If you've got a VR headset - or are looking for a reason to buy one - this roundup of International Space Station VR journeys may be right up your alley.

"Tribeca ushers in the return of live entertainment as the first major North American film festival to be held in person. But there will also be a Tribeca at Home version."

(video) "How we can create better spatial contrast using Power Windows inside Davinci Resolve."

(video) "[Learn] how to fix sync issues and look at audio and multi-camera editing in the Cut Page with the Speed Editor."

"Learn how to use Resolve 17's Magic Mask then combine it with a Qualifier to isolate a subject from the background."

Video Village's newest plug-in just came out of private beta. This is a good overview of this 'cinematic' tool: "Filmbox uses rich empirical datasets to transform scene-referred image data to embody the non-linearities of contact-printed negative."

(video) "How to use the Sync Players feature to sync the playhead on multiple SCRATCH systems for virtual production and also how to remote control any SCRATCH system via e.g. a smartphone."

If you use one of Digital Rebellion's tools, click through for a list of updates - including compatibility for the M1 Macs.

Among other things: "Native support for M1 powered Macs; Speed and interactivity improvements for the Sapphire preset browser; Lens Flare presets."

This sale ends June 30: "Bring projects to life with Pro Sound Effects | Foley Essentials, get access to royalty-free music from Sound Ideas, take charge of your color keying with Chroma Key Pro from NewBlueFX, and instantly level dialogue with ERA Voice Leveler from accusonus--A $700 value, completely complimentary."

(video) "In this video I’ll be addressing both of these issues. I’ll demonstrate what’s changed with the way R3D files are imported into After Effects, and I’ll show how to set up After Effects to take full advantage of the latitude and wide color gamut that R3D files have."

(webinar) "EVO’s included ShareBrowser media asset management system has been fully redesigned from the ground up with an all new look and feel, new features, and new integrations." Registration required, May 11.

Part of announcing their new iPhone 12 profiles: "We decided to see how close we can get the colour without breaking a sweat, and if the iPhone can hold up when digitally manipulated to look like the gold standard in digital filmmaking. Let’s see what it can do!"

(video) "In Part 2 of our series on learning how to use Resolve's Serial Nodes, we look at combining them with Layer and Parallel Mixer nodes."

Click through for the very curious solution: "It’s been widely covered in posts and videos how external drive performance is unacceptably slow with the M1 Macs. Well, we have some breaking news on this subject and you’re reading it here first on the Rocketyard Blog..."

This article from 2020 recently popped up on my radar, asking the industry to think proactively: "With the world going mobile and billions watching and learning on displays, the dangers of creating a myopic generation can’t be overstated. One solution appears to be replacing potentially harmful emissive displays with reflective devices." Registration for the website is free.

(video) The new trailer for Season 4 just dropped - in case you needed a Stranger Things fix.

Interesting. My take? Movie posters may be a suitable long-term alternative to Dogecoin: "While digital may reduce costs for cinemas and studios while keeping visual engagement high, what happens to the good old fashioned film poster? Does digital mean that Sotheby’s won’t have posters of the next “Fast & Furious” to auction in 100 years?" Or not. But the Dogecoin ride could be fun - until it isn't.