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- [video] Buy My (Used) Car - how do you create a legendary commercial to sell your used 1996 Suzuki Vitara? This is how. But why isn't this down below in Funnies. Watch, we think you'll understand.(youtube.com)
- The Grading Style of American Gods - "in a lot of her scenes the image is flooded with red, so you pretty much have to go with what just feels right for the scene. There is really no “right” answer for the color in these type of images. Just what helps progress the story and develop her character." (robbessette.com)
- Displays for the Brain, Part 1 -
"this is the first part of a 2-part series of articles about how our brains interact with the real world, and how that makes us think that the virtual world is actually real." Pithy but interesting if you're new to these concepts. (displaydaily.com)
- ACES Workflow for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - "in simple terms, the neutralized raw image plus CDL equaled the on-set look. The files were graded within the
ACEScc color space." Interesting stuff. (studiodaily.com)
- Telling The Handmaid’s Tale with Dolby Vision - "in the HDR grade, we took the muted look and keyed back the red and cyan to accentuate key colors. We would also emphasize an object art-directed in the shot — a vase or a flower — for a punch of color." Not an article, just two quotes. But they're informative quotes. (studiodaily.com)
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- Roundup: What's New In Resolve 14? - a typically massive link roundup of online commentary and tutorials about this latest release of Resolve 14. (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
- [video] DaVinci Resolve 14 Dead Pixel Fixer - learn how to fix the notorious dead pixel. “As long as the effects overlays are enabled, all I need to do is just click on each
dead pixel.” A new feature in the new Resolve. (youtube.com)
- [video] White Balance in 38 Seconds – in this pithy tutorial learn how to
white balance a shot using curves and an eye dropper. It's a good technique - but watch for posterization in your images, which can happen with big fixes using curves like this. (youtube.com)
- [video] Grading Still Images in DaVinci Resolve -
“DaVinci does several things really well. It’s not going to replace something like Lightroom or Photoshop… but if you want to use a nodal editor and use DaVinci Resolve to apply LUTs and color grades that way it does support it quite well.” (fstoppers.com)
- [video] Color Grading with Lumetri in After Effects - “While DaVinci Resolve and even Adobe Premiere Pro are still the go-to options for correcting and grading, video
producers who do compositing work can now keep a larger portion of their workflow in After Effects.” How to use Lumetri Scopes in AE. (premiumbeat.com)
- [video] LUTs: No Longer a “Black Box” - from LumaForge's NAB event, a presentation of Denver Riddle's LUT Gallery for organizing and previewing LUTs in FCPx and Resolve. (provideocoalition.com)
- [video] The VR Starter Kit - also from LumaForge's NAB event, Jeff Greenberg "provides all the necessary information about the VR Starting Kit in 11 minutes." (provideocoalition.com)
- [video] Blackmagic Fusion for AE Artists
- "Tony walks us through how to use Fusion to accomplish many of the same tasks often done in After Effects. For example, he talks about the Fusion equivalents to masks and solids." (provideocoalition.com)
- [video] Monitor Calibration 101 - "Our own Lead Integration Engineer, Ben Meadors, is talking monitor calibrations – from why you should be doing them, to how they’re performed, to
how often you should perform them." (blog.abelcine.com)
- FCPXchange - are you running into a 'missing media' error message on FCPx when relinking to graded footage? FCPXchange is a 'force relink' tool for Final Cut Pro X. FREE to download. (telemarq.com)
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- Apple WWDC 2017: A New iMac Pro, Kaby Lake Processor Updates and new macOS - for a hyper-secretive company they've sure been pre-announcing their high-end rigs with intensity. Specs look good for the all-in-one iMac Pro. (fcp.co)
- The (Economic) Times They Are a Changing - “Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu are projected to grow by double digits… but pay TV will see revenue remain flat.” A new study says entertainment and media industries are nearing a revenue ‘plateau’ (variety.com)
- Netflix Rolling Out Mobile HDR on Samsung Galaxy S8 & LG G6 - like the headline says. (hdtvtest.co.uk)
- Autodesk Ready to Push More Customers to Subscription Model - "The price hike is designed to make product subscriptions look more attractive as the company seeks to move nearly two million customers off of their maintenance plans." (studiodaily.com)
- Apple Support Of HEVC To Bring 4K UHD To More Screens - "HEVC (a.k.a. H.265) is the primary compression scheme used for 4K Ultra HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR) video and rivals
Google’s open VP9 system, which is used for 4K video on YouTube among other places. Apple opted to pay royalties on HEVC rather than go along with its competitor’s system." (hdguru.com)
- Next Gen Display Product Innovations: A Necessity For Survival - "Display panels and component suppliers pushed, stretched, folded, and expanded the limits of display features and performance, showcasing next gen products at DisplayWeek 2017." A rundown of those showcases. (displaydaily.com)
- What’s changed in the world of film festivals? - "All of the festival staff I spoke to wanted to remain anonymous, which shows how touchy some of these topics are. I’m going to split this into the good, the bad and the ugly. Let’s start on a positive note…" (stephenfollows.com)
- Samsung to Roll Out New DCI-Compliant LED Cinema Screen - "One outstanding issue that Samsung will have to tackle is audio . . . Samsung can’t put audio behind the screen, and putting stereo
speakers on either side “will not achieve the desired effect.” There is also no equivalent to the Dolby Atmos soundbar." (etcentric.org)
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The stories featured in this section are from MixingLight.com, companion color correction membership website to TaoOfColor.com and paid sponsor of this Newsletter. Want to read a story listed here but not a member? Sign up for a free 7-Day Test Drive. - [videos] Dan’s Month In ACES: My Time Getting To Know ACES - "In a happy coincidence an Amazon Fire Stick commercial came in last week and thanks to my deep dive into ACES the HDR grade was as simple as swapping my Output Transform and doing a trim pass. Lets jump to my video below where I explain some of my jobs this month." (mixinglight.com)
- How much faster can you color correct with a colorist control surface? - your Newsletter Editor pulls from his archives a diary he kept documenting his transition from a mouse to colorist control surface... since the new Resolve Mini
and Micro panels have new people asking the question about their value - and the answer today is the same as it was then.. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Getting To Know The Resolve 14 Collaborative Workflow, Part 2 - "Reading about the concepts is one thing seeing them in action is a different thing entirely!" (mixinglight.com)
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- Review: `Logan’ Ultra HD Blu-ray Set Makes Good 4K HDR Test Material - in case you're looking for good reference material. (hdguru.com)
- [video] 5 Reasons Why You Should Be Using a Color Meter - "If you aren't currently using a color meter on your shoots, this video might convince you that you should be." And the meter demo'ed connects to your smart phone. (nofilmschool.com)
- 6 Things You Can Negotiate For
Other Than A Higher Salary - not all salaries are negotiable, but there are things you can negotiate for to sweeten the pot. If your job performance deserves a raise or you’re the winning candidate of a new job check out the half dozen perks you can shoot for if more money isn’t on the table. (fastcompany.com)
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- [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)
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- [video] Stabbing a Car to Death - Why settle for a simple demolition when you’ve got a 500-pound blade and a crane at your disposal? Definitely funny. (youtube.com)
- 5 Useful Items You Can Build With
Your Kid's Legos - spend more time with your kids using their toys to build the things you want. Our personal favorite is number 5. Fun. (offspring.lifehacker.com)
- [video] Check Out the World's Fastest Bumper Car - "YouTuber Colin Furze takes the fast lane after he soups up this ancient bumper car and equips it with a 600cc motorbike engine. But just how fast will it go? Check it out." (pddnet.com)
- FSI XM31K Monitor Teaser Trailer - it's bigger than ever. It's brighter than ever. It's a fall blockbuster, without the fall blockbuster trailer V.O. If you're into this sort of thing... it's fun. (youtu.be)
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- [video] New iMac Pro - if you missed Apple's Keynote but want to see their vision of an iMac for the people reading this newsletter then this clip of just that portion of the Keynote is for you. (youtu.be)
- [video] MacOS High Sierra’s Native eGPU Support - Apple announces support for GPU over Thunderbolt. “Keep in
mind that macOS High Sierra is still in its initial beta, so the experience was far from perfect…” (9to5mac.com)
- SSD optimization in Windows 10 - "Microsoft put a lot of
effort into optimizing the OS under the assumption most of us are using SSDs; there is still room for improvement." (pugetsystems.com )
- Hackintosh 101: How to Build a 4K Editing Machine for Half
the Purchase Price of a Mac - caveat: you won't be able to get support from anyone for almost any software problems since these builds can't be reproduced. But it sure looks like fun! (nofilmschool.com)
- Cine Gear Expo: Cool Stuff - "Yesterday I covered Cine Gear’s three big camera-related announcements; today I’ll look at some of the other interesting things I ran across or that people steered me to." (provideocoalition.com)
- Sony KD-65A1 4K OLED TV Review - people looking for an alternative to the LG or Samsung for a large accurate client display have been waiting for this review. If you're one of those people, you won't be disappointed. (hdtvtest.co.uk)
- LG OLED55B7V 4K OLED TV Review - are you thinking about upgrading from last year's B6 display for client monitoring? Here are the results of the 2017 display. (hdtvtest.co.uk)
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- AMD & NVIDIA to release graphics cards for ‘Bitcoin’ mining - trying to convince your spouse it really is a good idea to buy 2 or 3 GPUs for your home rig? This might be your answer! Or... not. (videocardz.com)
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- We can convert every film and TV show from the last 80 years into HDR - "if you're a broadcaster with a ton of archived SDR footage and millions of colour-thirsty potential customers who might pay for a special HDR channel, surely the only question is whether it's technically possible to convert SDR content to HDR, and whether that converted footage is
subjectively enjoyable to viewers". My heart sank reading that sentence. The more things change... (arstechnica.com)
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- 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
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