3cP en Francais

Gamma & Density Co. has designed the "Thorough Control System" (T.C.S.) to help cinematographers arrive at the "look" they desire during a film-to-tape transfer session thereby maintaining artistic and technical control over their images. The system begins on the set and establishes standards of communication with the telecine colorist in the film-to-tape transfer process and in HD color correction and camera setting processes.

709 Camera Chart

The key element of the system is the Cinematographer's Control Chart. Now, instead of subjective and debatable opinions regarding images, the cameraman and telecine colorists are speaking a common language.

The chart has one distinguished feature that sets this aside from other charts: the idea of connecting brightness of the scene with the IRE unit, F-stops and zone system. This chart creates a proper connection between the brightness of the scene and luminance of the electronically converted film signal. The system also introduces Easily Recognizable Colors (E.R.C.): skin tone, blue sky and greenery.

With the use of the system, the telecine colorist is able to transfer dailies with accurate and consistent contrast, color, and tone renditions. This continuity in dailies takes the guesswork out of the transfer set-up process.

Our Thorough Control System (T.C.S.) provided a major technical breakthrough by virtue of the original and innovative engineering approach to the problem. The Thorough Control System is successfully working in 30 countries worldwide.

Since 1997, Gamma & Density Company, Inc. has focused on the next stage of research and development of color management system for film and TV industries called 3cP -Color Correction Control Post

The Gamma & Density Color Chart plays important role of uniting old and new systems.

The result of this research is the creation of leading-edge technology that transfers images, i. e. ability to transfer images fast and without losses, between different digital color imaging systems used in film, television, Hi-Def Television and Digital Cinematography. All those processes and systems are currently not based on any common color reproduction system.