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and humor for professional Video / Film Colorists & Finishers. Delivered Sunday. Issue CCXXVI A TaoOfColor.com Publication Publisher: Pat Inhofer
Managing Editor: Jim Wicks
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- Watch'a doing February 5 & February 6?
- Do you need to escape a cold, wintery locale?
- I'll be teaching at the terrific Editor's Retreat those two days.
- My focus will be on getting editor-types up to speed with DaVinci Resolve.
- I'm also going to walk them through the flat-file workflow for dead
easy round-trips between their NLE and Resolve.
- Then, on Saturday February 7 I'll be doing a 1-hour presentation on color correcting real-life images.
- I'll share the most common image problems I encounter in documentary and reality-style production... and solutions for quickly fixing those problems.
- If you're looking for a mid-Winter retreat and 5 days of networking and learning with (and from) your peers . . .
- It's a high quality event.
- I hope to see you in Daytona!
See you next week. Happy
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- Preserving Colors in Art - an Oil Painting Conservator discusses how paintings fade, why they fade and what she does to preserve
and restore the colors and saturation. Tao Reader Chris Barnett recorded this (and other interviews) as part of a Masters degree. We'll be featuring additional interviews in upcoming Newsletters. Good stuff. (youtu.be)
- The Colorist as Painter - as David Fincher’s go-to DI Colorist, some people say Ian Vertovec has a unique style. But to Ian it’s all about the craft and his pursuit for doing what’s best for the film. (moveablefest.com)
- [videos] Become a Better Colorist - put on a BIG pot of coffee, take the phone off the hook, and dive in to this exhaustive roundup by editor Jonny Elwyn on how you can become better at your craft. (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
- [series] Color Harmonies In Photography - an interesting series of blog posts about color harmonies in real-life images. The first one in this series... monochromatic color harmonies as you'd see in pre-dawn, post-dusk photography. (naturephotographers.net)
- [videos] Optical Printing, Matte Paintings and Miniatures: Oh My! - a roundup of videos on how ILM created the VFX of Star Wars back when we all did everything on film... not computers. (nofilmschool.com)
- Using A Nintendo Power Glove For Stop Motion Animation - I could have put this under Sunday Funnies... but it shows a craftsman bringing his passion to his work. (filmmakeriq.com)
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- [video] What was DaVinci like in 1987? - we’ve featured this before, but for our new readers, it’s worth another look: DaVinci before it was DaVinci Resolve. (redsharknews.com)
- Measuring the Color
of Light - testing color meters in a side-by-side comparison by Adam Wilt, whom this newsletter holds in high regard. Dig deep about measuring color and you’ll be able to talk the talk with your DP during downtimes in your grading session. (dvinfo.net)
- FREE 4K Style Effects - need some film burns, or light leaks, or grunge effects for your project? Rampant Design Tools has hundreds of 4K movie files that you can download right now. (rampantdesigntools.com)
- [video] ColorFast - a new filter plugin that works
with most major NLEs and also DaVinci Resolve. The 60 second tutorial shows you how to preserve skin tones. (newbluefx.com)
- CES 2015: Hands-On With The new USB Type-C Connector - finally! (tested.com)
- Wipster.IO for Client Review - Includes Dropbox support and allows clients to directly mark up our review videos. (provideocoalition.com)
- Podcast: FCPX-Logic Workflow - for the Tao Colorist Newsletter readers who are finishers / editors / colorists / audio mixers... a podcast about moving between FCPx and Logic. (fcpworks.com)
- [review] Sync-N-Link X For Final Cut Pro X - because sometimes the
built-in toolset just doesn't
cut sync it. (provideocoalition.com)
- [video] Quantel: Beginner’s Guide To Fettle and Curves - Quantel makes some seriously high-end finishing gear. Here's a look at their toolset for manipulating images using curves. (youtube.com)
- [video] Red Raw Workflow In FCP-X - a 5 minute tutorial from Ripple Training. (youtu.be)
- [video] CinemaDNG Workflow for Premiere Pro - like the headline says. (nofilmschool.com)
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- What You Should Know About Taxes When You’re A Freelancer - great advice in here for US-based freelancers. (twocents.lifehacker.com)
- [video] Douglas Trumbull On Embracing Digital - the cinema pioneer talks about high-frame-rate cinema, mixing frame rates and more . . . (filmmakeriq.com)
- Amazon Debuts 13 New TV Show Pilots - viewers get to decide which pilots become
series. Includes a strong push for family and kids programming. (theverge.com)
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- [video] DaVinci Resolve: Legible Client Notes - Learn how to replicate the terrific note-taking function of SpeedGrade CC in Resolve. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] DaVinci Resolve: How To Manually ‘Color Match’ Test Charts - Resolve's built-in 'color match' tool will fail you. Here's how to build your own DIY color match node and not be limited to just the charts it officially supports. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Rediscover The Basics: Contrast - after reviewing several reference shots, here's how one colorist uses them to dial in his look. (mixinglight.com)
- [podcast] Buy New System Or GPU Upgrade + GPU For RED Debayer - how do you decide if it's time to buy a new computer system? Plus: How effective is the GPU for debayering RED files. (mixinglight.com)
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- The Craft of Editing Fury - as an editor, Dody Dorn, ACE, has worked with an enviable A-list of directors. She started out as a sound editor, and
moved into full time editing. Her advice: never stop learning. (library.creativecow.net)
- ETTR and ETTL - while this blog is aimed at Photographers, there is good crossover info for the working Colorist. In this blog post, learn why these acronyms are often used by D.P.s. (cambridgeincolour.com)
- They Physics of Sensor Noise - dealing with noise in images is challenging. Find out why RedShark’s Technical Editor believes some
noise is simply impossible to eliminate. (redsharknews.com)
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- [video] Oculus Rift: Become a Jedi - the gap between real life and fantasy role playing is narrower thanks to a demonstration at the Consumer Electronics Show. Star Wars played with an Oculus Rift and motion controllers is as close to being a Jedi as you'll get. (youtube.com)
- Flow Chart: The Best Board Game To Play In Any Situation - working through this decision tree is almost a game
in itself. If you're in the right frame of mind, the comments are a hoot in themselves. (silveroakcasino.com via lifehacker.com)
- This iMac Concept Is Ridiculous In The Best Possible Way - Fun. (theverge.com)
- [video] $2,900 Camera Drone Smashes Upon Auto Takeoff - funny; yet sort'a sad. (petapixel.com)
- [video] Starter Quadcopter - want to start flying your camera? You need to learn how. Here's a good place to start. (tested.com)
- [video] 4K Drone Flyover of Apple Mothership - not much new here, unless you've got a 4K display to watch. (9to5mac.com)
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- Sony Invest In 4K
TVs - "Sony believes that high image definition should be paired with high definition audio, so their High-Resolution Audio makes its TV debut on some of the models." Superlatives make this blog post reads like an advertisement - but it's a good roundup. (provideocoalition.com)
- Sony CES 2015: 4K UHDTVs and Projectors Galore - a much more pithy Sony roundup, including pricing on their new 4K projector. (hdguru.com)
- Panasonic Unveils 2015 Ultra HD LED LCD Lineup -
nine models in all. No word on pricing and availability. (hdguru.com)
- New Philips Ultra HD LCD TV Uses Lasers - "The PFL8900 uses red lasers and cyan LEDs, along with red, green, and blue color filters, to reproduce what Philips claims is 80% of the Rec. 2020 standard". There are two models. Pricing and shipping are at the end of the article. (hdguru.com)
- MacPro Monitor Review: The Best 4K and UHD Monitors For Mac - from a consumer point of view. (9to5mac.com)
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- Chinese iPhone Smuggler Caught With 94 iPhones Strapped To His Body - ya gotta click through to believe it. (9to5mac.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)
- 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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