The Tao Colorist

A D V E R T I S E M E N T

The Business

• NBC Subscription Model Erodes Olympics Values - The Brits aren't the only ones having a tough time gearing up for the Olympics. NBC has a pretty confusing way to watch the Olympics on the 'second screen'. And if you're away from home and trying to live-stream, it gets even tougher (with iDevices being shut out thanks to reliance on Flash). (ReelSEO.com)

• The Mega-Epic Pissing Contest - I've read this pontificating post of Eberts' three times. My conclusion: the only one who I see peeing is Ebert. I really can't figure out what he's railing against - other than, maybe, higher ticket prices. But his voice carries weight and his comments about audiences not caring about visual quality gave me pause. (Blogs.SunTimes.com)

• 4D Movie Theaters with Smell-O-Vision - What's the nose'y version of a colorist? Odiferous'ist? (BetaBeat.com)

• How Does the Film Industry Actually Make Money? - A really interesting look at the crazy economics of investing $250 million into making a film and why the industry is still dominated by the Studio system. (NYTimes.com)

• [Review] Geekbench - Scores the performance of your machine for easier comparison between rigs. (SpliceVine.com)

Outside the Box

• Making the Switch: FCP to Avid, Part 2 - By Steve Hullfish. (ProVideoCoalition.com)

• Rigs for the BlackMagic Cinema Camera (ShapeWLB.com via cinescopophilia.com)

• Frame Rate Conversion - 'Effective conversion means higher-quality programming'. (BroadcastEngineering.com via @onaccel)

• Calibrating Your Viewfinder or LCD - When you're out in the field. (XDCam-User.com)

Edumacate Yer'self

• DaVinci Resolve 9 Demo - At the Los Angeles FCPUG meeting. (july25lafcpug.eventbrite.com)

• In-person Training: Resolve 9 - iColorist is gearing up for another round of Resolve training in Sydney, Singapore, New York, Los Angeles and London. (iColorist.com)

• [Webinar] Avid 6 for Final Cut Pro Editors - Free if you sign-up and watch it Live. (moviola.com)

Sunday Fun(nies)

• NFL: Vegas Updated Odds - It's Sunday. And... no football (I'm talking the *real* football, where they hit each on purpose, they rest winded players and stuff :-) While we wait out the summer for opening kick-off,  here are recent odds on your favorite team winning the Super Bowl in 2013. San Fran is 4:1 while Indianapolis is 150:1. (theJetsBlog.com)

• [Video] The World's Best Commercials - All 15 winners in the Film and Film Craft sections from Canne. Gotta say though, that Chilpote commercial... I don't see how the pig wins out. Speaking of pigs, this one is my favorite! And this is a special shout-out to all the dads in the world - especially to Papa Tao... really, pops, this is what it looks like! (AdWeek.com)

• Why We Hate Seeing Photos of Ourselves - Huh. (petapixel.com via @aehric)

• Could the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier Fly? - If there's a Tao Colorist that can handle the Homework assignment at the end of this post... what the heck are you doing in this field??? (Wired.com)

• [Video] Tutorial: The Edit Button - New open-source editing software that only has one button. Dead simple to use. (YouTube.com)

Weekend Warriors

• Don't Buy a Jumbo LCD, Buy A Projector Instead - A post that includes prices, measures light output and takes practical considerations into account. Really interesting reading for any home theater entusiast. (Reviews.cnet.com)

• Estimate How Much Propane is Left In Your Tank - Using a glass of water. So you don't run out in the middle of a BBQ. (LifeHacker.com)

• Hidden Pools - These pools un-hide on command. I like! (YouTube.com) 

Gear Heads

• [Review] G-RAID with Thunderbolt Interface (DefinitionMagazine.com)

• [Review] Wacom Intuos 5 - In a few months I'll do my own review, as this is the first tablet I've owned in a decade. I agree with the points in this article. After about 6 weeks I'm just starting to see some benefits of muscle memory - precisely hitting dialog boxes without needing to see the mouse drag across the screen. (DefinitionMagazine.com)

• [Review] Raidage Gage - A review of a 4-bay trayless enclosure for easy access to bare SCSI drives. S-weet. (lfhd.net)

• Why Thunderbolt Cables Will Be Expensive Until 2013 (ArsTechnica.com)

• 2012 MacBook Pro vs 2010 MacPro - Isn't it silly this comparison even needs to be made? Thanks Apple! If you're trying to figure out if you can ditch your tower for a modern laptop then read this. (BareFeats.com via Notes On Video)

• REDMAG SSD Price Drop - A few issues ago I shared an article talking about the massive price drop in SSDs. The RED folks are passing this along. (NoFilmSchool.com)

• [First Look] New Thuderbolt Drobos - New features include support for SSDs. Still - these are probably best used for near-line backup storage. (ArsTechnica.com)

Cross-Dressing

• How To Build a Computer from Scratch, Lesson 3 - The parts have been selected. Now it's time to actually build the computer. (LifeHacker.com)

• Apple's 2012 Laptops: How They Help Hackintosh Builders - The new laptops introduced some new CPU and GPU support in the Mac OS that opens up build opportunities. (TonyMacX86.com)

• How to Move from Windows to Linux - Do you want to drive 10 GPUs for that super-charged DaVinci Resolve system? Then you gotta make the move. (ArsTechnica.com)

• Hackintosh for DaVinci Resolve System - You won't find this build in the official DaVinci Resolve Configuration Guide (probably because Hackintosh's are in a gray legal area). But here's a thread from someone trying to build one - and the advice he was given. As always on this topic, Caveat Emptor. (TonyMacX86.com)

Career

• 12 Things I Know About Business at 55 I Wish I Knew at 25 - All good insights. (magazine.creativecow.net)

• I Am Adam Savage and This Is How I Work - Great productivity tips in here. Especially on email. (LifeHacker.com)

• How Not To Be A Cruddy Production Intern - 11 tips. (blogs.creativecow.net)

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