I recently attended a Baselight demo and really liked the way the colorist was able to compare grades. In Baselight, you can take 3x3 or 4x4 images of grades and compare them at the same time in one window. It's a great way to visually compare several different looks. I immediately jumped into Resolve, but couldn't find anything similar.
In this video, I've provided a work around to comparing all your grades in one window. You'll need a Decklink card, or one that will enable you to use your SDI output as a secondary computer monitor.
I recently attended a Baselight demo and really liked the way the colorist was able to compare grades. In Baselight, you can take 3x3 or 4x4 images of grades and compare them at the same time in one window. It's a great way to visually compare several different looks. I immediately jumped into Resolve, but couldn't find anything similar.
In this video, I've provided a work around to comparing all your grades in one window. You'll need a Decklink card, or one that will enable you to use your SDI output as a secondary computer monitor.
The 'Tangent Element' is the newest colorist control surface on the market and just started shipping about 3 weeks ago.
The Tao of Color visited our good friends at The Studio - B & H, the professional video division of B & H Photo, in New York City to get our hands on this surface and give it a test drive in DaVinci Resolve.
B&H's Michel Suissa and Tao of Color's Patrick Inhofer also offer up some buying advice.
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UPDATE 1: I've been informed that for DaVinci Resolve, the Buttons panel (Bt) and the Knobs panel (Kb) must be purchased together. One panel won't work without being paired with the other panel.
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Topics covered include:
• Physical size versus the Tangent Wave
• Portability
• Functionality vs. Wave in DaVinci Resolve
• Live demo - with DaVinci Resolve
• Overall Impressions
• Advice for Resolve colorists
• Advice for Scratch ad Scratch Lab colorists
Additional resources about the Tangent Element:
• Tangent Element Homepage: http://www.tangentdevices.co.uk/products_element.asp
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This is an extensive Product Review and Tutorial on the film grain, film texture, film effects product 'Cinegrain' www.Cinegrain.com.
If you want to add film grain or mimik certain types of film looks (Super 8mm, Silent Film, film flashes, lens flares) then the Cinegrain package of film footage may be right up your alley. It's not a plug-in - but actual scanned film. Since it's not a plug-in t's very easy on the CPU. But - it is a little heavy on your wallet... which is why I dig in so deep and show several different ways of customizing the footage for your projects.
What Is Cinegrain?
The Cinegrain package includes 1080p and 2k ProRes video clips ranging in length from a few frames (film splices) up to 45 seconds (film grain). Packages range from 50 clips to 400 clips clearly organized by category:
• Film Grain: 35mm, 35mm Dirt Fixed, 16mm, 8mm
• Dirt Scratches: Heavy dirt, light dirt, heavy scratches, light scratches
• Heads & Tails: Leader, Tails, Countdowns, Title Cards
• Optical…
This video explains the DaVinci Resolve Object Tracker and Image Stabilizer.
You can follow along by downloading these freely available clips:
- Ducks / Main Street: http://taoof.co/orResolveDemoClips (BlackMagic's Website)
- Local Hero Post Blog: http://taoof.co/orHeroPostDemoClips (the link for this Arri Alexa footage is just below the graphic of the histogram. BTW - read the post. It's good.)
Creating areas of light and shadow are no problem with DaVinci Resolve. PowerWindows, polygons, or curves can be a colorist's best friend when controlling where you want areas of contrast. The only thing that limits you is the simplicity of the shapes.
When shooting on set, a pattern or "gobo" can be placed in front of a light source to create shapes. We can use the same technique in Resolve by using external mattes. In this tutorial I will show how to create more intricate shadows or highlights that can make your images more moody or suggest location.
LINKS:
Directory of Gam Patterns: bit.ly/gampatterns
Images used in this tutorial: http://bit.ly/noirpatterns
image courtesy of Marta Colpani: http://www.flickr.com/photos/martacolpani/4934952722/
Just think about it… What if you were trapped under something heavy and the mouse was out of your reach? Scary, right? That's exactly why we have these keyboard shortcuts so you can still use Vimeo until the help arrives.
