Originally published on digitalmedianet.com
by Kevin McAuliffe
Stereo 3D Toolbox from Dashwood Cinema Solutions (Mac)
I remember a long time ago when I saw a product from Avid called Marquee. It was (is) a title tool for Avid editors, and at the time I first saw it, it ran on its own independent system, and could do things that no editor had ever thought could be done on a non-linear editor. I remember thinking to myself that it was a product way ahead of its time. Well, fast forward to 2009, and 3D is all the rage, and editing systems are just being updated with the ability to edit stereoscopic 3D (S3D) footage, but the technology is so new, that there are only a couple of systems that can handle it. Well, if that’s the case, I can only imagine how long it will take until I am able to do any S3D work. Oh, look at that, I can with Dashwood Cinema Solutions Stereo 3D Toolbox (powered by FX Factory Pro) for After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion and Final Cut Express. With this plug-in, I can output my media to different 3D formats such as over/under, side by side, interlace , checkerboard and anaglyph. I can even output to YouTube 3D (yes, there is such a thing!). Needless to say, this product is way ahead of its time. I have a review coming up in January, but needless to say Dashwood Cinema Solutions has done something that is very rare in the television and feature film business, and that is bring a product to the masses so quickly for a format that is so new, and everyone from wedding editors to film editors can work in 3D, just like the pros.
