The most exciting thing I saw was the Free Viewpoint TV (FTV) holodeck. Yes! The technology that introduced Princess Leia to Luke Skywalker in1977 now exists in our own galaxy and can project holographic images right in front of you. I would say 3-D images but that term has been so badly abused and confused…
The word ‘asset’ – or ‘asset management’ – is now used so often that we could be forgiven for forgetting what it means. The Oxford English Dictionary says that an asset is ‘a thing of use or value’, and for most media businesses their content is their lifeblood. So it makes sense to treat content…
I am unashamedly posting a link on this, rather than writing my own blog. And yes there is a free gift included at the end! Unite! Read this if you value your job. Tim Kreider writes what I think far more eloquently than I, because after all he is a professional writer. But he is plagued…
Now that DI has really taken off and the cost of owning a system has fallen sharply, the number of working colorists has grown just as dramatically. This boom in color grading may also have caused significant changes to the perception of images by the audience. Similar changes have been reported and described in language,…
I have been busy working with BBC Digital Media Services working on restoration workflows and digital asset management. I suspect that most people think that the BBC only work on their own material but actually their services and expertise are commercially available, and utilized by a broad range of clients ranging from broadcasters and museums…
Thanks to everyone that pointed out that Nucoder is in fact spelled NUCODA and more correctly refers to Nucoda Film Master. I have corrected this and other spelling mistakes on the table. In fairness to Warren I hear he had been assimilated by Pablo the red giant, who put a black magic mistika spell on…
I just finished a day of playing with ACES. As part of a white paper (coming soon) Digital Vision invited me to experiment with the full workflow using Film Master, and Dolby kindly loaned a PRM monitor for the occasion. I was able to try some film material scanned ADX and delivered as ACES .exr…
Hundreds of colorists have now benefitted from International Colorist Academy classes, and many have demonstrated their satisfaction by coming back for more. We love staying in touch with everyone and getting feedback to improve what we do and to help colorists everywhere. Lots of great suggestions are sent in and we act on them as…