Aaron Rosapepe

Thanks Abby, I hadn't seen this. Looks like some nice updates! http://www.avidblogs.com/whats-new-media-composer-2019/

Thanks @dermot.shane and @Tom Evans I will start researching your suggestions. Appreciate it!

Greetings, I am about to start editing a project that has been shot on both Red Dragon and Black Magic Ursa Pro 4.6K. I have never graded a project using different raw formats in one session and am trying to formulate a workflow plan now so I won't get caught off guard during finishing. Is it possible to set more then one raw format on a single timeline in Resolve so the correct color science is being interpreted? If not, what would the most efficient approach be? Any thoughts / advice appreciated!

I finally had some time to download the demo of Mocha Pro and try out the "remove" features and was very impressed. With just a few clean plates on a shot I was able to remove a blemish as the subject turned her head. It really seems to do a great job with matching the light as well. I have to say I'm surprised Adobe didn't think of this first considering Mocha is using a similar technology to the "heal" tool to interpolate between the clean plates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdIbciXqgic

Black Magic's penchant for hyperbole aside, I can't afford to buy into Nuke or Flame so I'm looking forward to discovering what Fusion has to offer.

Looks like there's a recent course on FXPHD. I enjoyed their DR training so may be worth a look. https://www.fxphd.com/details/564/

For those of you interested in Fusion, the author of this course for Nuke mentioned in a youtube comment that he has a re-touching course for Fusion as well. Not sure if it's in the works or finished but if I find out anymore, I will report back. https://www.fxphd.com/details/462/

A recent project that I cut and contributed motion graphics to. Color grade was done by Shinya Sato at Cosmo Street. This project really resonated with me and hope some others will enjoy it as well.

Finished that one up a few weeks ago. Thanks to all for the suggestions.

Never heard of that plug-in, thanks!

In your experience, what do most clients expect to see in terms of different looks prior to committing to one aesthetic?

I would love to get some insight as to how you all kick off the first grading session. I'm courting more freelance projects and am finding it's tough to get the ball rolling with some people as they really don't know what they want. I don't want to waste time exploring the wrong path as most of these projects are low/no pay to build up my reel. How do you deal with new clients? Do you ask for reference? Do you offer to grade a couple of stills to get the ball rolling? What have you found to be the most effective way to hone in on what your client really wants?

I like the VSCO stuff myself but Im not a professional photographer. Ill usually find a look I like then bring it into photoshop and mix it back into the original image until I get the look I desire. It would be nice if you could do this right in Lightroom but it's a nice way to back off on the effect. Nice work on your site btw.

Thanks Abby. I think the director is asking me to push it past a point that it's not really working but I will give that a go.

Hi Nicolas, I love the VSCO presets for photography. I wish I had more technical knowledge of what was happening under the hood for you but pretty sure there's no magic to it as they work right within Lightroom. I think they've just done their homework as far as coming up with looks that can feel very natural or more processed depending on one's aesthetic. I usually use them for a little film grain and I like the emulations they achieve (a couple of my photos attached). I think Ill have a go of analyzing a few of my favorite settings and see if I can emulate in Resolve. Should be good practice!