applying color balance to multiple clips at DVinfo.net

David J. Payne · September 12th, 2007, 12:52 PM

Hi,

I often have timelines consisting of a couple of hundred short clips and i might decide to colour balance some of them. Is there a way I can apply one RBG color correction effect to one clip, and then choose to apply it to those that have been selected by ctrl+ clicking? So that it applies the same level of Red Green and Blue to all clips, based on the first clip that is color corrected?

Many thanks

Todd Clark · September 12th, 2007, 01:50 PM

Copy the clip with the correction on it and then Right click on the new ones - Paste attributes

Lloyd Coleman · September 12th, 2007, 03:06 PM

Be aware that when you copy and past attributes that you will paste every attribute from that clip. So if you have other effects besides color correction they will get pasted too.

David J. Payne · September 13th, 2007, 05:28 AM

excellent.. its always so simple!

Thanks guys.

Dan Wilder · September 13th, 2007, 08:35 AM

You can also copy a specific effect by highlighting it (left click) in the effects control panel, right click to copy, select the clip you wish to copy the effect to, and then pasting the effect in the new clip's effects panel.
-Dan

Douglas Turner · September 13th, 2007, 06:42 PM

If you've hundreds of clips that's STILL a massive pain to do...

What I would do is create a new sequence, then drag and drop your original sequence onto the timeline - this will create basically an instance of your original sequence - but it'll look like one single video.

You can then apply any effects to this one 'clip'.

edit: oh, and if you go and change the orginal sequence the changes are automatically picked up by your 'copy' sequence.

September 12th, 2007, 12:52 PM	#1
David J. Payne Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southend-On-Sea, England Posts: 368	applying color balance to multiple clips Hi, I often have timelines consisting of a couple of hundred short clips and i might decide to colour balance some of them. Is there a way I can apply one RBG color correction effect to one clip, and then choose to apply it to those that have been selected by ctrl+ clicking? So that it applies the same level of Red Green and Blue to all clips, based on the first clip that is color corrected? Many thanks

September 12th, 2007, 03:06 PM	#3
Lloyd Coleman Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 256	Be aware that when you copy and past attributes that you will paste every attribute from that clip. So if you have other effects besides color correction they will get pasted too. Last edited by Lloyd Coleman; September 13th, 2007 at 12:23 PM.

September 13th, 2007, 06:42 PM	#6
Douglas Turner Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 132	If you've hundreds of clips that's STILL a massive pain to do... What I would do is create a new sequence, then drag and drop your original sequence onto the timeline - this will create basically an instance of your original sequence - but it'll look like one single video. You can then apply any effects to this one 'clip'. edit: oh, and if you go and change the orginal sequence the changes are automatically picked up by your 'copy' sequence. __________________ Doug Turner http://therunsmovie.com Last edited by Douglas Turner; September 13th, 2007 at 06:43 PM. Reason: stuff

September 12th, 2007, 01:50 PM	#2
Todd Clark Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Parma, Oh Posts: 172	Copy the clip with the correction on it and then Right click on the new ones - Paste attributes

September 13th, 2007, 05:28 AM	#4
David J. Payne Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southend-On-Sea, England Posts: 368	excellent.. its always so simple! Thanks guys.

September 13th, 2007, 08:35 AM	#5
Dan Wilder Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 29	You can also copy a specific effect by highlighting it (left click) in the effects control panel, right click to copy, select the clip you wish to copy the effect to, and then pasting the effect in the new clip's effects panel. -Dan