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Shooting for Color correction
I know everyone has a different take on how to better set up your camera for post color correction, I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for in camera settings to better utilize a larger range of flexibility in post.
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6 Replies
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It depends on which camera.
Most high end cameras have low noise so keeping things properly exposed or even a little under exposed can give you some good flexibility.
With the HVX200, properly expose or over expose it just a little because the noise in the shadows is really hard to deal with in color correction.
That’s my take.
-Russ
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I would strongly suggest overexposing just a stop or two. And as they say, the more you do in the camera, the less you do in post. And the less you do in post, the better.
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Over exposing a stop or two? Preserve highlights at all cost. I think overexposure looks far worse that grain. Please explain.
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I’m speaking from a consumer point of view- not as someone who has access to professional, high-end equipment, or has extreme technical knowledge. It is next to impossible to get rid of grain, as far as I know (and from my POV), but overexposing just a stop or two gives you more latitude because you can always subtract from brightness, saturation, gamma, tint, etc. because those options are pretty flexible on most editing packages installed on basic to moderate hardware setups.
As always, I am open to correction or alternate perspectives..
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Don’t overexpose! You loose chroma!
What you do is, you set the camerasettings to a slightly monochrome (I don’t know the term inn English) picture. Then you do the post with 15% more contrast or Black level also the chroma. This leaves you all opportunities. But you need testing! If you’re not shure what you are doing stick to the presets.Rainer
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[Rainer Wirth] “But you need testing!”
Exactly. What you do will change from film to film and camera to camera. The only way to know is to test before hand.
-Russ
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