Final Cut Pro Color Correction Debacle

[Walter Biscardi]

[Dean Sensui] “Instead of struggling with the limited color correction features within FCP, get Walt Biscardi’s training DVD for Apple’s Color (Stop Staring and Start Grading with Color). “

I appreciate the kind words, but he’s on FCP 4.5 so Color is not available to him without an upgrade.

And yes Color does completely change your editing life when you incorporate it into your workflow.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.

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[Michael Sacci]

[Shane Ross] “You add a LOT of light. You want it to be bright in many areas, so you can see the dark“

Shane, that is golden!

[George Snow]

If they offered money up front I’d have taken it. But, this is a tiny micro-budget production, with no name actors. But, I have ten years experience working in live theatre, so the actors I hired (especially the leads) are excellent. So I got the usual “25% off the top for the distributor. Outrageous caps and I get the rest.” Or in other words, I never see a dime.

[George Snow]

Thank you everyone for the assistance.

I tried Walt’s 350 highlights and that looks very good, and Scott’s is very good also. And I’m sure it’s just me, but I really like the darkness of mine. I am probably just nuts. So, it’s staying the way it is, unless I ever get into adding depth through masking. But, the chances of that are slim.

But, at least I know what I have to do with the next movie. Light the hell out of it, and darken it later. Though the next movie isn’t a dark subject like this was.

Again, thanks for the posts.

I wish I would have known about this site before I shot.

[Scott Thomas]

If you have a chance to look at Pixar’s Wall-E on Blu-Ray, there in the special features is a “behind-the-scenes” piece where the animators get instruction from a lighting designer. It will make you think twice about over-lighting a scene. 😉

[George Snow]

I LOVE WALL-E. I’ll have to check that out. I rarely watch the special features.

I’m not going to over light, and I’m definitely not going to under light. This time, I’m pushing more responsibility onto the DP. We will be joined at the hip.