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- Color Measurement Solutions for Dark Roast Coffee - color + coffee? Does the craft of color enhance the flavor of your favorite cup of joe? Click through to learn why colorists really love their coffee. (hunterlab.com)
- Peter Doyle: Color Grading Churchill’s England for Darkest Hour - "They set about to build a philosophy of what the on-screen vision of the film would
be. That turned into a “style guide.” From Technicolor's supervising digital colorist. (postperspective.com)
- [podcast] An Interview with Ian Vertovec - the
co-Founder, and Senior Colorist at Light Iron talks with host Josh Petok about coloring David Fincher films, working with extremely dark images, and using ACES in a color managed workflow. (mixinglight.com)
- [podcast] Using Color as a Storytelling Tool - "we should be telling compelling stories that help ...understand a complex subject or technique. Color, is a very important tool we can use to help us in that process." Colorist Jason Bowdach is interviewed in this VR / Filmmaking / eLearning podcast. (digimediadude.com)
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- What's Up with Final Cut's Color Wheels? - some thought the new Color Wheels in FCP X’s latest update would help higher-end users. Oliver Peters has a pithy post after many people "quickly realized that something wasn’t quite right in how they operated. Or at least, they didn’t work in a way that we’ve come to understand." (digitalfilms.wordpress.com)
- [video] How to Retouch Skin Using Dodge and Burn - a tutorial you might be able to adopt from commercial print work. Dodging and burning "actually comes from a traditional darkroom technique that
was used for correcting certain areas of a print." (youtube.com)
- The Latest Developments in Resolve 14.1 and 14.2 - like the title says. (premiumbeat.com)
- [video] How to Use DaVinci Resolve and 3D LUT Creator Together - how to integrate 3D LUT Creator with DaVinci Resolve to extend your color grading possibilities. (youtube.com)
- [video] Quick n’ Dirty Fusion Tricks - "how the new planar tracker can be used to erase wrinkles from my forehead." (youtube.com)
- [video] What do filmmakers mean when they refer to the Cooke Look? - because colorists need to understand the thinking of DPs. (premiumbeat.com)
- [video] Avid Media Composer: Chroma Keying Part 1 Garbage Mattes - "Garbage Matting is essential to creating great keys, and Media Composer has a fantastic tool to create them – Animatte." (provideocoalition.com)
- [video] How to use the free GoPro VR effect in Premiere Pro - "take a look at GoPro’s free virtual reality effects for Adobe Premiere Pro. Including free 360° footage". (premiumbeat.com)
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- 9 Bad Habits You Must Break To Be More Productive - "Shedding these habits will increase your productivity and allow you to enjoy the positive mood that comes with increased self-control." (linkedin.com)
- Why there won’t be a true HDMI 2.1 TV in 2018 - "because HDMI 2.1 requires a brand new 48Gbps chipset which doesn’t exist yet." (hdtvtest.co.uk)
- Why Cinemas are (finally) embracing dynamic ticket pricing - including an analysis of why dynamic pricing has failed and how this new test is different. (celluloidjunkie.com)
- The future is here: a look back at CES 2018 - "it is actually interesting to see some of the technologies and trends that were once greeted with awe
now maturing, finding their place and providing real-world value in the here and now." (campaignlive.com)
- Studios take on Dragon Box in latest streaming piracy battle - you know average internet speeds are way up when the latest craze hitting the US are pirate video streaming boxes. Think: Napster for HBO and cable tv. (etcentric.org)
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Mixing Light Is In Its 24-Insights-in-24-Days 2018 New Year Tutorial Marathon:
- Telestream switch: A media player for pros? - "QC and media inspection are an essential part of 'finishing'
process. In this Insight, Robbie shares his experience with Telestream Switch which is a full featured media player, inspector and QC tool." (mixinglight.com)
- Grading a short film Part 1: Download the footage - "in this intro Insight, download some RED 8k footage to attempt a grade before getting creative brief from the client." (mixinglight.com)
- [videos] Elsewhere on web… Insights you shouldn’t miss ‘Out there’ - "sometimes we see original thoughts on other websites that you need to read. In this post, we share a few of those don't-miss insights from the internet." (mixinglight.com)
- [podcast] Talking about Dolby Vision - "Building on Robbie's recent articles, Patrick & Dan ask Robbie some questions about [the Dolby Vision] workflow and his recent trip to Dolby in Burbank, CA." (mixinglight.com)
- Using Denoiser III on challenging footage (Compared to Neat Video) - "Its simplified UI makes it easy to use. But can we expect the same kind of results than a more expert plugin like Neat Video? Let's get a closer look and make comparisons." (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] Star Wars Penguins - turns out, penguins fit right into the ‘Star Wars’ universe. You might say Storm Troopers were modeled after penguins. And after clicking through if you think we’re nuts, be sure to watch to the end. (twitter.com)
- [video] Bruce Lee Lightsabers - a fan of the Star Wars movies updates Bruce Lee's 1972 Fist of Fury by replacing nunchucks with lightsabers. If you're a Star Wars fan it's awesome. (youtube.com)
- [video] Bullitt Drives Again - half a century after Steve McQueen created his legendary car chase in the movie, Bullitt, a 50th anniversary tribute Mustang is driving into showrooms this summer.
McQueen's granddaughter recreates the famous chase - but with a difference. Fun. (youtube.com)
- [video] The Original Bullitt Chase Scene - click through to watch the original San Francisco car chase scene from the movie that inspired the commercial. (youtube.com)
- [video] Helium Beer Test - Hilarious. Where can I buy a case? (youtube.com)
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- Vuzix Blade AR smart sunglasses win multiple awards at CES - if these glasses are any indication, AR glasses have a few years before they go mainstream. (etcentric.org)
- 8K Displays at CES 2018: A work in progress - what's the use-case for 8K? This article lays it out while mentioning the Sony 8K 10,000 nit prototype. (studiodaily.com)
- The battle between display technologies at CES 2018 - "LCD LED, OLED, QLED, Micro-LED, what is next?" (displaydaily.com)
- The voice wars: Amazon vs Google at CES 2018 - "While Amazon Alexa seems to have the edge in terms of products that are voice enabled, Google’s Assistant made big inroads into TV and related platforms at CES 2018." (displaydaily.com)
- HD Guru’s best of CES 2018 awards revealed - "CES 2018 brought will probably be best remembered as the show that brought true voice control AI
operation to America’s 4K Ultra HDTV screens." Top picks. (hdguru.com)
- At CES 2018, Samsung strikes back - they make dramatic improvements to their QLED series. (displaydaily.com)
- What if the iMac Pro had TWO Vega GPUs? - "With the help of macOS 10.13.3 beta 4, we were able to add a second Vega GPU to the iMac Pro via eFX Box . . . Why would you need a second GPU? The
graphs below should answer that question." (barefeats.com)
- iMac Pro has a Thunderbolt 3 storage surprise for you - "The 2017 iMac Pro features four Thunderbolt 3 ports which have several uses. One of those uses involves external storage. We benchmarked a few of the newest and fastest PCIe based external storage devices.: (barefeats.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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