Poisson D'avril!
Thanks
to reader, colorist and Newsletter contributor Joe Owens for sharing with me the French saying for April Fools! After doing a web search (to figure out what the heck Joe had written), I read this on the Wikipedia entry for April Fools Day:
"in the UK, and in countries whose traditions derived from the UK, the joking [ceases] at midday. A person playing a joke after midday is the April Fool'
themselves."
Since I don't want to become the fool, rather than waiting until Monday to send this Newsletter (my original intention)... it is shipping midday, at Noon Pacific time!
Tao Colorist Newsletter NAB Update
If you're at next Sunday's Colorist Mixer or on the show floor then be sure to stop me, say hi, and let me know you're a reader. I'm also posting myself at two different booths (Flanders Scientific and
Lumaforge) on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - representing my alter ego business.
NAB announcements started flowing in on Thursday and Friday, many of them missing this week's Newsletter.
Never fear.
This Newsletter IS publishing next Sunday - the day before the show floor opens. We will have all the color related announcements we can find for your reading pleasure.
Coming Soon: Free DaVinci Resolve 14 Quickstart Training Series on MixingLight.com
Mixing Light has been working on a 2-part introductory training series for DaVinci Resolve 14. Part 1 is free and is
slated to be released this week or next. It's free. It's downloadable. It has projects, exercises and a :60 commercial for following along.
Did I mention it's free? To help on-board newcomers to the software in a logical, organized manner.
Part 2 of the series will ship the week after NAB. It's a paid add-on that prepares you to take Blackmagic's official Introduction to Resolve 14 Assessment Test for Certification.
I know, I know. The timing could
have been better - competing with Blackmagic announcing whatever they're announcing next Monday. But if you're brand new to DaVinci Resolve then stick to a stable release because learning the software on Public Beta leads to much more confusion than necessary (assuming Blackmagic follows their recent tradition of releasing their Public Betas the first day of NAB).
My hope is: Now when you're on message boards with people asking for good, reliable Resolve training for newbies; you'll have a perfect place to point them ;-)
Thanks again for playing along with my April Fools Joke!
I appreciate the email replies; they've been fun! And I'll be meeting some of you in exactly 7 days!
Your Publisher,
Pat Inhofer
Have a great week. See you next Sunday
Happy Grading!