Stereoscopic 3D continues to make gains across the industry as sports broadcasters and leagues like the NBA and BBC experiment with new ways to virtually put fans in the arena or stadium. In anticipation of a potentially huge market, Quantel will offer NAB attendees a chance to see its new Pablo stereoscopic 3D post-production system in action.

“We expect very large crowds, and an enthusiastic response after they see the presentation,” says Tom McGowan, CEO, Quantel North Amrica.

Roger Thornton, Quantel head of publicity, adds that Quantel is leading the way in making stereo 3D post production a viable proposition. “We have the only technology capable of playing back and color correcting, etc. both 'eyes' simultaneously at high resolution, which is a fundamental requirement for fast, creative stereo 3D post,” he says.

Quantel will also feature some new HD products at the show. Quattro is Quantel's new release for all of its editing and color correction products.

“Those include the world's first resolution co-existent multilayer timeline, particularly useful where archive is being mixed in with newly shot material, as so often happens in sports packages,” adds McGowan.