The Scrutinizing Editing – Sunday Morning Color Grading Newsletter

June 8, 2025

This week: Examining Yedlin's HDR assertions, Resolve 20 features, Building Suites, Premiere Resolve, Blackboard One, and more...


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Issue DCXIX: The Scrutinizing Edition

The Color Grading Newsletter

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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Sunday, 08 June 2025

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Curated & Published
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Patrick Inhofer
From The Publisher
It’s been a nose to the grindstone kind of week. So not much to say – other than I’m happy Sunday is here.

I hope you are, too.

I’ll see you next week.

Happy Grading!

Sincerely,

Pat Inhofer
Chief Photon Wrangler, Publisher
MixingLight.com

PS – If you find an item you think should be in this newsletter, email me a quick note.

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The Craft
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.
More details and registration at the link. “Baselight for macOS: The Basics: ​Thursday 12 June, 10am to 5pm – ​For professional colorists and color assists who want to get started using Baselight for color grading, workflow and look development. Our experts will guide us step by step in the creation of a project using all of Baselight’s advanced tools.

​Discover Baselight 7: Friday 13 June, 10am to 5pm – The second day’s session, designed for colorists seeking to master Baselight, expands on day one and focuses on advanced tools widely praised by the colorist community, including X-Grade, Chromogen, Curve Grade, and Texture Equalizer.”
“When acclaimed cinematographer Steve Yedlin declared HDR’s advantages “detriments dressed up by misinformation” at a closed-door FotoKem presentation attended by industry luminaries … it challenges fundamental workflows and creative intent, not to mention billions in technological investment. 

Yet Yedlin’s arguments demand rigorous examination. We unpack the claims, evidence, and critical omissions in the conversation.”

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