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- It's one thing to read about the technology that is changing our industry. It's another to see it up close, personal while having access to the people who create and execute the technology.
- This Tuesday your Tao Newsletter Publisher (and the Treasurer) are heading to Washington DC for one such event.
- We're heading to DC Color and Ott House Audio for a night of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos demonstrations.
- Ott House Audio is the East Coast's first near-field certified Dolby Atmos mixing studio.
- DC Color is Mixing Light's Robbie Carman's color grading studio - and he's just finished installing his Dolby Vision upgrades.
- If you want to hear Dolby Atmos in a mastering environment then this is your chance!
- If you want to see the Dolby Vision mastering workflow then this is also your chance!
- But it's coming up
quick: This Tuesday, November 10 from 6p - 9p in Silver Spring, MD. We hope you can join us!
- Enjoy this week's Newsletter. We'll see you next Sunday.
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- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Dailies - details of their capture workflow. "ACES helped streamline the workflow, which also required an HDR grade. The AP0 files were used in the Autodesk Lustre color-grading system." (hdvideopro.com)
- [podcast] Into the Archives: Archivist Robert A. Harris - part 1 digs into the restoration of Lawrence of Arabia and Spartacus. (podomatic.com)
- Inside the Netflix Original Series Mind Hunter - " One change from past projects was to bring color correction in-house. The final grade was handled by Eric Weidt on a
FilmLight Baselight X unit, which was sourcing from the EXR files." Your Tao Publisher really likes the HDR grade on this series - not over-the-top with a solid look. (digitalfilms.wordpress.com)
- Lighting 103: Use color to evoke time and place - "It can be scary to add a lot of color to your light. But it's easy to underestimate how much color it takes to transform a scene and set a mood. Don't be shy. Those gels won't bite." (strobist.blogspot.com)
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- [video] Color Grade Your Photos Using Gradient Maps - Why would a digital colorist want to know about this? Because. "You can also use gradient maps to create a custom Look Up Table (LUT) which can be applied to video footage as a base color grade." (fstoppers.com)
- [video] Speed Up Your Custom Curves Workflow - "how to use default anchors to get faster results" using Custom Curves in Resolve 14. (youtube.com)
- [video] Using DaVinci Resolve's Face Refinement - "While the plug-in itself is very sophisticated, using it could not be simpler. The program breaks each area of the face down into its own panel, and the sliders speak for themselves." (premiumbeat.com)
- [video] Skin Smoothing in Davinci Resolve 14 - like the title says. (youtube.com)
- KeyFlow Pro 1.8.2 - this latest update focuses on enhancing project collaboration in Final Cut Pro X (fcp.co)
- Final Cut Pro X 10.4 - announced and demoed at the FCPX creative summit. This post is a collection of Tweeted
images from the event. Announced are new color tools. (provideocoalition.com)
- [video] FCPX World at IBC, Part 2 - one session about a Spanish network that moved from FCP 7 to FCP X. One
session about Frame.io's FCP X integration. (fcp.co)
- [video] Blurring Faces in Premiere Pro - in less than 5 minutes (nofilmschool.com)
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- Panel: HDR Becoming ‘The Norm’ - "According to the panelists, the HDR experiences new 4K Ultra HD displays are bringing to living rooms today are just the tip of the iceberg in where video entertainment is heading in coming years." Some interesting insights. (hdguru.com)
- HDR is ‘The biggest improvement coming to TV’ - "Global unit shipments of televisions supporting High Dynamic Range (HDR)
are forecast to reach 12.2 million in 2017 and will continue to expand to 47.9 million in 2021." More numbers at the link. (hdguru.com)
- [video] Field Trip:
Dolby Cinema - some interesting factoids in here. (youtu.be)
- The Hardest Thing About Working in the Gig Economy? - "Because one’s occupation is such a core part of one’s identity, those engaged in multiple jobs may find themselves plagued with issues of authenticity: who am “I” really, if I’m all these things at once? Our study uncovered three important pieces of advice for those who want to diversify their careers . . . " (hbr.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. - Color correction gearhead: November 2017 edition - 5 awesome pieces of gear. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Creating a Calibration 3D LUT in CalMan - a walk-through. (mixinglight.com)
- Improve your Reference Display Calibration Results (in CalMan Studio) - plus, is a 100 color patch 'Lightning LUT' nearly as accurate as the typical 6,000 color patch 3D LUT? (mixinglight.com)
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- Tuesday: Dolby Vision (and Dolby Atmos) Live Demo - Mixing Light's Robbie Carman is hosting a Dolby event this Tuesday in his suite for an "exciting evening of food, drinks, and insights into the world of HDR video and immersive audio. Experience the dramatic imaging of Dolby Vision™ and the depth and dimension of Dolby Atmos®, and discover the solutions used
to create these experiences." Your Tao Publisher is going. RSVP now and join us on Tuesday, November 14 in DC at 6pm. (otthouse.splashthat.com).
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- [video] Hewlogram - "A modern-day animator accidentally awakens a holographic superhero from 1983." A Red Giant film that showcases Red Giant products. Fun references to the 80s. (youtube.com)
- [video] Luxury Is A State of Mind - "My girlfriend needs to sell her car. To help her I made this commercial." Creative and fun. And it went viral. (youtube.com)
- Hello, again, Re-introducing the iPhone - "Pundits have been screaming for years that Apple needed to show us something new. Naturally, now that it has, they’re complaining about them changing things." A fun take-down by the Macalope.
(macworld.com)
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- Intel-AMD Partnership - "Yes, you read that correctly, Intel approached AMD for a custom GPU for the successor to Coffee Lake. And it's coming soon — early 2018 if all goes as planned." The enemy of my enemy is my friend as Intel and AMD team up to take on Nvidia. (redsharknews.com)
- Nvidia GeForce GTX
1070 Ti review roundup - a listing of the reviews and a handy chart of the different flavors of this card. (videocardz.com)
- Razer's New Core v2 Thunderbolt 3 eGFX enclosure - " new Core v2 chassis uses dual Thunderbolt 3 controllers and a USB-C/USB PD controller for easier routing of traffic to/from GPU
and other components located in the box." (anandtech.com)
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- How to Avoid a Data Hack - "There are far more involved approaches and processes associated with properly securing your data, but how much of that is necessary? Are hackers zeroing in on media & entertainment professionals in an active way? How much of a concern should freelancer professionals have in this regard?" (provideocoalition.com)
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- Seagate launches SkyHawk AI HDDs for intelligent NVRs - "built to simultaneously record footage from dozens of HD cameras and provide data for multiple streams used for deep learning, machine learning, and video analytics applications." Skyhawk. Skynet. Does the name really matter? (anandtech.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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