• Happy Independence Day to all our readers in the former British colonies!
  

• This Newsletter typically takes these holiday weekends off. But we didn't want to go two consecutive weeks without a Newsletter—especially since we're so close to our August hiatus.
  

• We were off last week because your Publisher was walking the Great Wall of China.
  

• [webinar] Advanced Finishing in Resolve - finishing artist Dan Harvey shows how you can use DaVinci Resolve and the new BCC 10 OFX plug-in for grading and finishing. Put on a pot of coffee for this one as it times in at a few seconds under one hour. (youtube.com)

• LUTx for FCPX Review -  “The real power LUTx gives you starts with the ability to mix a LUT by Luma value. A slider with High/Low controls enables you to set a luma range within which the LUT will be applied.”  (redsharknews.com)

• ScopeBox Setups: Jason Bowdach - the first in a series of profiles showing how different colorists set up their scopes. (divergentmedia.com)

• [videos] Creative Cloud June 2016 Update - "Adobe has released a new version of its Creative Cloud video and audio tools, dubbed Creative Cloud 2015.3. Here’s a roundup of summary info, links to more, and videos from Adobe and 3rd party reviewers & trainers." (provideocoalition.com)

• CalMAN 2016: New Features - new features include: enhanced Dolby Vision support; HDR10 support; OLED Judd modified white point; and click through for the full list. (calman.spectracal.com)

• [videos] CalMAN 2016 Revealed - from a full-length webinar to a series of short video tutorials showing the new features in this latest release. (calman.spectracal.com)

• CineXinsert v1.0.2: File-based Insert Edit vs. QuickTime Pro - updated to include DNxHD / DNxHR. This article "addresses the differences and limitations of using something like QuickTime Pro to make changes or fixes in an existing file." (linkedin.com)

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• [videos] Colorist Inspiration: June 2016 - as the summer doldrums get ready to take hold, colorist Dan Moran shares his latest works that inspired him last month. (mixinglight.com)

• [video] Dirty Looks: Looks Throughout The Ages - "I just finished a commercial that starts in the 60s and moves through the 70s, 80s, 90s and today. The grades themselves are probably overused and cliche these days but I feel that they are really necessary, especially in the commercial world." (mixinglight.com)​​​​​​​

• [video] Optimizing the i1 Display Pro and SpectraCal C6 for CalMAN - "you'll learn the various settings and options you’ll enable when optimizing for CalMAN the affordable i1 Display Pro OEM. We’re also looking at the SpectraCal branded version of that same colorimeter, the C6" and how the results of a colorimeter change as it ages. (mixinglight.com)

• Useful Tools For Editors: Now Shipping Edition - a roundup of NAB-announced products that are now shipping... and useful for editors. (provideocoalition.com)

• 20 Phrases You Should Never Use In An Email - for some us, not using any of these terms would leave a blank email. Oops. (hiverhq.com)​​​​​​​

• [video] Wire Removal In After Effects - good tutorial. (youtube.com)

• [video] Blockbuster Salaries? Hardly. - this video from Vanity Fair has been making the rounds on the internet for a few weeks. The ‘salaries’ listed in the on screen credits could be categorized under ‘wishful thinking.’ The supposed colorist salary is at 3:42. To quote Bogart, “the stuff dreams are made of.”  (youtube.com)

• [video] Autopilot Road Trip - the Tao Treasurer has admitted to wanting a Tesla one day. A driverless Tesla would be the best. But what to do on those long trips! As it turns out, when it comes to keeping yourself entertained in a self-driving car - the opportunities are endless. (youtube.com)​​​​​​​

• [video] Jay Leno’s Garage: 2,500 horsepower On 2 Wheels - that has an exciting ending… stick with this video. (digg.com)

• A Weapon for LCD Against OLED? - "In the continuous effort to improve LCD TV, to stave off the threat of OLED . . . manufacturers are pushing innovation in many ways. One weapon in the LCD maker's armoury might be a light saver (if not a light sabre!)." (displaydaily.com)

• AMD Radeon RX 400 series naming scheme explained - "AMD differentiates 9 tiers which are gathered into 5 groups. Interestingly Tier 6 (46X cards) might use RX prefix or not. I was hoping we could at least get rid of the tier mixing, but this confirms there might be RX 460 and non-RX 460." (videocardz.com)

• Moving To The Avid Artist | Dnxio - "Previously, we just used a lot of Blackmagic, like their Thunderbolt IO–their 4K stuff.  So, once an Avid-branded unit came out, we wanted to jump on it to see if it’s faster and better and all that jazz; or was it a case of paying a little bit more money just to have the Avid name on there?" (provideocoalition.com)

• iPad Pro Review - “Is the iPad Pro better for the video professional when compared with other tablets and iPads? Obviously the bigger screen is nice if you are editing in iMovie, but can one go beyond that?” Editor Oliver Peters takes the iPad Pro out for a spin. (digitalfilms.wordpress.com)

• [video] Gift of Gab - “It was overwhelming. It was all these question marks. Like, am I gonna be able to do music? And then I started fearing death. How long am I gonna live like this?” A portrait of artist Timothy Parker, from the seminal hip-hop group Blackalicious, whose battle for life ends up fueling the creation of their first album in 10 years. (vimeo.com)

• How 16 Companies Are Dominating Google Search Results - "the more I realised certain brands were owned by the same company, the more I felt like I was watching Food Inc, the documentary that revealed the thousands of brands you see on supermarket shelves are really owned by just a handful of companies." (viperchill.com)