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The part of the book that covers raw[0] image conversion is lacking. It suggests ImageMagick or SIPS (on macOS), completely ignoring the difficulty of properly

The part of the book that covers raw[0] image conversion is lacking. It suggests ImageMagick or SIPS (on macOS), completely ignoring the difficulty of properly converting image from scene-referred to output-referred format. The result is probably going to be of limited usefulness in most cases involving interpretation of raw footage. If the author is here, I suggest looking into RawTherapee. It offers a GUI for authoring and applying raw processing profiles, as well as a CLI tool that can be used for batch application of a given profile to raw images. If you consider raw image processing within the scope of the book, you might as well cover it properly. [0] Setting aside the insistence of the author to spell “RAW” as an abbreviation, which it isn’t. “PodCast” is another instance of weird, excessive and sometimes inconsistent capitalization style used in the book. Not to say this detracts from the substance, but I would suggest that an editor or a proofreader could help your books be more professional.

teitoklien 6y ago
Is there any book you’d recommend for scripting vfx/media pipelines using tools like ffmpeg , imagemagick , etc ?
- strogonoff 6y ago
  I don’t know of any book like that. I have a CinemaDNG processing workflow: create a camera/lens profile using a ColorChecker and DCamProf, batch develop DNGs using RawTherapee into 16-bit TIFFs, export TIFF sequence as a movie using DaVinci Resolve (30 FPS if delivering to popular services like Instagram, where 24 FPS causes subtle stuttering). I’ve been meaning to script this all, Resolve can be easily replaced with ffmpeg, but didn’t get around to that yet. For basic VFX I’ve used Blender (which can track the scene allowing to incorporate 3D objects, and can act as a decent NLE) but again not in a scripted way. It’s just personal projects so there’s not enough pressure to automate.
  - teitoklien 6y ago
    Ah gotcha , Thanks for the reply !
- dylan604 6y ago
  This is the only time I'll admit this, but my favorite book on FFMPEG is called google.com Just like the rest of the internet, there's probably very little that you could do right now, that someone else has not already done or struggled with as well. Most of the time, it's reading about what people have tried that did not work before which is still incredibly useful in and of itself. It sucks while your under pressure of a deadline, but you eventually you just sort of "get it". The trick is, you have to use it frequently, and not just every now and then when some task comes up. But that's no different than any other tool. Yes, the commands can get harry and scary looking, but so can SQL statements.

teitoklien 6y ago

Is there any book you’d recommend for scripting vfx/media pipelines using tools like ffmpeg , imagemagick , etc ?

strogonoff 6y ago
I don’t know of any book like that. I have a CinemaDNG processing workflow: create a camera/lens profile using a ColorChecker and DCamProf, batch develop DNGs using RawTherapee into 16-bit TIFFs, export TIFF sequence as a movie using DaVinci Resolve (30 FPS if delivering to popular services like Instagram, where 24 FPS causes subtle stuttering). I’ve been meaning to script this all, Resolve can be easily replaced with ffmpeg, but didn’t get around to that yet. For basic VFX I’ve used Blender (which can track the scene allowing to incorporate 3D objects, and can act as a decent NLE) but again not in a scripted way. It’s just personal projects so there’s not enough pressure to automate.
- teitoklien 6y ago
  Ah gotcha , Thanks for the reply !
dylan604 6y ago
This is the only time I'll admit this, but my favorite book on FFMPEG is called google.com Just like the rest of the internet, there's probably very little that you could do right now, that someone else has not already done or struggled with as well. Most of the time, it's reading about what people have tried that did not work before which is still incredibly useful in and of itself. It sucks while your under pressure of a deadline, but you eventually you just sort of "get it". The trick is, you have to use it frequently, and not just every now and then when some task comes up. But that's no different than any other tool. Yes, the commands can get harry and scary looking, but so can SQL statements.