Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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0:00 Introduction
2:50 How to innovate in look development
5:25 Monitor recommendations
6:06 Are the Filmlight color awards biased towards Baselight users?
7:43 Beauty work tips
14:37 Why most film emulations solutions desaturate the highlights?
26:05 How important are neutral blacks? How to get moody shadows?
39:45 Film Emulations under any DRTs vs Film Emulations that applies specifics DRT
46:10 Multiple deliveries using CSTs
55:00 Using Genesis on a Macbook Pro screen
58:53 Recommended third party tools
1:04:25 Conclusion