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- [video] Understanding ACES - A panel discussion about the Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) throughout the lifecycle of a motion picture or television show from production to post-production. Featured speakers include two renowned ASC DP’s, DIT Bobby
Maruvada, and Tao Newsletter Managing Editor Jim Wicks. Recorded live at NAB2017. (youtube.com)
- [video] Color Psychology - a visual short trip that uses the visual medium - no words spoken - to show the effect of color used in the movies. 61 films in under 4 minutes. (vimeo.com)
- How to Use Color in Film - a free ebook to download with more than 50 examples of the color palettes used in movies. (studiobinder.com)
- What We Learned Shooting 8K in Full-Spectrum Infrared - "Very simply, the IR filter affects the image like this: blue skies, blue water, and darker objects go darker. Green colors, on the other
hand, trend toward white." Good article. (nofilmschool.com)
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- We are moving to DNxHR - “we will now use DNxHR for our dailies, intermediates, renders and masters.” A great summary of why many post houses are abandoning ProRes–and why you might consider doing so, as well. Bookmark this article for Avid DNx specs.
(cineground.com)
- How to Update Your Nvidia Graphics Driver for Windows - "What are some reasons why you would want to update your driver? What are the benefits of doing so? What are the concerns if they aren’t updated?" Good tips in here for Windows colorists and editors. (pugetsystems.com)
- Introduction to Scopes - a beginners guide to each of the different types of scopes, to help you correct and balance your images more effectively. (filmconvert.com)
- [review] LUT Gallery for FCPX and DaVinci Resolve - a new plugin that provides LUT maintenance with the bonus of a preview in DaVinci Resolve. This
means you can immediately find the right LUT you need, based on the look it produces, rather than the filename of the LUT. (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
- DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel Review - if you’re still sitting on the fence, another review to help you make a decision, from the perspective of a DP. (newsshooter.com)
- Getting Started Using LUTs in Premiere Pro - like the title says. (fstoppers.com)
- ColorFast 2 - “use a variety of presets to get the look you want, fast. ... With over 60 presets, bringing a specific look or style to your video has never been easier.” Or, as the developer advertises it: “Video Color Correction
Without the Complexity.” (newbluefx.com)
- PrimeTranscoder - “…a transcoding application that allows users to convert multiple files to different formats at once.” (postperspective.com)
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- Intel’s 18-Core PC Chip Designed For 4K, VR, Gaming, More - who's the 'more' this chip was designed for? The Tao Colorist Newsletter audience, of course. (etcentric.org)
- Memorial Day: How Three of The Big 2017 Trailers Performed Online - "Using data from Tubular, let’s look at what’s working on various platforms for each movie to garner some tips for trailer advertising online." (tubularinsights.com)
- NAB 2017: AbelCine Booth Presentations Roundup - "Featuring a range of topics from HDR and cinematography
tools, to livestreaming and branded content, panelists included working cinematographers, technology specialists, industry experts, and more. Now that the show’s over, by popular demand, you can catch all our presentations in their highest quality versions." (blog.abelcine.com)
- The Next Step for Quantum Dots - "That step is to
replace the matrix color filter of current TV sets with an RG-clear patterned quantum-dot screen. That will approximately double luminous efficiency and bring QD pixels to the surface of the screen, giving an LCD the look of a self-luminous display." (displaydaily.com)
- Conventional Wisdome vs. Delivery Reality -
"Our advice has always been: Before you start a project, ask how it’s going to end – find out what you ultimately need to deliver. Then base your workflow toward achieving that goal." What workflow decisions do you need to make? Click through to find out. (provideocoalition.com)
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Drive. - [video] DaVinci Resolve: Working with Alpha Channels Part 1 - "In this Insight I’m breaking down one shot in a car commercial, specifically looking at how I managed these different types of key signals. My goal is for you to start thinking about the different ways of using key signals beyond just ‘punching a hole’." (mixinglight.com)
- Getting To Know The Resolve 14 Collaborative Workflow Part 1 - "I want to get the essentials of getting setup and the mechanics of Resolve’s approach to collaboration out of the way, then in Part 2 we will put that knowledge into action with a video Insight showing the collaborative workflow on a real-world project." (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Creative Grading: Retro Sci-fi Look - "I recently had to do a very fun grade for a flashback section in a brand film for a football club. The lighting is perfect for a throwback to the classics I grew up on like ET and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind". (mixinglight.com)
- [podcast] Moving From A Mac to PC: Answering Member Questions, Part 2 - "What is the biggest requirement for DITs when selecting a computer platform?; Custom building PC laptops for media professionals; Closed & Open Loop water cooling in professional PC workstation?" and more... (mixinglight.com)
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- Lighting 103: Greg's Assignment - "shoot it the clean way, with white light. Then the next way is to shoot it with a warm and a cool. And so you see that. And then muddy up the light a little bit, and then see it that
way.' So that's exactly what we're gonna do." (strobist.blogspot.com)
- Change Your To-Do List with the 1-3-5 Rule - "Do you try to get everything accomplished, only to burn out and end up feeling further behind? If so, you’re not alone. While reading The New Rules of Work, a new book by co-founders of The Muse, I stumbled on an alternative to-do list strategy that I thought was worth sharing. Here’s the
strategy:" (chrisguillebeau.com)
- iPhone app: FieldMonitor - "FieldMonitor lets you wirelessly monitor Panasonic GH5s, GH4s, and similar cameras (as long as they talk the same Wi-Fi protocol). It provides exposure, color, and focus controls, along with video start/stop and still photo triggers." Developed by Art Adams. (provideocoalition.com)
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- [streaming] Orlando Post Pros: 2017 Annual NAB Wrap Up Show - "Join a panel of area professionals as we discuss the newest trends and most popular items from
this year’s NAB convention in Las Vegas." Your Tao Colorist Publisher is one of the panelists, as are well-known locals Bob Zelin and Oliver Peters. Streamed live on Facebook. Tuesday June 6. 7pm. (facebook.com)
- DaVinci Resolve 14 New Features - "an immersive guide to
the new features in DaVinci Resolve 14. This tutorial was designed for users who are already familiar with previous versions of DaVinci Resolve." (rippletraining.com)
- Orlando: New VFX MeetUp Group - "This is a new meetup group for those interested in and passionate about the creation of visual effects and CG modeling & animation for movies, television and games." If you're in the area, join up to get notified of future meetings. (meetup.com)
- [webinar] Fourteen
Thoughts on Getting Started Editing in DaVinci Resolve 14 - "What if you could have another editor point out the key spots to know about to get started in Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 14? This blistering webinar will cover the most common areas to get you up and running quickly to explore editing in Resolve 14!" June 13. (provideocoalition.com)
- [streaming] Post | Production World Online - every year at NAB an educational conference runs alongside the main show. It features dozens of speakers addressing the entire spectrum of production and post production topics. For the first
time you can get a sample of that conference, interactively and online. June 22 - 24. (ppw-online.com)
- Sight Sound & Story 2017: Post Production Summit - "Panels include the art and processes of editing documentary film and episodic television, and post production in Cinematic VR. Our closing panel will highlight the career of Oscar nominated editor Dylan Tichenor, ACE with author and
film historian Bobbie O’Steen." June 10. New York City. (eventbrite.com)
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- [video] Art of the Scene: Jurassic Park's T-Rex Paddock Attack - "The T-Rex's escape from its paddock and the ensuing attack in Jurassic Park is one of the best
moments of the entire film, and one of the most iconic sequences of all time. But, it required a lot of work and ingenuity to make it come to life." Terrifically fun watching how these VFX breakthroughs were born. (youtu.be)
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- Thunderbolt 3 (and the problems with peripherals) - "Intel is going to open up access to the Intellectual Property behind Thunderbolt 3 so that the IT industry will be able to manufacture Thunderbolt 3 hardware. And that’s a good thing…sort of…" (redsharknews.com)
- Rat Rod Your iMac with an eGPU? Or Sell It And Build A Hackintosh? - how to supercharge your modern iMac to run at the
speed of a 2010 Mac Pro tower. (barefeats.com)
- Mac Pascal NVIDIA GPU Shootout - "if you are serious thinking of buying a Pascal GPU for your Mac Pro or MacBook Pro (with eGPU), you must want an answer the question, Which gives me the most performance
for the price?" 1080Ti Dual vs Titan vs 1080 vs 1070. (barefeats.com)
- Corsair Launches Splash-Resistant K68 Mechanical Keyboard - "Those gaskets are in turn protecting a full set of Cherry MX Red switches, giving this keyboard its mechanical pedigree.
And, like virtually all high-end keyboards these days, this one also includes LED lighting."(anandtech.com)
- [review] Sony XBR-65Z9D Delivers Spectacular HDR Brigthness - "when playing HDR content, the Z9D produced one of the brightest pictures we have ever measured — 1,899 nits (in Cinema Pro mode measuring in a 10 percent D65 white window) – and one of the deepest black levels we’ve measured in an LCD TV." (hdguru.com)
- Atomos to support RAW recording from the Panasonic AU-EVA1 - "will be able to be outputted over 6G SDI to the Shogun Inferno to record directly to Apple ProRes
or DNxHR. Atomos will also support 4K Raw recording to CDNG Raw, along with Apple ProRes and Avid’s DNxHR" (newsshooter.com)
- How to Create A Drive That You Can Use in Mac OS X & Windows - a pithy post about formatting to ExFAT on both operating systems. (pugetsystems.com)
- 2017 ZBox Magnus SFF Gaming PCs: Powered By Intel Core & AMD Ryzen - looking for a Resolve render box? Maybe this will fit the bill? (anandtech.com)
- Corsair Unveils T1 RACE Gaming Chair - I know at
least a few colorists who will consider this chair for their grading suite! (anandtech.com)
- Skylake-X: Bringing 18-Core HCC Silicon to Consumers for $1999 - "We’ve been expecting the next high-end desktop version of Skylake for almost 18 months now. . . The Skylake-X announcement is a lot to unpack, and there are several elements to the equation." (anandtech.com)
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- [video] Fractal - a collection of timelapses accumulated over six years. Filmmaker Chad Cowan visual ode to mother nature at her best. Or worst, depending on your point of view. (vimeo.com)
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- [video] The Forest Bus of Taipei - the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour bus this is definitely not. A bus decked out with flora and fauna take passengers on a special ride through the Taiwanese city. The bus is filled with moss-covered seats, orchids, and other forest plant life. Why? Because if it wasn’t, we’d have to ‘leaf’ it out of the Doozy. (youtube.com)
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- [video] Drone Surfing - you’ll never have to take a step too far ever again with one of these. Straight out of a James Bond movie comes drone surfing. And, at a Portuguese soccer match no less. (youtube.com)
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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)
- Color Grading with Avid and Symphony - Written for version 6. Fully applicable to version 7. I was a contributor. (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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