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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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 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!
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! 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.
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
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.
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!
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 🐾
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
After 18 years of making a living out of it I'd like to think so! Appreciated. Always learning though! Thats what I love about this industry - it keeps changing.
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)🙏
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.
30:55 I had to lough pretty hard about "when I get akward shots to grade like gopro and drone footage..." 🤣 Do you have a video about how you handle akward footage like that and if not, do you plan on making one? Including that nitrate plugin?
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.
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 went to university at Brighton over a decade ago now, good to see it hasn't changed much... what a wild time that was. I now live in Thailand and think I'm long overdue for a visit back there, and the King and Queen. BTW your studio is absolutely insane - does that ball head come with the tripod? Looks a bit more handy for awkward spaces than my current one.
Ive been in Brighton for over 22 years now - still love it!! NEW tour coming very soon. A lot has changed in the studio in just 2 years!! Be nice to do it without broken ribs too!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hi Darren Thank you for sharing your knowledge in very straightforward way Q davinci resolve 18 remove unused media after finish, bin with 160 clips and lets say 36 clips a used in timeline, I would like save HD space and clean up project, how would you do that, any tips ? Thanks for help
For workstation-type use, the Mac is too outdated for my taste. I was surprised you weren't using a Blackmagic camera for your TH-cam 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.
Hey Darren! Thanks for the tour! I just got a FSI DM211 as a reference monitor for color grading and I am having having trouble finding how to connect it properly in Davinci. There doesn't seem to be much out there. Would you have any advice?
Loved the tour. Just got an office so I'm looking into the essential gear. I got hung up on the client reference monitor and had a question about the Panasonic you have. I can't seem to find any specs on it. Does it do 100% Rec.709 for broadcast mastering as well as 95%+ DCI-P3 for theater mastering? Did you calibrate it? Do you have 2 separate inputs for different mastering processes?
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
Do you think the ASUS PROART DISPLAY PA32UCG is the right choice for buying someone’s first reference monitor? What’s your recommendation? It seemed great because it future proofs for HDR.
Sorry pal, I'm getting MAD. Need your help: I'm conecting a 3 monitor set up (Mac Book Pro 16" + LG 34" via thunderbolt 4 + 1 LG TV vía HDMI (to use it as a clean fee)) and I CAN'T minimize some windows (clip library) nor move it to center of the creen on my 34" LG panoramic monitor. What I'm missing? I change the resolution and the window gets bigger or smaller but part of it is outside the frame and I can't move it. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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 TH-cam 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.
Would love to see a demo of how you have omniscopes connected via a different system. I have an old HPZ machine collecting dust! I have the ultra studio mini IO, could this work?
@@DarrenMostyn thanks for the reply Darren! I’m still a little unclear as to how everything connects up and talks to each other 😅 any way you could clarify?
Hi Darren, I'm currently helping with a setup of a studio and was wondering if you calibrate the client monitor the same way you calibrate normal screens. We have peoperly calibrated ezios that we work on, but was wondering if you can just stick the xrite display pro on a tv monitor once it's set up an dplugged into the i/o device?
Hi dar! Tips or experiences about Wacom-tablets (models, sizes)? Do you plan to upgrade your actual choice? I do lots of video editing and like to try a mouse-off method..
Hi Darren, how do you setup the Wacom pen to work on multiple monitor? I set up mine but on more than one monitor I find it difficult to use, any tips? Thanks
I have a USB switch box just behind the advanced panel and under the GUI monitir. Cant remember if I mention it here or not as quite a while since i made that tour.
Hi Darren, awesome tour. I have a question that I have been searching for all day and I couldn't find an answer. My Laptop is Color Format RGB Color Space SDR My Monitor is Color Format YCbCr444 Color Space SDR Which should I use as my Output Display monitor and also how to I find out what the Gamma is on each one? I have checked each one's manuals and couldn't find them. Thank you!
![my [very small] home color grading suite](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JFj_4Pw37LM/mqdefault.jpg)
Thank you for not only verbally saying what all the items are, but also putting text on the screen and describing how they are connected.
Ah glad it helped. Took me ages to do too so Im glad you appreciated it!! All the best, darren.
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
Ive been in broadcast for 30 years and video for about 37 years so i know a lot of those systems. 👍
Are you happy you can do most of the work today on an M3 MacBook?
Drool, Drool... 🤗
Will you please make a video about switching from a mouse to a Wacom table and what the benefits and work flow advantages are. Thank You
Holy battle stations batman! That's some serious hardware. Thanks for the tour. Very much enjoyed it.
need to do a new one - lots of new kit since!!
Very cool tour. I love how everything is organized. Neven knew that you could add clock to the stream deck. Thanks for the video.
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
No I didn't. :)
@@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.
@@jhonastete its going to work fine for you. Dont forget the mind as a tool, the eyes.. you got it!
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.
Its a great City!
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
Sorry to hear about your accident on the stairs. Hope you a speedy recovery. Thanks for sharing your space with us. Very inspiring.
Im recovered now, but thank you!! Was a rough few weeks!!
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.
Thanks Lyndon. Its got such a smooth sound, the small mixers you get for $200 don't seem to hav ethe same tone as that mixer has. Old school!
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.
Thanks Darren, you have a great workspace - bit jealous! Good to meet Baxter. ..and take care pls.
I love the studio (and Baxter of course!).
Thanks for letting us come over and hangout.
Thanks for coming!! Enjoyed making this one!
I loved this video. It makes me feel like I had a personal tour of your facilities.
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!
Wonderful studio Darren and those videos where you essentially vlog are great, love them, pure entertainment!
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!!
Oh you finally did it! Congrats and very interesting tour.
Hope you get well soon!
I did promise it....albeit 6 months ago! I got busy with the day job!!
Your videos are the best I've seen. Thank you for taking us inside your studio!😁
You are welcome. Thank you so much as this was a long one to make, so means a lot to me actually!
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!
Very nice showcasing Mr.Mostyn, thanks for sharing, and keep up the good vibe ! :)
Have learned a lot from your tutorials. You're a good teacher ! :)
Darren, what an informative video,in many ways! Thank you!
Also, what a lovely 🐕!!
Baxter is a very loved dog by everyone who meets him. Glad you enjoyed the content.
This is a very nice studio tour with funny BTS clips and local tour.
her in sweden we say, talk like a schoolteacher, soevery one can understan, i look at you videos 2 times, and thats real good.
Wow!!! Beautiful city and Studio too! Congrats!!!
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.
Took a while to make this one, put it that way! Glad its appreciated!
there are links to the desk in the description. big sale starts tomorrow I understand.
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.
Thanks Richard!! I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up either!! Beers are always welcome!! All the best, darren.
I just love the setup. Goals for me
Its changed a bit since! Ill do a new 2024 tour in a few months when my last upgrade piece arrives!
@@DarrenMostyn thank you!
The long awaited studio tour at last. Well worth the wait though.
Glad to see the mug has pride of place too lol.
Thanks John. Love my mug!
Brilliant! A studio tour with loads of action! Loved the Brighton bits! I'll have to watch those bits again. Nice seeing Baxter😀
Thanks mate! Appreciate it. Baxter all good - Zoom soon..?? X
@@DarrenMostyn Yes, for sure! Tomorrow or the next day if you like? xx
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
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 so much. Feeling good compared to last week!!
Thanks Darren great tour of yer studio I've just finished my Workstation build looking at the Proart UCG monitor for that
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.
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!
Hi Graham. Candles first - the rest is easy!!
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 🐾
I didn't know darkness was best for color grading. Learn something new everyday!! Thanks for the studio tour.
Not darkness, but controlled lighting and NO NATURAL DAYLIGHT! Glad you learning new tricks! darren.
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...
Thanks Darren, Amazing, I always loved being able to look into a master's workshop 👍
Glad you enjoyed 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.
Wow, that is an amazing studio full of tech. That is full on!!
Its functional! But I do spend too much on kit!!!
I'm still rockin' the Intuos 3!
Very interesting thanks Darren and now I can justify to my wife why I need a beer full of fridge in my office :) Hope those ribs get better soon.
Every 'office' needs a beer fridge! Ribs are well on the mend thank you!
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
Thank you for the link, don't know how I missed this! Amazing setup, I could live there!
I pretty much DO live here!!!! Certainly feels like it at the moment! Very busy!
@@DarrenMostyn ❤
Thanks for sharing; more into editing but working on my coloring as I go.
Great to see the Lambrettas!
Mod weekender in Brighton - fab weekend every August Bank Holiday.
great fun! :-) I enjoyed the bonus outtakes :-)
Glad you like them!
thanks foor the tour, learned a lot for the future.
Nice trip! Nice to know which kind of Power Emergency Supply you choosed for your studio..🙂
Ah, no!! I forgot!!! Its the APC UPS. It sits behind the desk!! Sorry.
@@DarrenMostyn 😂electric power is a must these days! Thanks for sharing
You ain’t bad at that colour grading you know.
After 18 years of making a living out of it I'd like to think so! Appreciated. Always learning though! Thats what I love about this industry - it keeps changing.
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)🙏
Yes, elgato stream deck will run most things - no brainier! Best gadget I have!
Apple finally released the 3m Thunderbolt Cable. Loved the tour Darren, thank you!
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.
Fantastic stuff Darren!
30:55 I had to lough pretty hard about "when I get akward shots to grade like gopro and drone footage..." 🤣
Do you have a video about how you handle akward footage like that and if not, do you plan on making one? Including that nitrate plugin?
very soon will have one ! Stands are Genelec original stands designed for these speakers. They go even higher than shown.
@@DarrenMostyn Thank you very much!
Fantastic Darren.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love you content ! Please do a video on how your second PC monitors your scopes !! I would love to see how you set it up!!
Very simple. BMD card in PC. HDMI out of ultrastudio 4K Extreme into PC via card/HDMI. Monitor is connected via displayport.
Seems the Panasonic GZ 2000 is no longer available. What's a good alternative?
LG C8 or similar LG
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.
I've been looking forward to this video! Glad to hear you're doing okay, despite the ribs thing.
Im getting much better and certainly over the worst! Thank you.
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.
@@DarrenMostyn My Bailey, a Patterdale Terrier is just as obedient as Baxter. BTW love the lightweight and cheap vlogging camera at timestamp 35:30. 🤣
Excellent video thanks. I learn a lot from your Davinci training.
I went to university at Brighton over a decade ago now, good to see it hasn't changed much... what a wild time that was. I now live in Thailand and think I'm long overdue for a visit back there, and the King and Queen. BTW your studio is absolutely insane - does that ball head come with the tripod? Looks a bit more handy for awkward spaces than my current one.
Ive been in Brighton for over 22 years now - still love it!! NEW tour coming very soon. A lot has changed in the studio in just 2 years!! Be nice to do it without broken ribs too!
Very nice. I did not notice any flickering in the monitors which is very nice.
I took it out with deflicker.
@@DarrenMostyn Well, that plug-in works 🤣
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.
Got some great ideas for my own upcoming studio. Thanks for the tour, Darren!
Look forward to it Kaur.
@@DarrenMostyn I'll be sure to make a studio tour of my own when it's done!
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.
It’s driving me crazy!! I’ll be sure to do a video when I find a solution.
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.
Im just back home in Brighton now. Was a great weekend. Looking forward to my own bed tonight I have to say!
@@DarrenMostyn welcome back to blighty! Hope those ribs are feeling better too :) Yep, nothing like getting back into you're own bed after being away!
Very cool set up & thanks for sharing was really interesting
May I ask what those speaker stands are? I'm struggling to find some that are tall enough to reach over all the displays and stuff. Thanks so much!
Great studio tour, I love everything in your studio
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.
Hi Darren Thank you for sharing your knowledge in very straightforward way Q davinci resolve 18 remove unused media after finish, bin with 160 clips and lets say 36 clips a used in timeline, I would like save HD space and clean up project, how would you do that, any tips ?
Thanks for help
For workstation-type use, the Mac is too outdated for my taste. I was surprised you weren't using a Blackmagic camera for your TH-cam 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.
@@andynonimuss6298 Im very happy with the A7Siii - its auto-eye-focus is perfect and fast.
Hey Darren! Thanks for the tour! I just got a FSI DM211 as a reference monitor for color grading and I am having having trouble finding how to connect it properly in Davinci. There doesn't seem to be much out there. Would you have any advice?
th-cam.com/video/5LU1x5qBS_Q/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for sharing Darren , found it really interesting.
Thanks Dale. Appreciated. I worked hard on this one.
Amazing grading studio, Love the desk layout!!!
Thanks. works very well.
Loved the tour. Just got an office so I'm looking into the essential gear. I got hung up on the client reference monitor and had a question about the Panasonic you have. I can't seem to find any specs on it. Does it do 100% Rec.709 for broadcast mastering as well as 95%+ DCI-P3 for theater mastering? Did you calibrate it? Do you have 2 separate inputs for different mastering processes?
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
Do you think the ASUS PROART DISPLAY
PA32UCG is the right choice for buying someone’s first reference monitor? What’s your recommendation? It seemed great because it future proofs for HDR.
That’s sooooooo much gear!!!! 😮. But I love it!!!
I got much more since that video. Ill do a new one one day!
Love your channel from Taiwan!!!!
Thanks so much Yisen.
Sorry pal, I'm getting MAD. Need your help: I'm conecting a 3 monitor set up (Mac Book Pro 16" + LG 34" via thunderbolt 4 + 1 LG TV vía HDMI (to use it as a clean fee)) and I CAN'T minimize some windows (clip library) nor move it to center of the creen on my 34" LG panoramic monitor. What I'm missing? I change the resolution and the window gets bigger or smaller but part of it is outside the frame and I can't move it. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Great Darren!! 🙌
Awesome mate, love it! Any idea what your colour profile/ settings are for the client monitor both hardware and in your OS?
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 TH-cam 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.
Hey Darren - what monitor or OLED display would you recommend today?
Thank you for making this great content.
Glad you enjoyed it Pieter.
Would love to see a demo of how you have omniscopes connected via a different system. I have an old HPZ machine collecting dust! I have the ultra studio mini IO, could this work?
sounds perfect combo. Mine is an old Avid edit machine on a HPZ400 with a cheap BMD IO card.
@@DarrenMostyn thanks for the reply Darren! I’m still a little unclear as to how everything connects up and talks to each other 😅 any way you could clarify?
Hi Darren, I'm currently helping with a setup of a studio and was wondering if you calibrate the client monitor the same way you calibrate normal screens. We have peoperly calibrated ezios that we work on, but was wondering if you can just stick the xrite display pro on a tv monitor once it's set up an dplugged into the i/o device?
Awesome studio....super pro......I liked a lot...just be aware of EMF radiation caused for having too much electronic equipment in just one place.
Do you have for SDR a 5 nit environment or 10 nits?
Hi dar! Tips or experiences about Wacom-tablets (models, sizes)? Do you plan to upgrade your actual choice? I do lots of video editing and like to try a mouse-off method..
thank you for sharing - great tour from a PRO
Fantastic channel!
Glad you enjoy it!
Darren, do you have just your center hero monitor and the tv above it lit with bias lighting? 3 sides or all 4 sides?
4 sides but dont stress on that, as long as it looks even.
Hello Darren. Sorry if I missed it but apart from the 6500K BiasLight, do you have any other ambient 6500K lights?
6500K lights on the desk lamp and the back of both monitors. New 2025 video tour just released th-cam.com/video/x-RqAmR7z_M/w-d-xo.html
@ Thank you sir.
Johannes Itten - great great great great book!
The best... but it is now $500 to buy!!
@@DarrenMostyn I know! It’s crazy! 😂🤦🏻♂️
🔥🔥🔥‼️🔥
Hi Darren, how do you setup the Wacom pen to work on multiple monitor? I set up mine but on more than one monitor I find it difficult to use, any tips? Thanks
I have a USB switch box just behind the advanced panel and under the GUI monitir. Cant remember if I mention it here or not as quite a while since i made that tour.
Hi Darren, awesome tour.
I have a question that I have been searching for all day and I couldn't find an answer.
My Laptop is Color Format RGB Color Space SDR
My Monitor is Color Format YCbCr444 Color Space SDR
Which should I use as my Output Display monitor and also how to I find out what the Gamma is on each one? I have checked each one's manuals and couldn't find them.
Thank you!
Do you have any videos of you grading Z-cam footage? I'd love to see it.
No. Download the plugin from Zcam for free - it works well!