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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 CCXV A TaoOfColor.com Publication Publisher: Pat Inhofer
Managing Editor: Jim Wicks
From the Publisher |
Two quick things: - First - Last week I mentioned the Flanders Scientific Open House at the end of October. I've confirmed my plans to be there. If you stop by, be sure to say
hi.
- Second - Our Mixing Light DaVinci Resolve 11 training got pushed back a week as we solve, well, gamma issues between various training
movies.
- Of course, since it's color correction training, shipping with mis-matched brightness values doesn't make much sense.
- We think the problem has been solved and we'll be shipping next week!
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- How to Navigate the Color Wheel - Learn simple color wheel rules for selecting color schemes. (blog.canva.com)
- [podcast] The Evolution of Teaching Color Correction - it’s rare when Colorist/Teacher Warren Eagles isn’t traveling the world teaching the art of color grading. He slowed down for 30 minutes to talk about the ICA, the craft, and life on the road. (tomparish.com)
- White Balance - if you’re new to photography (or video too, for that matter) here's what you should know about white balance: Do It! Your Colorist will thank you for it. Why? Click through and learn about one of the most important things you can do. (creativemarket.com)
- Color Gamuts, Color Spaces and High Dynamic Range - A techie blog post about how, many moons ago, color gamuts and color spaces were identical. But not any more. This disconnect has implications for the
adoption of new technologies such as high-dynamic range displays. Read the third comment for an informative response. (display-central.com via @graymarshall)
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- A Kuler by Any Other Name - Adobe says bye-bye to Kuler and hello to Adobe Color CC. Basically, it’s just a name change. I wonder if they did any Search Engine Optimization testing? Then they'd learn what Apple Color users learned - it's impossible to use a search engine to find answers to problems with that app. (color.adobe.com)
- What's Wrong with Adobe Kuler Color? - The most popular color palettes on Adobe Color have no correlation to fundamental theories of color. What's up with that? (linkedin.com - requires Linkedin account and joining the a group)
- Avid Introduces DNxHR Codec For 2K, 4K and
UDH Editing - Announced back in September, I have no idea how Team Tao Colorist missed this. Figuring if we missed it, so did others - here are the details. (studiodaily.com via @j_salvo)
- [iOS app] Formats - longtime Tao reader, Zak Ray of Gray Hour Media, recently developed an app that is a triple threat. It’s an encyclopedia of video formats, the cameras that use them, and also a space calculator. $1.99(US). You can get more info at Gray Hour Media’s website. (grayhourmedia.com) You can download the app from iTunes. (itunes.apple.com)
- [video] Everytime: Share Your Influences for a Project - Every want to share a short snippet of a video to show team members as an idea? Which then starts an entire thread of idea sharing? Here's a new nifty solution just to do that. (mentorless.com)
- Red Giant
Offload: Make Transferring Footage ‘Career-Proof’ - Never accidentally overwrite a card you didn't transfer with this simple app,
"Offload's interface is big, colorful, and communicative. Gold means something's happening. Blue means done and safe. Red means bad. You'll know your copy progress at a glance, even from across a busy set." (nofilmschool.com)
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The Business |
- $4 More for More 4K - if you like watching Ultra HD content on Netflix it’s going to cost you more. (hdguru.com)
- HBO Starts Streaming in 2015 - HBO is cutting the cable TV cord, with plans to
launch a stand alone broadband service, like Netflix. The OTT option (over the top) will be available without a cable TV subscription in the U.S. beginning 2015. (latimes.com)
- 4K is Obsolete. 5K is Here, 8K Tomorrow? - "Apple has just presented their new 5K monitor . . . Dell also has a new 5K monitor . . . a new 8K DisplayPort standard was announced last September, making 8K monitors a viable option in a near future." (provideocoalition.com)
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- [video] Advanced Windows - Multiple Windows
and Tracking - Learn how to spawn multiple windows for localized contrast to add mood to a scene. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] DaVinci Resolve: How To Update Corrections Between Multiple Timelines - If
you're unexpectedly asked to apply your color grades to a cut-down of your existing timeline... what's the best way to copy those grades and keep them in sync? A re-examination of Remote Versions in Resolve 11. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] DaVinci Resolve PostgresSQL: Automate Your Database Backup - An advanced Insight on how to set up a shell script to backup those mysterious Postgres databases. Not for the faint of heart. (mixinglight.com)
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Outside 'The Box' |
- Adventures in 6K - take a RED Dragon, and a Mac-centric facility, introduce an HP Z machine and Windows, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe CC, and what do you get? Adventures in 6K. Read on to learn how they solved the ProRes in Windows issue. (library.creativecow.net)
- [video] Gone Girl Post-Production - two-time Academy-winning editor Kirk Baxter, ACE, discusses how Premiere Pro and other Adobe apps like After Effects helped him through the post-production process of ‘Gone Girl.’ (youtube.com)
- [apps] Cool Production Apps - the 10 most useful &
comprehensive production apps for your on-set crew. (ssninsider.com)
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Edumacate Yer'self |
- FSI Open House - "Join us on Tuesday, October 28th for an Open House event at Flanders Scientific in Alpharetta, GA. We'll be showcasing the bulk of our professional broadcast monitor lineup . . . as well as our entire line of supporting products from our new division FSI Solutions." They are also featuring Switronix's line of Hypercore batteries. Registration required. (flandersscientific.com)
- SMPTE 2014: October 20 - 23 - Sessions include "the latest developments in ultra-high definition television (UHDTV) standards and systems, as well as in image processing, theatrical display, and audio technology." (shootonline.com)
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Current Colorist Control Surface Drivers |
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Sunday Morning Fun(nies) |
- [video] Hawk vs Drone - it could have been that the drone was in its airspace. Could be a lot of things. Watch what happens when a hawk attacks a drone with extreme prejudice. Guess which one wins? (youtube.com)
- Do More With Less - what if you could carry around every tool in your toolbox on your keychain? Thanks to the Reductivist Ringtool, now you can. It’s the solution to basically any problem you can think of. $28 - $32US. (reductivist.com)
- [video] Damn Cat!! - cats. They do what they want. To prove it - Cali the cat decided to do her thing while her owner sang a sweet, loving song on a Ukulele. Did we say sweet? Watch to the end (NSFW!) (youtube.com)
- [video] Street Fighter: Angry Goat Edition - more silly than funny. (youtube.com)
- [video] All 13 Saturn V Rocket Launches - shown simultaneously - cool idea. (laughingsquid.com)
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Gear Heads |
- The Retina iMac vs. MacPro, on Paper - Apple announced a new iMac, with specs that beat the MacPro. Or does it? At the end of article, 'Who is the MacPro for'? (marco.org)
- Panasonic TX42AS650B LED HDTV Review - With amazing color accuracy after calibrating grayscale tracking, why does this HDTV fail to impress? It goes to
show, there's more to panel selection than color rendition. (hdtvtest.co.uk)
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Getting Ahead |
- Coloring, It’s Not Just for Kids Ya Know - can coloring (you know, with crayons - not an app) really help your career by de-stressing you? (huffingtonpost.com)
- The Freelance Economy Stills Runs On Word Of Mouth - "We do see work moving more and more online, but it’s going to be a long time before that overtakes your personal network that you’ve built. And
you’ve built that now not just face to face — a lot of that is now virtual — but it’s still word of mouth in the end." (blogs.hbr.org)
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Showcase |
- Boston Layer-Lapse - filmmaker Julian Tryba takes time
lapse to a new level. Tryba animated layer masks and opacity in 10-100 different layers. Color graded in Lightroom watch the video and be amazed. (vimeo.com) Then dig into this extensive blog post about the philosophy that went into the making of the video. (kessleru.com)
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The Next Step Is a Doozy |
- [video] Air Umbrella: Using Airflow To Repel Raindrops - a Kickstarter campaign for
an umbrella-less umbrella. (laughingsquid.com)
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Th- Th- That's ALL Folks! See you in two weeks. 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)
- Digital Cinematography: Fundamentals, Tools, Techniques and Workflows - Don't let the title fool you. I'm only a third way through this book and its explanations of how digital images are recorded, sampled and viewed is essential knowledge for anyone who's craft intersects with digital images. Not light reading. But not filled with math either. I highly recommend this book. (amazon.com)
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