Glad you enjoyed it. Yes the streamdeck is full of surprises, but the clock is great. Its the simple things sometimes. All the best and thanks for watching. Darren
@@nevencuca1680 Jaja, yeah. Cool way to see equipment in the field and with all their power horse characteristics in use. Literally, all I can afford is the pen and the mouse.
As an Emmy award editor from the 60s, 70s & 80s things have come a long way for sure. I worked at the largest post facility on the east coast of USA where we had (26) 2" quad tape machines (later some Sony 1") (4) film chains (we invented the pan/scan system) an AMPEX HS-100 slo-mo machine. In each of the 4 edit rooms we had Quantel squeeze zoom, AMPEX ADO, grass valley triple re-entry switcher, and if course a heavily modified CMX system that can use up to 26 selectable I/p sources. In a other room we had the first CMX-600 non linear edit console. The result from this was an EDL on an 8" floppy to be used in one of the online edit rooms Each edit room was setup like a living room with a big couch behind meb coffee table, small end tables on each side of the couch. The walls had carpet on them for sound absorbing and carpeted floors. Back then everyone smoked EXCEPT in the edit & film chain rooms. Had a lot of fun those days. I went from cutting tape using a grease pencil, to manual electronic editing (punch & pray), to using time code (using eeco editor) then onto CMX and lastly AVID NLE. Happily retired now, but I restore old 2" quad video tape machines as a hobby
First: I most highly recommend the book, Vision and Art, the Biology of Seeing, by Margaret Livingstone. If, like myself, you are a newcomer to visual arts and / or someone who didn't take a formal course in video production, filmmaking or color grading, this book is a complete introduction to color theory, how the human eye perceives color, and how certain artists have made use of color. There are interesting insights and nuggets of practical information on every page. I purchased the Biology of Seeing a year ago, after Darren recommended it in another video. Making use of what I learned about color and light in this book, I've built a few interesting luma- and luminance-based transitions (learning Fusion is a separate challenge). For a "technical" book, it's written in a very easy to understand style, and the page layout presents the information clearly. Well done, Darren, recommending it again. And, second, thank you Darren for the terrific tour and slice of a day in the life. Have fun in Amsterdam.
Thanks Adam. Glad the book was good for you. Walter Volpatto got me on to it. Off to Amsterdam tomorrow so getting ready for a busy show!! All the best, Darren
Awesome tour, funny how our studios are very similar except my desk is behind the client couch and they sit directly in front of me so we can both see the client monitor if needed. Loved this!
Yes, me behind client couch would be perfect set up but I cant do it like that in my room due to how the door opens, and it works well as is. Would love to see your set up if its similar...maybe I can steal some ideas ? Always open to change!
20:51 I'm a Londoner now expat in QLD Australia since 1997, but miss my old UK hangouts. Nice place Brighton; the last time I was on that beach was when the Eleni B ran aground between the piers, which will tell how long ago. Got some nice shots for the archives but got frozen solid into the bargain. Love the videos. I'm moving from Vegas to FCP and now to DaVinci, so they've really helped the transition and thanks for taking the time and trouble to make them.
Thanks for this - you have a beautiful facility. As a former audio studio owner (24 years) I’m impressed by the old Soundcraft board. It was a great British brand back in the day that I believe has got bought out. Agreed - regular exercise is key to aging well in the studio business.
With the mention of the 6500K desk lights, I would like to learn (in a video) how your reference monitor(s) are calibrated, what software/hardware is used, and how often this is performed? Great BTS of the studio. Thank you.
very welcome. I have a professional comes in to calibrate so cant really show how I do it. My time is not well spent calibrating monitors. Glad you liked the video and tour though. Darren
@@DarrenMostynIf I would like to find someone to calibrate my color grading monitors who do I reach out to? What title do they hold so I search online. And how much would someone like that charge to calibrate your monitors? Thanks
Thanks for the studio tour. It was everything I hoped for and more. Much as I loved geeking out to your set-up, the most important bit for me was the trip to the gym. As someone who has screwed up their health from sitting for wa-aaay too long in front of a computer, the importance of getting out, going to the gym, and staying healthy is vastly underrated. Brighton is a great place, absolutely love it there, so I can see why you look so happy there with Baxter. Living the dream, Darren, albeit with broken ribs!
I love living in Brighton. Ive travelled the world many times and been to some amazing cities, but Brighton is a very special City! Glad you liked the wellness element too. I am very happy yes thanks. Ribs healing fast!
Thanks Enzo. I love my studio, but more importantly, my clients do too. Its not in Soho and everyone loves Brighton That's why i showed you a true slice of Brighton life! Its less than an hour from London and by the sea! What's not to love!!
Thanks a lot for this tour. Thanks to your video I got the Ideal-Lume Pro a couple of months ago and I don't regret it. Even as a beginner I consider it well worth the money.
Definitely very interesting. Although a bit beyond the universe of the beginner/enthusiast. And it also explains to me why I was not able to find any video about "how to setup (reasonably cheap) HW for the color grading" - apparently, your high end pro equipment (probably also extremely pricy) keeps you in a safe distance from the low end issues (like "why the hell it all looks so nice on my noname screen but when I upload it to youtube it is miserable" - well your explanations of the scopes improved me a bit - thanks for that). So to be more concrete - if at one day you have no more great ideas for a "next episode", here may be something (hopefully not only interesting for me): - Explain all the variables (color transformations) along the way between the footage and the screen -- Footage -> DRV (aka input color transform - covered well by you) -- DVR timeline -> export (aka output color transform - covered well by you) -- DVR timeline -> (Mac)OS (???another color transform??? - I am able to find some DVR settings for this - LUTs - no idea how it plays with the entire chain - I was not able to find good explanation on this) -- (Mac)OS -> Screen (???yet another color transform??? - I can see some OS display settings - no idea how it plays with DVR and/or the screen chain - was not able to find any good explanation on this) -- Screen/Display itself (???yet another color transform??? either by the screen itself (I was able to find the screen switch to REG709 - but it produces rather ugly results) or just by imperfectness of the screen) - Also the terminology of the color spaces is a big mess for me (DVR calls color spaces some way, my OS different way, my screen also a bit different way) Just for your imagination: As I do not trust all the chain above provides me the right visual feedback during my attempts to "color grade", I am verifying my "color grades" by uploading it to YT and watching it on various devices - do not laugh too loud :))) Anyways, thank you for sharing your experience... I am learning a lot from it...
Inspiration. Darren, I always wanted you to make a studio, and last around 4 months ago during your live stream you answered my question I will do the Studio Tour and since then I was waiting. The wait ends. It is really good to see that you are using so many tech pieces on one single table. True inspiration! By the way, you look young when you don't wear specs and look senior when you wear your regular studio specs.
Hi Yash! Good to hear from you again my friend. I told you it was coming and I’m good for my word! Unfortunately need the specs to see what I’m grading , but thanks kind words! Al the best, Darren.
I'm a New York-based colorist and I listen to BBC 6 Music while I'm grading too! I'm currently transitioning from another platform to Resolve and finding your tutorials most helpful. And I agree the finish on the rear of the panels is far too shiny in the monitors so I've used black masking tape on the silver bits to eliminate the reflection. Thanks for the tour of your setup -- it's given me a few ideas for the next time my suite is upgraded.
Thank Neal. Glad you enjoyed it. BBC 6 is the best...it nearly got axed a few years ago by the BBC and there was outrage with listeners. Good luck with your upgrade! Thanks again. darren
Excellent! The bloopers were already a mile more, but the Müsli at the end were such an over delivery that truly got me by surprise. Great story! Getting one of those resizable desk frames. Thank you for all the insights.
Great video Darren. Love seeing old Brighton. Being an ex pat living in the states it's nice to see some of old stomping grounds. Not much has changed by the looks of it. For me, i'm just super excited to finally find out what candle you are burning in the suite. Phew, I can finally sleep at night :) Take care!
Great video! It was wonderful to see your studio. I am literally so green with envy you couldn't colour correct it (ta-da-dish). Thank you for sharing this. I now know what I want to do when I grow up. I will send you some of our local beer from Cape Town for your fridge.
That was great, Darren. So sorry to hear about your ribs, it must be painful! I have a colleague here in Italy from Brighton. I’ve heard about a book called “Paint with Light (s)”- not sure! I’ve never seen it but apparently is great! Thank you very much for this great tour!!! Cheers to you and the beautiful Baxter 🐾
small point, high cri doesnt mean the actual color temp will be accurate. This is why HMI arent as high cri as most leds these days, but the color temp it is giving off is actually extremely accurate.
Amazing studio tour. I now have my wishlist all planned out to upgrade my space…hitting the lottery may help but I can’t wait to getting a more professional setup. Hope your ribs heal quickly!!
Thank you Darren for this great video. I am new to Devinci and I have learned so much from your videos. I am a Audio Engineer by trade, but I am recreating my career. I have placed an order for the Mini Panel because, I believe it is the best tool that I can afford...lol to give me the best advantages in learning how to become a Pro-Colorist. I am using a pro BenQ monitor for editing and a LG C2 65 as my client and playback monitor. I will send pics of the studio in the near future. The tips on the lights and the Studio 4k answered a lot of my questions. Take care of those ribs and we will see you in your next video.
Baxter's just as well trained and obedient as my Bailey. 😀 When I injured myself at work earlier this year, the first thing I did to aid my recovery was get a "Stand Up" desk from Amazon. They really are worth their weight in gold. I also treated myself to the keyboard you recommended. It makes me feel like a Jedi waving my hand to turn the backlight on. Little pleasures.
Hey Frank. Yes only had the desk a few weeks and loving it so far. Baxter is just loved...he doesn't need to be obedient. I had to cut out tons more people stroking him to keep the content mildly on track! He's a great dog really.
I absolutely love the look of that staircase, but modern building codes (at least here in the US) absolutely do not let us do stairs like that for exactly the reason you found out! Thanks for the tour (both of the office and of Brighton) and I hope you heal up quickly!
The houses here in my street are about 140 years old - maybe more! Modern building codes here wouldn't allow it either, but it is a beautiful staircase and I bet they don't get built as well as this place was back then ! Thanks for the good wishes...Im getting better quick, thanks.
Well about £400 too late then! They also released the M1 chip after I bought a £15K Intel Mac pro! You get used to it! Thanks Bill. Glad you enjoyed the tour anyway.
@@DarrenMostyn I also got the 2019 Mac Pro same setup as you, I feel the pain. Oh well, at least we can keep it a couple more years (until all software goes native silicon) then it can become a quite nice server.
@@nimrod7785 exactly! As long as it pays for itself in short time I dont really mind - Id still rather be on the Mac than PC for my main workstation - I have a nice ASUS laptop too.
Thx for the tour. My take away is the mobile thing👍 not to be a smartass, but you can run all of your lightings through the elgato combined with WiFi plugs and/or IFTTT. Once it is set up you will never go back. (Guess the curtain/blinds, whatever it’s called in english, too)🙏
Thanks, nice to see how the professionals work. Like your control console, I only have the micro panel, speed editor and a BenQ reference monitor 24" connected to a decklink mini monitor card in the PC.
Sounds like you have a perfect set up! The fact you are using a decklink to a acalibrated monitor is a huge step forward - the rest is all 'would like to have ' stuff.
For workstation-type use, the Mac is too outdated for my taste. I was surprised you weren't using a Blackmagic camera for your RU-vid camera. A wonderful tour Darren, thanks!
Hi Andy. BMD cameras no good for autofocus. Sony A7Siii has amazing autofocus - thats why. Also I don't need to grade it...just set to cinetone and its done. Saves me time. Mac works for me as I dont like Windows.
@@DarrenMostyn True, the touch screen autofocus is not exactly ideal. But... there is the DJI RS3 Pro with Lidar for autofocus if a person wanted to throw money at the issue.
Ahh Brighton, I'm just down the coast in Ebo (it's what I like to call it to make it sound cool). Studio looks amazing! I would love to have all that equipment (doesn't mean I'd have a clue how to use it or course). Great to see you at Resolve Con. Just catching up on the panel discussion because colour is basically a total mystery to me.
Loved the tour, I wish some of the footage had a greater DOF so the gear in the background wasn't so blurry, after all that is the stuff you were talking about. 🙂
sorry. We were in really bad light. When we lit the studio the monitors just glared and I really only had about 3 hours to record the tour. Took me 2 days to edit. Im aware its not great quality, but I just dont have the resources or time to film it like a promotional video. Hope it didnt ruin your enjoyment too much. I also know the audio is bad on the vlog bits. It will all get better in time. Im a full time colourist and RU-vid is just a side part of what I do. Thats whyy its taken me 6 months to actually record this! Glad you loved the tour anyway and your point made is a fair one. All the best, darren.
Sign up to my free email list (no catch, no spam, just free info). bit.ly/2RrjvpN Bear with me a few months but something in the pipeline I think you will like. Appreciate your support Josafet., All the best, Darren.
Thanks for the info about issues with the Wacom. I am new to Wacom and Resolve and that had been frustrating me, but I thought it was because I am new to both.
Interesting. Personally I can start off with a really tidy desk and in two weeks, it looks like a hurricane hit it. I respect people that have the vigilance to keep things tidy. Didn't see your bass guitar in the video. Maybe next time? Heal those ribs and feel better.
Bass Guitar is at home. This is my studio which is not a home set up. I'll get the bass in someday!! Ribs healing fast , thanks Jim. Off to IBC tomorrow so that will test them!
"... Means my phone is off the desk, means I can casually keep an eye on it when I've got TWENTY THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN unread emails..." - Darren Mostyn
Sharp eyes - but its 29,661 now! Life is too short to read every email you get! Live a bit! People will get hold of you somehow if its important. I prob get 200 emails a day of which 4 need really answering - better things to do with my life tbh.
Thanks for the tour Darren :) I completely nerded out watching this. I really want to visit Brighton now!! One thing I still do not understand - how are you running scopes from your Resolve project on the Mac using a totally separate PC? Cheers man. PS - You need to carpet those stairs mate. Lucky you only broke 2 ribs...could have been worse!! FEEL BETTER!!
Hi Joey. Always good to hear from you. The scopes are being fed from my Ultrastudio to the PC. So my Ultrastudio feeds the PC, My hero grading monitor and my client monitor and the audio. Hope that helps. (Thunderbolt from MAC running Resolve to the Ultrastudio). Feeling much better on the ribs now thank you - not 100% but much better every day!
awesome tour Darren, thank you 😊 I missed the Neatvideo denoiser, but maybe that one is not available for mac, not sure. highly recommended though, so much better than the Resolve one. btw, did the backlit logickkeyboard already desintegrate? 😉 great work as always!
Really nice setup you’ve got there Darren. If you were wanting to be a bit more of a minimalist, say editing on the go, could you run a MacBook Pro with an iPad Pro displaying the source monitor? I’ve edit on a 27” IMac and the actual source monitor window is so small I can’t see anything. Cheers mate
Love the set up and I hope one day i can get there... Thoughts on the LG Oled a2. I am still new to this and on a budget. I am looking for a good clean feed monitor i can color grade off for weddings. I do have the sypder calibrator tool. Just looking for something That will work but will not break the bank.
Great stuff as usual Big D! Always a joy to see your content. Maybe I missed it, but what do you use for power management/UPS of all that gear in there? I'd like to hear the run-down. That is really a big deal where I'm at as there are sooooo many brown-outs going on. Yikes! 😲
yes I missed that in my tour and meant to show it. Behind the main mac is UPS - brand is APC, I can't remember the size but its enough for the RAID, the Mac Pro and the GUI monitor. Everything else Im not too worried about if power drops.
