There are interesting events being held around ICD in various countries. From evaluating the use of light and color of the old masters to the latest in technology. Click through for links to the various events. (via Martyn Bull)

"In today’s article, we’re diving into Colorfront’s research on perceptual color processing to explore how these tools can help filmmakers."

If you've been thinking of writing something color-related: "The Colour Group’s first colour communication competition (deadlline is March 24). Colour may be approached from any perspective – art, psychology, physics, engineering or any other, but must be written engagingly for an informed and nontechnical audience. Each entry may be up to 1000 words, and may include up to 5 images," (via Martyn Bull)

(video) "Kevin Shaw gives an explanation and free template for structuring the folders for a color grading, finishing, editing or other post production project."

Photoshop for Apple Silicon was released this week. Adobe talks about transitioning their software.

(video) "Get up to speed on Resolve 17's new proxy workflow for lightning fast editing and grading performance when working remotely."

"How much should a post production artist charge for their work? Learn an easy step-by-step process that gives you confidence in your rates."

(video) "In the finale of the series, colorist Peder Morgenthaler puts what we've learned into action creative 3 looks with the Color Warper."

If you have clients judging your color work on one of their iDevices then you need to make sure they're set up properly.

Is your SSD slowing you down? "Several reasons can be responsible for slower SSD read or write speeds on Windows 10 or other operating systems."

Nice: "the new OWC Thunderbolt 4/USB-C cable, a universal cable that provides full capability for all Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, and USB4 devices. This new backward-compatible cable replaces the Thunderbolt 3 cable and takes all the guesswork out of identifying the cables you need for your technology setup."

(videos) A paid training title: "Once you’re familiar with the 3 modes of navigation using the search dial, you’ll learn how to mark the portion of the source clip you want to use in the timeline, then use the intelligent edit keys to append, insert and overwrite clips into the timeline without having to be precise about your playhead location."

(video) Fun and funny: "It gives off the impression of a standard drone flight, with a bird’s-eye view of the building itself. But things quickly shift as the pilot meticulously swoops the drone inside the open door of the bowling alley, maneuvering past diners and waiting bowlers before swooping down the alley itself alongside a spinning bowling ball." Then the video really takes off.