[Tig] Color

[Ted Langdell]

On May 1, 2007, at 11:40 AM, Joe Owens wrote: (In regard to

> Its a bit like the super-duper golf clubs that are now available.
> Par 5's are shrinking to chip shots in the right hands -- but if
> you're a slicer -- the ball will be in the next county, not just on
> the next fairway., Like me....  ;(   Golfing, that is... once a
> year...  stupid game... mutter, mutter...
>
> Joe Owens
> Presto!Digital Colourgrade

I think you have a good sense of it, Joe.  There are folks editing  
with FCP that haven't begun to use the full set of tools due to the  
depth of the toolset or the fairly simple needs of their projects.

Similarly, even though the new FCStudio comes with Color, I'd opine  
that many of the purchasers won't use the application in the  
heavyweight manner that occurs in the color grading business.

As you say... "what may become evident is that the Color application  
does
require infrastructure -- at the very, very extreme least a reliable
colour environment -- or the consequences of working blind will
become very apparent."

What I do expect to see popping up over the course of the next few  
years are experienced colorists with the infrastructure in place  
offering their services to FCP users who aren't able/aren't  
interested in doing it themselves, and colorists with experience in  
using Color and outboard tools training people who ARE interested in  
using Color how to use the tools well.

Maybe that's another curriculum segment for Stephen Bradford's  
Collins College and other schools to offer.
Music Theory and performance are taught in secondary and post  
secondary schools.  Why not the art and science of Colorist?

Ted.

Ted Langdell
Ted Langdell Creative Broadcast Services
Marysville, CA
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