| Issue #387: The Hiking Prices 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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I thought this week's newsletter would be overwhelmed with CES news. Not so much. Instead, lots of industry news and gear articles. I'm holding some items over for next week - keeping with the shorter, less overwhelming format of the new'ish Newsletter design.
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Enjoy the Newsletter! I'll see you next week.
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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"Leading facilities reveal costs will rise for the first time in a decade as demand outstrips supply." From personal experience, rates today are the same as ~1995. Part of that is technology making it much less expensive to run a post house. But freelance rates have stagnated for almost 20 years. This is a good sign.
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"The American Society of Cinematographers announced the nominees for its annual awards this afternoon — including a rare nod for a director who served as his own DP."
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Click through to see the schedule for this February industry event in Cali. It looks like Days 3 & 4 are of particular interest to Tao readers, with heavy focus on HDR, a discussion of 'ACESnext', and some interesting presentations on immersion and human perception.
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(video) Michael Cioni and Aaron Kroger discuss HDR. The tools, the terminology, and the new concepts underlying HDR are examined in this 50 minute presentation.
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Frequent Tao Newsletter contributor Marc Wielage sent in this story. Why should you read it? Here's what Marc had to say, "There’s some interesting conversation on how they simulated old 1980s color print film and a few other unusual ideas".
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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 big wrap up on the training that Blackmagic has been releasing. Plus a few other resources worth hunting down.
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I'm a big fan of Frame.io. Their constant development means this review & approval site has deepened their functionality. So yes, I'm not surprised there's a 14-part course to make you a Frame.io guru.
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Their summary is a good one, "Mastering color correction means understanding the color channels that make a good image. Here's how to isolate the chroma and luma channels in Premiere."
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(forum) An interesting discussion about problems opening projects after updating to Resolve 15. And the work-around, if it happens to you.
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Friend of the Tao, and Orlando neighbor, Oliver Peters does a nice roundup of where the Big 4 NLEs stand as we enter the new year.
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(podcast) Team Mixing Light discusses a member question about if HDR is here to stay? Should they be investing in HDR gear?
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These 'don't miss' color grading related articles and videos are culled from 2018's 4th quarter of this Newsletter.
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(video) Dan is back in part three of his unfiltered look at a recent grade. In this part you see how he matches the skies and skin tones in the 16mm style.
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We take look at new GPUs, storage, GUI monitoring, HDMI routing, and more!
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(video) Building out node trees on the DaVinci Resolve Color page can be a messy affair. And haphazard. Learn how to develop a personalized node tree.
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(video) Learn how to deconstruct a pre-built Fusion animation that ships with DaVinci Resolve. And then revise our animation from Part 1 with what we learned.
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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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I've seen lots of press releases on this topic. But this explanation is must read for anyone considering the 2019 LGs.
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Spectracal announced at CES: Calman support for new Panasonic OLED with built-in pattern generator.
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For colorists - that's been true for a very very very long time. But now editing platforms are starting to benefit.
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Interesting report and analysis. At TaoHQ, we're just waiting for the early termination fee to become reasonable. Then we're dropping Directv and cutting the cord.
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A step too far? You decide.
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A pithy'ish article on why Fusion Drives need more vigorous backup routines than HDD or SSD stand-alone drives.
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[video] Are you looking for an alternative control surface? Click through to watch an embedded video of the surface in action. Watch this in full screen and read the button labels to understand what is going on.
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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) A Kickstarter for a fun idea! I love this thing. It makes you smile. If nothing else, click through for the embedded video.
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Not funny. Under the old format of this Newsletter, this item would go under 'A Step Too Far'. But it sounds like Ring employees are having tons of fun; and an example why I deeply mistrust microphones and cameras in home theater devices.
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China's Chang’e 4 mission control released terrific landing footage and panoramic pictures. Very cool. But the reason this is in here? Check out the logo for the Chinese Space Agency. It might have made Gene Roddenberry smile - not so sure about today's rights holders :-)
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| Th- th- th- that's all folks! See you next week! |
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