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- [podcast] Meet the Colorist: Vanessa Taylor - “The hardest thing was to break that catch-22: ‘you can’t get a film until you’ve done a film.’ And having worked on big studio films helps productions realize you’re more than capable of handling the work.“ The colorist on The Great Gatsby, Lady Macbeth talks about her 20 years experience in the
industry. (mixinglight.com)
- How To Be a DIT: Interview with Charlie Anderson - "Charlie and I cover a lot of ground in this interview, but one of the things that stayed
with me the most was his wisdom on how to make your way into the industry and rise through it’s ranks." (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
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- DaVinci Resolve v12.5.6 Updates - while Blackmagic Design continues to beta test version 14 - the current release gets an upgrade. Some of the improvements include added support for: decoding multi-part EXR files, optimized media for stereoscopic 3D clips, and Micro / Mini panel updates. (blackmagicdesign.com)
- [review] Lightworks 14 - “Lightworks shuns Apple’s traditional contextual menu shortcuts in favor of the Windows right-click approach. Likewise, the file browser has a distinctly Unix look and feel that makes macOS seem like
a second-class citizen.” (macworld.com)
- philmColor LUTS - “philmColor is designed to put more of a film-like mindset into the equation to bring that base stock and processing mentality back into the mix of
things.” $325USD On a side note, Pro Video Coalition really needs to banish that Adobe drop-down video ad - it's maddening every time your mouse rolls over it. (provideocoalition.com)
- Upgrade & Reinstate Avid Media Composer: Get Symphony for Free - "if you own Avid Media Composer 3.0, Symphony 3.0, or NewsCutter 7.0 and higher systems and do not have an active Avid Support plan, there is still time for you to take advantage of Avid’s Upgrade & Reinstatement offer". Expires June 30. (provideocoalition.com)
- Epicolor: Revolutionary Automatic Color Correction - "EPICOLOR is based on an algorithm called Xe8472® which simulates the human brain visual system,
the so-called Color Constancy. It automatically corrects professional video to make it look natural and realistic without tedious manual correction". Mac-only. (epicolor.film)
- MSI Afterburner 4.4.0 Beta 11 will now plot graphs - if you work on Windows then you'll like this latest CPU / GPU monitoring app's update... which
includes a graphical overlay of the User Interface - perfect for long intense renders. (videocardz.com)
- [video] Working With Mask Margins - "Mask Margins are a great way to save you a huge step when cropping and
formatting your footage, as the feature is included in your export settings, to bake your new “Masks” directly into your outputs." (provideocoalition.com)
- [video] Using Label Colors to Manage Premiere Pro
Projects - a good primer on using footage labels, and not just in Premiere Pro. (premiumbeat.com)
- [review] DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel - "You can call it “Mini” if you want, that doesn’t make it small." (provideocoalition.com)
- How To Make a DCP For Film Festival Projection - “yes you can do it yourself, but should you?” It'll take you a few days to digest all this info but you'll get there, eventually. (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
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- How Hollywood Got Hacked - " the Larson Studios principals are breaking their silence on an incident that threatened the existence of their family-owned audio post-production business . . . that led them to quietly wire more than $50,000 in extortion money to a group of hackers, only to see some of the most valuable works of their clients . . . leak
online". (variety.com)
- IKEA to Launch an AR App - "With the app, users will be able to see a complete view of each room through their
Apple devices’ cameras running iOS 11 and pick from hundreds of living room furniture items to “drop into” their camera view." (etcentric.org)
- The Best Reason to Watch Transformers: The Last
Knight - the reviews are in. Transformers 5 is keeping everyone home. But there is one very solid reason to go check it out. (marketsaw.blogspot.com)
- AI and Creativity - "the real lesson is
teaching an audience of hundreds how computers might someday become capable of producing real works of art." About creativity and the role of Artificial Intelligence. (wired.com via philiphodgetts.com)
- [video] 8K Video Is The New Still Photography - on using an 8K RED camera to shoot video and stills. Why? “8K for still photographers translates into 36 megapixels…(it’s) that golden number…” where the convergence of stills & motion meet at 8K. (vimeo.com)
- Why Shoot RAW? - "When
RAW first made it’s debut in digital stills cameras, the manufacturers realised that by keeping the image in the bayer pattern they could use some of those data savings to increase bit depth and this is where RAW gets the advantages we know." (newsshooter.com)
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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. - From The Grading Room: A Tribute To An Icon - colorist Dan Moran shares his work for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards and the Brit Awards for the late singer and songwriter, George Michael. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] In Action: Working With the Key Mixer (in DaVinci Resolve) - "Fixing a dull background using the Key Mixer (and multiple external mattes)" (mixinglight.com)
- From The Grading Room – Grading Lucy Rose - " we take a look at a project I recently graded for Lucy Rose that aimed for a 60s/70s studio feel . . even though this would be considered a highly
stylised project the grade was surprisingly straight forward and simple." (mixinglight.com)
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- [video] Free Drone Certification Study Guide - a feature-length video for the FAA Part 107 sUAS Test. (studiodaily.com)
- [video] The philosophy of Stoicism - someone described as ‘stoic,’ is generally believed to be the strong, silent type. But that’s only one small part of the philosophy known as Stoicism. You may not always have control over the events affecting you, but you can have control over how you approach whatever life throws at you. And keep
thriving. (youtube.com)
- [video] Classic Video Sounds Explained by Experts - "a fascinating look at the limitations of early video games and they philosophy and psychology of how these sounds were used to reward the player." If you're a gamer you'll like this. (filmmakeriq.com)
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- Bali: International Colorist Academy Summit - eight days. Seven different classes. Did we mention... Bali? Even we are thinking of attending. October 20 to 29, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia (eventbrite.com.au)
- Free Course:
Retro Resolve - "Here’s your chance to download and watch the world’s first DaVinci Resolve online color correction classes using both the 2K Plus and Resolve 6, first released in 2007. It’s lead by Warren Eagles." (fxphd.com)
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- [video] Billie Jean as a Spaghetti Western Theme - think Michael Jackson meets Sergio Leone meets Quentin Tarrantino. Fun. (youtube.com)
- [video] Top 10 Sci-Fi
Films - not only does this list explore the ten best sci-fi movies of all time, it also makes for a good summer watch-list. (youtube.com)
- Redditors design worst volume sliders possible - Funny. (designernews.co)
- [video] How to Lasso and Capture a 10-foot Alligator - they grow ’em different in East Texas - we mean both people and gators. Both are tough. How tough? The :39 second mark will show you. Wrangling a huge alligator that got too close to a herd of cattle and weaning calves. (youtube.com)
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- AJA Ships Ki Pro Ultra Plus - "additionally, the simultaneous recording feature allows four separate HD ProRes files, each with its own compression profile, to be written to AJA Pak SSDs or other eSATA-connected media." Inquiring minds want to know: What comes after "Pro Ultra Plus"? (studiodaily.com)
- Switching from Mac to PC for MoGraphers - "We’ll be checking out alternatives for Mac-based tools and software you might be missing, discussing ways to avoid some frustrating PC issues, and hearing from some new converts about the
experience of switching to PC." (schoolofmotion.com via Simon Tingell)
- Hackintosh: Should you build one? - plus two articles on building two different types of low-cost Hackintoshes. (macworld.com)
- How to use X-Rite ColorChecker charts - like the headline says. Covers on-set and post. (newsshooter.com)
- 2017 iMac 5K versus Mac Pros - starting with the 2010 Mac Pros. Seven years later, they still outperform in critical areas, demonstrating the value of upgradable computers vs. all-in-one. (barefeats.com)
- Sony’s new G Series SSDs - "designed to meet the growing need for reliable external devices docked to camcorders or high-performance DSLRs." (provideocoalition.com)
- Premiere Pro CC 2017 NVIDIA Titan Xp 12GB Performance - "While the new Titan Xp may look similar to the Titan X (it even still says "Titan X" on the heatsink) on paper it should theoretically be around 11-12% faster." (pugetsystems.com)
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- [video] Super Thin Holograms are Under Development - there are two childhood dreams I hoped to see. Flying cars and holograms in the living room. The former? Unlikely. The latter? Read & watch. (displaydaily.com)
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- [video] What the Hell is Living in this River? - authorities are investigating the person who posted this video to Facebook. The reason? For allegedly harassing Manatees. They suspect the manatees were mating at the time. Manatees are federally protected, and it’s a crime to harass them. Stil. Makes for one scary looking moment. (youtube.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
book. (amazon.com)
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