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Premiere Pro Color Correction – Best Workflow?
Hi there,
Can someone advise me what the best workflow is for color correcting in Premiere Pro CS3?
I’m currently doing a “tidying job” on a feature; re-editing some sequences, remixing the audio. The color correction has mostly been done. It’s been done clip by clip, in the project sequence, and i may have to make adjustments.
In the past I’ve locked the picture, exported a clean video, and then colour corrected scene by scene (making keyframe adjustments shot for shot as i went).
Does clip by clip make a difference, as far as export/rendering time? is there a better way? or am i fussing about nothing?
Very grateful for any help!
Jim
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3 Replies
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I’d probably work on clip by clip if i were doing this. Depends on the clip count. If there wasn’t that many exporting to uncompressed (feature length would be Massive file size TB not GB) cut that up and apply the grading effects to each cup clip instead of using keyframes.
You have less control and more work if you have to use keyframes. Once you get the look right you can copy the effect in the controls panel and apply it to the other clips in a clip at a time or copy the whole clip with the effect, (as long as no other clips/cut have effects on them) and paste attributes to add the effect to a massive selection on the timeline.
– Jon 😉
I’d keep working with the original edit in most cases as this means I can make quick changes and not use big HDD space. But you’ll always get a better result in an uncompressed timeline with uncompressed footage. Just don’t use keyframed grading!How many editors does it take to change a light bulb?
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Hi…
If you do do go the export route…
you could always lay the continuous export edit over the clips on the original timeline. This will help you speed up navigating from shot to shot.
If you decide at any point you need to do a CC, you can use Control K to split the continuous clip based on the original editpoints.
Alex
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I would personally avoid any extra export/encode steps prior to CC. If the clips have already been color-corrected, I’d say your chances of hitting some sort of posterization, particularly with 8-bit material is definitely higher with concatenating color manipulations…
TimK,
Director, Consultant
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