| Issue CDLXI: The Look-No-Touch? 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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Let's get straight to the Newsletter! I'll see you next week.
Happy Grading!
(and remember - if you have a story that's a fit for this Newsletter, hit reply or email it to '[email protected]'! 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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It's a good Q&A article. Personally, I like how Juan thinks.
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This is big news as lots of talent, including colorists, are wondering what this means for them? (via Robbie Carman)
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On the weekend of December 12, "The 2020 Colorist Mixer will be online, with panels and talks from experts around the world, fun social events, and networking sessions." There are rolling sessions throughout a single 24-hour period so that there's always an event happening in your time zone. Click through for cost and details.
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This year's SMPTE conference "is going REMOTE from November 10th-12th . . . you can expect keynotes, white paper presentations, and Q&A sessions on traditional and next-generation live broadcast, color science, cloud and infrastructure concepts, and imaging topics with take-aways you can dive into and utilize right away"Â
As you'd expect, HDR and color-related sessions are available. There's also an interesting pricing model to accommodate you if you're out of work or live in a developing country.Â
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It's a full week of training on Apple's FCPx. November 16 - 22. Registration is required. Click through for pricing.
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(video) "If you are interested in knowing more about ACES, this presentation . . . from SMPTE is a great introduction."
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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 tool chest with new techniques and approaches.Â
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(Livestream) "Please join us to learn about what’s new in DaVinci Resolve 17." Monday, 9 November at 1 pm Eastern. A close reading of that copy has me wondering if this is a 'look-no-download' kind of launch event?Â
It seems rather out of step for Blackmagic to take so long between major releases. But I guess the lack of pressure of a major trade show deadline has freed them from any pressure but their own.
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"With Simon Says you can transcribe, translate and edit clips and captions with in sync frame-accurate video and text in DaVinci Resolve… but only if you’re using the macOS version."
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(video)Â This is a short, to-the-point tutorial on getting started with Printer Points in DaVinci Resolve 16. If you've never heard of the concept, it's a toolset that many top colorists love.
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(video) "Need a hand creating a project for Instagram or converting an existing project to Instagram?" Within DaVinci Resolve. (via Rich Roddman)
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(video) This is a fundamentals tutorial using DaVinci Resolve and focusing on the Custom and Hue Curves tools.
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This article summarizes and links to three tutorials for using Pomfort's Livegrade and how to manage the color workflow from set and into post.
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"Building on previous releases of semantic keying for sky, human body, head and face part extraction, the Salient Keyer uses object recognition and machine learning to identify and provide a matte for the most obvious or “salient” object in a bounding box, which can be animated."
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Oliver Peters gets you up to speed on Avid Media Composer before diving into some of the new features of the latest software release.
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FYI: "Avid Media Composer 2020.10 includes support for linking and playback of ProRes RAW media using the UME plug-in."
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This is very interesting if you use Frame.io with lots of 'guests' and want to avoid buying a half-dozen new seats by mistake (been there, done that):Â
"With MASV Portals and Frame.io, a Portal owner can simply configure their Portal to deliver files to their Frame.io account and then invite contributors to upload. You don’t need everyone to have a Frame.io account, nor do you need everyone to have a MASV account. You simply invite users to a custom-branded URL and web page, where they can drag and drop their content." (via Joey D'Anna)
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(video) "With Apple’s release of the new iPhone 12 and 12 Pro a few weeks ago, you can now shoot Dolby Vision HDR video . . . on a mobile device. But how do you edit and deliver it so that it can be properly viewed? That’s what we are talking about in this week’s episode of MacBreak Studio." The funny thing is all the if-then combinations of MacOS and browser for HDR viewing.
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(podcast) "Team Mixing Light announces an upcoming new website feature & the Team revisits the issue of exports looking 'wrong'."
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(video) "Learn an advanced workflow for round-tripping between Avid and Resolve, while maintaining effects and online work done inside Avid."
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"Learn to use VLANs, link aggregation, and more to manage high-performance networks for post-production, using Ubiquiti products."
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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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"It is the top-end model in Canon’s line of HDR reference displays, but if price is a concern, there are 24-inch and 17-inch options that offer many of the same features at a significantly lower price point." This article runs through the display's feature-set.
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"Interestingly, the new AMD Ryzen 5000-series processors are not much faster than the previous generation. But, it is enough for AMD to extend their lead over Intel."
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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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Give your eyes a break and have fun: "The final results are impressive, and this project would make a great entry into the DIY microphone space for anyone eager to start building their own gear."
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| Th- th- th- that's all folks! See you next Sunday. |
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