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Color Correction
Hi,
Can someone please suggest on the best way to color and brightness correct on footage that is poorly exposed, or incorrectly white balanced?
I”m aware it won’t be perfect, but maybe a few tweaks?I’ve been playing around with brightness/contrast, color corrector (red, blue and green gamma values), and Levels (RGB White Input level). Are these good adjustments play with?
Sample footage here:
https://www.geocities.com/donaldchan14/badcolor1.jpg (incorrect white balance)
https://www.geocities.com/donaldchan14/badcolor2.jpg (too dark)Thank you for your help,
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3 Replies
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The most powerfull color correction tools are in the Color Corector effect…the HSL Hue Offsets. Try pulling the Master out a small amount in the 10 O’clock direction for the first image.
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Thank you Mike.
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The Color Corrector is pretty good, but the one thing that is CONSPICUOUSLY missing is having “Levels” included.
For under exposed footage, first use levels to bring back the exposure range. If you use the little button to the right of the effect name in the Effects Control Window, you will see a histogram come up. Move the outer two pointers so they meet the edges of the graph and adjust the middle pointer to taste.
…always a good idea to check the waveform monitor once you’ve made the adjustment to verify you’re still within an appropriate luminance range when you’re done.
TimK
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2004, 2005 NAB Post Production Conference Premiere Pro Technical Chair
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