Today’s guest will probably be familiar to many of you.
Steve Shaw and his company Light Illusion are well known in the world of calibration and color grading.
I chatted to him about his work with Quantel and other companies in the past. Also, film emulation over the years and the current products and services that Light Illusion offers.

We discuss:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:13) - Interview starts
• (01:36) - Starting at Quantel
• (06:08) - Quantel as pioneers
• (12:38) - Quantel IQ and Pablo
• (16:03) - DI and film emulation
• (20:46) - Film Lab Profiling Service
• (24:53) - Light Illusion's film profiles
• (27:21) - Origins of Lightspace
• (34:35) - Film emulation vs film looks
• (39:20) - Film meets HDR and HDR limitations
• (41:35) - Image vs reality. Marketing bollocks!
• (42:06) - Resolution
• (45:59) - Why we calibrate
• (48:04) - Compounding error
• (59:32) - Calibration interval
• (50:14) - Client education and support
• (53:39) - Calibration process
• (58:47) - Manufacturer auto-calibration
• (01:00:37) - Display linearity
• (01:01:50) - Probe calibration and probe matching
• (01:04:54) - Checking linearity
• (00:01) - 06:03 Heat stability
• (01:09:30) - Video and full levels
• (01:11:58) - System delay
• (01:15:43) - Signal path and system setup
• (01:19:55) - Custom patch sets
• (01:23:56) - Linear and log data compression
• (01:26:11) - Visualizations in Colorspace
• (01:28:31) - Zero-1 range and negative values
• (01:30:44) - Six Primary color systems
• (01:32:57) - Colorspace for color science
• (01:35:06) - Image sequence probe and virtual studios
• (01:36:21) - Broad spectrum white LED’s for virtual studios
• (01:38:23) - Multi language interface
• (01:39:53) - P-generator
• (01:42:08) - Third-party software development
• (01:43:37) - Manufacturer integrations
• (01:46:36) - Viewing angle
• (01:49:14) - Sign-off
• (01:49:35) - End logo

This episode I’ll be speaking to Kaur Hendrikson a colorist based in Tallinn Estonia.
Any of you who use DCTL’s will be familiar with his name.

In the last few years, he has setup up a successful DCTL store and is constantly developing new tools for freelancer and large facilities alike.
He does DCTL and Python scripting training for Black Magic and platforms like Mixing Light.
We spoke about this and a lot more.

We discuss:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:18) - Interview starts
• (02:04) - Starting out
• (06:01) - Estonia
• (08:36) - Hockey Stick
• (13:13) - The DCTL store
• (15:49) - Vision mixing automation
• (21:41) - Coding to solve problems
• (22:58) - Black Magic teaching
• (25:22) - Resolve Certification
• (26:42) - Teaching
• (28:51) - Python Scripting
• (30:53) - Product Design
• (34:28) - Future of DCTL library
• (37:52) - Current limitations of DCTL
• (42:19) - Panel Mods
• (45:42) - Color management
• (51:16) - Issues with color management
• (52:45) - Maths in DCTLS
• (54:32) - Color models
• (56:03) - Functions and smoothness
• (59:13) - DCTL bad practices
• (01:03:25) - Problem solving
• (01:04:44) - Highlight Modes
• (01:11:29) - Recent grades
• (01:13:06) - The future
• (01:14:26) - Node tree
• (01:15:40) - What young colorists need
• (01:19:02) - Project Archives
• (01:20:41) - Open-Source vs for profit
• (01:26:32) - Interacting on forums
• (01:28:32) - Forum theatre
• (01:32:49) - Finding work
• (01:36:33) - Current interests
• (01:42:47) - End sign off
• (01:43:08) - END LOGO

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In this episode, I'll be talking to Thatcher Freeman. He's a California-based colorist and software engineer. For his day job, he's an actual AI specialist. He's made great contributions to the color grading and software coding communities. He's also a filmmaker, so I wanted to talk to him to find out what makes him tick.

We discuss:
- Thatcher's background in film making.
- The difficulties on finding resources on color theory.
- Current industry trends.
- A colorist's value.
- The combination of art and technology.
- Freelance pressures.
- Subtle vs Pushed graded.
- Things that break the signal.
- Personal taste in films and watching as a professional.
- Thatcher's DCTL library.
- Advice for DCTL coding.
- Current Research.

Check out www.patreon.com/ColorMentor/ for colorist training.