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Issue CCCLXII A TaoOfColor.com Publication Publisher: Pat Inhofer Managing Editor: Jim Wicks
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- [pdf] The Visual appearance of Skin in Motion Pictures - "to gain a deeper understanding of how the visual appearance of skin is created, reproduced and shaped, this paper explores the different influences on
skin which contribute to its final look." Download at the link. (finalcolor.com)
- Optical Art DI Colorist Ronney Afortu on 'In the Fade' - "Afortu believes that HDR and a wider color gamut is the technology to watch for the in future. He says, “It has had a big impact on DPs in how they set up a shot, how they light it.” (postperspective.com)
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- [video] Fusion: Auto-orient along path - "Tony Gallardo show you how to use modifiers in BlackMagic Design's Fusion to set objects rotation to their animated motion paths!" (youtube.com via Christophe Delaunay)
- [video] GoPro Fusion & Final Cut Pro X - "Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us how to shoot 360 video but then edit it as “normal” HD video in Final Cut Pro X." (provideocoalition.com)
- [video] The Art of HDR: "it's well worth the watch if you are
wanting to approach HDR as an art rather than a technical hurdle." From the Faster Together stage at NAB 2018. (fcp.co)
- Getting started with HitFilm Pro - "it’s a great alternative compositing application for editors and graphics designers who are looking for different tools to add to their editing and compositing toolkits. In the first article, I want to talk about the different versions of HitFilm for you to choose from, so you’re well informed when/if you decide to take the plunge." (provideocoalition.com)
- [video] Digital Anarchy's Transcriptive Gets New Features -
transcription service gets new features for automatically transcribing your video in Premiere Pro. (youtube.com)
- Understanding ProRes RAW - this article is mostly a look at the history of ProRes. With a quick summary
ProResRAW. (newsshooter.com)
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DaVinci Resolve: Basic Paint Clone - "The idea is to show colorists who have little or no experience in basic VFX, picture fixes, paint, etc. what they'll be able to do in v15." (youtu.be)
- Kollaborate 2.7 Update - Embed LUTs, watermarks and overlays;
folder uploading; view limits; Resolve marker import/export. "This version is a major update to our cloud workflow platform for sharing files and working more effectively with your team." (digitalrebellion.com)
- 7 Tips for Data Wrangling - "In this article we want to point out the most important aspects of the responsibility for ensuring safe handling of all the produced camera data." (pomfort.com)
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- The Prevalence Of Sequels, Remakes And Original Movies - "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom seems to tick most boxes as it’s a sequel to a spin-off from a previous series, which itself contained an adaptation and then two sequels. I thought it would be interesting to update the key charts and link to the relevant full articles." (stephenfollows.com)
- Can OLED's save TV pricing? - "the must-have electronic entertainment commodity, still centerpiece of the modern living room ranked dead last among key commodities with almost (minus) 100% price change over the two decade
period 1997 to 2017.." Do OLEDs have pricing power? (displaydaily.com)
- MoviePass
Revives Unlimited Plan, Will Offer IMAX, 3D Movies - "This is really a good deal, $10 per month unlimited subscription plan." Following the lead of TV pricing? (etcentric.org)
- Though Absent, Netflix Is Still A Big Presence In Cannes - "without naming Netflix. The question instead focused on the importance and relevance of cinema at a time when inexpensive large television screens and a limitless
supply of streaming content are being faulted for diverting audiences away from movie theatres." (celluloidjunkie.com)
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The stories featured in this section are from MixingLight.com, companion color correction membership website to TaoOfColor.com and paid sponsor of this Newsletter. Want to read a story listed here but not a member? Sign up for a free 7-Day Test Drive. - How To Safely Upgrade To DaVinci Resolve Public Beta Software - "the latest release of DaVinci Resolve 15 is very exciting. But it's currently in 'Public Beta'. What does this term really mean? And how can you
update to it without putting your computer (or your projects) at risk?" (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Evaluating LUTs with a Stress Test - "look-Up Tables (LUTs) are black boxes that make it difficult to know what precisely they're doing to your image. Colorist Jason Bowdach shows you how to stress test and evaluate your LUTs." (mixinglight.com)
- [podcast] Getting Started As A Colorist + How Grading Is Changing? - "recently we've been getting a lot questions from young members asking how to get started as a professional colorist and how has grading changed over the years? We tackle those questions and more in this audio Insight of From The MailBag." (mixinglight.com)
- [video] Practical Beauty Color
Grading Level One: Quick and Effective - "Sometimes even offering the smallest level of beauty work for a client can go a long way, in this Insight you learn some skin smoothing and eyebag reducing tips that can be done quickly and efficiently." (mixinglight.com)
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- HPA NET at Microsoft - "NET invites you to be part of the conversation about a dozen of the most engaging topics affecting our industry. Choose the three topics that most interest you and join in the conversation!" Good topics. Los Angeles, June 7.
(eventbrite.com)
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- [video] Build Your Own Home AR With An Ikea Desk Lamp & A Laser! - "The open-source Lantern project promises to transform any surface into AR using Raspberry Pi, a laser projector, and Android Things." Fun, that can go wrong and become
inadvertently funny. (jnack.com)
- Do You Hear
"Yanny" or "Laurel"? - Solved with science. And fun. (youtube.com)
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- Apple faces class action lawsuit over failing MacBook butterfly keyboards - "The lawsuit alleges that “thousands” of users have suffered from problems with the butterfly keyboard device that render it ultimately useless." (9to5mac.com)
- NVIDIA TITAN Xp Supercharges the 13-inch MacBook Pro - "This article trumpets how a 2016 MacBook Pro 13-inch
Touch Bar laptop can accelerate GPU intensive apps by huge margin." (barefeats.com)
- [forum] How to solve a glitching New Mac Pro Rendering to
4k? - "Due to the glitching, I've been rendering cache files clip by clip so the cards don't overheat, and have been using those on output. But apparently that's not optimal because you can't force best debayer and best scaling." What's the solution. Colorist Marc Wielage provides the crazy answers. (liftgammagain.com)
- My DIT Cart - "Jason Naran works as Digital Imaging Technician and Video Playback Operator on many large-scale productions...His cart is built to be robust and adaptable at the same time, in order for him to use it on
shootings in the famous New Zealand locations." (pomfort.com)
- NAB: Imagine Products and StorageDNA enhance LTO and LTFS - "what is HyperTape? The target customer for myLTOdna is a DIT with camera masters who wants to reduce how much time it takes to backup their footage." (postperspective.com)
- Premiere Pro CC 2018: iMac Pro & Mac Pro vs PC Workstation - "with the rise of 4K, 6K, and even 8K workflows, high performance is no longer just a convenience - it is a necessity." (pugetsystems.com)
- Review: The i1
Filmmaker Kit and Colorchecker Video from X-Rite - "the color chart is vital to making sure your colors are being represented accurately in general, but on multi-cam shoots it really comes into play" (provideocoalition.com)
- Watchdog DPC Violation Error on Asus X99E-10G WS Motherboard + Multiple NVIDIA GPUs - "recently we have been seeing an issue in our support department with a specific hardware
combination: the Asus X99E-10G WS motherboard and triple or quad NVIDIA GPU configurations . . . we have created an instructional video to guide users through resolving this problem." (pugetsystems.com)
- ATTP Connects SAS HDDs/SSdS/Tape Drives to Thunderbolt 3 PCs - "ATTO this week released its ThunderLink 3128 SATA/SAS Thunderbolt 3 adapter, which can allow a Thunderbolt 3 host to connect to up to eight SAS 12 Gbps/SATA 6 Gbps drives." (anandtech.com)
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- When Size matter: Corsair launches Obsidian 1000D Super-Tower Case - "Just as its name implies the case is quite large." I call it a doozy. (anandtech.com)
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- How To Turn On Gmail's Smart Compose And Let Google AI Write Your Emails - "At least that was the promise onstage. Smart Compose recently rolled out in experimental form and at this point, the reality isn’t quite as revolutionary—but it’s
still pretty cool." Assuming the company creating it isn't evil. (pcworld.com)
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Th- Th- That's ALL Folks! We'll see you next week. Happy Grading! 13,700'ish Stories Shared
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The Book Shelf- The Definitive Guide to DaVinci Resolve 14: Editing, Color and Audio - just released book by Blackmagic Design as an introduction to the app, with downloadable media to follow along. Your Tao Publisher is a contributing author. (amazon.com)
- Color Correction Handbook, Updated - Alexis Van Hurkman has updated his Color
Correction Handbook, which has set the standard for learning all things color correction. (amazon.com)
- Color Correction Look Book - This
is the second part of the Color Correction Handbook, exploring the creative techniques for over 200 different visual looks. A sort-of recipe book for colorists. (amazon.com)
- The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction - Read how a dozen different colorists grade the same footage with the same gear, differently. A fantastic approach to learning the craft of color grading by Steve Hullfish. (amazon.com)
- Color Grading with Avid and Symphony - Written for version 6. Fully applicable to version 7. I was a contributor. (amazon.com)
- Digital Cinematography: Fundamentals, Tools, Techniques and Workflows - Don't let the title fool you. I'm only a third way through this book and its explanations of how digital images are recorded, sampled and viewed is essential knowledge for anyone who's craft intersects with digital images. Not light reading. But not filled with math either. I highly recommend this book. (amazon.com)
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