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- Meet the Colorist: Luke Morrison - The Mill Chicago’s head of color talks about the importance of being a creative in - and out - of the color suite. "I find as a ‘creative’ you need to have other outlets to feed into other parts of you..." (postperspective.com)
- Colorist Jamie Trent: His Journey From Sydney to Hollywood - "After being told ‘it was impossible to succeed at all three disciplines’, JT . . . is now an IATSE Local 600, Director of Photography . . . a member of the ACS Australian Cinematographers Society, a member of the PGA Producers Guild of America and is qualified to be on the roster with IATSE Local 700 as a colorist." An interesting creative who is also a Tao Of Color supporter. (splicecommunity.com)
- [video] Mark Shubin: Cinema Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow - Stuff gets shot. Then technical stuff happens. And then stuff gets perceived. Learn why brightness isn't the same as light levels. And more. (youtube.com)
- Color a constant throughout ageing - "Age may dim our eyes, but our brains make sure aspects of the rich world of colour experience defy the passing of time, a UK scientist has found." You may not have to worry about your color perception as you age. (abc.net via Dean
Slawson)
- [video] Grading in Mixed Lighting Environments - "Obviously there is a ton going on with the lighting. Red, blue, yellow, cyan – it’s all over the place (in a good way). This can be incredibly challenging as a colorist since it’s very hard to find a
normal reference point. Black is rarely black, skin tones rarely have a “normal” feel, and continuity depends entirely on where the action is in the scene." Nice post. (robbessette.com)
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- [video] Inverting Your Photo in Photoshop for Natural Color Correction - "...using Photoshop to invert the colors in your photos to help you effectively remove color casts." An interesting technique you may be able to adapt to your color grading app.(youtube.com)
- [video] How to Color Tone Video in Photoshop - applying your favorite still image techniques to video images. (youtube.com)
- Finalcolor Test Patterns - free download of test patterns that colorist Kevin Shaw uses in his ICA classes. UHD versions can be purchased for a nominal fee. (finalcolor.com)
- 5 Useful But Unnoticed DaVinci Resolve 14 features - "Here are five new unsung features that make Resolve 14 worth a look." (nofilmschool.com)
- EPICOLOR: Artificial Intelligence to Grade Footage Automatically - "What EPICOLOR is referring to when they say artificial intelligence is that AI was part of the engineering done to create the process that can be run within a plugin." (nofilmschool.com)
- Introducing IPP2 tailored LUTs - "Apply LUTs directly to REDWideGamutRGB Log3G10 footage and leave the log conversion for the very end." (lutify.me via Rich Roddman)
- [video] Switching from
Final Cut Pro 7 to DaVinci Resolve - because FCP 7 is DOA in the High Sierra Mac OS update, Blackmagic is making a push to capture the last of the FCP 7 holdouts (presumably looking for a new editing solution). This video is BMD's overview. (youtube.com)
- [video] The Battle of the NLEs - a pithy'ish summary of the FCP 7 > Blackmagic video from the prior item. (cinema5d.com)
- Get to know the dynamic zoom tool in Resolve 14 - like the headline says. (premiumbeat.com)
- Get to know DaVinci Resolve 14’s three auto save functions -
ditto.(premiumbeat.com)
- Turbo Charge Your FCP X Workflow with DaVinci Resolve - "Let’s take a look now at how Resolve can act as a “translator” of sorts between FCP X and the rest of the editing
world." DaVinci Resolve as that classic: Automatic Duck. (blog.frame.io)
- Why Final Cut Pro X? - "I was not familiar with Final Cut Pro X. Avid was the system used on most of
the shows I have done.... I was impressed at how simple it was to go from the camera to the editing suite so that the editor could start working." A Producer’s POV of Apple's NLE (provideocoalition.com)
- RED IPP2 Introduction - this link is a direct download of a .jpg explaing IPP2, its purpose, key features, in-camera and post-production workflows. Nice. (phfx.com via Marc Wielage)
- The Facts of Light - "xenon produces DCI brightness and color better than laser phosphor." Christie lays out the facts - and throws RGB laser into the mix. (lamptolaser.com via Marc
Wielage)
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- Artificial Intelligence Is The Future of Frame.io - use the term AI for the click-bait... but more interesting is a look at financing for the development of this Review & Approval service. (provideocoalition.com)
- Netflix for iOS updated with support for HDR streaming - but only on the most recently released iPhones and iPads. (9to5mac.com)
- Amazon makes its highly anticipated Thursday Night Football debut - times, they are a-changing. (sportsvideo.org)
- [video] Why Apple needs Samsung - we'thinks the headline has it exactly backwards... but interesting anyway. (youtube.com)
- ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and CBS boldly go into a brilliantly risky streaming experiment - and it has this Trekkie p'ed off. (campaignlive.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. - Colorist Inspiration: September 2017 - "Dan shares his [monthly] inspiration by checking out the nominations for Outstanding Color Grading at the HPA awards" (mixinglight.com)
- Grading Challenge: Beauty Grading Review - "Dan critiques your beauty grading entries and shares his attempt. The challenge was quite advanced and the results are great. Dan's DRX is also downloadable." (mixinglight.com)
- Can You Save This Shot? (a noise reduction challenge) - "Download and color correct a challenging video clip - following the instructions of a supervising colorist. And learn about Resolve's
noise reduction." (mixinglight.com)
- Getting To Know The El Gato Stream Deck: Part 1 - "Designed for gamers and streaming, is the El Gato a suitable control surface supplement for colorists? In this Insight, learn about the Stream Deck." (mixinglight.com)
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- Get started in Cinematic Storytelling with Philip Bloom’s new Masterclass - like the headline says. (nofilmschool.com)
- Bali: International Colorist Academy Summit - eight days. Seven different classes. Did we mention... Bali. October 20 to 29, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia (eventbrite.com.au)
- Video Insight seminar - Morning Session: Understanding the fundamentals of the latest advances in uncompressed content. Afternoon Session: All that is new in interfaces, compressed content, and distribution technologies. November 2 & November 3, In New York City by Tektronix. (eventbrite.com)
- Color managed workflow for film and TV productions - "Colour Management Course is a certification-training program thatyreal world training on workflows, approaches and techniques as well as creative look development; Annual license for Colourlab colour science." November 6 & November 8, In New York City by Dado Valentic.
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- [video] The Greatest Openings in Film History - how your film begins " is the hook that sets the tone for the rest of the film and gives your audience a look into what the narrative is all about." Jim’s fav: A Touch of Evil. Patrick’s fav: Raiders of the Lost Ark (premiumbeat.com)
- Ikea now offering homekit-compatible color smart bulbs - the best reason I've had to visit Ikea in years! But build quality is apparently a problem. (9to5mac.com)
- Using Facebook Live's video delay to create ‘a mesmerizing Music
Video loop’ - this one is worth it, but it takes about 1:30 before it starts paying off. But don't jump ahead. The impressiveness is in watching it build. But Black Horse and the Cherry Tree? Not quite. (kottke.org)
- Calm down with these stress-free,
non-violent video Games - we know, why bother? But some of us can use the quiet time. (lifehacker.com)
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- Nvidia releases new Pascal GPU drivers for macOS high Sierra users - personally, I'd wait at least 3 months (probably closer to 6 months) before updating to the new OS on a production rig. (9to5mac.com)
- Comparison: Apple TV 4K vs Amazon’s new $70 4K Fire TV - in case you're in the market. (9to5mac.com)
- FAQ: How Apple's new file system works - with older Macs, encryption, external drives, and other questions (macworld.com)
- Best CPUs for Workstations: 2017 - "Our best pick here isn’t the fast overall CPU, it isn’t even the fastest single threaded CPU, and it is not the best bang-for-buck
CPU. So why pick it at all then? Overall, it performs really well in all categories. " (anandtech.com)
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- Out-of-Control Plastic Surgeon’s snapchat hijinks - when you read 'surgeon' and 'snapchat hijinks' in the same sentence, something is seriously wrong. The fact that these things are actually happening? It's a profession that needs to seriously examine itself. (vitals.lifehacker.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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