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.

One of the most eagerly anticipated new destinations for anyone interested in the latest developments in 2D and 3D post production will be the NAB show Post Pit on the show floor.

There’s been buzz about 3D for several years, of course, but it seems that just after Avatar’s first weekend grosses came out, the focus for everyone from studios to corporate clients shifted from the abstract to actual 3D work. Toronto-based designer Nada Shepherd was among them.

The 3D fashion experience debuting next month during Toronto’s Fashion Week may not be the first 3D film to hit the catwalk, but it certainly will be the most complex.

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.

Like the recent Red and Redrock revolution, even 3D tools are coming down within reach of us low-budget plebians. The best and most cost effective tool is Dashwood’s Stereo 3D Toolbox for FXFactory.

Looking to get into 3D production but afraid of what it might cost you—both literally and on the clock? Stereo3D Toolbox… aims to help users demux and demystify 3D formats and composite complex shots within the familiar apps they already know.