DSC Laboratories Ceases Operations – Farewell to Their Test Charts

[rand thompson]

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DSC Laboratories Ceases Operations – Farewell to Their Test Charts | CineD

In an open letter published on their website, Susan Corley of DSC Laboratories has announced that the company will soon cease its operations.

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[Les Hillis]

Damn.

Sorry to see DSC Labs close up shop. Commiserations too for the people losing their jobs there.

I was thinking just in the last couple of days about getting a smaller version of their 'Handy OneShot Plus' card to use on tighter shots, will definitely do that sooner rather than later now.

I know there will be other end-users more impacted than me, but after trying several other colour-charts, I've ended up using their 'Handy OneShot Plus' card as my default go-to colour chart and wouldn't really want to be without one now.

That chart, combined with Resolve and some DCTL colour-adjusting tools has allowed me to get the best looking results from RED footage I've ever shot.

I wonder if they'll arrange for someone else to keep using their designs even if DSC Labs no longer find it viable?

Thanks too for the info Rand, I see there's still a decent window for making new purchases, but if you hadn't mentioned it I might have missed out otherwise.

 

[rand thompson]

Les,

Yeah, although I never had a chance to use any of their products, it's a shame to see yet another manufacturer of such a high caliber product which was essential to this industry close its doors permanently.

 

[Steve Sherrick]

Wow, seems like a lot of casualties starting to happen in the film industry as things change, gear gets cheaper, more accessible. I know the process for making these charts was not cheap, hence why they charged a premium for them, but they are great products and it's a shame if there is a void left by their departure. My One Shot is going on a few years old so was probably due for a replacement.

 

[rand thompson]

Steve,


Yeah, companies that you thought would always be pillars of the industry are dropping like flies.