| Issue CDXLVIII: The SoCs Edition |
| The Tao of Color Grading Newsletter |
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Curated links of news, reviews, thoughts, career advice, and humor for professional Video / Film Colorists & Finishers. Delivered Sundays.
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Next weekend is a national holiday here in the US of A. The Newsletter will be off and will return on Sunday, 12 July.
In DaVinci Resolve-land: I wish I could take odds on the Over/Under of Resolve 17 being released between now and then! I wonder how many of us would have taken the Over that the Public Beta ships by the end of April - much less the end of June? Any takers on the July 31 Over?
I'll see you in two weeks. Fire up that grill! Stay healthy.
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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(video) "Ming Studio sits down with the industry’s leading colorist, Stefan Sonnenfeld, to share his journey, talk process, and ponder a truth. Episode two in our curiosity series." (via Robbie Carman)
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(podcast) "Josh Allen tries to get technical as he picks Jax's brains for you to find out what kind of technical demands a colourist considers and what are the most important things you need to think of before handing your footage over to a colourist to make sure you get the best result." (via Twain Richardson)
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"This program is designed to communicate the most current health and safety information relevant to our community of filmmakers, producers, crew, and industry professionals . . . Share this course with your team to help them understand the new protocols and practices for production. Our goal is for everyone to practice safe sets!" A free course.
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(webinar) "A lively panel of top industry agents ready to share their expertise on getting the best filmmaking career representation amid the current fast changing environment and beyond." Registration required. July 1.
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"We’ll discuss the new normal and the challenges facing exhibitors after they reopen."
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"Two legacy brands established in the earliest days of film, video, and photography have just announced big shake-ups related to factors like poor sales, marketplace competition, and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic." There's a link to Technicolor's official statement but it's pretty dense. This quick summary gets you the broad picture.
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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.Â
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"Thus the quest of finding a solution that is practical, good enough for most use cases, and budget friendly." Learn how to build your own hosted low-latency streaming solution, with Amazon AWS as your backbone. (via Robbie Carman)
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This PDF document was updated this week. The link takes you to the general Resolve support page. PDF download link is in the center column.
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"Livegrade and Silverstack Lab just added new color grading nodes and the option to adjust the intensity of grading nodes, so that color grading in Livegrade and Silverstack Lab gets boosts in speed, precision, and flexibility." The new nodes include Lum Curves, RGB Curves, and Sat Curves.
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Kids are home. The spouse is always around. But you need to make sure *no one* can touch your production rig. Did you realize you can set up 2FA for your Mac, so that knowing your password isn't enough to gain access to your machine? Neither did I.
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I can't say that the headline is inspiring if you're looking for reasons to stick with Premiere. But if that's you, click through for thinking aimed at seasoned pros.
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Oliver Peters offers his three top takeaways from the WWDC Keynote, plus some links to other reactions.
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Substitute the words 'automatic tools' for 'automatic modes' and this article will be relevant to anyone new to our craft.
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(video) "See what it took to create a new digital restoration of Alfred Hitchcock‘s 1934 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much." (via Marc Wielage)
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(video) In this webinar, learn an alternative approach to color grading ACES projects in DaVinci Resolve plus collaborating with others in ACES. It's free, in front of the Membership wall, through the end of this week.
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(video) Learn how to use a custom ACES workflow to easily manage deliverables in different color spaces, and easily take your grade from SDR to HDR - all from within a DaVinci YRGB project.
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Learn what an online editor and colorist thinks after spending a year working with the Blackmagic editor keyboard, full-time. Plus, his tips.
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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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"EFSv eliminates the workarounds associated with proxy editing and conforming to create a seamless proxy-editing experience in all editors, including those from Adobe, Avid and Blackmagic."
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If you're wavering between a laptop with an eGPU or a similar iMac/MacMini then you'll want to click through.
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Do you need to deaden your room? I was pointed to this website because they can print custom artwork on your panels. (via Robbie Carman)
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A deep dive article into Apple's silicon roadmap over the next two years.
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With the next two years of Apple hardware news focusing on their new roadmap, you might need a pithy description of ARM, SoC, SoM, and x86. Click through so you can join in the discussions and use these acronyms with ease.
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"PMA research just published in late May, its top 4K UHD home entertainment projectors list compiled from their monthly 'Retail Projector Tracking Service'. " Find out what everyone is buying, with a focus on outdoor projectors for poolside, evening viewing.
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This is a 'Sponsored Post' on Anandtech's website - so discount the ebullient language. But it's got details you need if you're thinking about a new PC build with PCIe 4.0.
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I specifically refrain from geopolitics (or any politics) in this Newsletter. But this is a good read about the US government considering supporting a domestic semiconductor and display manufacturing industry.
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An overview of a recent announcement, "QNAP launched the TS-x53D 2.5GbE NAS series, available in 2, 4, and 6-bay models, offering ample storage space for data and dual 2.5GbE connectivity, for better network speeds."
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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) This is a spoof of the Hans Zimmer 'Masterclass' trailer you've almost certainly watched. It's not new but it did pop up in conversation recently. It's funny in a frat-boy humor kind of way. (via Dan Moran)
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Not Fun. Not funny. Simply cool: "If you’re in an area affected by a dust plume, don’t forget to look up. You may see odd-looking skies or stunning sunsets, created by interlocking chains of cause and effect that link vast regions on both sides of the tropical Atlantic and sweep us into the drama of our spinning planet."
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In the 6th grade, Asimov's 'Foundation' series was the first trilogy I ever read. He launched my love of sci-fi and epic storytelling. I have mixed feelings about it coming to screen. But I am about to pick this up again for my main summer read.
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| Th- th- th- that's all folks! See you in two Sundays. |
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