[Cin] Another book on digital video

[Andrew Randrianasulu]

On Sat, Sep 14, 2024 at 1:08 PM Andrea paz via Cin
<cin at lists.cinelerra-gg.org> wrote:
>
> Sorry Phyllis, I have tried to follow the various posts about ffmpeg
> color problems, but I can't figure out how it works. I get the
> impression that even the ffmpeg developers are not clear on how to
> handle color in their program. I tried reading Poynton's excellent
> book, recommended by Andrew, a couple of years ago but stopped early
> because it was beyond my capabilities.

there is simpler colorful intro from around 2006

https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/techreview/trev_301-gierlinger.pdf


> There are too many variables, beyond the problems of ffmpeg: lack of
> color management (which I think all reduces to an initial transcode to
> the absolute X,Y,Z color space from which then the program could do
> all the transformations it needs without too much loss of color info),
> lack of support for ICC profiles, not knowing how each and every
> function and plugin of CinGG treats colors, interaction between CinGG
> and ffmpeg, and who knows what else. As Adam said, “There is no color
> management workflow.” It is no coincidence that colorimetry in editing
> programs is found only in the big, rich, specialized companies.
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