Is There a Simple Way to Color Correct Between Two Cameras?

[Martin Tiller]

You didn’t say what the white balance was on the two cameras.

If the cameras were set on auto then that is more difficult, because when the camera is set to auto then the white balance on the camera does not stay on one setting, but moves all over the place in the same shot. Speaking from experience this is a pain for an editor.

But when the cameras are set on one particular white balance setting then it is much eaiser to adjust because the balance is in one position and not constantly adjusting.

But you have several options in Pro to correct color, color balance, curves, color corrections…. and there is no one correct way of doing it.

Sorry that doesn’t give you the answer you were looking for.

I would just recommend “playing” with all the image adjust tools in Pro, I have found that to be the best way to learn and discover new things.

Good luck,

Martin

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[Dowhite]

Thanks Martin…I know it was a tall order to recommend a fix because there are so many variables. FYI, most of the time I believe the cameras were on auto white balance. I stumbled into a fix when I tried the intimidating “Color Corrector.” The tool is intimidating because there are so many possible changes you can make for color–I’ve found that sometimes, if you keep tweaking, you end up with a muddy mess.

Regardless, for some reason I went straight to the “HSL Offset” and used the “Master” color wheel and tweaked some cool-colored footage toward the yellow–or warm, and that nearly corrected it in one tweak. I then added a little blue gain to restore some blue sky color, and it was done.

This method looks like a fairly quick fix for warming or cooling the color of shots.