then present two slightly different points of view and let the viewer’s brain determine stereoscopic depth. It sounds simple enough but the first thing any budding stereographer should learn is some basic stereoscopic terminology. These few terms may seem daunting at first but they will form the basis of your stereoscopic knowledge.

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April 20th, 2010

NAB2010 New Media Webinar Interview

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