Grade School: Pro Colorist Tool Kit Q&A @CullenKelly
Grade School: Pro Colorist Tool Kit Q&A  @CullenKelly
Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This week's live is answering questions around color aware and unaware tools.

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0:00 Introduction

2:14 New round of CCA Announcement

5:23 Revisiting LGG workflows

9:24 Is the HDR global saturation knob also considered color space aware?

14:12 How does a color space aware tool work?

24:08 Is there any way to make the qualifier behave in a more intuitive way in log spaces?

31:00 Is the color warper also color space aware?

35:55 What’s the difference between using a CST sandwich to operate in a different color space and simply using the dropdown menu in a node?

40:30 If you could request Blackmagic for another color space aware tool, what would it be?

43:04 What’s the relationship between the colorist and the DP or the director prior to the shooting? What role does the colorist play at the preproduction stage?

48:59 What is the advantage of using a color space aware tool over non color space aware tools if those produce the result that I want?

56:30 Is there any workflow for color spaces that are not included in RCM or that produce strange behaviors such as the conversion to V-Log?

59:01 Conclusion
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Grade School: Pro Colorist Tool Kit Q&A

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