(webinar) From Leader, "Featuring Dane Brehm, Pablo Garcia Soriano, and Mark Todd Osborne. Learn about the colorist’s end-to-end workflow, including the complete HDR workflow, from three industry superstars." September 29.

"Join us in person or attend virtually for free. Register early, in-person attendance is limited." October 18-20.

Honorary Newsletter associate editor Marc Wielage emailed me this: "Hey, Patrick. I just saw where the University of Rochester has a free online tutorial about color science that looks very thorough ...It’s not specifically about color grading, more about color theory, but it’s still quite interesting and goes over the basics very well."

(video) "One of the reasons that ACES is difficult to cover is that it means different things to different people.  On the surface, ACES sounds like it’s just a colorspace. So why all the fuss?"

I just discovered this blog post. It's a worthy read: "Walter Murch is a legendary film editor and sound designer. This post is possibly the largest single collection of the best interviews, documentaries, presentations and articles on film editing through the mind of Walter Murch."

"After a 6-year hiatus following a partnership with Samsung for HDR10+, Amazon Prime Video has once again started to offer content in the Dolby Vision HDR format."

(video) A short BMD tutorial on using the Magic Mask feature in DaVinci Resolve.

A free set of downloads: "TEST CHARTS RGB RGB / gradient charts for analyzing the quality of color conversions. Helpful to analyze LUTs and PowerGrades."

(video) Cullen Kelly: "Some people have all of the skill, knowledge, and tools, but don't have this one key ingredient. Some fake having it while having none of the knowledge or skill. Every colorist needs it. Can you guess what it is?"

A press release that I thought was interesting for those in the FCP ecosystem: "Each effect is GPU-accelerated, supports Apple’s native M1 technology, and is HDR-compliant, delivering a speedy workflow with high-end results. Additionally, a custom FX Editor allows users to browse presets in seconds or tweak and save with just a few clicks."

(video) "If you have many graphics or visual effects shots that might be replaced at the last minute, learn the value of Resolve's 'Take Selector'."

(video) "Building on a Cullen Kelly Insight, colorist Patrick Inhofer demos leveling up the concept of a 'motivated vignette' for scene relighting."

(video) "If you’re a small shop or solo, using correct hard drive metrics ensures you’re buying the performance you need (and buying smartly)."

(webinar) From the iColorist channel: "Kevin Shaw, Warren Eagles, Robert Wanat, and CJ Dobson discuss: Budgeting your setup; Designing your room; Choosing a display; Calibrating; Optimising for Client Experience"

"Both DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro, are adding support for AV1 and dual encoders. Here’s some FAQ regarding the contribution of the RTX 40 to video editors and colorists..."

Interesting: LG has announced a new OLED with professional inputs: "A variety of input interfaces are provided including HDMI and SDI In/Out with BNC, and also it supports SDI over IP via SFP+ case with a SFP module. Also included interface is a Genlock input for use in broadcast and virtual production applications." No pricing or availability details. (via Marc Wielage)

An interesting read: "The Commission mandated that the 'out-of-box' setting was to be used for the energy test. This gave a disincentive for brands to ship in vivid mode and as far as I am aware, they switched their shipping modes. This had the desired effect of reducing energy consumption because many less tech-savvy consumers did not adjust there sets but left them in their 'out of box' condition."

"It’s time for PCIe 5.0 power supplies to be on your mind, even if you aren’t planning on spending close to $1000 on a new NVIDIA GPU.  This will be the new standard going forwards and thanks to The FPS Review talking with MSI you can get a grounding in what the new terms mean."

This is brilliant. And fun, especially if you lived through those early years and recognize all those names.

"We were surprised to hear that storage giant Seagate had entered into a collaboration with a DNA-based storage company called Catalog. To find out how close the company's technology is to being useful, we talked to Catalog's CEO, Hyunjun Park. Park indicated that Catalog's approach is counterintuitive on two levels: It doesn't store data the way you'd expect, and it isn't focusing on archival storage at all."