Some notes on side-by-side stereoscopic 3d capture

Here are some notes that I've taken thus far in regards to side-by-side stereoscopic 3D capture.

BOLD for importance.

Side-by-Side does not allow for close-ups - beam splitters (over-under) do allow this as the camera lenses can converge.

Never use ‘Auto-anything’ to capture stereographic footage! Turn Image Stabilisation off. Manually set the white balance. Set the focus by hand.

It is recommended to shoot with progressive formats whenever possible - not interlaced.

In shooting with a two camera setup in may be beneficial to use two cameras that can be ‘genlocked’ together. Cameras that cannot be genlocked will have some degree of temporal disparity.

Slow down your pans - However fast you are used to panning in 2D, cut the speed in half for 3D.