Jack Jones
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Why not try these guys – https://www.lilliputuk.com/
Jack Jones
Freelance Nucoda/Baselight/DaVinci Colourist
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Nucoda gives you the option of working in a SMPTE or Full Range (CG) project – As well as Log and Video Log.
This sets all the pivot points where they need to be, and there is a great option for scaling CG for monitoring and force clipping on SMPTE (If you really wanted to!).
I tend to use LUTs to do my SMPTE>CG and reverse.
The confusion tends to come in when QuickTime automatically expands SMPTE to CG. Bit of a pain when it comes to proper color management, but once you know what does what you tend to be fine 🙂
Jack Jones
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https://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?74001-REDgamma3-and-REDcolor3-update
“DI will typically still start with REDlogFilm and REDcolor3.”
Many DI colorists out there don’t have access to the Red settings in the grade. The Red footage is prepared to fit into a Log pipeline for film outs. VFX can then work linear to light using a standard LUT so everyone is playing the same game.
Obviously depends on everything from budget to color pipeline to workflow.
Jack Jones
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I’d output your XYZ straight from Resolve as 16-bit TIFF images (full range) and ENSURE the lab to bypass any color processing (it’s very easy to forget in EasyDCP).
You can’t go wrong that way.
Jack Jones
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With OpenDCP you have to feed it full range files otherwise your blacks will be lifted.
Full range, Rec. 709 16bit TIFF images with your chosen scaling for full, scope or flat. Do the Rec. 709 to XYZ transform in OpenDCP (which will account for the 2.6 gamma). Obviously ensure Logarithmic is unchecked.
Remember that with OpenDCP you have to compile the audio separately. You also need to know what servers it’ll be playing on as to whether or not you can create SMPTE packages or if you can only create INTEROP 24/48fps.
Do a 10 second test and check it in the EasyDCP player demo. Grab a still from it and do an XYZ to Rec. 709 transform to check it’s correct – the licensed software will do this transform but that’s a semi-work around.
Most importantly be sure to speak with whoever is screening it and find out the exact details of what you can provide.
Jack Jones
Freelance Nucoda/Baselight/DaVinci Colourist
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I don’t know much about the Resolve specifics, but the following should be helpful;
You should make your DCP from your DCDM.
– The DCDM should be made up of full range 16-bit TIFF files, ideally broken down into reels.
i.e. filmtitle_r1_10000001.tif
– It should have a gamma conversion to match DCI spec of 2.6.
– It should be mapped into the XYZ colorspace using either a LUT or a Gamma Matrix.Practical guidelines are available here: https://www.knuterikevensen.com/?p=312 and a full list of software/hardware are available on the DCP Wikipedia page.
Jack Jones
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What file types are you dealing with? DPX? ProRes? MXF?
Maybe try some different media types, might just be a bandwith issue over the USB 3 as previously mentioned.
Jack Jones
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Here’s what I use for ProRes on Windows… Perfect and free of any colour/gamma shifts!
Jack Jones
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Numerous bits of Windows software can make ProRes, just at a fee. Telestream Episode 6 is one of them.
Jack Jones
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To remove subclips:
0. Place your sequence in an Avid bin on it’s own.
1. Show Reference Clips – Unchecking Subclips.
2. CMD/CTRL+A to select all clips in bin.
3. Right-click on sequence (with all clips still selected).
4. Relink to “selected items in bin” (include offline if needed).You’re done! That should help everyone out!
Jack Jones
Freelance Nucoda/Baselight/DaVinci Colourist
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https://www.jackjonescolourist.com