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Color Grading & Finishing

Color Timer Podcast

JOHN DARO December 22, 2024

Color Grading Animation with Seasoned DI Colorist John Daro

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October 2026
- Oct 9, 2026 The Metamerism Monster: Why Your Displays Don’t Match - And Why It’s Your Eyeballs' Fault Oct 9, 2026
July 2026
- Jul 30, 2026 Filmlight + John Daro in Japan Jul 30, 2026
- Jul 23, 2026 ALE to CCC Converter: A Quick Workflow Utility Jul 23, 2026
June 2026
- Jun 16, 2026 Into the Depths: Resurrecting Golden Age 3D at Water Tower Color Jun 16, 2026
May 2026
- May 19, 2026 Go Speed Go: Remastering the Hyper Color World of Speed Racer in 4000-Nit HDR May 19, 2026
- May 14, 2026 What Is Too Bright? Navigating Creative Intent in the HDR Era May 14, 2026
March 2026
- Mar 24, 2026 Spinning in Style: Coloring a 360° RED Camera Rig for Balenciaga Mar 24, 2026
February 2026
- Feb 17, 2026 If you are in Tokyo 6/23 Feb 17, 2026
- Feb 4, 2026 Bit Depth Deep Dive: The Mathematics of the Digital Canvas Feb 4, 2026
November 2025
- Nov 5, 2025 Netflix's "In Your Dreams" Premiere Nov 5, 2025
- Nov 5, 2025 Somewhere Over the... Sphere? Grading The Wizard of Oz for a New Dimension Nov 5, 2025
- Nov 5, 2025 A Big Day for "The Work We Do in the Dark": IMDb Launches the "Color Department" Nov 5, 2025
October 2025
- Oct 16, 2025 Thanks for joining the "Ask the Colorist" panel at SMPTE 2025! Oct 16, 2025
- Oct 7, 2025 Join Me for the 'Ask the Colorist' Panel at the 2025 SMPTE Summit! Oct 7, 2025
September 2025
- Sep 26, 2025 In Your Dreams | Official Trailer | Netflix Sep 26, 2025
August 2025
- Aug 29, 2025 The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Aug 29, 2025
- Aug 29, 2025 Niagara Takes Flight Aug 29, 2025
July 2025
- Jul 2, 2025 LG Roadshow - A New Era of Home Entertainment: Ambient Light Compensation Jul 2, 2025
June 2025
- Jun 2, 2025 ACES at Cine Gear Saturday June 7th Jun 2, 2025
May 2025
- May 8, 2025 WB Tour Spot May 8, 2025
April 2025
- Apr 24, 2025 Until Dawn out today Apr 24, 2025
- Apr 14, 2025 Bridging Eras: How AI is Reimagining 'The Wizard of Oz' for the Sphere Apr 14, 2025
February 2025
- Feb 12, 2025 Building a Retro CRT Effect: From Shadertoy to Baselight Matchbox Shader Feb 12, 2025
December 2024
- Dec 22, 2024 Color Timer Podcast Dec 22, 2024
November 2024
- Nov 23, 2024 Introducing Water Tower Color Nov 23, 2024
- Nov 21, 2024 Water Tower Color is Open Nov 21, 2024
October 2024
- Oct 11, 2024 Section Meeting Tuesday, October 15 6 - 8:30 pm Oct 11, 2024
September 2024
- Sep 19, 2024 Best Practices - Remote Color Approvals on iPad Pro Sep 19, 2024
August 2024
- Aug 1, 2024 HDR by Barco Aug 1, 2024
July 2024
- Jul 26, 2024 How to - Add a LUT in Avid Media Composer Jul 26, 2024
May 2024
- May 29, 2024 John Daro's Take on the Future of Color Grading: AI, Cloud, and Remote Workflows May 29, 2024
April 2024
- Apr 11, 2024 Baselight X Grade: A Game-Changer? Hands-On Impressions Apr 11, 2024
- Apr 11, 2024 ShotDeck & the Art of the Steal: How References Fuel Your Vision Apr 11, 2024
March 2024
- Mar 21, 2024 The Kardashians Season 5 Teaser Mar 21, 2024
- Mar 20, 2024 8AE - Really Really Mar 20, 2024
January 2024
- Jan 1, 2024 HDR - Flavors and Best Practices Jan 1, 2024
November 2023
- Nov 28, 2023 Big Congratulations to tonight's HPA winners Nov 28, 2023
September 2023
- Sep 22, 2023 Come join us at the Linwood Dunn Theater for a SMPTE Hollywood and Colorist Society Hollywood Oct. 5 event. Sep 22, 2023
July 2023
- Jul 27, 2023 Post Perspective - Color Pipeline: Virtual Roundtable Jul 27, 2023
- Jul 12, 2023 Congratulations "Dear Mama" Emmy Nomination Jul 12, 2023
May 2023
- May 18, 2023 100 Years of Warner Bros. May 18, 2023
- May 12, 2023 Dear Mama May 12, 2023
January 2023
- Jan 24, 2023 Cheers to "The Sea Beast" Best Animated Feature Film Nomination! Jan 24, 2023
November 2022
- Nov 8, 2022 How To - Dolby Vision Nov 8, 2022
October 2022
- Oct 12, 2022 Questioning Color Oct 12, 2022
July 2022
- Jul 29, 2022 DC League of Super Pets Jul 29, 2022
- Jul 8, 2022 The Sea Beast - High Dynamic Range on the High Seas Jul 8, 2022
- Jul 1, 2022 WINDBORNE: CALL OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES Jul 1, 2022
April 2022
- Apr 12, 2022 Bit Depth and Precision - Why It Matters Apr 12, 2022
- Apr 5, 2022 The Sea Beast Teaser | Netflix Apr 5, 2022
February 2022
- Feb 10, 2022 Kimi - Virtually a Virtual Production Feb 10, 2022
January 2022
- Jan 21, 2022 EDL Extension Cleaner Jan 21, 2022
- Jan 12, 2022 Kimi Trailer Jan 12, 2022
December 2021
- Dec 22, 2021 Looking Back on 2021 Dec 22, 2021
November 2021
- Nov 29, 2021 How to - VR 180 Video Files Nov 29, 2021
October 2021
- Oct 6, 2021 How to - Convert 29.97i SD to 23.98p in Resolve Oct 6, 2021
September 2021
- Sep 18, 2021 Colorist PSA - Logarithmic isn't Before Sep 18, 2021
July 2021
- Jul 16, 2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy - Multiple Worlds, Multiple Deliveries. Jul 16, 2021
June 2021
- Jun 18, 2021 Best Practices: Restoring Classics Jun 18, 2021
- Jun 9, 2021 Space Jam Trailer 2 Jun 9, 2021
May 2021
- May 21, 2021 Documentary Color Grading - P!NK: All I Know So Far May 21, 2021
- May 12, 2021 P!nk: All I Know So Far May 12, 2021
April 2021
- Apr 5, 2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy - Trailer 1 Apr 5, 2021
March 2021
- Mar 15, 2021 Recommendations for Home Color System Mar 15, 2021
February 2021
- Feb 26, 2021 Tom and Jerry Feb 26, 2021
November 2020
- Nov 24, 2020 Baselight Tips and Tricks Nov 24, 2020
October 2020
- Oct 28, 2020 VHS Shader Oct 28, 2020
August 2020
- Aug 17, 2020 The War With Grandpa Aug 17, 2020
May 2020
- May 15, 2020 Finishing Scoob! May 15, 2020
- May 13, 2020 SCOOB! and Best Friends Animal Society May 13, 2020
April 2020
- Apr 28, 2020 How To - AAF and EDL Export Apr 28, 2020
March 2020
- Mar 18, 2020 Brockmire Season 4 Starts Today Mar 18, 2020
July 2019
- Jul 31, 2019 3D - A Beginners Guide to Stereoscopic Understanding Jul 31, 2019
June 2019
- Jun 6, 2019 The Rook :: A Global Collaboration Jun 6, 2019
April 2019
- Apr 10, 2019 The Last Summer Trailer Apr 10, 2019
March 2019
- Mar 28, 2019 A Brief History of HDR Mar 28, 2019
- Mar 8, 2019 "Walk. Ride Rodeo." out today on Netflix Mar 8, 2019
April 2018
- Apr 24, 2018 HDR - Flavors and Best Practices (Copy) Apr 24, 2018

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