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Color correction
Hi, I’m learning the basics and would appreciate recommendations on how to improve this clip. If it matters, it’s from a Sony NXCAM. It looks pretty hot but if I back off the whites / highlights, the Luma waveform indicates less than full dynamic range. I’m new to this so have not applied separate color balance to lows mids and highs. Top is the raw clip, latest is at the bottom.
edited to add, this is the latest iteration
a little further work…
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i know there’s no official setting for diffuse white(non-HDR), but many people recommend 10% less than absolute reference white to be reserved for specular. I personally don’t go above 90 IRE for regular whites. If you want to give the actor a different dynamic range than the overall look, you will need to mask their skin tones as a secondary correction.
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She looks really pale and sickly green in the graded version. Unless that’s the point you’re trying to make with the grade.
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I have to agree. The before image is a much better color. I’d perhaps tweak the blacks and highlights to lessen the curve to make the image pop more, but it looks more natural then the after ones.
Shane
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