If you spend your career grading live action, this is one of the best parts of working on animation "He also points out how, particularly in animation, an important part of the colorist’s role is to interpret and understand the team’s creative language."

The just-completed season of Picard did a great job paying homage to the look and feel of the 'Next Generation' era of Star Trek. This is a great writeup on its VFX

(video) Fascinating: "An experienced digital artist explains how he uses AI in his workflow."

[forum] The official release notes.

(video) "Pixel Prof Nick Jushchyshyn joins from Drexel University to show how Unreal Engine integrates with Blackmagic Decklink/Ultimatte/ATEM video production tools."

(meeting) LAPPG May meeting, "Learn how to streamline the process of VFX conform, EXR and ACES linear export, and delivery direct to the VFX department." Wed, May 10, 2 pm PDT. Registration required.

(video) Colorist Newsletter Honorary Lead Contributor Marc Wielage writes in, "Here’s a terrific tutorial from noted WB staff colorist Skipper Martin on how to tweak the Resolve scopes to provide some of the functionality of Scopebox and Omniscope:"

"Today we’ll be looking at some of the concepts and visual characteristics that tend to accompany the video look. And what we can do when we encounter them."

(video) "Warren Eagles shares his thoughts on getting started with a Color Managed workflow. What are the advantages and should you be using it even if you are producing short form web content?"

(video) "Starting with Resolve 18.5, you can simply render and upload your work via the Quick Export and then share with the video with others. Reviewers can leave comments, that automatically appear as markers in DaVinci Resolve.

Alternatively, you can invite reviewers to join a live video call with a synced timeline within presentations where the moderator can navigate the timeline for all participants in the call."

(video) "DaVinci Resolve & Fusion are a powerful editing combo. Learn how to combine the best takes or refine continuity challenges using this 4-Step approach to edit the best story, all inside Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve."

Oliver Peters reviews, "Blackmagic Cloud Store is a deceptively simple, yet powerful, storage device that can fit many operational models. It’s a high-performance drive array that can sit quietly on your desktop without the need for rack space or extra cooling."

Click through for details.

"Star Trek: Picard season 3, episode 10 featured multiple moments showrunner Terry Matalas was unsure the team could pull off." I can't say I was a fan of Seasons 1 & 2. But Season 3 was fun and this article has some nice behind the scenes insights.

This is a fun read, "What’s harder to model is the way that new technology—especially communications technology—might simultaneously save time and waste time, making us, paradoxically, both more and less productive."

"The size of this thing is just ridiculous, bordering on the obscene. It took me a second to realize that the giant thing they were constructing in the first minute of the video is in fact an engine, which, when compared to the rest of the ship, is not that big at all. Make sure you watch to the end to see the oddball paint job on the bow."