Tom Evans

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  1. Tom Evans
    I will usually deliver shots with effects created in the editing suite with handles so that the finishing artists can recreate them. That way they don't need to get back to us for a new delivery if they want to change the timewarp or other effects created earlier in the pipeline.
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    Great work Margus! Back lit window shot coulds be tricky but I think the skin tones look great and the depth is good.
  3. Tom Evans
    Flame, Smoke, AE or any finishing tool are often used for outputting the final master because online work (VFX/Compositing etc) is the last task on the chain. If grading was the final task the master files would be rendered from Baselight og DaVinci or any of the color correctors. It's as easy as that.
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    Graded on Baselight by Laura Jans Fazio at Encore.
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    Thank you very much!
  6. Tom Evans
    Disabling / Enabling the Red Rocket card in the preferences was the solution.
  7. Tom Evans
    Looks great, did you color it?
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    I will try that! PC
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    I would bet the same thing but that isn't the case this time. Actually, I've started a new project and imported the files once again but they appear offline. Strange? The file sizes are intact, it's like DaVinci suddenly can't read r3d files anymore.
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    Maybe DaVinci doesn't want to recognize RED files anymore. Maybe I have deleted the codecs without knowing it? Is that possible?
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    The same thing happened to me today. All my clips suddenly went offline. The folder names with the clips are not changed and when trying to reimport the clips they appear offline. Any idea?
  12. Tom Evans
    Marc, would you prefer the client to shot for B/W in color because of the monochrome mixer benefits?
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    A great film (narrated by Keanu Reeves) about film preservation.
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    ENR and Bleach Bypass are two different processes. On the movie Evita the lab retained only about 38% of the silver (ENR process = Variable process from 0% silver to 100% silver) and they did a complete bypass in Seven (they left 100% of the silver in the print). The look depends on other factors as well. Different stocks, exposure etc. On Seven they flashed the negative (to soften the contrast by darkening the highlights and leaving the blacks very dark) and pushed the 5283 stock one stop. So, "Bleach Bypass" can be quite different. The technique discussed above gets you close. Then, fine-tune until you get something you like or that is close to your references.
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    Avid Media Composer 8.7 is out! Read about the new features here. Color space HDR update: All references to AribB-67 have been changed to HybridLogGamma across the editing application. This change is seen in the color space selection, as well as color transformations in the Source Settings.
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    Have you thought about running your footage through a VHS player? This plugin could also be useful http://www.redgiant.com/universe-tools/vhs/
  17. Tom Evans
    The human brain fills in colors of B/W images, according to an fMRI study from the University of Tübingen. Don't know if that theory applies here Would be interesting to know why they went for the magenta hue.
  18. Tom Evans
    The original spelling was actually “photochrom” and was developed in Switzerland. Once the process was introduced in America, the “e” was added to aid pronunciation.
  19. Tom Evans
    Thank you for your clarifications Daniele!
  20. Tom Evans
    Great, looking forward to see what you have come up with!
  21. Tom Evans
    A small digression, is it a common perception that features should have less contrast?
  22. Tom Evans
    Is grading HDR particularly hard on the eyes?
  23. Tom Evans
    Bruno, you are a lexicon of technical knowledge. Great to have you here!
  24. Tom Evans
    All the nifty things that are necessary because of Apple's limitations.
  25. Tom Evans
    Disabling the card in the preference menu worked! Not a good solution for the long run though, but I hope this is fixed in the next build. Thank you Nicolas.