[TaoColor] Sunday Morning Reading, October 24 edition

Published: Sat, 10/23/10

Newsletter Issue IVX

The Tao Colorist

The latest news, reviews, thoughts, and humor for professional (and aspiring) moving image Colorists and Finishers.

Codec Craziness

Transcoding h.264 - are all workflows equal? Some interesting tests... though incomplete.
Source: RonSussmanEdits.blogspot.com via @artguillotine

Blast from the Past

Iomega introduces external SSD with USB 3.0. Iomega? I suppose they can't screw up SSD. Can they?
Source: MacWorld.com

Resolve News

Here's a decent, short, review of using Automatic Duck - including a successful DaVinci Resolve import.
Source: definitionmagazine.com

Seeing RED

Short quick blog post about the proliferation of RED workflows, and the craziness of getting all our different tools - high-end and prosumer - working together.
Source: SpliceHere.org

What's Old is New Again... (check that, reverse it)

"The Movie Business Is Dying!" - Or is it? Philip Hodgetts offers some perspective.
Source: philipHodgetts.com

The Shooting Range

Question: What's in YOUR 'Sack Of Life'? Here's some recommendations from a shooter in his Video Blog post: "What kit does a Documentary News Shooter carry?"
Source: caparkinson.com

Is the Panasonic AG-AF100 an HDSLR killer? Philip Bloom just spent 3 days with a pre-production model of a camera positioned to be appealing to the HDSLR crowd. It's a long blog post - but filled with details. Refresh that cup of coffee before clicking through!
Source: philipbloom.net via @PhilipBloom

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Sunday Morning Fun(nies)

"Gettin' Money With A Mouse and A Wacom Pen". This video is more for the motion graphics crowd. My favorite line, "I've seen your reel - rippin' off moves from the Creative Cow." There's also a nice dig on Comic Sans.
Source: Vimeo.com via PeterSalvia.wordpress.com

Word of warning: You should probably just play this for your significant other. My wife made me put this in here (though I admit I secretly enjoy it). Here it is: Salsa Dancing Dog (please don't unsubscribe!)
Source: YouTube via My Wife

Weekend Warrior

"The Complete Guide to Building a Mac-Based 3D Workstation" A config guide that covers the Big 3 of 3D: 3D Software, 3D Display, Connecting 3D Software to 3D Display. Simple. Right?
Source: silverado.cc via @silveradosys

The Next Step Is A Doozy... Or Not

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Video Review: Magic Bullet Denoiser 1.0

On a recent job I had trouble eliminating h.264 noise from a Canon 7D shoot. After reading a review of Magic Bullet Denoiser, I decided to put it to the test. This video review is the result.

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