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Happy 2018!
- Tao HQ is rested and ready for another year of article sharing!
- We hope you too had a good holiday.
- Traditionally, the first newsletter of the New Year is the 'Best of 2017 Part 2' edition. But we're saving that for mid-February.
- Your Publisher is teaching at the Blackmagic Conference in LA.
- Rather than not publish that weekend, we'll share the Best of 2017 Part 2 at that time.
- And this
edition is jam-packed... so let's get to it!
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- [tweet] Shape of Water: Color Coding Chart - from the director himself. (twitter.com/RealGDT via Steve Hullfish)
- LED: The convenient yet dangerous light source - great write-up. If you work with DPs then you should know this stuff to converse with them. Plus,
thoughts on why color meters aren't as useful as on-set as you'd think. (provideocoalition.com)
- Some thoughts on color, brightness and contrast - "I’m not happy with just knowing that colors work together in artistic ways. I want to know why." Cinematographer Art Adams does a deep dive into the why. (provideocoalition.com)
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- [video] Crazy Sharp Footage - "using a couple of interesting tools and techniques..." in DaVinci Resolve 14. It can't fix out of focus footage, "but it will make sharp footage even sharper!" (youtube.com)
- [video] Use Curves Like a Pro (Desaturate first) - "it’s a very simple technique which allows you to judge whether you have too much or too little contrast." (youtube.com)
- [video] How I Have Been Color Grading Lately - one photog shows how he uses 3D LUT Creator to get the colors he wants out of his Panasonic GH5. (youtube.com)
- Learn how to
create a submix in DaVinci Resolve 14 - why? Because Resolve completely changed their audio tools with the Fairlight integration. (premiumbeat.com)
- FxFactory Pro 7 - this update includes Premiere Pro improvements and more... (toolfarm.com)
- [video] Mocha Pro + Adobe After Effects: How to remove a logo - "He also shows how Mocha Pro’s Remove Module and Clean Plate Tool can be used to quickly remove an unwanted lavaliere microphone from an actress." (borisfx.com)
- [review] HitFilm Pro 2018 - "They are essentially taking
on both Adobe and BlackMagic design, by attempting to give editors and compositors an alternative to doing their editing and graphics work." (provideocoalition.com)
- Diving Into The FCP X 10.4 Update - what the changes mean in a practical way, including using FCP X for color grading. "Although for high level colourists the lack of interfacing with physical grading panels will prevent any shift from Resolve." (redsharknews.com)
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- Why You Shouldn’t Be Worried About Robots Taking Your Job - one creative’s straight up reasons why your job is safe. For now. And, no jokes about the robot going for coffee and saying, “I’ll be back.” (campaignlive.com)
- Is The Number of Movie Re-Releases Increasing? - "Given that movie re-releases make up around 5% of all releases, it’s reasonable to ask if they make around 5% of the money collected in cinemas." Click through for the answer. (stephenfollows.com)
- Samsung and Amazon Join Forces To Stream HDR10+ Video - Like the title says. “Samsung said it will be the first time that HDR10+ content will be
available via a streaming service.” (etcentric.org)
- Display HDR Testing Tool - “VESA, in cooperation with more than two dozen companies including AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and Samsung, developed this performance test suite specification to give manufacturers the ability to test their products against a unified set of performance standards. (tomshardware.com via Marc Wielage)
- DirecTV presents NHL 4K game with live HDR, but was anyone watching? - and what form of HDR were they broadcasting? (hdguru.com)
- BTS: ‘Invisible’ the VR Series - "One of the biggest
issues often heard from filmmakers has been the inability to control/manage the viewer’s experience and tell a compelling story, a scripted drama. That barrier was broken late last year." (babeltechreviews.com via Rich Roddman)
- [video] Working With Freelance Client Feedback - directed to editors, but common sense for the rest of the creative family. 5 ways to improve your workflow. (youtube.com)
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Drive. - Failing gracefully or, how I learned to stop worrying and love to bomb - career advice on how to turn mistakes, misjudgements and setbacks into lifelong, useful lessons. From Contributer Katie Hinsen. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] White balancing shots: Understanding temp and tint controls - "I’m showing you how to evaluate the toolset in DaVinci Resolve. But you can perform the exact same evaluation and experimentation in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X or any other image processing software." (mixinglight.com)
- [videos] Colorist Inspiration: January 2018 - "I’m
quite fond of checking out my own progress over the years. I find that it helps me see whether i’ve grown as a colourist and used my knowledge as best as possible, whether there are techniques i’ve forgotten that i could pick up once again and also to see whether there are any areas I have weakened." (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Learning Silverstack Part 1: A Primer - "
the cost of entry for DITs is now as low and accessible than ever. Before we dive into the software and tools itself, it’s important for us to stop for a moment and examine some context and properly define a few key terms first." From new Contributor, DIT Ryan Nguyen. (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Getting to know the El Gato Stream Deck Part
2 - learn to how to program this gaming keypad to do much more than just launch keyboard shortcuts. By colorist Joey D'Anna. (mixinglight.com)
- Dolby Vision Part 2: Client Monitoring, Trim Controls & Rendering - "we take a closer look at: Dolby Vision client monitoring; The Dolby Vision trim controls in DaVinci Resolve (which are similar to other grading systems) and how
they work; The trim workflow and making trims for multiple display targets; Plus, we explore setting up a render for Dolby Vision content." (mixinglight.com)
- Which Hard Drive do you recommend for On-Set? - "depending on the snowflake of the production you’re bidding on, your choice of hard drive may change . . . you need to get a few details from your client before [selecting your hard drive]:" From DIT Rich Roddman. (mixinglight.com)
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- Apple returns to LACPUG with FCPX 10.4 and iMac Pro - "the good folks from Cupertino are back to show off the latest version of FCPX 10.4 along with their new powerhouse iMac Pro. The event is set for January 24, 2018 back at LACPUG’s home at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood." (fcpworks.com)
- Blackmagic Design Conference + Expo - "three days of sessions on DaVinci Resolve Studio, Fusion Studio and Blackmagic Design cameras. Come meet the Blackmagic Design product team, and network with like-minded peers." Your Tao Publisher, and Team Mixing Light, will be there. February
11, 12, 13. Burbank. (blackmagicconference.com)
- The Definitive Guide to DaVinci Resolve 14: Editing, Color and
Audio - just released book by Blackmagic Design as an introduction to the app, with downloadable media to follow along. Your Tao Publisher is a contributing author. (amazon.com)
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- [video] Persistence of vision III - a single high-resolution image, put in motion. Nice optical delusion. (studiodaily.com)
- May the Gingerbread Be With You - a giant imperial star destroyer made out of gingerbread put all the other gingerbreads to shame. But the
Star Wars bakery's Millenium Falcon is also impressive. (boredpanda.com)
- [video] Temptations: ‘Say sorry for the holidays’ - because of all the horrible things you do to your cats for the enjoyment of others during the holidays. Funny. (youtube.com)
- Painted animals on Plastic Wrap in the Forest - more than funny; simply awesome. (boredpanda.com)
- [video] DaVinci: The Mangusta 165 Charter Yacht - is Grant Petty expanding his business? Or is he simply helping A-List colorists learn how to truly relax their eyes? (youtube.com via Robbie Carman)
- [video] Canadian Police chase fail - an oldie that we needed to bring back for the ridiculously named 'Snow Bomb' weather system hitting the East Coast of the US. (youtube.com)
- Every color of every Lightsaber in ‘Star Wars’, in one chart - this brought a smile to our face. (fivethirtyeight.com)
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- First Impressions: Apple’s new iMac Pro - "For me, if an equally powerful Mac Pro existed, I’d still choose this iMac Pro over it, because I love the all-in-one compact design and the way it sits in my edit suite." (postperspective.com)
- [podcast] Nvidia Titan V: This GPU is not for you, Gamer! - "an impressive card for a specific audience." (twit.tv)
- AJA ships Thunderbolt 3-enabled Io 4K plus - "supports 4K/UHD, HFR, and HDR workflow. Up to 12-bit 4:4:4 IO is supported via 12G-SDI or HDMI 2.0, with HFR support at up to 60p at 4:2:2. The inclusion of two Thunderbolt 3 ports means up
to six devices can be daisy-chained." And more. (studiodaily.com)
- Testing the Apple Pro video apps on the new iMac
Pro - "[he had] a new machine arrive just in time for the holiday break. He gave it a good test, it's fast, but it's not all great news." (fcp.co)
- Low end iMac Pro running pro apps - a series of benchmarks on multiple Macs. (barefeats.com)
- The T2 chip makes the iMac Pro the start of a Mac
revolution - "The T2 is the brain behind that brain, running the subsystems of the iMac Pro from a single piece of Apple-built silicon. The result is a simplified internal design that doesn’t require multiple components from multiple manufacturers." (macworld.com)
- HDR PC monitor market coming - "The table below summarizes some of the announced and available models for HDR
gaming. Note that there is a wide range of resolutions, luminance levels and color gamut performance even if they can decode an HDR10 signal." (displaydaily.com)
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- How Apple Watch saved one man’s life - and how it’s empowering him after his heart attack. (9to5mac.com)
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- Car Dealers are using electronic loan contracts - to scam buyers into horrible situations. (jalopnik.com)
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