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Digital Intermediate - Colour Grading

One of the main roles performed by Steve Shaw (who, let's face it, is Digital Praxis!) is that of DI colourist - both as hands-on operator, and as DI supervisor. You can checkout his film history at the IMDB. Although not a complete list, it does give a flavor of the work Steve has been involved in.

What it obviously doesn't list is work performed in a technical support role, but that information can be found elsewhere within this website.

But here we are more interested in the role of DI, and of colour correction in particular.

However, it is worth reiterating here that DI is NOT just about colour correction - something that this website aims to help explain in some depth.

The following are some examples of before and after images graded by Steve for a feature film called Les Absintheurs (The Absinthe Drinkers), a film directed by John Charles Jopson, and helps show why DI is more than just colour correction... The final images were generated on the one DI system (iQ Pablo) with no additional VFX equipment.

Original image

Graded final, with new sky added and the far hills removed as the clearer blue sky suggest less haze and greater visibility than the original image.

Original image

Graded final, again with replaced sky, and this time with the power lines removed. It would have been easier and cheaper to have relocated for the close-up side-on shots, except that this was a single day's shoot for this scene and the light was fading fast, so a 'fix it in post' decision was the right one to make in this instance. And by using the correct DI system (not one only capable of colour correction) both the sky replacement and power wire removal were performed easily (by Steve Shaw) within the DI session - not a separate VFX one!

Original image

Graded final, with evening approaching...

Original image

Graded final, in a bright and airy painter's studio.

Original image

Graded final - The Absinthe Drinker...

Steve Shaw, colourist, grading Silence Becomes You.

Steve Shaw - Digital Praxis Ltd.
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Axis Films & Axis Post
Digital Praxis' Steve Shaw has partnered with Axis Films, to launch Axis Post.

The new company is a Digital Intermediate operation that will compliment the camera hire facilities of Axis Films.

For more information on Axis Post contact paul@axisfilms.co.uk, or click the logo above.

Digital Praxis LUT Builder
The Digital Praxis ViewLUT Builder continues to add more formats, including:

XnView
Quantel iQ 3D Cubes
Quantel iQ 1D/2D
Iridas
S.two
Shake
OmniTek
Thomson Luther 3D Cubes
Scratch 3D Cubes
Pandora .mga 3D Cubes
HDlink
Fusion
Lustre
Nuke
Flame
Smoke
Evertz
Kodak TCS
DVS 3D Cubes
Combustion
Chrome Imaging
Cine-tal
Avid
etc.

Additionally there are a number of pre-set LUT values, enabling quick LUT set-up for common viewing conditions and image formats, including:

Viper 3200K
Viper 3200K with added contrast
Viper 5600K
Viper 5600K with added contrast
Viper Florescent
Viper Florescent with added contrast
Viper Magenta Filtered
Viper Balanced
Cineon/DPX LOG to Print
Genesis LOG Gamma to LIN Light
Dalsa
Linear

As well as a number of 'special' versions having been generated for clients individual requirements.

Additionally, the LUT Builder can now format Gamma Curves for use with Sony's CvpFileEditor program enabling easy build of curves for f900 and f950 CineAlta cameras...

See Digital Praxis LUT Builder for more info.