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- Just a few hours after this edition of the Tao Colorist Newsletter ships, your Publisher will begin his 26 hour trek from Orlando, Florida to ShenZhen, China. My first ever foray to the Far East.
- I'm attending a color conference being hosted by the fabricator of Flanders Scientific displays, along with my Mixing Light partner, Robbie Carman and a Sponsor of this Newsletter, Bram Desmet of FSI.
- I mention this not to make you jealous.
[But—if you are feeling jealous, I've been told I can eat breakfast that's squirming on my plate...
There's also the matter of the 26 hours I'll be spending in airplanes and on layovers before arriving in
ShenZhen (and again on the way home). Maybe that will help you feel better you won't be joining us?]
- I mention this because I've decided the Newsletter will be on hiatus next week, allowing me to fully focus on this
experience.
- So... We'll see you in two weeks.
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- [videos] Color Theory for Motion Design - “The colors used in a project create an emotional response in viewers. Having a basic understanding of color theory can help you set the mood of a project.” Basic and advanced color theory. (rocketstock.com)
- Correcting Color Blindness - the fascinating story on how two scientists "turned research on human vision and blood
flow into colorblindness-correcting glasses you can buy on amazon." And they did it by mistake.(popsci.com)
- Learning On The Job - "the idea in the long run – to finish everyday a little better at my craft better than where I started that morning." Good first-hand account of learning in the high-end lane.
(robbessette.com)
- 3D Camera Computer Uses Color Perception - "the [prototype] Orbbec Persee 3D camera computer is designed to plug [to run] with direct interaction through the built-in 3D camera with depth measurement accuracy and shape recognition based on color perception." (displaydaily.com)
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- [video] Better Built-In Noise Reduction - in less than 5 minutes, Alexis Van Hurkman shows you how to get the most out of Resolve Studio's built-in (and recently re-ordered) Noise Reduction tools. (youtube.com)
- [video] Making the (Scary) Grade - “We don’t have the most dramatic lighting but there are a few tricks we can do to kinda make this seem a little bit creepier and give you a good case of the willies.” Colorist and trainer Casey Faris uses Resolve 12.5 to to create a grade for a scary feeling. (youtube.com)
- DaVinci Desktop Video 10.6.8 Update - adds support for keying in 1080p50, 1080p59.94 and 1080p60; bug fix for audio playback compatibility for some monitors when using DeckLink Studio 4K; fixes an intermittent bug which causes audio corruption during playback. (blackmagicdesign.com)
- [review] EditReady 1.4 and ScopeBox 3.5 - "practically speaking, ScopeBox worked great even on my old MacBook Pro. I used it from both EditReady as well as Premiere Pro without problems." (postperspective.com)
- cineXinsert for OSX - do you wish you could do insert edits on digital files like we used to do on tape decks? It's taken 15 years but finally, cineXinsert is here! No word if it
can replicate control track breaks of Assemble edits... one can only hope? Get the full details (cinextools.com) Demo Licenses are available here (cinextools.com)
- Baselight For Avid: Save $495 - on the Ultimate Production Package. Savings end June 30. (avid.com)
- [Webnar] Advanced Color Correction with Baselight and Avid - "Join Avid and the Technicolor-PostWorks NY editing team [to] learn how a renderless workflow enables you to adapt to changes with ease" (connect.avid.com)
- [video] How To Color Tone: Using gradient maps in Photoshop - "A gradient map matches light levels to different colors. It analyzes the highlights, mid-tones, and shadows in your
image and maps them to different colors. The original colors in a photo will be replaced with the colors in the gradient map." (cgmeetup.net)
- [forum] Secret DaVinci Resolve Panel Stuff - a thread devoted to users of Blackmagic's Resolve Colorist Control Surface to share undocumented features. If you got one, jump in and share. (liftgammagain.com)
- Render Farm Resources - a collection of links and resources related to setting up render farms. (toolfarm.com)
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- No RED at NAB2017 - instead, they'll be at CineGear. Why? “In terms of size, Cine Gear pales in comparison to NAB, but it takes place in the heart of
Hollywood, at Paramount Studios lot on Melrose Avenue, and is attended mostly by working, LA-based professionals.” Or maybe not showing up is easier than trying to explain a major downsize in their NAB footprint? Yeah, I can be a bit of a cynic. (redsharknews.com)
- Get paid for corporate gigs - without sounding like a
jerk (premiumbeat.com)
- [video] How Much Everyone Working On A $200 Million Movie Earns -"This is a great concept for a video, but consensus among actual below-the-line craftspeople is that many of the numbers seem a biiiiiiiit inflated, especially where VFX positions are concerned." (studiodaily.com)
- Summer Box Office Slump: Revenue down a steep 22 percent - although year-to-date numbers are up over last year. (hollywoodreporter.com)
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- Chasing Down Money: 6 Strategies For Overdue Payments - "I’d like to share with you strategies for tracking down money & getting paid by clients who are slow to pay
or worse yet, don’t communicate at all about payments." (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Introduction To The Free CalMan Color Match - your Newsletter Publisher continues his Display Profiling 101 series, this time walking you through your first Profile in the free CalMAN Color Match workflow... to help you figure out if it's time to recalibrate your display? (mixinglight.com)
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- Are You Petrified Of Giving A Presentation? - "the good news is there’s much you can do to reduce these pesky symptoms, gain more confidence and ensure that your next presentation will likely be the best you’ve ever given." (fortune.com)
- [video] Why All Emails Should Be One Paragraph Or Less - a pithy explanation of a pithy concept. (inc.com)
- Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro Warns of ‘Major Problem’ In The Field - "“people want to work faster or show that they can use less light, but they don’t look for the proper
light the scene needs. That isn’t cinematography, that’s recording an image." Interesting article. (hollywoodreporter.com via Marc Wielage)
- [interview] What Does An Online Editor Do? - "get an incredibly detailed look at what an online editor does every day, the creative and technical problems they have to solve, the tools they use and the variety of work they polish to perfection." (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
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- [workshop] Colorist Flight School LIVE!: DaVinci Resolve 12.5 Fundamentals - your Tao Newsletter Publisher is doing live 3-day workshops. I'll be teaching live in Orlando, but you can also
attended, and get direct interaction with me, via an interactive 'connected classroom' in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Chicago, Irvine and Toronto. Classes limited to 15 total students. August 1, October 31. (fmctraining.com)
- [workshop] THX Certified Video Calibration Hands-On Workshops - in London, New Delhi, Singapore and Dallas. (thxvideotech.com)
- Practical Aspects Of HDR: Implementation and Deployment - "The central topic is the implementation and deployment of HDR in
cinema and video. In particular, we’ll discuss metadata and its interpretation, and adaptation of the HDR system to varying display and viewing characteristics." Plus lots more. Heythrop Park Resort, Oxfordshire, UK, July 12 (poynton.com)
- Tektronix Video Insight Seminar - topics include "technical challenges on 4K/UHD rollout; High Dynamic Range, High Frame Rate, and Wide Color Gamut". July 13th, New York (training.abelcine.com)
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- [video] Kitty Litter(ing) @The Grocery Store - it’s a 75 second commercial of epic kitty cuteness in an incredibly detailed miniature grocery store for a German chain. Wait to the end for the payoff. (youtube.com) Wanna see how they made it? In German (mostly) but you’ll get the point. (youtube.com)
- [video] The Secret World Of Foley - Absolutely fascinating! (studiodaily.com)
- [video] What NOT to do with a Steadicam - does this $70K camera survive? (nofilmschool.com)
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- Siri Comes to Mac - if you couldn’t make Apple’s annual WWDC conference, or if you missed reading about it, here are 6 takeaways. Including details on a new OS X, iOS, and Siri on your desktop. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
- [review] Shared Storage: G-Rach 12 - “no, it does NOT require a server computer. The server is built into the main unit itself, so you are not stuck with a large Mac or PC sitting there, acting as the server.“ Video engineer Bob Zelin talks G-Tech’s new centralized storage for small-to-medium size post-production houses. (library.creativecow.net)
- AJA Shipping Kona IP PCIe Capture
Card - the company’s first desktop video and audio I/O product designed for professional IP-based workflows now shipping. $2,495US. (postmagazine.com)
- New: FSI Hardshell Transport Case For 24.5” OLEDS - "the lift out monitor caddy reveals a separate
storage compartment for monitor hood, cables, and other accessories." (shopfsi.com)
- Pre-Order: MediaLight 6500K LED Bias Light - "a CRI greater than 90 and color temperature accuracy previously only found in fluorescent based bias lights . . . USB powered, comes with a PWM dimmer and remote control . . . can also be easily cut to size making them perfect for any size monitor." And the price is ridiculously affordable. (shopfsi.com)
- Sony Offers Father’s Day TV, Blu-Ray Promotions - "between June 12th-25th offering instant rebate savings on some of its popular TV and Blu-ray Disc models." Including their UHD models. Click through for details. (hdguru.com)
- Optoma Unveils Laser Phosphor Projectors for Pro AV and Home Markets - "The world's first DLP 4K laser phosphor 0.18:1 ultra short throw (UST) projector displays a 100-inch image on a wall or screen from just
two inches away with 3,300 lumens" (displaydaily.com)
- ASUS and MSI Accused Of Sending Modified Cards To The Press - this is one reason why I don't trust benchmarks. Especially since some press outlets are happy to play along. (videocardz.com)
- [video] Cine Gear 2016: DSC Labs OneShot Color Chart - "This color chart was specifically designed for digital cinematography to assist with color grading and ensure consistency." Watch the interview with the person who designed this chart. (blog.abelcine.com)
- [forum] Tangent Ripple Recall? - turns out they had to pull about 10% of their shipped units due to a manufacturing defect. (liftgammagain.com)
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- Turn Anything In Your Home Into A Connected Device With Mesh - "With functions ranging from motion sensing to brightness sensing to temperature and humidity monitoring, Mesh
tags can be placed on any physical object, turning it into a connected device." (digitaltrends.com)
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- [video] Run, Robot, Run - “Our engineer drove onto the testing ground and forgot to close the gates. So the robot escaped and went on his little adventure..." in the middle of
traffic. (rt.com)
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Th- Th- That's ALL Folks! See you next week! Happy Grading! 10,200'ish 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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