| Issue #375: The Home Theater Projector Edtion |
| The Tao of Color Grading Newsletter |
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Curated links of news, reviews, thoughts, career advice, and humor
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It's not because I'm in the market for one (I'm not). But because it's the ultimate in a home theater cinema setup.
After recording half of my Mixing Light series on the Future of Post Production & Color Grading... I'm rethinking the viability of super-large OLED and LCDs. Is there are home market for them? I used to think, no way.
But based on my latest research? I think, yes. Definitely.
And it turns out I've been collecting various articles on the latest batch of 4K HDR projectors. And its a good week to push them out. Enjoy!
See you next Sunday.
Happy Grading!
- Patrick Inhofer
Colorist | Publisher | Mentor
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Featuring the work of creative craftsmen, the theory of color, and industry news. Learn practical workflows, useful theories, and actionable insights from existing (and emerging) leaders and teachers in our industry.
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Included are three Color Grading categories with a total of 17 nominees. All of them, excellent.
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[video] A fantastic 7-minute video about the one skill that colleges fail to teach ... how to reach out and find your next client. Seriously... watch this.
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This article is for landscape photographers - but 100% applicable to color grading moving images. Read it, learn it, live it.
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"As Amazon and Netflix do more theatrical plays for their movies, Imax is in talks with streaming giants to super-size their releases." I'm not sure I buy in to this. But IMAX's branding has been confusing me for years... so nothing new in that respect.
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A quick article about Apple's tvOS12. The reason I've included it: The bottom includes ideas for free 4K streaming sources - beyond your typical paid streaming sources.
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A pithy but good interview with a seriously accomplished colorist. (via Marc Wielage)
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Our craft keeps changing. And growing. Learn about updates to your favorite software. Discover new tools to help you work faster or more creatively. Build your toolchest with new techniques and approaches.
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This link clicks through to the Read Me for a rather extensive list of fixes and additions.
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[videos] This is another monster round-up of Tweets, videos, and articles from Jonny. I suggest quickly scrolling through and stop to read / watch only if you find something interesting. It's a lot to go through in a single morning.
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[video] Tao Newsletter Sponsor LumaForge's Patrick Southern takes a look at Blackmagic RAW, how it works, and how to select between their codecs.
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A good collection of tutorials that went up recently for Scratch 9.0, "from working with HDR, to Color Management, to working with Avid and Matchbox plugin shaders."
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An interesting article about a topic that post pros need to keep an eye on - given the growing power of Netflix to define our deliverables.
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Friend of the Tao, Oliver Peters, has a good review of this new paint tool for FCPX users. It integrates Mocha's planar tracker.
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[video] A terrific workflow video showing LiveGrade from the DIT tent through post production.
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5 pre-grade tips that can help you increase your overall session speed while color grading a project.
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[podcast] Team Mixing Light is joined by colorist & finisher Joey D'Anna to discuss graphics and text in Dobly Vision HDR projects.
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[video] This installment covers the history and future growth path of Frame Size and Bit Depth - helping you prepare for the future.
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Dan reviews the work of members who participated in his '90s Look Challenge'.
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Stay updated on the latest hardware that's shipping - because the craft of color grading isn't just about software. Plus, keep an eye on future equipment trends and camera odds-and-ends.
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A few weeks ago I had an item where Bram Desmet of FSI explained the mega price increase in their OLED reference displays. I later learned that post was from a private Facebook group (which is why I couldn't find the link to it). Here's another explanation, found on the fully public Reddit /colorists sub. Read the response that begins "So, I know Bram fairly well." for a good explanation of the price increase. [via Bram Desmet]
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If you're looking for a long-term storage solution that isn't a spinning platter, then you want LTO. Find out why.
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LG was the winner for 4 years running at this annual 'shootout'. But Sony's A9F won by a whisker, besting the LG E8. Get details at the link.
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With LG & Samsung committing to 85" 8K HDR displays for the home - will they finally overtake the home projector market? Click through for some in-depth thoughts.
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[video] Two new home theater projectors and a new reference laser projector. With high-bit rate HDMI pass-through that'll satisfy gamers and dynamic irises for HDR enhancement.
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[video] Is that Sony projector too costly for your living room? How about this $2,300 UHD HDR10 projector? Technically, it's not true 4K... but AVS Forum members seem really happy with this image. And this price.
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A list of 8 4K projectors from entry-level through to luxury - in case you prefer the reflected image to the emissive display.
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A user report on running FCPx with an external GPU in MacOS Mojave.
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Random thoughts, tidbits, and fun stuff that caught my attention this week. Maybe it's color grading related. Maybe not. Ya got'ta read to the end of the Newsletter to find out.
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| Th- th- th- that's all folks! See you next Sunday! |
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