Closure of DSC laboratories – Newsshooter

To everyone’s surprise, DSC Laboratories announced it is closing after nearly six decades of testing test charts for the film and television industry.

DSC products will continue to be sold for the next few months (until the end of October), and then the company plans to produce and ship them by spring 2025.

Below is the official statement from Susan Corley, President of DSC Laboratories.

Greetings from DSC laboratories,

A big thank you to each and every one of you who has used our test materials over the years. After more than six decades of delivering “better images through research,” David and I are winding down DSC and would like to give you, our loyal customers, one last opportunity to stock up on the award-winning DSC products you have come to know and trust.

Our tests have shown that DSC test charts have very good stability when stored in cool, dark conditions. To make it easier to store DSC test charts and then measure their useful life, we have removed the printed replacement dates and added a 24-month time bar to be activated when a new test chart is put into service.

In order to end our operations in an orderly manner, we plan to accept orders for DSC products over the next few months (until the end of October) and then manufacture and deliver those products by Spring 2025. As supply is limited for the production of some products, we ask that you submit your orders as soon as possible. We will make every effort to fulfill all orders, but may suggest a similar product (if the product you ordered is unavailable) and in some cases we may not be able to deliver it. Recognizing that you may be ordering products for future use, please let us know if you would like to delay shipping to you for a short period of time – (but no later than April 2025).

We are currently in discussions with our dealers regarding the possibility of them acquiring a significant amount of DSC products for sale in the coming years. We will inform you if we are able to reach such an agreement or agreements.

Thank you again for your support and suggestions over the years. Our products have been developed in partnership with this community, and our lives have been enriched by our meetings and conversations with all of you.

If you have any questions, let me know.

Susan Corley,

President, DSC Laboratories