Recently we've been thinking a lot about how quickly time seems to go by and nothing demonstrates this more than how our kids have gone from being to toddlers to graduating high school and moving on to their next stage in life.  

While there isn't anything novel about this transition, it got us thinking about the unique challenges of being a parent who's also a post production professional. 

In this episode of The Offset Podcast we're exploring this topic in detail.  

Some specifics include:

• Time management & being present
• How the work around the work is a big parenting challenge
• Parenting when your partner isn't in the post business
• Giving a peak behind the curtain to your family
• Is post a good career path for kids?
• How knowledge won in post applies to other careers & industries

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In this installment of The Offset Podcast we’re discussing why there’s been an obsession with film print emulation over the past few years and if we’re ever going to move on from the FPE mania that has been gripping the color world recently.

The 2020s at least in most western media, could easily be defined as the FPE era. One only has to look to the plethora of FPE tools available and to their screens to see that FPE is everywhere.  But is that a good thing?  What constitutes good FPE and poorly executed FPE? Will we ever move past the obsession with the film print look?

Specifics covered in this episode include:

• What's good vs poorly executed FPE?
• How the goal posts for FPE keep moving
• What about HDR in an FPE world?
• Remastering of film orginated projects
• Why developers are choosing FPE for products
• End user fatigue & is FPE popular everywhere?

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There’s a term that’s been on our minds a lot recently - refactoring.

It's a computer programing that essentially refers to the idea of restructuring, and optimizing source code to improve the efficiency of software while persevering the intent and overall functionality.

In this episode of The Offset Podcast, we want to extend that idea to postproduction businesses - most of which (ours included) could use some streamlining, added efficiency, automation, and in general, improvement on all things related to the business.  
 
 Specific topics covered include:

• Refactoring pre-sales & sales 
• Improving the onboarding process
• Gaining efficiencies in technical and operations workflow
• Bringing the refactoring concept to creative approach
• Understanding the idea of taking a step backwards to take two steps forward
• And more!    

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In this Episode, we're wrapping up NAB 2026 with some first hand experience from Joey - who, as he's done for almost a decade, was the lead Resolve demo artist at the Blackmagic Design booth. In addition to Joey's NAB experience, we'll discuss the state of affairs with trade shows like NAB and then explore some of our favorite things centered around DaVinci Resolve 21.  

Specific topics include:

• The state of NAB
• Joey's experience at the Blackmagic Booth
• The new photo page in Resolve 21
• Other great new Resolve 21 features
• The new trim pass workflow
• Layers!
• Other cool stuff - Luminary, Gaia Autocal Reporting, Adobe Color mode

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It's that time of year again - NAB time!

That annual gathering in the desert that in many way acts a launching point not just for new products but industry trends and standards.

In this installment of The Offset Podcast, we're discussing NAB 2026, what we hope to see, but also what we're a little worried about (AI Slop). Specific topics we'll explore in this show include:

• The proliferation of IP video & significantly faster networking
• Storage: innovations or vaporware due to memory shortages
• The continued move to QD OLED and network features for monitors
• Software: bug and workflow improvements maybe more important then shiny features
• Plugins and the end of the film emulation craze
• AI everywhere

If you're attending NAB - be sure to bring comfortable shoes, drink plenty of water, and take care of your voice in the loud convention halls and parties!  Also there's still time to get tickets for the Colorist Mixer - check out www.coloristmixer.com for more info.  As mentioned in the episode, Joey will be attending the show, if you see him please be sure to say hi

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In this episode of The Offset Podcast, we're joined by Brandon Thomas & Stefan Allen from Conform.Tools. 

Conforming is one of those processes in modern postproduction and finishing that can be technically challenging and a huge time suck. Different NLEs and color/finishing tools all think slightly differently. For example; positioning or a speed change in Premiere Pro might not show up correctly when conformed into DaVinci Resolve.  

Over the years editors, colorists, and conform artists have built hacks and built up institutional knowledge of workflows for moving projects from one system to another but even at their best, the methods can be tedious and are seldom set it and forget it.  

Conform.Tools is a suite of tools that is poised to really change how conforms are done making them efficient, fast and dare we say fun!  We were super excited to sit down with the guys and talk about the challenges of conforming and how conform.tools can help on your text project. 

Some of the specifics we discuss in this episode include:

• What makes conforming so challenging
• The problem of different math and algorithms between different applications
• Dealing with common conform problems like in/out point slippage, reel names, and other timecode issues
• Working with sizing and speed differences including speed ramps, interpreted clips, and speed interpolation
• Goals of conform.tools and looking at the workflow
• Conform.Tools module: Timeline Exchange
• Conform.Tools module: i20
• Conform.Tools module Conform Connect including the forthcoming desktop app
• The team at NAB & The NAB 2026 Colorist Mixer
• And more!

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In this installment of The Offset Podcast we're discussing vibe coding and its role in post production workflows.  

You've likely heard this term before, but if not, vibe coding refers to the concept of using natural language via an LLM to program tools like websites, apps, plugins etc. The promise of vibe coding is that anyone - given good enough instructions - can program or code complex tools without specialized knowledge.  However, as you'll hear the promise and reality aren't always aligned.  

Some of the specifics we'll explore in this episode include:

• Understanding APIs, SDKs and other high-level background information on programing
• 'Analog' vs 'vibe' coding
• The intersection of traditional programing and vibe coding
• Vibe coding success is based on quality input and quality testing
• A few vibe coding examples
• The role of vibe coding platforms
• And more

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It’s our 50th episode!  

When we started this project a few years ago, it was mostly out of a desire to ‘make something’. We never thought we’d build up a library with hours of audio and video content. A huge thanks to all our listeners and viewers, we couldn’t have got here without you!  

We’re also extremely grateful to our amazing sponsors including Flanders Scientific who have been with us since day one and our newest sponsor Conform.Tools.  These are both amazing companies, with fantastic people and outstanding products - please consider them the next time you need a color critical monitor or workflow tools for your next big project.  

We’re excited for the next 50 episodes, but can always use your help - please like and subscribe were ever you find the show, tell your friends and colleagues and if you have an idea for a new episode please consider using our submission form at offsetpodcast.com

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In this episode of The Offset Podcast we’re taking a look at an often debated topic:  Using multiple monitors or a single monitor in a color suite.

It used to be in color suites around the world a single top tier CRT monitor was the only one in the room.  But as time went on and CRTs were phased out, a new paradigm emerged - the operators reference monitor and a larger client monitor.  This kind of setup has persisted in color suites for over two decades.

While the reference/client monitor setup is ubiquitous, it’s not without issues.  Room setup/positioning becomes vital, managing metamerism issues when using two different display technologies are used can be a battle and perceptual matching between monitors can be challenging.  

But what if you could eliminate multi-display issues and depend on a single large reference monitor - well thats not without its own issues!

In this episode we’ll explore this topic including covering some specifics including:

• Recap on traditional color room monitoring setups
• Grading theaters - a model for a single display room
• Mimicking the living room and challenges that presents 
• What’s metamerism and why its such an important topic in multi-display setups
• Issues mixing display technologies
• The importance of room layouts
• Perceptual matching - what is it and does it work?
• The downsides of perceptual matching
• And more!  

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Please give a warm welcome to our newest sponsor Conform.Tools!  

Conform Tools allows you to convert timelines between Premiere, Resolve, and other NLEs while automatically solving all those tedious issues that can add significant time to your workflow. With a growing toolbox of features, you can avoid time consuming trim and transfer issues, and securely send large media files to collaborators at a fraction of the size, in minutes instead of hours.

Built by post professionals, Conform Tools helps editors, colorists, and conform artists move faster and finish stronger.

Check out https://conform.tools for more info. 

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In this episode, we're continuing our discussions on dealing with archival and stock sources.  In part 1 we explored issues with film sources.  In this episode we're exploring issues with video originated sources. Its always a bit shocking some of the issues that even big productions just accept as 'inherent to source'. While that might sometimes be true, there are lots of ways to fix common issues if you know what to look for.   

Some of the specifics we discuss include:

• Dealing with interlacing
• Blanking & edges
• Pixel Aspect Ratio (P.A.R) issues
• Resolution

Check out www.offsetpodcast.com for our entire library of episodes + some of the additional assets mentioned in this episode that are available for download.  

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Productions of all types and sizes often rely on archival and stock footage, but not all archival is created equal and some content can be wrought with issues. While its easy to just to say 'inherent to source' and ignore issues with these types of sources, a lot of problems can be addressed in a pretty straight forward manner.  

In this episode we're starting a two part series on dealing with archival sources and how to get them looking their best.  We'll start out in this show exploring general issues with archival and stock and then explore film originated archival issues - issues you'll often encounter and ways to address them.  In part 2, we'll focus on video orginated specific challenges. 

In this episode some of the specifics we'll discuss include:

• Big picture issues with archival - aspects ratios, resolution, and codecs/containers
• Managing texture and grain with film orginated archival 
• Film restoration toolsets
• Pulldown cadence issues and repeated frames
• Additional problems with film orginated archival sources - gate weave, color layer separation etc

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