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Trouble reading this newsletter? Read it online: http://www.aweber.com/t/QKd3p The Tao Colorist Newsletter Curated links of news, reviews, thoughts, career advice, and humor for professional Video / Film Colorists & Finishers. Delivered Sunday. Issue CCXL A TaoOfColor.com Publication Publisher: Pat Inhofer
Managing Editor: Jim Wicks
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- His And Hers Colors – what is the difference between ‘husky salmon,
light red, or dusty dude?’ Men and women see (and name) colors differently. This post has recently re-appeared in social media and we figured we'd share it with new readers to this newsletter. (datapointed.net)
- A Guide to Color Selection - "With infographics having taken on mass popularity, I notice there are only a select few worth actually spending time poring over. While . . . directed as a guide to Designers, it can be awesomely relevant to keep in mind when applying color with anything in life." (colourlovers.com)
- Colorist Profile: Jim Wicks - our very own Managing Editor of the Tao Colorist newsletter talks about the his work and the craft of color grading at Randi Altman’s terrific blog site. Learn more about one of the critical people who bring you this newsletter on a weekly basis. (postperspective.com)
- Meet Big Bird (and tear up) - on reddit,
the puppeteer who plays Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch hosted an 'Ask Me Anything'. It's a cool read but you can't miss this highest rated question and answer about his 'most meaningful interaction'. (reddit.com via @ben_cameron)
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- [videos] Anatomy of a DIT Cart - you can boil down the items in a DIT
cart to 3 categories: Data Management, Transcoding, and Color Management. AbleCine’s Andy Shipsides, takes you deep inside each category. (blog.abelcine.com)
- [video] Secondary Color Correction in FCPX 10.2 - Mark Spencer from MacBreak Studio shows you the new masking features added to the effects panel that allows for more complex secondary color corrections. (provideocoalition.com)
- Debayering
101 - A solid thread on LiftGammaGain about why so much attention is focused on debayering. After all, it's been done thousands of times before... so why do pros keep reinventing the wheel? (liftgammagain.com)
- [videos] Resolve 11 Tutorial Overflow - As usual, there's more tutorials listed than most of us have the time to watch. So give it a quick scan and then watch what interests you. (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
- [video] Creating LUTs in Magic Bullet - Stu Maschwitz, Red Giant’s Creative
Director, shows you how to create and work with a LUT using Magic Bullet Suite. (facebook.com)
- Lumetri Color and Premiere Pro - the next update of PP includes a Lumetri Color workspace. Additional features from Speedgrade are being transitioned into PP as well, including a better 3-way color corrector. (provideocoalition.com)
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The stories featured in this section are from MixingLight.com, a companion color correction membership website to TaoOfColor.com and this Newsletter. Want to read a story listed here
but not a member? Sign up for a free 24-hour Test Drive. - My Campaign for Eye Awareness - London colorist Dan Moran talks about how he tries to protect his most valuable asset: he eyes. (mixinglight.com)
- Advanced Beauty Grading Part 4: Borrowing From Stills Retouching - "I recently had a chance to jump back into the photography studio and take some head shots to help out a friend. I thought it would be great
to share my experiences from working with stills again." (mixinglight.com)
- How To Easily Track Your Time & Invoice Clients - three software apps to help any post-production pro integrate their time tracking, billing and accounting. (mixinglight.com)
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- FCPX
Floating Timecode Window - FxFactory solved the case of the missing floating, resizable Timecode window in FCP X. Free download from FxFactory’s website: (fxfactory.com).
- [video] NAB 2015: DJI Phantom 3 - an interview about the new features in the Phantom 3 and how it differs from the higher-end Inspire. (videomaker.com)
- Audio Levels and Mixing: Part 1 - in the transition from analog to digital audio, our target peak and average levels changed. Understand how and why. (aotg.com via @kyl33t)
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- Mr. Final Cut Pro Speaks - the 15-year Chief Architect of
Final Cut Pro has retired from Apple. His first stop? A meeting at the LAFCP User Group on May 27 to discuss filmmaking. Register to attend. (eventbrite.com)
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- [video] #TextsFromMom - Happy Mother’s Day to our readers in the U.S.
Samsung creates an upbeat spot that looks at how your mom probably misuses text messaging. Nicely pokes fun without getting too mean - or too sappy. (youtube.com)
- [video] An Honest Trailer for ’50 Shades of Grey’ - teenage girls from around the world made Twilight
into a global phenomenon. Now it's mom's turn. (youtube.com)
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- [review] Notebook Color Fidelity - "According to the company, . . . the panel quality will be more accurate, close to 100% sRGB." Kind'a like those 'almost Rec. 2020' displays? (provideocoalition.com)
- NAB2015 - engineering and systems integrator Bob Zelin has written one of the best NAB 2015 roundups we've read. If you missed a hardware theme from NAB, it's likely Bob has caught it here. (library.creativecow.net)
- [video] 84 Streams of 4K - across six
machines. A demo at LAFCPUG by Sam Mestman of FCPWorks about the Lumaforge SAN solution. (youtu.be via @editblog)
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- Real Life meets Toy Stories - a photographer succeeds in blurring the lines
between reality and WTF? His goal is to bring attention to the never-ending cycle of violence in the Western Sarah by posed Real Life Soldiers as the toys we played with as children. (wired.com)
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- Apple Has Plans For Your DNA - "Apple is collaborating with U.S. researchers
to launch apps that would offer iPhone owners the chance to get their DNA tested, many of them for the first time, according to people familiar with the plans." (technologyreview.com)
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Th- Th- That's ALL Folks! See you next week. Happy Grading! 7,900+ Stories Now Shared
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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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