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• Meet the Colorist - “I . . . have a minor in physics from college and I use that technical background – the physics and color science – to help make the most of a grading system’s color toolset.” Colorist Jill Bogdanowicz talks about the craft. (filmlight.ltd.uk)

• [video] The Art of Color Grading - “How do we decide when to follow a realistic look and when to use artistic license to stray from reality?” If you can get past the whole color-correction-is-simply-moving-sliders bit, it's got a good answer. (youtube.com)

• The Master - colorist Walter Volpatto, CSI, shares insight about his color work on Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘The Master.’ “He is very visual and he likes to see different options even if they are just a touch different from each other.”  (lowepost.com)

• Pure McCartney VR - colorist Dave Franks who graded the ex-Beatle’s virtual reality project talks about the role of the colorist and making a VR project look its best.  (studiodaily.com)

• Reddit: Q&A Session with Tim Vincent Colorist of Technicolor - like the headline says. (reddit.com  via Lucia Blanco)

• IBC 2016: Blackmagic Acquires Fairlight, Ultimatte - it's not hard to imagine that the Ultimatte IP will ripple throughout Blackmagic's software and hardware products. Very interesting. (studiodaily.com)
  

• IBC 2016: Boris FX Buys GenArts - it'll be interesting to see what Boris does with the GenArts subscription model. (studiodaily.com)
  

• The Color Gamut of the new iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 - "the new iPhone displays will conform to the P3 gamut . . . we have to wonder how they are dealing with the color gamut of entertainment content downloaded from 'somewhere on the web'." Good read. (displaydaily.com)
  

• Netflix Codec Study: Which is the highest quality for distribution? - "HEVC was about 20% more efficient than VP9 at 360p, 720p, and 1080p resolutions. This leads to two questions: Is this the final word on HEVC vs. VP9 quality? If so, does it matter?" (streamingmedia.com)
  

• The 10 Flavors of HDR - "While talking to an industry expert at the Samsung HDR event, he told me there are actually 10 HDR systems currently making the rounds. What are the other eight?" If you're interested in HDR, this is a don't-miss article! (displaydaily.com)

• Run the Numbers - “Whether you’re job hunting or climbing the ladder, you should absolutely know your worth.” How to calculate your salary. (glassdoor.com)
  

• Inside iPhone  7: Why Apple Killed The Headphone Jack - "Apple is no stranger to killing things people use all the time — and even love." As if post-production pros need to be reminded? (buzzfeed.com)
  

• 20 Reasons To Replace Your iPhone 6s With An iPhone 7 - a quick summary of Apple's iPhone pitch. (barefeats.com)

• How ‘Stranger Things’ Got Its Retro Title Sequence - they did nail the retro look for this Netflix series. (studiodaily.com)
  

• Behind The VFX of ‘Suicide Squad’ - fun. (premiumbeat.com)
  

• XBox One S Launches 4K Game Console Era - "the upgrade to UltraHD comes as the company is in catch-up mode with Sony which dominates the space and leaves both Microsoft and Nintendo in the dust". (displaydaily.com)​​​​​​​
  

• Behind The Magic: The Visual Effect of ‘Star Wars: The Force’ - "Industrial Light and Magic . . . has edited a bang-up VFX breakdown reel showing off its work on last year's [Star Wars film]." (studiodaily.com)

• IBC 2016: FSI Has a New Reference Monitor - "the DM240 was specifically built for DITs, editors, and colorists that want the top of the line capabilities of our DM series monitors, but don’t necessarily have the need or budget for the OLED level performance." Plus other FSI announcements at IBC. (provideocoalition.com)
  

• HDR Monitoring Tools: Tektronix Has a Solution - "Note that the graticules now extend to 1000 nits on the right side with the corresponding IRE values on the left for the PQ curve." A look at image evaluation in an HDR world. (displaydaily.com)
  

• JVC DLA-Z1 Stuns IFA With Best 4K HDR Image on Projector - "features a new, larger 100mm high-resolution lens designed for 4K and to reduce stray light with a more efficient prism. Colour gamut coverage has been specced at 100% for DCI-P3 and 80% for Rec.2020". It's also quite price'y. (hdtvtest.co.uk)
  

• Review: LG’s 65E6P 65” 4K Ultra HD OLED TV Impresses - "LG has done a phenomenal job with its family of 2016 4K Ultra HD OLED TVs and the E6 series is the best available without going into the pricier Signature Series." (hdguru.com)
  

• HDR10 vs Dolby Vision - "The introduction on August 5th of the Xbox One S added one more consumer electronics company, Microsoft, to the HDR10 camp . . . this announcement made me look deeper into the HDR10 vs Dolby Vision competition." (displaydaily.com)
  

• Dolby Vision vs HDR10 Clarified - "Two questions that haunt HDR, not just at Dolby, but everywhere the technology is being implemented, are “How black is black?” and “How bright is white?” Dig deep into the Nits. (displaydaily.com)

• [video] Fjällräven | Northbound - shot RAW on BMCC 2.5k and exported to ProRes 422HQ for Premiere. Graded with a custom variation of a Kodak2383 Display LUT mixed with a Fuji Display LUT from DaVinci Resolve. Nice colors and consistency throughout. (vimeo.com)

• World’s Largest OLED Tunnel With 450 Million Brilliant Pixels - "A total of 216 separate 55-inch curved OLED signage displays were assembled to create the unique structure . . . to display a collection of breathtaking scenes including Aurora Borealis in Iceland, underwater ecosystems and deep space footage." (displaydaily.com)