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- The Color of Daredevil - “As I watched, it became more and more apparent that yellow gives Matt Murdock and the Daredevil persona power.” The power of color as a storytelling device in Marvel’s episodic
Daredevil. (avdicristina.com)
- HDR, Resolve and Creative Grading - “in this article, I provide a summary, from a colorist’s perspective, of what HDR is, what the different flavors of HDR distribution look like right now, and how HDR works inside of DaVinci Resolve “
A must-read for colorists interested in diving in the deep end of the HDR knowledge pool written by a friend of the Tao. (vanhurkman.com)
- The Search for Missing Colors: A Muggles Guide - "in the past five decades, since Gordon Moore issued his famous eponymous law, computers have become eleven billion times more powerful. The effective resolution of our televisions has increased by a factor of about twenty-seven since 1941. Yet
the color space of our screens has hardly changed”. A rant from your Tao Publisher? Nope, it's from a much more unlikely source teaching 'muggles' about the transformation our displays are about to undergo. (newyorker.com)
- Behind the Project - “Sometimes you just need to stretch the image to its limits then come back a little to find that right balance.” Colorist James Bamford talks about his workflow and approach to grading the award winning ‘Honda
Ignition’ commercial in this short case study. (themill.com)
- Del Toro In Colors - about an embedded video which is a Supercut of Del Toro's work, "this video is a
visual lesson showcasing the importance of primary colors in storytelling and how combining them maximizes color contrast and enhances the image even further." (robbessette.com)
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- [video] Resolve 12.5: Why is there a new point tracker? - plus other features in the new version of Resolve. (groundcontrolcolor.com)
- [videos] Changing Channels - “how to work around low-quality images by breaking them down into their individual RGB channels, evaluating the quality of each one, and then rebuilding them with the most detail possible.” Chris Zwar on
using After Effects to help improve an image. (provideocoalition.com)
- ‘Post Picks’ Recognizes Top NAB Accomplishments - what does Post Magazine think were NAB's most impressive products? Somehow, the Deluxe VR division
got an honorable mention. Huh. (postmagazine.com)
- [podcast] NAB 2016: Visiting with Imagineering and Core Melt - discussing the new features in Mocha Pro. Also
an interview with Core Melt about an upcoming de-noising plug-in. (provideocoalition.com)
- Frame.io’s Deep Integration With Premiere Pro - in case you missed this last week, it's nifty technology and integration. (nofilmschool.com)
- Slow Down The Action With Optical Flow In Final Cut Pro X - a tutorial on using Optical Flow in FCPx that includes downloadable sample images to follow
along. (premiumbeat.com)
- Automatic Duck: Xsend Motion - "this tool leverages the power of the FCPX’s version of XML to move . . . FCPX timelines, clips, or sections of
timelines over to Motion 5." Good for Team Duck! But really, Apple never did this??? (digitalfilms.wordpress.com)
- Review: Boris FX’s BCC 10 - and how it integrates with Avid Media Composer. (postperspective.com)
- In Praise Of Lens Flares - this story popped up on our radar recently. While we've linked to it previously, your Tao Newsletter Publisher is also a big fan of lens flares, for the reasons outlined in this story. So we're re-filing this
story for your consideration. (provideocoalition.com)
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- How Empire's Color Team Jumped Ship - "Fox megahit “Empire” got a sharp new look. At about the same time, colorist Scott Klein and his team jumped ship from Technicolor to Warner Bros. Meanwhile, that
studio expanded its post-production services and tapped into a new revenue stream." (variety.com via Marc Wielage)
- 4K Is Kinda Meh - "when you analyze a native 4K image, you become aware of the deficiencies in the image . . . Here are some factors that become more obvious when you view the footage in its original size." A good analysis of 4K in the real world. (digitalfilms.wordpress.com)
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member? Sign up for a free 24-hour Test Drive. - [video] DaVinci Resolve Studio Rising: Part 1 - this free overview of the new Studio-only features in Resolve 12.5 makes the point that the Blackmagic mothership has decided to make the Studio upgrade path much more compelling to users of the free version. (mixinglight.com)
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- [video] Lytro Cinema Camera - a sit-down, live demo interview showcasing the revolutionary cinema camera that allows the focus, aperture and perspective to be changed after it has been filmed. With a 755 mega
pixel sensor, and live capture of 3D data. This is essentially a close-up view of the big NAB unveiling. (youtube.com)
- 5 Ways To Deal With Creative Burnout - “It happens when you work yourself too hard. It also happens as a result of being stressed out for long periods of time.” 5 ways to deal with burnout. (creativebloq.com)
- Art Of The Cut With ‘Batman vs Superman’ Editor - an interview with one of the most experience Hollywood editors you'll ever meet. (provideocoalition.com)
- [videos] The Making Of ‘The Revenant’ - 'In this Making Of post I’ve brought together the best videos, articles and interviews I could find on the making of this epic film." (jonnyelwyn.co.uk)
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- [video] Fruit Ninja (In Real Life) - okay, so one of the most addicting games in the world right now is the fruit-slicing game, ‘Fruit Ninja.’ But have you ever played it in real life? These people do. We mean,
these Ninja’s do. (youtube.com)
- [video] This Number Is Illegal - seems unlikely that simply knowing a number would land you in jail. But this number is actually illegal. How? Well, it involves security. Not funny but cool and not a bad way to spend a few minutes with your coffee. (youtube.com)
- [video] Apple
Campus 2: Drone Flyover - it's been awhile since we've featured a drone shot of the new Apple spaceship. This is recent. And of course, you can stream it to your UHD display. (9to5mac.com)
- Stunning Aurora Borealis From Space - also in UHD. (studiodaily.com) Better yet is this PDF link on how to pick up the NASA UHD satellite signal to watch on TV, Mac
or PC. (nasa.gov)
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- 8K LED Screen - “This is a massive technical achievement!” No kidding. And it’s only 31 feet x 18 feet. Perfect to put on the outside - not the inside - of a house. (redsharknews.com)
- Benchmark Appetizer: Early 2016 MacBook Retina 12 inch - as big a fan as I am of speed benchmarks, I gotta think if you're buying a 12-inch screen it's not for heavy-duty CAD design. (barefeats.com)
- Internal 1TB Flash Upgrade For MacBook Air - this is cool. (barefeats.com)
- [video] Ikan’s CV600 Spectrometer - "Ikan shows off a new spectrometer for the discerning gaffer or cinematographer." (nofilmschool.com)
- [video] NAB 2016: Teradek Sphere - a interview about Teradeck's jump into wirelessly monitoring Virtual Reality. (studiodaily.com)
- [video] NAB 2016: Canon 8K - a prototype of a camera with an 8K sensor recording via quad 4K. (studiodaily.com)
- [video] NAB 2016: Sony Debuts 55 Quad-View OLED HDR
Monitor - we saw this display and it was a bit of a head scratcher. At 450 nits it's not an HDR mastering display, so they're selling the 'quad view' mode, with each view having its own EOTF, which we didn't care for. Click through for an explanation.(displaydaily.com)
- [video] NAB 2016: NHK 8K HDR Demo - a show floor report about NHD's "8K cameras and video . . . along with a demo of HDR on an 8K display." (displaydaily.com)
- [video] NAB 2016: Samsung Proposes Dynamic Metadata - a very interesting report about a new proposal for HDR and why we might want 'dynamic tone mapping' metadata that affects the PQ curve. (displaydaily.com)
- NAB 2016: Bob Zelin's Perspective - Zelin is a well-known and (mostly) respected old-school engineer who has successfully transitioned to our new
digital world. He's got a solid roundup of all things video hardware. (library.creativecow.net)
- [video] NAB 2016: Flanders Scientific's New Gear - a show floor overview of what's new at FSI, including award winning Box IO 4K LUT device which
includes Test Patch generation, HDMI outputs and multiple independent streams of video. (nofilmschool.com)
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- [video] Winter - filmmaker Martin Heck shoots 4K timelapse. His newest video is called the Dolomites Timelapse Series. Slo-mo, great color, 4K. Who could ask for more? (vimeo.com)
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- [video] The Titanic Sinks in Real Time - if you have 2.5 hours with nothing to do, then check out this animation that tracks the demise of one of the world’s most famous ships in
realtime. Titanic strikes the iceberg one minute in. At 16:52 all engines are ordered to stop for the last time. No sign of Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, or that famous song. But a doozy to watch all the same. (youtube.com)
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- A Streaming Service for the Super-Rich and Famous - "studio moguls in the Hollywood Hills, top CEOs, and sports legends already enjoy watching many of the current blockbusters
in the comfort of their living rooms and private screening rooms." All thanks to a $35,000 box with ridiculous anti-tampering technology. You gotta read it to believe it. (businessinsider.com)
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The Book Shelf- 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)
- Autodesk Smoke Essentials - Walk through grading a short sci-fi film (with downloadable
ProRes4444 source material) while learning the ultimate online finishing app... Autodesk Smoke. (amazon.com)
- Color Grading with Avid and Symphony - Written for version 6. Fully applicable to version 7. I was a contributor. (amazon.com)
- Adobe Speedgrade CC: Classroom in a Book - A solid book for a solid grading app. (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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