Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Genesis is now live: https://procolor.ist/genesis

Live training and AMA on using Hollywood's secret weapon of film to get the best grades possible + the reveal of the new Genesis plugin. This is a live Q&A follow up to this video: youtube.com/watch?v=BVYJ4DXSNYo

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Improving you color grading requires the mindset of a colorist. Learn the mental models of pro colorists in my ebook "The Colorist's Ten Commandments": https://procolor.ist/ebook

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You can also grab my free Kodak 2383 film LUT for free: https://procolor.ist/freelut
Check out my Voyager LUT pack here: https://procolor.ist/voyager-lut-pack

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0:00 Introduction
4:40 ODTs behavior
7:30 Genesis settings
13:50 Print stocks in Genesis
15:00 Using only grain and halation?
18:15 Grading underneath Genesis
21:45 Genesis Offsets vs regular Offset
26:55 Genesis and JP2499
32:40 Genesis output color spaces
37:10 Creating LUTs in Genesis
38:38 Can you operate between the negative and print?
41:50 HDR workflow in Genesis
46:22 VFX Workflow in Genesis
48:15 Film Scan Workflow in Genesis
50:08 Genesis best practices
54:00 Post-Genesis adjustments
57:40 Can you break an image in Genesis?
1:04:10 Genesis controls deep dive
1:11:42 Advanced settings tab
1:12:35 Halation in high contrast scenarios
1:16:45 Ending