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Being that we have a speedgrade expert or two here, let me ask a question I was going to put in its own thread.
The way I color grade, for best results considering my equipment, I open a SOOTC clip in Photoshop. I make my tweaks using Camera RAW, and then save as a .TGA file. I then open the clip in Speedgrade, apply the changes from the .TGA image using “camera matching”, and then save as a .look which I can then use on the rest of my clips shot under the same conditions, in Premiere Pro.
Is there an easier way to create a .look file from the .TGA without having to open the clip in Speedgrade and applying the .TGA to the clip with the camera matching feature?
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Please allow the amateur noob here to offer a suggestion. When you’re working on your project do you have the lumetri panel open? And, if so, do you have the “Creative” tab open? I found just the other day, that the small window featuring the clip you’re working on will really drag down performance. I’ve got a toy computer compared to what you’re probably using, but when I close lumetri or choose any tab other than Creative, I can actually scrub or play a video while making corrections to it with no lag in 1/4 quality (which looks almost like Full quality, amazingly enough).
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Do you keep your scopes panel open at all times? I’ve read here where they can cause lag as well.
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If you have the lumetri panel open, try clicking a tab other than “Creative”. I’ve found that mini-window still, when open, to be a major lag on the software, for some reason. Otherwise, can’t help ya, but I’m a rank amateur and I’m sure others will have better solutions.
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You’re not climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro AGAIN, are you!?!
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Next solution from David in 12 hours… 😉
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I think I accidentally found a fix for this, literally a few minutes ago. I have my default work space set to “color”. That means the lumetri window is open. If I have it on “Creative” that mini-window with a still frame from the clip shows. When that is the case, the video will lag terribly in both the Program and Source windows. Changing the lumetri window to any of the other choices, i.e. Correction, Curves, etc. drastically reduces the lag on my computer to almost zero lag, which I’m sure is nowhere near as powerful as the computers you guys use.
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I had this same problem a few months ago and found that exact solution. Until you know the solution, it can be very aggravating.
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How strange that Sony Vegas does the same thing to clips over a certain length.
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Wow, so much to respond to, but you all took the time to respond to me so the least I can do is answer some points that you all brought up, starting from the bottom up.
Nathan, yes I do have particular tastes but sometimes even I don’t know what they are 😉 Now, just so we’re clear, I did start this thread 3 months ago. I’ve learned a lot since then. As for looking for a simple way to do things, actually I wasn’t. I had shot some footage that I wanted to give a fall evening look too, heavy on blue. I saw a scene in a movie I can’t remember now that had the look I was going for, but the flames in the lanterns and street lights still had a strong orange/yellow glow. When I tried setting white balance in PP to blue, EVERYTHING turned kind of blue, so I asked on videocopilot how to get the effect I was going for. It was THERE that someone who does effects for a living told me I needed to use LUTs. Not knowing better I went off on a 2 month journey trying to find the perfect LUT. That’s how I got caught up with them. I’d much rather color grade myself. I only use the Cinematic 1 and 2 LUTs because they do give me that film look I try to achieve (rather than soap opera effect as I mentioned before).
Finally I just want to add that I’m 61, my eyesight is really going on me, so I’m not really looking to make a career out of this. It’s very difficult when you can’t see what you’re doing. As for equipment, I’m using a Nikon D5500 and I also learned after my initial post 3 months ago that RAW and h264 are two different animals and I can’t expect hollywood results out of a mid-range camera, but I’m still pretty happy with what I’ve been able to do.
Aditya (sorry for misspelling your name before), this is how I’ve always approached everything I do, going back to my guitar playing, coding, whatever. I want to know and be proficient at everything I do. At this point I’m only trying to keep my brain from atrophying so I’m lucky I found this hobby (both videography and post production). I appreciate the compliment on the video, but I didn’t stump anyone. It had just been a few days since I got a response so I thought I’d tweak an ego or two to get things rolling again 😉
Tero, the film likeness for me is in the look. I’m getting the 24fps blur ok, but I think, back when I first posted this thread, that I was sharpening too much. I have since replaced my cheap computer monitor with a flat screen HDTV and that video above is actually my first video that I color corrected and graded using it. I opened some previous rendered videos that looked great on the computer monitor and they were awful. I fixed one of them and it’s much better. I could never figure out why people always told me they looked bad on youtube. Once I replace the computer monitor I could see what they were talking about.
Anyway, thanks to all of you for responding, for your advice and help and for your compliments. I really appreciate it.