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The Tao Colorist Curated links of news, reviews, thoughts, career advice, and humor for professional Video / Film Colorists & Finishers. Delivered Sunday. Issue CLXXXVI
A TaoOfColor.com Publication Publisher: Pat Inhofer Managing Editor: Jim Wicks
The Craft |
- [video] I wish I'd done that - some of the best advertising designers talk about work they've
seen that made them think: I wish I'd done that. Rankin talks about filmmaker Matthew Frost's 'Fashion Film.' (youtube) Click through
to watch Fashion Film. (vimeo)
- [video] What Is The Resolution Of The Eye? - What characteristics would a display need to have to trick the eye into thinking you were looking at the 'real thing'? The answer isn't as straight-forward as you'd think. (youtube.com via @robbiecarman)
- [video] Retinal Pigment Epithelium - "A study of the effects of high voltage and household cleaning products on instant pull apart color film." Nifty. (vimeo.com) Full story: (wired.com)
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The Tools |
- [video] DaVinci Resolve: Highlight Difference - new in Resolve 10.1.2 is the Highlight Difference function. Colorist Warren Eagles shows you what Difference it's Highlighting. (vimeo)
- Autodesk Luster: Win a full copy of wf_x plugin - sign-up for a temporary wf_x license and enter a lottery
to get a full license! Winner to be announced at NAB. (liftgammagain.com)
- After Effects: Price drop on 'Dark Energy' -
noise reduction plug-in. (nofilmschool.com)
- [PDF] White Paper: Optimizing your Creative Cloud Hardware System - the link is a direct download. (images.adobe.com)
- Universe: Community Based, Cross Platform Plugin System - from Red Giant Software. (fcp.co)
- [podcast] Coloristos Episode 16: 'What The LUT?' - A topic of endless
colorist fascination. (podomatic.com)
- [forum] Discussion of Coloristos Episode 16 - Read as a Coloristo gets chased down the LUT rabbit hole. Perhaps this should also be filed under 'Sunday Morning Funnies'? (liftgammagain.com)
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The Business |
- Don't hang up, 4K is on the line - your phone's battery charging cable can now be used to send 4K video. Click through for the details on Mobile
High resolution Link (MHL). (redsharknews)
- Take this job and shove it - the most powerful woman in Hollywood is leaving her job. Anne Sweeney, president of Disney/ABC Television, is leaving to become a Director. (hollywoodreporter)
- The long goodbye - Deluxe's Hollywood Film Lab is closing. Yet another sign that technology is changing as the industry moves from film to digital. cue the death march music. (hollywoodreporter)
- How Do You Move 4K Video Files - that Are 48 Megabytes Per Frame? Brevity
has a solution they hope the industry will adopt. (redsharknews.com)
- CBS considers going to pay-tv model - if upstart AERO wins their Supreme Court case later this year. This newsletter has been following this story for a few years-we won't have to wait much longer to see if it has legs. (stopthecap.com)
- Revamped: Vimeo on Demand - a revised interface to help audiences connect with Vimeo's content. (nofilmschool.com)
- Autodesk shuts down SoftImage - the next version that's shipping this year will be its last. (redsharknews.com)
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Friends & Family |
MixingLight.com is a companion membership website to TaoOfColor.com. Want to read a story listed here but not a member? A free 24-hour test drive is available. - The Unsupervised Session - tips for offsite client review by colorist Rob Bessett. (mixinglight.com)
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What's Happening: NAB 2014 |
- Colorist Mixer - You're invited! Join Tao Of Color, Mixing Light and the International Colorist Academy for an evening of food, drink and geeky conversation. This is a
great time to put a face and voice all those Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and LiftGammaGain names you've been following and interacting with. Free registration. Sunday, April 6, 7:30p - 11:30p. Click for full details and to sign-up. (eventbrite.com)
- Get your Exhibits-Only Pass - If you haven't already, register for your Exhibits-Only Pass. Use this registration code from Flanders Scientific:
LV2623 (registration3.experientevent.com)
- Las Vegas SuperMeet - The Mega-Ball of User Groups, with the biggest raffle of them all. Join hundreds and hundreds of your peers at this annual event. See you there! (eventbrite.com)
- Media Motion Ball - The grand-daddy of networking events for post-production pros, it's a sit-down dinner with a who's-who of attendees. A great time. They have limited seats so I recommend you sign up now. I just did. (eventbrite.com)
- Las Vegas Monorail Pass Discounts - there are fewer multi-day options with these discounted tickets but you'll save a few bucks. (tickets.lvmonorail.com) Or check out the non-NAB monorail ticket page - for a few extra dollars you may find a plan more suited to the length of your stay. (tickets.lvmonorail.com) Either way, it's a heck of a lot easier than the ridiculous waits (and fewer choices) buying a pass when you're in Vegas.
- NAB Survival Guide, 2014 Edition - Toolfarm's Michele Yamazaki updates this classic guide for 2014. Includes tips on transportation options, surviving the show floor, spouses plus includes links to other Survival Guides. (toolfarm.com)
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Outside 'The Box' |
- [video] How To Tell Stories In An A.D.D. World - it's about respecting people's time. A talk by Gary Vaynerchuck of Wine Library fame. (99u.com)
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Edumacate Yer'self |
- Shooting on location with New Jersey Transit - They're having an Open House at the Secaucus Junction Transfer Station Rotunda on Friday, March 21, 2014 at 10:30 am
Learn about what NJ Transit has to offer for film locations and their policies and procedures! RSVP to: abattle@njtransit.com or Njfilm@njfilm.org
- Creating a DCP of your film - presented by Juan Salvo. Tuesday March 25. Boston. Register, attend and get up to speed on DCP creation by a colorist who knows this DCP thingamajig. (eventbrite.com)
- 11th Annual Pre-NAB roundtable discussion - at the Editor's Lounge in Los Angeles. Friday March
21. (editorslounge.com)
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Sunday Morning Fun(nies) |
- [video] Say what? - If you're a fan of HBO's 'True Detective', you'll find this funny (and about 30 seconds too long). (youtube)
- [video] RC vs a StickBomb - what happens when the StickBomb toy is pitted against a radio control model toy car? Click through and find out in
under 2 minutes. And that StickBomb thing is super-cool. (youtube)
- [video] BTS of RC vs a StickBomb - 3 days and nights of shooting went into making the video. Here's the behind-the-scenes video. I thought for sure the StickBombs were CG. As much fun as the video itself. (youtube)
- [video] 3 Year Old's Brilliant Argument: Eating Cupcakes For Dinner - the kid
is hilarious. (youtu.be via ryot.org via Jason and Josh Diamond) and there's a legitimate story why he's calling his mom by her first name. (blog.uberconference.com)
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Weekend Warriors |
- iOS 7.1: Have you updated yet? - Everything you could possibly ever want to know about iOS 7.1. Seriously, everything. Literally. (arstechnica)
- iOS 7.1 Glitches - software update is draining batteries, erasing Contacts and flipping keyboards (dailymail.co.uk)
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Gear Heads |
- The State Of 4K Display Support Under OS X - "the latest developer build of OS X 10.9.3 includes expanded support for 4K displays, 4K/60Hz support for rMBPs and scaled resolutions below 4K." Good post. (anandtech.com)
- [review] MAX Power USB/ESATA 2x2 - Is this upgrade to pre-2013 Mac Pro towers worth it? (barefeats.com)
- [review] Samsung PN64H5000 Plasma - "Unless something miraculous happens, this, our first review of a North American HDTV model, is also one of the last reviews of a Plasma we're going to write. So come on, Samsung, make it count..." (hdtvtest.co.uk)
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Getting Ahead |
- [video] It's a freelance life - with apologies to the Broadway musical, Annie, this painfully funny 3 minute video sums up life of the freelancer. (youtube)
- Getting started - Colorist David Lindberg has some sage advice if you are just starting your career. (lindbergdavid)
- What you
bill is NOT what you earn - the age-old question, and one that has been addressed in the newsletter before, how much should I bill? Here's another look at that topic. (diyphotography)
- 8 pillars of innovation - love 'em or hate 'em, Google is still one of the most innovative
companies around. Click through to learn why 'think big but start small' still works for the search giant. (thinkwithgoogle)
- So, what do you do? - ever have trouble answering that question? It's probably because you're still working on your narrative - the story of who you are and where you're going. But don't worry, figuring it out just takes a little bit of day-dreaming. (99u.com)
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Tweet(s) of the Week |
Can someone explain to me WTF Keynote is talking about with this error message? AND WHICH DO I CHOOSE!? minbox.com
@ShawnKing
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Showcase |
- [video] Not timelapse, hyperlapse - the world's first sunset hyperlapse from an airplane - Shot in 4K Ultra HD on a Canon 5D MkIII body and 24-105L lens.
Stabilized in Adobe After Effects, edited in Final Cut Pro X. (youtube). Click through to learn more about the artist, and about hyper lapse photography. (tjoez)
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The Next Step is a Doozy |
- [video] Do not try this at home - filmmaker Shaun O'Callaghan used a long range monitor to extend the range of his DJI Phantom Quadcopter. Smart move, considering he was flying his drone into an active volcano. No drones were harmed in the making of this video. (youtube)
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A Step Too Far? |
- The future of brain implants - if this story doesn't convince you that the world of our adult grandchildren is likely to be as different as today's world from our grandparents' at our age... well, nothing will. (online.wsj.com)
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Th- Th- That's ALL Folks! See you next week. Happy Grading!
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The Book Shelf
- Color Correction Handbook, Updated - Alexis Van Hurkman has updated his Color Correction Handbook, which has set the standard for learning all things color correction. (amazon.com)
- Color Correction Look Book - This is the second part of the Color Correction Handbook, exploring the creative techniques for over 200 different visual looks. A sort-of recipe book for colorists. (amazon.com)
- The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction - Read how a dozen different colorists grade the same footage with the same gear, differently. A fantastic approach to learning the craft of color grading by Steve Hullfish. (amazon.com)
- Autodesk Smoke Essentials - Walk through grading a short sci-fi film (with downloadable ProRes4444 source material) while learning the ultimate online finishing app... Autodesk Smoke. (amazon.com)
- Color Grading with Avid and Symphony - Written for version 6. Fully applicable to version 7. I was a contributor. (amazon.com)
- Adobe Speedgrade CC: Classroom in a Book - A solid book for a solid grading app. (amazon.com)
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