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- Jodie Davidson: Meet the Colorist - "once she saw what the colorist was doing, she thought, “I need to do this, this is awesome!” and her fate was sealed." Technicolor DI Colorist Jodie Davidson talks about what inspired her to become a
colorist. (wftv.org.uk)
- Colorist Trent Johnson: Behind the Title - the MTI Senior Colorist talks about his career, including working on all the 'Smurfs' movies. "I became known as the “Smurf Blue guy” for keeping the characteristic blue color of the characters consistent..." (postperspective.com)
- Color Suite Etiquette - "When starting out as a Colorist one thing that is never really discussed is how to handle yourself in front of clients." Colorist Rob Bessette discusses
what he has learned and what he practices. Good read. (robbessette.com)
- [review] Martin Scorsese Masterclass - "In putting together this review of Scorsese’s course I thought it was only fitting to also put together a ‘sister post’ on Scorsese’s long-time collaborator (over 50 years!) and editor Thelma Schoonmaker." A deep dive into two crafts for the price of
one. (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
- How does color improve your mood - "Using certain colors on your website can set the mood for your readers to improve your readability and increase sales. However, you do have to know a little bit about the psychology of color to use it properly." (colourlovers.com)
- Your camera does not have a color gamut - "A camera is a measuring device. That’s not sexy, but it’s true. It’s basically a piece of lab equipment that we use to capture images. It doesn’t have a native color gamut. “Color gamut” doesn’t even apply, because the only things that can have color gamuts are things that can display color." Great article.
(provideocoalition.com)
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- 6 great Things We've Discovered About DaVinci Resolve - "built in effects that you actually want to use" is one. Click through for the other 5. (redsharknews.com)
- [review] Sapphire 11 - "where Sapphire really stands out is with its Lighting & Render effects. But some of my most readily used effects are the simple ones." (microfilmmaker.com)
- [videos] How do I use Scopes in DaVinci Resolve? - a roundup of
video tutorials for the uninitiated. (toolfarm.com)
- Use DaVinci
Resolve free to test your XMLs and conforms - when I teach conforming, I often call Resolve the Automatic Duck of our time; only more powerful. But only the old-timers remember that XML utility. (provideocoalition.com)
- How to protect your system from Viruses/Malware - "There are steps you can take to minimize your system’s susceptibility to harmful malware and protect your personal data."
(pugetsystems.com)
- Alpha
Channels: The good, the bad & the ugly - "Straight, premultiplied, colour matting and other stuff worth knowing." If you do finishing or compositing then you need to know this stuff. (provideocoalition.com)
- [videos] Red Giant Magic Bullet suite tutorial roundup - like the title says. (toolfarm.com)
- Is your computer not waking from Sleep? - "this is usually due to hybrid sleep being active in Windows . . . Here is a quick set of steps to disable it." (pugetsystems.com)
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- [video] Welcoming AI & Machine Learning to Color Grading - colorist Dado Velentic talks about color intelligence at BSCExpo 2018 and about what happens when you bring AI to color grading. Watch this mostly for the explanation of how
machine learning works. (youtube.com)
- Best Buy to end CD sales - while Target adjusts sales model. A sign of the times. (etcentric.org)
- Belden/Grass Valley acquires Snell advanced media - they keep gobbling each other up. (devoncroft.com)
- Everything You Need To Know About The Fight Between MoviePass and AMC - interesting, as theaters try to figure out their path. (celluloidjunkie.com)
- LG and Samsung assemble their allies - "two years ago, you could have any brand of OLED TV you wanted as long as it was LG, but that is changing, and changing rapidly." (displaydaily.com)
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story listed here but not a member? Sign up for a free 7-Day Test Drive. - [video] Grading The White Cyc Stand Up: When White Is Not White - "in this video, you learn techniques for
color correcting log encoded white cyc footage. Plus get several solutions for fixing common problems with these types of shoots and why, many times, your corrections are a compromise." (mixinglight.com)
- [video] CalMan Part 10:Using Calibration test patterns in your
NLE - "if you want to calibrate your reference display through your main non-linear editing software then you want to use calibration test patterns playing through a timeline. Learn how to be sure you don't have Data- and Video- level mismatches." (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Behind The Curtain : Grading Commercial #1 - "Dan returns to his Behind The Curtain series with a real-time insight that shows his approaches to this commercial grade. He covers primaries, look theory, shot matching and Look refinement." (mixinglight.com)
- [podcast] Backing Up Resolve Databases & Your Computer - answering a member who asked this commonly asked question. (mixinglight.com)
- [podcast] Colorist Podcast: Shane Mario Ruggieri - "now working at Dolby, Shane has specialized and is one of a handful of colorists that has been working with Dolby Vision HDR since 2010. He co-authored “A Perceptual EOTF for Extended Dynamic Range Imager” and authored “Breaking Out of the 100-nit Box: A Colorist’s View of Grading HDR”, which were presented at SMPTE." (mixinglight.com)
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- 6th Annual Colorist Mixer - mark your calendar, set your plans: Sunday April 8, 7:00p. Virgil's BBQ at the Linq Promenade. It's the premiere social event for color-loving post-production pros. Mingle with your peers, chat with our vendors. Registration opens on February 25. (coloristmixer.com)
- NAB 2018: The Official Toolfarm Guide - the classic guide to getting around NAB like a pro. (toolfarm.com)
- 21st Annual Media Motion Ball - "the MediaMotion Ball serves as the unofficial industry kickoff and reunion event for the production, post production and motion graphics communities." A very popular social event attended by many well-known industry personalities and companies - with a new location. Early Bird pricing ends March 19. (provideocoalition.com | eventbrite.com)
- 17th Annual Supermeet - join "digital media creators and collaborative video user groups from around the Globe in Las Vegas for the largest gathering of creative and collaborative editors, Adobe, Avid, Final Cut Pro and
Autodesk gurus, collaborative Digital Storytellers and Filmmakers in Las Vegas in 2018." (supermeet.com)
- FCPWorks: Events At NAB 2018 - like the title says. (fcpworks.com)
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- Top 10 free photo directories you can use for your next creative project - think: sky replacement.(colourlovers.com)
- Pictures that prove your life is a lie - mute the audio. Amusing. (youtube.com)
- Full Page Ad: KFC Apologizes to the UK - and it's hysterical. If you missed the story, KFC switched supply chains and a thousand restaurants ran out of chicken for a week. Brits were so angry they were calling police departments to complain. When you click through, you'll see KFC's very public newspaper apology. (twitter.com)
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- [review] Keyboard Cover for Shortcuts in Resolve 14 - the custom LogicSkin keyboard cover "makes it ideal for editors who wish to excel their learning curve of Resolve, or just want to impress clients with something colorful." (nofilmschool.com)
- Samsung's New 30GB SSD - "aside from doubling storage in
these drives from 15TB to 30TB, which is a feat of its own. They also provide almost double the performance of its predecessor." (9to5mac.com)
- [bench test] Premiere Pro CC 2018 workstation GPU performance - "if you only have a single display, or for whatever reason need 10-bit support on your primary display, using a workstation graphics card is the only way to do so." (pugetsystems.com)
- Final Cut Pro
X: Revisiting the synology NAS - this time with 10GbE. (9to5mac.com)
- Split SDI Ports: Or how to hack an Arri Mini - "Complex machines have complex ways… and, occasionally, surprisingly simple workarounds." For our DIT friends. (provideocoalition.com)
- The battle of Bus-Powered Thunderbolt 3
PCIe Flash Storage - "traditionally, bus-powered Thunderbolt drives were slower than AC powered Thunderbolt drives. Not any more." (barefeats.com)
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- (video) Nothing Beats a Londoner - shot on the streets of London from Dalston to Peckham and Brixton, the ad features 258 real young Londoners as well as cameos from sport and music stars. Wieden & Kennedy London created the ad, with
Megaforce directing via Riff Raff. Crazy good. (youtube.com)
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- Daylight Saving Time isn't worth it, European Parliament members say - agreed. (arstechnica.com)
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- [podcast] When Gadgets betray us - the Dark Side of our infatuation with new technologies. (audioboom.com)
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The Book Shelf- 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)
- 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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