"FilmLight has unveiled the nominees for the 2022 FilmLight Colour Awards. In their second year, the awards have attracted over 300 entries from 36 countries across the globe and the judging panel has now announced a shortlist of 25 remarkable projects across five categories."

"You might’ve seen a brouhaha over the quote-unquote “fact” that Pantone has “copyrighted colors.” They’re forcing Adobe to pay them oodles of money for color swatches, and Adobe said “no you.” Now users have to pay $15 a month just to use COLORS?" Full details at the link.

"The report shows a record of 12 IMAX DNA titles expected for 2022 Blockbuster, and the heavy film slate continues into 2023. ‘Filmed for IMAX’ and the new fleet of cameras will strengthen that even further."

What's interesting here is later in the article, it describes how IMAX manages its licensed cinemas.

I'm including this item specifically for the comment (in the last paragraph) about the team's desire to do a film-out - and the tradeoff that they weren't willing to make.

(video) Because a good professional colorist should understand the fundamentals of related crafts: "Solid audio can make or break the effectiveness of storytelling. Learn how Diegetic and Non-Diegetic sound can help craft your film."

"Shooting plates seem to be a simple process. The challenge is mainly focused on choosing the right cameras, and lenses, and assembling the rig. However, which is preferred? Shooting with an array of cinema cameras, or with one camera and an ultra-wide cinema lens? Here are some insights."

"DaVinci Resolve for iPad features support for cut and color pages that provide access to DaVinci’s image technology, color finishing tools and latest HDR workflows."

(video) "If you are new to photo and video work, check out this great video tutorial that will show you everything you need to know about color depth."

(video) As the title says. It's a good, if longish, explanation.

(video) "DaVinci Resolve's Cut page is the fastest way to assemble clips and is perfect for B-Roll and stock. Learn how to make the most of the Cut page."

A decent primer: "What is a Mezzanine codec? How to choose between ProRes, DNxHR, and Cineform? Everything you need to know."

"Adobe has shied away from written documentation over the years, so it’s good to see them put the effort in to document best practices gleaned from working editors that will benefit all Premiere Pro users."

Long but detailed, especially for those unfamiliar with these tests and concepts: "Wondering whether an eGPU could actually make your old Mac feel new again—even when doing creative work? We did the testing for you."

If you don't have a free Display Daily account, this article is worth signing up so you can read it. It's an interesting wrap-up of near-term trends in display technology. Including the spectrum of an AR/VR headset.

(podcast) "Intel Core i9-13900K coverage ... “hot” takes on the RTX 4090 power adapter issues ... updates to DisplayPort and Thunderbolt ... the latest Windows 10 (the last hurrah almost?) ... review of the Samsun 990 PRO 2tb."

"Today, we’ll focus on the 226,697 data drives under management as we review their quarterly and lifetime failure rates as of the end of Q3 2022. We’ll also take a look at the relationship between hard drive failure rates and hard drive cost."

I hadn't been following this story too closely. But after the ban recently went into effect, I dug around for an article explaining the concerns. This is what I quickly found, October 2021.

(video) A comment sums this up: "And, somehow, he managed to do a Halloween-themed restoration video. What a legend."

This is definitely fun for a client presentation space: "German TV maker Loewe's new OLED TVs are made from a solid mineral material called syno-stone that is durable and non-porous."

Some people will not find this very funny. Or fun.