NAB is two short weeks away!

Yikes. So much to do!

The Colorist Mixer is sold out. But the Wait List is still open. If you get yourself on the Waitlist before we close it down at 100 then you're likely to have an opportunity to snag a ticket. We always send an email for people to get refunds if their plans changed and they can't attend. Those tickets then get released to the Waitlist. 

Visit Eventbrite to get on the Colorist Mixer waitlist

Do you want to meet your Tao Publisher on the show floor?

This year, your Tao Newsletter Publisher is stepping away from teaching at Post | Production World. In the mornings I'll be trawling booths like the rest of you.

In the afternoon I'll be moving between the FSI booth (this year in the Central Hall near Sony) and the Lumaforge booth. Both have areas where we can talk the craft, tools and business of color. I'll also spend a little time at the B&H The Studio booth in the South Hall.

Next Sunday I'll share more granular details where we can meet and chat, during the show. I hope to meet you, my dear reader, there!

Your Publisher,
Pat Inhofer CSI

Have a great week. See you next Sunday

Happy Grading!

• [podcast] The Colorist Podcast: Dado Valentic - host Josh Petok talks with color scientist and trainer, Dado Valentic. Among the many topics they talk about is the new plug-in Dado is developing for DaVinci Resolve called, “Joi.” (mixinglight.com)
  
• [podcast] Moving From A Direct View Monitor To The Cinema - team Mixing Light tackles the many aspects of a (too common) member question, "‘The standard for cinema is 14 Foot-Lamberts . . . When I set my monitor to 14 FL to achieve the standard, content looks far darker than a 14 FL cinema screen. Why is that?" (mixinglight.com)
  
• [video] How To Get Real-Time Playback with Multicam Clips (in Resolve) - "learn the major reason for dropped frames when playing back – in multicam or any other workflow. You also learn how to use optimized clips to lower the bandwidth bottlenecks that cause dropped frames – and possibly regain your real-time playback." (mixinglight.com)
  
• [video] Behind The Curtain: Refining and Enhancing ‘Bread’ - in Part 3 of this series, watch in real time as a colorist refines his previous shot matching and adds enhancements such as film grain, sharpening, and softening. (mixinglight.com)
  
• [video] DaVinci Resolve 14: Re-Revisiting Multi-Channel Output - "We’ll start by exploring making an output using ‘Timeline Tracks’ on the audio tab of Delivery Page settings.  We’ll do this with six mono surround stems + a stereo mix, as well as with an interleaved 5.1 mix and a stereo mix. But this method is also very useful for outputting traditional splits." (mixinglight.com)
  

• 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 your vendors. (coloristmixer.com | eventbrite.com)

• Get Your Exhibits Pass (and save) - the Early Bird registration deadline has ended for an Exhibition Pass. Use this code from our Tao Newsletter sponsor Flanders Scientific to save $50: LV2746 (nabshow.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)​​​​​​​
  

• NAB 2018 Final Cut Pro X: Post Without Limits - "a special evening of Final Cut Pro X workflows and case studies from creative professionals that are breaking the boundaries of what’s possible in post". Registration required. (fcpexchange.com)
  

• How To Think for Yourself When Algorithms Control What You Read - the title sounds like the plot to a sci-fi movie, but it outlines in detail how we “...operate in and are informed by tiny echo chambers.”  Learn the 5 steps you can take so you are not a victim of your online reading habits. (hbr.org)