r/colorists

Don't be a jerk

Treat everyone "as if" they're having a bad day and you'll be fine. Disagree if you like - just don't be disagreeable. Remember there's a human being on the other side of the keyboard.

Monitor/Calibration - indicate hardware i/o box

Without knowing what hardware I/O box, we can't help you with monitoring/calibration questions.

Please see our wiki for an overview about monitoring

Paid work must include details

You can't harvest names/people. Specify how much you're going to spend per hour and the number of hours you expect it to take. Similarly, if you want to bid it out as a fixed job - you have to (again) specify how many hours you think it will take.

If you are a business, or representative, and cannot disclose some specific details of the job offer because of confidentiality rules please contact the moderation team so we can verify the authenticity of your job offer and grant an exemption.

Feedback formatting

Want feedback? Great: Follow the rules below

1. Before image + format (Codec and bitdepth)
2. After image
3. Node tree (if in Resolve). In your post, tell us what you're doing (use the node # as reference). Using a different tool? Give us a screenshot + explanation
4. What you were trying to achieve

Want a Look? Show you've done some research

Want a look? This is colorists, not a request to do the work for you subreddit. We can help, but you have to do some of the lift.

1. The shot
2. The shot under scopes - Parade & Vectorscope
3. What you think you're seeing.
4. What you've done to try and imitate the look.

Yes, we're asking that you try in whatever tool you're using.

Rates - too difficult to answer

Ok, we get it. "How much to charge." Whatever your question - we can't REALLY answer it. It has WAY too much to do with the gig, how long it takes, where you live and hell, what your time is worth.

Deeper thoughts are part of two wiki entries found from our professional sister sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/editors/about/wiki/index/

No Self promotion

Look, does it make any sense to be in a room of Doctors and say "I"m a doctor too?"

No - go to a room of patients and say "Hey, I'm a doctor." Don't promote your services.

No Piracy

Discussion or advocacy of piracy is strictly prohibited

No use of link shortners nor affliate links

This prevents spammers/obfsucation of links.

Low Effort

Low effort posts typically ask open-ended questions and little else. What we'd like is for you to put in a little bit of effort and either tell us about what you've done, show us examples, or quote relevant threads that you've investigated.

No FREE WORK.

That's right- if you want someone to work/collab for free…you need to it in person rather than exploit strangers.

Think of it as actually networking.

Not through the internet.

Developer? Use the Monthly Developer/Tools Thread

We don't allow developers to post about their product directly as a post or spam our comments with their product, regardless of how good it is. We have a dedicated thread for you to use. Please use it and obey the rules for it