| Issue #383: The RotoBot Edition |
| The Tao of Color Grading Newsletter |
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Curated links of news, reviews, thoughts, career advice, and humor
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Welcome to the start of December! After today, we've got two Issues before the 2-week year end holiday break ('tis the season, and all that).
I found some good forum discussions this week, an interesting new OpenFX plugin, and an amazing display of trickery.
And don't forget to thank the Newsletter Sponsors - they make this effort possible! If you're in the market for a SAN, reference display, or a terrific add-on for your color workflows - then open this email ( or visit our website) to click on their links and consider their offerings!
I'll 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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The DCI draft spec. is now at .09 and includes High Frame Rate specifications. What's its peak nit value? Click through to find out (it's pretty bright for a black box environment).
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An important reminder, from Harvard Business Review.
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For you finishers and editors - are you ever asked to determine if a client-provided asset is cleared for usage under a Creative Commons license? Bookmark this blog post and come back to it as-needed.
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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 list of the various bug fixes.
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Avid's October 2018 announcement of how they're dealing with the EOL of Quicktime Libraries on Windows.
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There's been a barrel of digital ink spilled over Apple's announcement that "legacy media" will be unable to play back in the next version of their OS. Does this mean only ProRes is supported going forward? This article is a thoughtful look at Apple's announcement and how you can expect it'll impact your workflow.
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[forum] A good discussion about an ever-green problem... mismatches between rendered color grades and how editing platforms interpret those renders. It's an ongoing problem with codecs that support both 'Full Range' and 'Video Levels'.
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[forum] A discussion thread about 'RotoBot'. An AI solution that seems suited for colorists. Read the discussion about it.
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A few approaches to video noise reduction.
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[video] This roundup includes a look at an interesting new OpenFX color remap tool.
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It's that time of year, to clean up your grading systems. For Windows users, here are 4 useful tools to add to your Bat Utility Belt.
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What's new in this fat pack of plug-ins and tools for editors, finishers, and look creators?
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[video] Colorist Jason Bowdach demos the color grading plugin Cinema Grade for the LAFCPUG October meeting.
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[video] Your Newsletter publisher looks at the cost of getting into LTO-7 and LTO-8. And what's the benefit of using specialty software, like PreRollPost, to handle your archives?
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[video] Go behind the scenes as colorist Dan Moran shares his approach to creating a classic 16mm Film Emulation while working on a recent music video.
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[video] In Part 1, learn how to get your Resolve Fusion composition into 3D space. Also, learn how false perspective is created and 3D cameras are animated.
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This Newsletter has suggested the new Mac Mini could make a great remote render machine. Colorist Robbie Carman has been using it. What are his thoughts?
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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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See the latest high-nit HDR displays from FSI (a Newsletter Sponsor), in person. They're in LA this coming week. It might not be too late to schedule them at your facility!
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A good Q&A on current trends in the workstation market. With some tips.
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Inquiring minds want to know...
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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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[video] I was totally into close-up magic in Junior High. And I was so shocked at how easily I could fool the other kids, I gave it up. But this video is pure card manipulation (and false shuffles). It's brilliant. And if you have kids, watch it with them - Ricky was phenomenal.
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Hint: It's in preparation for the 2020 Olympics.
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[video] The International Space Station takes 90 minutes to orbit the Earth. See it happen. In real-time. Might I suggest, during the holidays, turn off the Yulelog channel and play this instead? Available in UHD.
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| Th- th- th- that's all folks! See you next Sunday! |
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