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  • Prepping shots for export for VFX work and not losing highlights above 100

    Posted by Alexandre Brandt on September 22, 2014 at 4:13 pm

    Hello all,

    I have Apple Pro Res 422 footage in my timeline (FCP 7), footage that was shot C300. I’m editing online with the ProRes 422

    Some shots will be worked on in some other programs for some compositing etc.
    I’m going to export those shots but before I do so I want to make sure that I bring the overexposed areas from 110 percent white to at 100 white so that I don’t lose the details in the highlights in the workflow.

    My questions is, in FCP what is the best way to do that ? Should I use the 3 way color corrector and bring down the highlights while looking at the RGB Parade video scope ?

    Thank you !

    motion pictures + storytelling = ?
    -> FILMMAKING !

    Producer | Filmmaker
    http://www.alexandrebrandt.com

    Alexandre Brandt replied 11 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
  • 4 Replies
  • Shane Ross

    September 22, 2014 at 4:31 pm

    [Alexandre Brandt] “Should I use the 3 way color corrector and bring down the highlights while looking at the RGB Parade video scope ?”

    Yup. nailed it

    Shane
    Little Frog Post
    Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def

  • Michael Cheung

    September 22, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    As a VFX editor I’d test these things with your VFX vendor. It’ll probably save a lot of time if something was wrong.

    Michael Cheung
    https://filmcutter.blogspot.com

  • Alexandre Brandt

    September 22, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    Ok. Thanks Shane.

    motion pictures + storytelling = ?
    -> FILMMAKING !

    Producer | Filmmaker
    http://www.alexandrebrandt.com

  • Alexandre Brandt

    September 22, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    Yeah we could do a workflow test one 1 shot, thats not a bad idea.

    Thanks.

    motion pictures + storytelling = ?
    -> FILMMAKING !

    Producer | Filmmaker
    http://www.alexandrebrandt.com

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