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| The Tao of Color Grading Newsletter |
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Curated links of news, reviews, thoughts, career advice, and humor
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Super Bowl Sunday is here!
If you're excited by that sort of thing.
I mostly enjoy the commercials, the excuse to eat too much onion dip, and a reason to watch football that doesn't annoy the Tao Treasurer. But the two weeks off between games seems to dull the skill sets of the players - so I don't keep my hopes up for competitive games (which heightens the surprise when it happens).
This week's Newsletter has a different mix than normal. I'm guessing we've entered the quiet period before NAB announcements.
Still, there's good stuff in here (including the reason I'm composing this week's Newsletter to Bach's Cello Suites). Enjoy (and drive safe after the game)!
See you next Sunday.
Happy Grading!
(and remember - if you have a story that's a fit for this Newsletter, hit reply or email it to 'newsletter@taoofcolor.com'! Include a quick reason for the suggested link.)
- Patrick Inhofer
Colorist | Publisher | Coach
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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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(podcast) Ben Allan ACS is the host of the 'T Stop Inn' podcast. He interviews A-List colorist Siggy Ferstl about his work on a recent Disney film and the relationship of colorist and DP. (via Marc Wielage)
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A nice roundup with trailers of the winning cinematographers.
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(videos) Watch all the pre-released Super Bowl ads on this page. It'll be updated with new ones as they are released to the intertubes.
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A terrific article that just introduced me to 'Pointers Gamut' and how it relates to Rec. 2020 and DCI-P3. Plus, a chart that plots how close consumer TVs are covering Rec. 2020, plotted over the past few years. Before you click, take a guess: Which tech is winning the Rec 2020 gamut race: LCD, OLED. or LCD-QLED? Okay, now click through for the answer.
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(videos) This is a round-up embedding Behind The Scenes videos, one of which digs into the Look of this 10x Emmy-nominated film.
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A staple of my inbox and often linked to here in this Newsletter - Studio Daily is no more. Click through for the pithy fare-thee-well.
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(video) Watch and listen as a professional cellist breaks down her craft, and that of Johann Sebastian Bach, with one of the most famous classical songs in the world.
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Announced at CES 2020: "Viewers watching video at home in brighter settings found the images were too dark. With Dolby Vision IQ, the Dolby Vision HDR system is automatically adjusted to the room’s brightness." Click through for the details and links to additional articles.
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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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Agreed, mostly: "Neat Video 5 is by far the easiest and best noise reduction software I have used in any application to date." I add: Nothing can be easier than Resolve's NR tool. Neat has a learning curve but it's absolutely worth the effort (and price).
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(video) Colorists are frequently asked to do this kind of work on moving images. There are some really good tips in here that translate well.
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If you've decided the new Mac Pro isn't for you and it's time to switch to the PC then this article is for you.
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(video) Have you ever heard of Photoshop users talk about 'frequency separation' for smoothing skin tones? This is a good introduction to the concept, since many of our clients are familiar with this technique and it can be adapted to digital video.
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(video) Do you want to remove artifacts from dirty lenses or remove objects that are distracting. These ResolveFX can help you, in Resolve Studio.
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(video) Take a fresh look at Resolve Studio's native noise reduction tools. Learn the process for working through the Temporal and Spacial toolsets.
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(video) Dan plays client and dishes out a grade brief for a Modern Sci-Fi film that he'd like you to execute. Remember there are no wrong looks!
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(video) Learn to become more productive in DaVinci Resolve by separating your color corrections from your masking and keying selections.
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(podcast) A member's question about using the Color Space Transform ResolveFX within a color-managed project got us into revisiting these workflows.
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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 hardware odds-and-ends.
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For speed freaks: "Fast, faster fastest? . . . It reaches the fastest transfer rates we have seen thus far at 5 GB/sec."
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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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This article details how you can watch today's Super Bowl via Fox's & the NFL's streaming services. Then it drops a nice tip: Watch it in 4k.
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"[This] app lets you select any two of the four cameras on the iPhone and record from both simultaneously." But, there's a risk of dropped frames.
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(video) Fantastic: “A timelapse of the Milky Way… using an equatorial tracking mount over a period of around 3 hours.” Really puts things in perspective.
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| Th- th- th- that's all folks! See you next Sunday. |
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