It’s our 60th episode!  Thanks to our amazing audience for keeping the show going over the past 3 years.  Huge thanks to our sponsors @flanderscientific, @conform.tools.  Thanks to our editor Stella that cut so many of these episodes.  We have 100 episodes in our sights.  

Thank you - Robbie & Joey

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In this installment of The Offset Podcast we’re addressing a message we got on Instagram from 16-Year old budding colorist Mehdi who asks:

‘(I) would love to know if you guys could talk more about getting into the color industry, breaking through, any advice for young colorists trying to make it’

First, congrats Mehdi for being so motivated at such a young age - and thanks listening to the show. 

We’ve covered this topic in various ways over the years, but in this episode we thought we’d take a look at some of the personal characteristics and attitudes that working in post requires.  Specific topics covered include:

• Overview of desirable personal characteristics
• Being a sponge, self-motivated, and a team player
• Ownership & not making excuses
• Knowledge & demonstration of learning
• Attitude & professionalism 
• And more!

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In this installment of The Offset Podcast we're discussing quality control or QC for short.  

If you've worked in production & post for long enough, you've probably encountered QC challenges and QC reports.  While passing QC can sometimes be challenging - understanding what it is, how it works, and how (at least most of the time) that its not personal attack can go a long way to treating QC as just like any part of a project pipeline.  

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

• When & where does QC happen?
• Understanding QC specs & why they're sometimes challenging
• The importance of communication in the QC process
• What are the goals of QC
• How is QC performed?
• Internal QC & client trust
• QC severity flags & understanding 'inherent to source'

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In this episode we're revisiting our very first episode from all the way back in early 2024 - Client Communication.  

In the past two years a lot as changed, and in service based industry like postproduction revisiting your approaches every once and while is a useful exercise. While we hit on some familiar themes, there's lots of new topics and viewpoints discussed in this episode.  

Some of the specifics discussed in this episode include:

• How post is still (and will always be) a people/communication business
• The good & bad of video conferencing
• Asynchronous text communication
• Review comments
• Synchronous text communication
• The role of no communication

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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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