[TaoColor] Sunday Morning Reading, September 12 edition

Published: Sun, 09/12/10


Newsletter Issue: IX the Tao Colorist
 
 
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September 12, 2010
Around the Web
News, Links, Sites, Trivia
Color Grading News
  • The Foundry announces a new RED color grading app: Storm. "I'd describe it as RED Cine-X on steroids". Currently Storm supports the Euphonix MC Color control surface.

Toys for Boys
Get RED Dailies Onto Your iPad
Like the title says.
Source: reduser.net  via @silveradosys

Plug-ins

Craftsmanship
How you know you've become a Master Filmmaker? (hint: it involves an MRI (no, not on you))
Source:  labspaces.net  via @artguillotine

DSLR

5DmkII / 7D Sensor Size Comparison Test

Source:  philipbloom.net

Money, money, money...
Film financing at the Toronto Film Festival. How are deals getting done?
Source: filmClosings.com

Sunday Morning Fun(nies)

40 Years of Dancing At The Movies

Well... I don't much like how this opens or the song - but you can't watch this and not want to view one or two of these films again.
Source: youTube.com  via @Ihnatko

W. T. F. - A Haybailer??

If you Unsubscribe after watching this... I'll understand (and be sad). Just - once it begins don't stop.

Source: nerdist.com via @orenjacob


Save Your Bacon
Archiving for Indies .pdf (pay with a Tweet)
Source: Silverado.cc



The Next Step Is A Doozy
Apple, please please please DON'T make this!
Source: dvice.com  via @aBriggswriter



Around TaoOfColor.com

From the Blog

How To Decide If A Colorist Control Surface Is In Your Future

If you're going to invest cash in a control surface, you've got to know if the gear is a good fit for you. This is my list of questions to ask yourself.

Strawman Alert: Final Cut vs. Apple's Color

There's been a lot of talk on the Intertubes about color grading apps, no doubt much of it inspired by the DaVinci Resolve 7.0 release. With a newly affordable app on the market, there's much chatter about the tools we use. Much of the chatter presents our options as false choices. It's time to knock down some of those Straw Men


TaoOfColor.com Video Tutorial:

Speed Demon: Paste / Remove Attributes Like a Tao Editor

This is the first tutorial I've created for TaoOfColor.com. It's not strictly about color grading - but since many graders also handle prepping and finishing duties, I thought this was a good tip to launch with. 
 
It also allowed me some quality time with my screen capture software to figure out my workflow for the more ambitious control surface training I'm recording. The above link will take you to Vimeo. 
 

 
Feedback on this newsletter is always appreciated.
 
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!!


Editor: Patrick Inhofer

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Current Control Surface Drivers:

JL Cooper Eclipse
Updated: July 15
Eclipse Ethernet Software
version 2.1.3

Euphonix MC Color
Updated: June 8
EuControl Software
v 2.5.5

Tangent Wave
Firmware: v1.9
Software: v3.7

Tangent CP 200
Software: v3.7
User Warning: CP200 Software
via Color-List



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