Dumb Question

[John Heiser]

Exported video looks like it does on your timeline. If you shot log and add a technical LUT to make it look better while you edit, that LUT will be applied on export and show up in the resulting file. If you’re handing a project off to a colorist for finishing, there are a few ways to do that:

– Strip all your color effects from your sequence and export a single PR4444 file (and, I think, an EDL might help). Your colorist will cut the file at each shot (the EDL can help with that) and apply a grade, and send a graded file back to you.
– Pack up the entire project onto a hard drive, export an XML file, and send both to your colorist. He/she will then have the original media to work from. To make that package smaller, you can use Project Manager on a copy of the project to cull out media you didn’t use (keep the original).

Those are absurdly simplified explanations of a process that can go wrong quickly if you don’t know what you’re doing. I suggest you ask your colorist what his/her preference is; a good one who’s not interested in unnecessary work cleaning up a poorly-prepared project will be able to guide you so you give them what they need. So use a good one with some experience who can do that.

John Heiser
Senior Editor
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Birmingham

[Kevin Camin]

Awesome–thank you for the info. Sorry for the delayed response. Your information cleared up a lot for me.

Best regards,

Kevin Camin

[Kevin Camin]

Thanks for the info! Helped me understand. : )

Best regards,

Kevin Camin