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Managing Editor: Jim Wicks
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At NAB 2015, Blackmagic promised DaVinci Resolve 12 beta would ship in July
This past Monday they held to that promise and Resolve 12 Public Beta 1 was released.
Early feedback from private beta testers has emerged, so there's a fair amount of Resolve reading in this week's Newsletter. Which bring me to...
For the month of August, this Newsletter is shipping every other week
I was actually going to have us take the entire month off, but Jim looked so sad when I told him—we split the difference. After we celebrate Labor Day in the US, we'll be going back to our regular weekly schedule.
Enjoy the Newsletter and we'll see you in two weeks!
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- The Emotion of Color - “When I look at the image with my naked eye and then with my camera and then with software, those are three completely different experiences.” (blog.xritephoto.com via Mitch Jacobson)
- [video] The Invention of Color - science writer Philip Ball gave a nearly hour long lecture at the University of Bristol on ‘The Invention of Colour.‘ It was part of the university's Big Ideas in Science lecture on how chemistry created new colours for artists throughout the ages and what effect that had on their art. (youtube.com)
- Best Practices for Color Grading Commercials - Los Angeles-based filmmaker Noam Kroll weighs in on the meat and potatoes of television - commercials, or adverts and how to color grade them. Experienced colorists will have different points of view. It’s a fast read—even if you disagree with parts of it. (premiumbeat.com)
- How To Use High-Key Lighting - to know the craft of color grading is,
partially, understanding the terms of craftsman cinematographers. (premiumbeat.com)
- HD Guru’s Glossary Of Developing Terms - a pretty good list. (hdguru.com)
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- DaVinci Resolve 12 Goes to Public Beta - Blackmagic Design also announces a new naming structure for the Resolve product line, plus extra ‘secret’ features not included in the original launch. (blackmagicdesign.com)
- DaVinci Resolve 12 What's New in the User Manual - Blackmagic's Alexis Van Hurkman wrote the Resolve User Manual. This post is his
'New Features' guide through the 1,000+ page Guide for experienced Resolve users. (vanhurkman.com)
- First Impressions of DaVinci Resolve 12 - if you want a collection of quick tips for Version 12 check out editor Jonny Elwyn’s
latest blog. He collects tips from around the web and social media. (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
- [audio] Special Report: Team Mixing Light Shares Their Resolve 12 First Impressions - "This insight is aimed at colorists that already know, use DaVinci Resolve and want an overview of where to find the new tools and a quick introduction to how they work."
Free for non-members. (mixinglight.com)
- Little Gems #1: Resolve's new 'Copy To' command - the Tao blog is starting a new series titled, 'Little Gems' to highlight small features that make an outsized impact. We start with a new command in Resolve 12's redesigned Curves interface. And finish with a flaw in this Little Gem that, overall, makes us #HappySad.
(taoofcolor.com)
- [interactive] Color Palette Generator - Enter a URL for any image and this website will give you its color palette. (degraeve.com)
- Everything You Need To Know About DaVinci Resolve 12 - the roundup of top features is worth the read if you haven't been paying attention. But no, it's not *everything* you need to know. (nofilmschool.com)
- Adobe’s Dehaze Slider - great examples of this new control in Lightroom. (petapixel.com)
- Keyflow Pro for FCP X - "Final Cut Server was branded as media management for everyone, but it was too clumsy and required a
degree in computer engineering to install and manage. [Keyflow Pro] looks like the opposite of that, a new lean and mean organisational application designed from the ground up for Mac users." (fcp.co)
- FCS Remover v3.1.3 - "FCS Remover allows you to uninstall all Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Server or Final Cut Pro X components with the press of a button" and now 64-bit only. (twitter.com)
- Kollaborate boosts storage for subscribers - the cloud-based file sharing and collaboration service has increased the base storage it provides to subscribers. (digitalrebellion.com)
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- Relativity Media Lays Off Staff, As Financial Picture Darkens - a bleak picture, indeed. (wsj.com)
- Deluxe Debuts VR Services with Neuro - "a five-minute "immersive
film" created for virtual reality headsets, at E3 in Los Angeles, as a showcase for new technology and services the company is offering to VR and immersive content developers." (studiodaily.com)
- The Amount Of TV Kids Are Watching has Collapsed - click through for a chart showing "how steep the fall-off in viewership among younger groups has been." For traditional over-the-air viewing. (businessinsider.com via David E.Bell)
- [podcast] Philip and Terence Show: Adapting To Change - "if your business
model is renting out high-cost gear and the gear isn't high-cost anymore..." That, and more, as two experienced hands in post-production get personal about surviving the business. (theterenceandphilipshow.com)
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- [video] DaVinci Resolve 12 First Look: Colorist Crash Course - "This insight is aimed at colorists that already know and use DaVinci Resolve and want an overview of where to find the new tools and a quick introduction to how they work." (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Review
& Approval With Frame.io - how one colorist has starting using Frame.io to streamline client communication. Does not require logging in. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Koji Advance: Color Grading With A Film Emulation Plug-in - an overview of color correcting with this plug-in for Adobe and Apple and how it reflects the sensibilities of an old-school color timer who help develop it. (mixinglight.com)
- DaVinci Resolve 12 First Look: The 3D Keyer - an initial overview of the new interface, new Matte Finesse options and a few suggestions for getting started with it. (mixinglight.com)
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- Shuffling Cards: A Mindless Activity To Enhance Creativity - "I keep five decks of cards at my
desk for the sole purpose of giving me something mindless to do when I need to formulate a post idea, work through a problem." (unclutterer.com)
- [video] An Excellent Cut - a Georgia post house offers up a short film. Well done. (outpostpictures.tv) How'd they execute it? (vimeo.com)
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- Blackmagic Design Day in Los Angeles - the annual event
comes to LA on August 26. (blackmagicdesign.com)
- Register for IBC 2015 - exhibit hall is open Sept. 11 - 15. After 19 August the price rises to €70.00. If you have the slightest inkling of attending, don't put off registering. (ibc.org)
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- [video] The History of Aliens in Film - if aliens had agents, they'd get better roles. 100 films in 112 years in three minutes. Mr. DeMille, ET is ready for his closeup. (youtube.com)
- [video] Magicians Photobombs A TV Live Shot - we found ourselves laughing at the unexpected co-stars over a TV reporter’s left shoulder. (youtube.com)
- [video] Crime Don’t Pay, But This Video is Gold - this is good American TV
at its best. A local Crime Stopper's video by a hometown Sheriff trying to catch a thief. Stay tuned until he starts to talk directly to the criminal. (youtube.com)
- 1000 Musicians Play ‘Learn To Fly’ - to try and bring the Foo Fighters to Italy. At the 4:00 mark is the personal appeal that'll bring a smile to your face.
Dave Grohl did respond. But really, vertical video? (neatorama.com)
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- Contour Design Shuttle Pro v2 Review - a programmable device with buttons and two shuttle wheels. (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
- BenQ Ships New 4K UHD Display - "It makes no claims about the next-generation Rec.2020 UHD color specification, which
is for now the province of much more expensive broadcast-style displays." (studiodaily.com)
- Testing the NVidia GTX980 Ti and Mac 10.10.4 web drivers - apparently
Barefeats saw some impressive improvements in the latest update of web drivers. (barefeats.com)
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Resolve 12 supports Intel GPUs so you can run it on 13" MacBook Air and even 12" retina MacBook. Also on base 15" rMBP
#irispro #resolve12 @rohit_bmd
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- [video] unReal - if you are a dreamer, a rule-breaker, the one who never grew up, then the film ‘unReal’ is for you. It celebrates breaking free from the confines of reality and venturing
into a boundless world. Check out this one-shot excerpt from the film. Probably the most beautiful mountain biking shot you’ve ever seen. (youtube.com)
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- Exercise, without Exercising - say what? Yup. Scientists have found a way to make a compound that mimics exercising. Take 2 in the morning, and don’t call the doctor. (washingtonpost.com)
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- [video] How Not to Cook Fish Tacos - and how not to host a video. Whatever is happening in this video should be a crime. And by the way, no thanks - we're not hungry. And we
probably won't be ever again. (youtube.com)
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Th- Th- That's ALL Folks! See you next week. Happy Grading! 8,400+ 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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