| Issue #376: The PQ 10 (HDR 10 Lite) 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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For a variety of reasons, I've been thinking a lot on the topic of HDR and the various specifications. This week, there's an interesting article from Display Daily on a subset of the HDR 10 spec. Check it out.
And the GPU news continues to be consequential.
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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FilmLight is hosting three events in October. Sessions on color grading fundamentals, and color grading HDR. NYC, Munich, Montreal. Click for dates and registration.
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Heck... will they last even 20 years? The very real challenges of archiving digital media for the very long term. (via Marc Wielage)
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[video] Break down Tone, Hue, Saturation - succinctly. With good inspirational examples. (via Marc Wielage)
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[video] This one has been making the rounds. But Marc Wielage was the first to bring it to my attention. Enjoy!
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[infographic] Really, this is in here for the 'essential gear'. But if you're breaking into the biz, take the 'social skills' bit very seriously, too.
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Will this merely restrict content in those countries? Or increase production of local programming? In the short term it's likely to achieve the former.
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The 'they' who name our wireless standards, like 802.11ac, are simplifying the whole bag of acronyms. The aforementioned standard is now: Wi-Fi 5. With the next gen being Wi-Fi 6. This will make family tech support MUCH easier.
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[video] A video podcast, in this ep a Midwestern DP talks about running a business - as a creative - and staying in business.
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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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A primer on the Hue vs. Curves - what do they do and how do you use them?
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Like the headline says. Plus a handy chart for ProRes and DNx variants.
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Includes Mocha VR, "Plus, they’ve added lots of new features like GPU-accelerated object removal, new spline creation tools, a mocha essentials workspace and more." Details at the link.
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In part 3 of this free (in front of the paywall) ongoing Dolby Vision series learn about big changes to Dolby Vision & Resolve in 2018. Plus new tools & worfklows bringing Dolby Vision to the post production masses.
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Dan shares his 90s video review of member submissions. He then attempts at going bold, bright, soft and crushed in this grading challenge.
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What are the forces driving the advancement of Bit Depth and Frame Size? Questions asked in the name of preparing you for the future.
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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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An essay about how HDR 10 isn't the most basic form of the specification. It explains PQ minus metadata and how you can't be sure if a consumer HDR tv is following the full HDR 10 spec - or not.
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Blackmagic has stated they support the new Tensor Cores in these cards. What does that mean? What kind of performance boost can you expect? Spoiler: Substantial.
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Good summary of changes in Premiere Pro support of Metal, Cuda, and NVIDIA legacy boards.
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Four AMD GPUs are tested, on a 2010 Mac Pro (for us hard-core cheese-grater aficionados).
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This pullquote says it best, "Apple has implemented a new policy that will render your MacBook Pro 'inoperative' if you try to fix it at home or through an unauthorized repair shop." And the deductible on AppleCare can be as much as $299. And this applies to MacPro desktops, too.
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A switcher gets bitten by Dell's terrible customer support of his very expensive Alienware post production laptop. How bad does AppleCare sound now?
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The fabrication plant is completed. But the specification is not yet ratified. Click through if you want a sense of what's coming.
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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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Fun. Cool. And in a sea of horrid political shenanigans here in the US, a dim light of empowering coordination between government and business.
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If the author's name is Heinlein or Asimov, I read all their books by the time I graduated high school. The one idea I never thought I'd see being tested, on the International Space Station no less? The space elevator. Too cool.
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This is the story of an artist who helped the masses glimpse our universe in the late 1800s - before photography captured telescopic images. After your done looking at the images, scroll down for the video. Fun.
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| Th- th- th- that's all folks! See you next Sunday! |
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