Look Inspiration - Getting the Classic ENR Processed Look
Dan shares his ENR processed look with his nodes and footage to grade along with at home.
Edge Sharpening & Denoise Workflow
In this installment of From The Mailbag we discuss how to isolate and sharpen edge details, and discuss a proper video noise reduction workflow
How to Select A Color Correction Plug-in for FCPX
Learn from a professional colorist how to select a color correction plug-in for FCPX. What are main features you should be looking for?
HDR Essentials: Getting Setup In DaVinci Resolve
Diving into HDR (high dynamic range) video? Â Check out this Insight to learn the essentials of getting setup for HDR in DaVInci Resolve
Magic Bullet Looks 3 - An Overview
Watch an overview of how a professional colorist uses Magic Bullet Looks 3 to jump-start the 'look creation' process.
Look Inspiration - Executing the Cold Commercial Look
A cold commercial look can help bring bright natural commercial into a moody and grungy world
HDR Essentials: What's HDR?
HDR is the 'next big thing' for color grading.In this Insight, get up to speed with two discussions about HDR with industry experts Bram Desmet & Juan Salvo
Christmas Clean Up: Refresh Your System
In this Insight Dan explores some things to think about when it comes to doing a refresh of your system. Â
From The MailBag Ep 27: The Glossy Look & Edge Sharpening
In this installment of From The Mail Bag, Team Mixing Light discusses what goes into the 'glossy' look of many commericals & how to edge sharpen shots.
Optimizing X-Keys With A Colorist Control Surface
Learn how to maximize your color correction speed if you're using a Tangent Element or Avid Color by optimizing X-Keys, a low cost USB hardware add-on.
RED HDRx Workflow With Resolve
In this Insight, learn the essentials of working with RED HDRx media in DaVinci Resolve to get the most out of an exposure and the look of a shot.
Skin Tone Essentials
In this Insight, Dan guides you through key aspects of getting proper skin tone in your grade. Â
Create Custom Workspaces in PremierePro for Color Grading
Learn how to create custom workspaces for speeding up your color correcting in Premiere Pro CC.
From The MailBag Ep 26 - Holiday Marathon & R12 Training
In the latest installment of From The MailBag learn about our annual holiday marathon & our soon to be released Resolve 12 training
Colorist Inspiration - Adding Sunshine
Adding Sunshine In post can be tricky but Dan shares his techniques in DaVinci resolve to turn dull and grey images into warm and sunny!
Optimize Sequence Settings in Premiere for Color Grading
Learn how to optimize sequence settings in Premiere Pro CC 2015 to enable 10-bit rendering for color correction and effects processing.
Anatomy Of A Grading Suite: Additional Technical Setup
In the last installment of the 3 part series learn about computer setup, control surfaces, GPU expanders & other key accessories for a suite
Look Inspiration - Red Filtered B&W
Dan shares his thoughts on how to emulate shooting black and white with a red filter on front of the lens to give an interesting look.
Look Inspiration - Warm Commercial Look
Dan shares his attempt at matching the shot on 35mm film warm commercial look of one of his favorite commercials this year.
How to Build a Color Correction Demo Reel, Part 2
Watch a professional colorist share his process for creating a 3-minute Color Correction Demo Reel - including missteps.
Colorist Inspiration - November
Its time for the big christmas ads to roll out and more colorist inspiration. Dan share's some of the top work and one of his own.