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Answering Member Questions – 2023 April 06

Mixing Light Contributors Kali Bateman, Zeb Chadfield, and Peder Morgenthaler join host and CEO Patrick Inhofer in leading a Mixing Light Office Hours discussion. Today’s discussion includes:

• Our newest Mixing Light Contributor, Kali Bateman, tells us a little about herself
• The Contributor panel shares what they’ve learned new, recently
• How to set up color management for a short film – including the current recommended settings (as opposed to what Dolby recommends in their online training)
• Zeb’s recommended custom color management settings for HDR and Dolby Vision color grading
• How to set Timeline Working Luminance if you’re starting in SDR and moving to HDR?
• What are the preferred Input DRT and Output DRT settings?
• Which first: HDR grade or SDR grade?
• Understanding the ‘Rec. 709 (Scene)’ and ACES ‘SRGB Texture’ Input Color Spaces
• How to set up a color pipeline using the ARRI LogC to Rec709 LUT?
• Why can’t one of our members get a good-looking image on the projector after grading for Rec709?
• What about changing up the color pipeline in the middle of an ongoing series?
• Why do colorists frequently prefer to re-create LUTs handed to them by the cinematographer

Mentioned in this Insight

• How to include DCTLs in a LUT – The YouTube video mentioned by Kali, created by Mixing Light member Kaur Hendrikson
• The Art Of Manliness Podcast – The podcast mentioned by Patrick, who couldn’t find the exact episode he was talking about.
• Wisecoco 14 Inch 3840×1100 4K Stretched Bar Touchscreen Potable Monitor – The screen Peder uses for his Omniscope setup.
• Using Resolve’s Curves To Deconstruct A Look – This Insight was mentioned, showing how to trace a LUT using curves, “Contributor Josh Petok shows a straightforward but very effective way to use Resolve’s curves to deconstruct a look.”

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