American Cinematographer - August 2008 - (Page 76) New Products & Services Pierce plan to add services such as production, staging, 7.1 audio mastering, graphics and digital distribution. The facility includes a 30'x40'x15' threesided stage as well as a 7.1 mix room centered on a Solid State Logic digital board with Pro Tools. Stereoscope also offers a Sony HDCam SR deck for the acquisition and output of RGB 4:4:4 images and an Avid Nitris for editorial work. “Our ultimate aim is to provide resources so someone can come in, shoot 3-D images, capture those images into Pablo, and do all the necessary previsualization and post” says Cummins. “Whatever standard comes about, we’re going to be part of it. And with the Quantel Pablo at the center, we can master for everything from Imax all the way to video for handheld mobile devices. “We’re developing a new vernacular,” he continues. “We can now master for the 3-D space and apply spatialization treatments suited to each screen size. It’s a great time to be in this business.” For more information, call (818) 729-0372 or visit http://stereoscopestu dios.com. Frame Thrower Enters Third Dimension Digital Ordnance has completed a new release of its Frame Thrower network-attached playback system, now supporting stereoscopic playback — via DVI output to 3-D-capable monitors or dual-stream 4:2:2 output for cinema projectors — while including all the features of the standard Frame Thrower. Ideal for review and approval, client presentations and digital dailies, Frame Thrower allows users to easily load single-frame file formats — including DPX, Cineon, Targa, TIFF, IFF, SGI, JPG, JPEG2000, PIC and OpenEXR — Stereoscope Opens Doors for 3-D Post Responding to Hollywood’s growing demand for 3-D production and postproduction, Stereoscope has opened in Burbank to serve the creative community. Equipped with the new version of Quantel’s Pablo 4K color-grading system, which can handle real-time stereoscopic post, the studio has been designed to provide a full range of 3-D digital content services, from development through distribution. “We saw a marketplace in which there were many [cinematographers] knowledgeable about 3-D [and] emerging 3-D camera rigs, but no real focus on post,” says Dave Cummins, who co-founded Stereoscope with Jeff Pierce. Sitting inside the studio’s 3-D digital-mastering theater, Quantel’s stereoscopic Pablo makes up the heart of Stereoscope’s entire digital-intermediate (DI) workflow. “The reason we went with Quantel is that it allows us to do all the functions in real time on one box,” Cummins notes. “It simplifies everything and lets us be major players in this space.” To start off, Stereoscope is offering 3-D mastering and post though as the studio expands, Cummins and 76 August 2008 http://stereoscopestudios.com http://stereoscopestudios.com
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