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Issue DCI: The Adele Edition |
The Color Grading Newsletter
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News, reviews, thoughts, career advice, and humor for professional Video /
Film Colorists & Finishers. Delivered Sundays. Curated by a professional color
grader and the CEO of MixingLight.com.
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There are so many memes about the Mike Tyson fight live-unstreamed
on Netflix! It makes me wish I had a meme section in this
newsletter. With a Resolve .1 update, a new Samsung Onyx
installation (has ANYONE viewed one of these yet? I’m looking for
educated opinions on it), Black Friday approaching, Thunderbolt 5
becoming a reality, and something fun and weird, the Intertubes gave
us a solid Newsletter. That’s all for me
now. Happy Grading!
I’ll see
you next Sunday.
Sincerely, Pat
Inhofer
Chief Photon Wrangler,
Publisher MixingLight.com PS – If you
find an item you think should be in this newsletter, send me an email with a
quick note about it.
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Featuring the work of creative craftsmen, the theory of color,
and industry news. Learn practical workflows, useful theories, and
actionable insights from existing (and emerging) leaders and
teachers in our industry.
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“You can participate in six nominations:
– Feature Film
– Short Film
–
Documentary
– Music Video
– Drone Video
–
Commercials
We accept any project that uses the Dehancer plugin and at
least one film profile. Participation is FREE, without extra
fees.”
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Two new courses just dropped at Dolby’s learning platform.
Both are focused on HDR as a creative tool (as opposed to the
technical workflow),
“Learn the benefits of using HDR throughout the creative
process and the impact it can have on your images and
storytelling … this course focuses on exploring the
possibilities and benefits of using HDR when shooting content
right from the start of production.”
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“Join Director of Photography (DoP) and coach Matthias
Bolliger to learn how to use contrast and color for content
and creative ideas and their implementation. Learn more about
the concept of “light scripting” from the perspective of
filmmakers, creative designers, cinematographers and camera
operators.”
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An overview of the process used and creative concerns on
the upcoming “Wicked”.
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If nothing else, click through for the amazing images of
this setup: “Held at the custom-built Adele Arena at Munich
Messe, this ten-date residency captivated audiences with both
the music and an unprecedented visual experience. We spoke to
Emily Malone, Head of Live Events and Peter Kirkup, Innovation
Director at Disguise, about how it was done.”
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If you’ve seen the Onyx in the wild, I’d love to hear your
thoughts and share it in the Newsletter. In the meantime,
Samsung continues rolling them out, “Recently installed at the
Pathé Palace cinema in Paris … these displays merge the
cinematic past with a future-ready, visually immersive
experience. The introduction of six Onyx screens, combined
with Samsung’s The Wall 8K MICRO LED screen in the cinema
lobby, represents a blend of historic ambiance with
cutting-edge digital enhancements.”
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“Netflix is removing nearly all of its interactive titles
and shifting focus away from this “limiting” technology. The
company now plans to utilize generative AI for game
development. You have until December 1, 2024, to watch/play
Netflix’s interactive titles. Only 4 of the 24 interactive
titles produced will remain…” Click through for those games.
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(podcast) This discussion focuses on Machine Learning (AI)
in filmmaking.
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These are recent Insights published on Mixing Light.
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(video) “Technologist and post production industry veteran
Katie Hinsen talks about her Annual Salary Survey – plus,
should be worried about AI?”
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(video) “Colorist Daria Fissoun CSI discusses fringing and
chromatic aberration. Including using a ResolveFX filter or an
HSL qualifier to reduce it.”
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(video) “Learn to fix edges when chroma keying in Fusion.
Blur, color correct, and extend colors on mask edges—including
effective light wrap effects.”
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(podcast) “See color differently by understanding the
phenomenon of synesthesia, as explored in my conversation with
Opera singer Emily Harmon.”
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Our craft keeps changing. And growing. Learn about updates to your
favorite software. Discover new tools to help you work faster or
more creatively. Build your toolchest with new techniques and
approaches.
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I’m linking to the Read Me, with the full changelog of this
.1 update. There’s a little bit in here for everyone.
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(video) Some of these items were rolled out earlier in this
release cycle. I recommend using the Chapters to find what’s
interesting to you. (via Rich Roddman)
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No benchmarking in this post from Puget. Just a good, clean
analysis of this update,
“For some users, the
benefits may take time to get through, as many of the updates
focus on improving background processes. These updates work to
reduce processing time and allow for smoother playback, which
can help when working with more complex projects. On the other
hand, users who work with Fusion may notice more immediate
benefits.”
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“Ahead of Apple’s launch of spatial video editing support
in an update to Final Cut Pro, Blackmagic Design has beaten
Cupertino to the punch with DaVinci Resolve 19.1. The update,
which is available for download on the Mac App Store, supports
spatial photo decoding, and MV HEVC spatial video encoding on
Mac.
It means that users can now easily edit and deliver spatial
videos for Apple Vision Pro, a feature that hasn’t appeared on
any mainline NLE up until now.”
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(video) Because the finishers reading this Newsletter may
find this interesting. Use the Chapters to navigate the
features covered.
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This is a good, affordable tool if you do media management
work in DaVinci Resolve. If you’re not familiar with
it:
“Resolve Collect copies source files used in a DaVinci
Resolve project (Media Pool or Timeline) to a single
destination using a DaVinci Resolve Project (.drp, .drb, .drt)
file from V9, V10, V11, V12, V12.5, V14, V15, V16 and V17 or
Resolve Collect Project file from V18,V18.5 and V19. Or you
can load an XML exported from, for example, Adobe
Premiere.
When you work with large DaVinci Resolve projects with
sources on a lot of different drives you might want to collect
them to one destination. Resolve Collect will copy just the
files you need, either before you start grading to get them on
a fast RAID or after you are done to Backup the project.”
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The latest maintenance release includes, “new stability and
usability improvements, particularly in keyframe handling,
tracker operations, and file path management.” Also, 3-point
editing is now supported.
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“A powerful AI search engine for your footage. No clouds.
No uploads. All on device. Final Cut Pro & Premiere. Avid &
Resolve coming soon.” (via Jamie Dickenson)
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“Black Friday 2024 (November 29th) is nearly upon us, with
deep discounts on post-production services, software and
essential gear, already appearing…”
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“Here is our list of Black Friday bargains for 2024, with
all the best deals around. It’s a growing list, so return to
this page regularly in the coming days, as more and more deals
will be shared.”
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They seem to have Frame.io in their sights, “While the
initial release focuses on a seamless desktop and web
experience, future updates will unlock real-time collaboration
on mobile. This update also marks LucidLink’s emergence as a
platform, unlocking deeper integrations, business intelligence
and advanced tiered pricing tailored to the needs of teams
worldwide.”
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“And even though the basic concept is easy to grasp – we’re
modifying a high dynamic range image for standard dynamic
range displays – the many permutations and combinations start
adding up to make it frustratingly complex.”
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“As well as the 3D spatial video editing support promised
earlier this year, a number of additional features that
editors will love are included, and the most impressive is the
Magnetic Mask. Let’s take a tour through the new features in
FCP 11.”
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Stay updated on the latest hardware that’s shipping – because
the craft of color grading isn’t just about software. Plus, keep an
eye on future equipment trends and hardware odds-and-ends.
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(video) MrAlexTech goes base-everything to see how well
this setup performs (or does not) with Resolve.
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Worth the click for all the detail and supporting chart
comparisons, “if you don’t need data rates over 40 Gbps or
plan on using super-high-refresh-rate or super-high-resolution
displays, Thunderbolt 5 won’t make any difference in your
life. That’s why Apple supports it only on the M4 Pro and M4
Max machines targeted at high-end professionals rather than
the whole M4 lineup.
Arguably, most of Thunderbolt 5’s features are aimed at
capturing the vast amounts spent on high-margin, high-end
goods by gamers, video editors, and others who want its
performance and video capabilities.”
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“To solve the current problem of not having enough
Thunderbolt 5 ports on the new M4 Macs. With the Hub, you can
turn a single cable connection from your machine into three
Thunderbolt 5 ports and one USB-A port.”
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(video) From the Portrait Displays channel, “Marcel Gonska
guides viewers through an end-user color calibration of the
new XPPen Artist Pro 24 (Gen 2) 4K drawing display.”
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Huh. I missed that Apple released it’s own camera app,
“Apple has also updated its Final Cut Camera app for iPhone.
With the new version of the app, users can finally capture Log
videos using the HEVC codec, as well as preview Log videos
with the Apple Log LUT and more. Read on as we detail what’s
new in Final Cut Camera.”
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Random thoughts, tidbits, and fun stuff catching my attention
this week. Maybe it’s color grading related. Maybe not. Ya gotta
read to the end of the Newsletter to find out.
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(video) Fun, if you want want to see ‘pushed’ HDR.
Although, some images aren’t overdone and are quite lovely.
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(video) So… it’s a slow start. But it’s fun, maybe more
funny than it intends, with a strong overlay of weird. You’ll
know you’ve had your fill when you get a strong urge for a big
Turkey leg.
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Th- th- th- that’s all folks! I’ll see you next Sunday. |
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