A fascinating read: "I wonder if having “normal” vision would have made me a better artist growing up. Would it make me better at my job now? Would I have pursued a more design-oriented career, as opposed to one that’s more dev-focused? These are just some of the things that pop into my head."

On deep fakes: “There's always a sensitivity around the ethics of bringing someone back digitally, and let's face it, some of the tech [has] proven that it can be done very well now,” Hammond told us. “The more convincing it becomes, the more sinister it gets, in a way. It’s not a caricature of that person; it’s a real representation of them.” An interesting read about a type of project you may, one day, be asked to work on.

(video) "There are many factors that impact performance in DaVinci Resolve. Codecs are one of the first topics to explore."

From an email blast this week: "If you are an experienced Davinci Colorist and you work with Touch Portal Pro on Windows platform, we have a few slots available as testers for our new Davinci Color Deck (not yet for sale). This exciting new product allows you to control many parts of the Color page previously inaccessible with your device." Click through to apply.

A new version of these software scopes was just released. The announcement isn't on their website, so I'm linking to the docs for one of the most notable new features, in the QC department: HDR MaxFall and MaxCLL: "The HDR Stats view will display the statistics for both the current frame as well as the global ones (up to this moment). The application will accumulate the calculations as long as the input signal is live and the stats will be updated accordingly." Also, they now support AJA video cards.

(video) One of many new features: "Artists now have access to the entire node-based workflow for roto, paint, tracking, warping, keying, and compositing in their host application." Is this the year I purchase a one-year license to see how quickly I can integrate Silhouette into my workflow? I'm seriously considering it.

Precisely as the headline promises. If you need to nail your Avid workflow for relinking assets then this article is one to read and bookmark.

(webinar) June 19: "NYC colorist and finishing artist Jeff Sousa and director Geoff Bailey will share their first-hand experience creating “Death and the Lady”, a CG animated short feature." Registration required.

"How is A.I. changing post-production? One way is the use of machine learning in upscaling footage. We test some A.I. contenders against traditional algorithms."

(video) "Team Mixing Light hosts Hungarian colorist Dávid Láposi to discuss creating a personal, story-based demo reel to help advance your career."

(video) "Learn how to add serious production value to live-streamed color sessions with Blackmagic ATEM Mini switchers."

A newcomer to colorist control surfaces talks about the experience: "Instead of clicking around and getting distracted, I was finishing a clip, moving to the next one, finishing that, moving on… it felt good." Much more at the link, including the differences between the Resolve Micro and Mini panels.

"In order to get the fastest write speed of an external drive when used in conjunction with an M1 Mac, the following conditions are required..." Such a strange set of requirements as Newsletter sponsor OWC digs deeper on their blog to help their clients figure out what's going on?

(video) On the HDTVTest YouTube channel, they put the Apple TV autocalibration feature to the test. This is worth watching, if only for when a client tells you they used this feature and want to give you a new batch of color notes from their 'calibrated' tv. (via Marc Wielage)

"After extensive testing the team determined that essentially every piece of WiFi hardware on the planet is vulnerable to at least one of these attacks.  Thankfully they are rather hard to take advantage of, more so now that they can be patched."

(video) In this Baumgartner Restoration - how does the restoration of an abstract painting with thick, flaking strokes differ from restoring more traditional paintings?

If you haven't been paying attention, UFOs (or Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon - UAP - as the feds are now calling them) are in the news. If you're looking for a rational eye witness then this is a good interview to watch.