Interview with 3ality Digital Systems - digital 3D live action production and post production company - PART 2
November 14, 2008
Source: IT Broadcast Blog
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IT Broadcast Blog recently conducted an interview with Howard Postley, COO / CTO of 3ality Digital Systems -- 3ality Digital, the world's preeminent digital 3D live-action production and post-production company, is deeply rooted in research, technology, and in establishing 3D filmed and live broadcast entertainment - this is part 2 of the interview
Howard Postley is Chief Operating Officer/Chief Technical Officer at 3ality Digital Systems. Howard is responsible for research, product development, and overall operational management. He also designed and launched the first all digital 3D online post facility at 3ality Digital. For U2 3D, he was instrumental in the film’s production and post-production. Mr. Postley’s varied background includes writing for industry publications, and he has an installation of the most complex consumer multimedia product developed to date on display at the Library of Congress.
Could you please describe a typical 3-D live multi-camera captation?
For a football game, we'll have between five and 12 3D cameras (except for really big events where we will have more). Each camera is connected to the input of a SIP2100 (actually, we usually use the SIP2900, which handles up to nine cameras in one box). The SIP has a variety of outputs which are connected to the router of an OB truck and the different views are routed appropriately. We generally add two 3D displays in the truck and a stereographer to an HD truck. Depending on the type of show, we may also need to add convergence operators for each camera but, generally, we use our multi-camera management system to allow a single stereographer to control all of the cameras. We also commonly add a third 3D display outside of the truck for people to look at because otherwise they crowd into the truck and get in the way.
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