• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  white balance

  Posted by Arty Gold on June 29, 2005 at 6:07 pm

  sorry i tried to look in the search but couldn’t find it…

  it’s pretty simple…
  i’m using the 3-way to color correct…(whitebalance)

  however what do you do when there’s no whit in the scene to grab a white from ?

  Arty Gold replied 20 years, 10 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Kevin Monahan

  June 29, 2005 at 6:14 pm

  You fire your DP that did not shoot the scene with a chip chart, or, at the very least, a white card. Then, you eyeball it. That’s all you can do.

  Kevin Monahan
  Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
  fcpworld.com
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  Gary Hughes

  June 30, 2005 at 12:32 am

  After firing the DP, look for something that should be neutral gray and use it. You can try using the white of an eye or teeth as a starting place also, just keep in mind, this is only a starting place cause they are usually a little yellow. After picking them, you probably need to add back a little yellow.

  My question, because I’m new to FCP, is how are you white balancing using the 3way color corrector? Is there an overall hue setting that I’m missing or are you balancing the highlights, mids, and lows seperately?

  Thanks,
  Gary
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  Arty Gold

  June 30, 2005 at 4:44 pm

  with the three-way…
  i switch to visual
  i turn on the vectorscope so i can see the black levels

  then through the view menu i turn on the range check for excess luma…to make sure that everything checks out ok…
  then i set the black levels and the white levels till i see a green check mark…

  lastly i use the eyedropper on the white dial to grab some white from the video…

  this usually corrects everything fabulously…

  however recently i have some shots that don’t have enough or any white…so i can’t seem to get good color..\

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