GL2 footage looking a little red. at DVinfo.net

Joshua Wachs · June 2nd, 2004, 01:32 PM

I just taped some interview footage of a single subject in a conference room. I have lighting on him from a Rifa Light and a Tota Light (both Lowel) and I am noticing the skin on the face is a bit redish. While I know I can color correct afterwards, I was wondering what I could do during the interview to improve this, or if I'm just messing up some setting.

Thanks!

Frank Ladner · June 2nd, 2004, 01:37 PM

Hi Joshua!

What you could do before shooting the footage is adjust your Custom Presets. You get to the presets through the menu. There it allows you to adjust the saturation, tilt the color more toward green or red, adjust soft/sharpness, and adjust setup level.

I would turn down the saturation a bit. Also manually white balance against a white sheet of paper.

Note: After you have adjusted your custom presets, you must push the custom presets button on the left side of the camera. It' s on when you see CP in your viewfinder.

Hope this helps!

,Frank

Joshua Wachs · June 2nd, 2004, 01:50 PM

Frank... thanks for the quick and helpful reply.

One quick clarification question:

"I would turn down the saturation a bit. Also manually white balance against a white sheet of paper."

I'm doing the white balance and that's helping but I don't see where I would change the saturation.

Thanks!

Ken Tanaka · June 2nd, 2004, 02:42 PM

Were overhead fluorescent lights also operating in that conference room? If so, you may have picked up a bit too much of their blue/green in your white balance. Also remember that in order to pull an accurate white balance the white card must (a) fill the frame, (b) be reflecting the light against which you want to balance, and (b) be properly exposed in the camera.

As big of a posterior discomfort as it is, this is why so many experienced videographers schlep a small, properly calibrated production monitor with them. It's the best way to judge such matters before pressing the big red button.

Bill Hardy · June 2nd, 2004, 05:17 PM

White balancing by putting a piece of white paper or a card closely in front of the cam with an attached light source or even your own nearby light source and then videotaping a further away subject that is affected by room/other light is a big mistake. I white balanced while standing next to my halogen light set up and the footage turned out very yellowish due to the incandescent lights in the chapel as I tried to shoot subjects further away. I should have stood next to the subjects as I white balanced instead of doing it next to my halogen light on its stand.

Frank Ladner · June 2nd, 2004, 07:26 PM

Joshua: Sorry about the delay! I had to get home from work and actually look at the camera. Couldn't think of how to explain it off the top of my head. :-)

Anyhow, here's how you do it:

MENU -> CSTM PRESET -> and you should get four options:

-Color Gain (what I was calling 'saturation')
-Color Phase
-Sharpness
-Setup Level

Joshua Wachs · June 3rd, 2004, 11:51 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Frank Ladner : Joshua: Sorry about the delay! I had to get home from work and actually look at the camera. Couldn't think of how to explain it off the top of my head. :-)

Anyhow, here's how you do it:

MENU -> CSTM PRESET -> and you should get four options:

-Color Gain (what I was calling 'saturation')
-Color Phase
-Sharpness
-Setup Level -->>>

Ahh, yes, that's what I got.

Thanks all!

June 2nd, 2004, 01:32 PM	#1
Joshua Wachs Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 95	GL2 footage looking a little red. I just taped some interview footage of a single subject in a conference room. I have lighting on him from a Rifa Light and a Tota Light (both Lowel) and I am noticing the skin on the face is a bit redish. While I know I can color correct afterwards, I was wondering what I could do during the interview to improve this, or if I'm just messing up some setting. Thanks! __________________ http://busybrain.com

June 2nd, 2004, 01:50 PM	#3
Joshua Wachs Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 95	Frank... thanks for the quick and helpful reply. One quick clarification question: "I would turn down the saturation a bit. Also manually white balance against a white sheet of paper." I'm doing the white balance and that's helping but I don't see where I would change the saturation. Thanks! __________________ http://busybrain.com

June 2nd, 2004, 02:42 PM	#4
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	Were overhead fluorescent lights also operating in that conference room? If so, you may have picked up a bit too much of their blue/green in your white balance. Also remember that in order to pull an accurate white balance the white card must (a) fill the frame, (b) be reflecting the light against which you want to balance, and (b) be properly exposed in the camera. As big of a posterior discomfort as it is, this is why so many experienced videographers schlep a small, properly calibrated production monitor with them. It's the best way to judge such matters before pressing the big red button. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

June 3rd, 2004, 11:51 AM	#7
Joshua Wachs Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 95	<<<-- Originally posted by Frank Ladner : Joshua: Sorry about the delay! I had to get home from work and actually look at the camera. Couldn't think of how to explain it off the top of my head. :-) Anyhow, here's how you do it: MENU -> CSTM PRESET -> and you should get four options: -Color Gain (what I was calling 'saturation') -Color Phase -Sharpness -Setup Level -->>> Ahh, yes, that's what I got. Thanks all! __________________ http://busybrain.com

June 2nd, 2004, 01:37 PM	#2
Frank Ladner Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Poplarville, MS Posts: 453	Hi Joshua! What you could do before shooting the footage is adjust your Custom Presets. You get to the presets through the menu. There it allows you to adjust the saturation, tilt the color more toward green or red, adjust soft/sharpness, and adjust setup level. I would turn down the saturation a bit. Also manually white balance against a white sheet of paper. Note: After you have adjusted your custom presets, you must push the custom presets button on the left side of the camera. It' s on when you see CP in your viewfinder. Hope this helps! ,Frank

June 2nd, 2004, 05:17 PM	#5
Bill Hardy Major Player Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 205	White balancing by putting a piece of white paper or a card closely in front of the cam with an attached light source or even your own nearby light source and then videotaping a further away subject that is affected by room/other light is a big mistake. I white balanced while standing next to my halogen light set up and the footage turned out very yellowish due to the incandescent lights in the chapel as I tried to shoot subjects further away. I should have stood next to the subjects as I white balanced instead of doing it next to my halogen light on its stand.

June 2nd, 2004, 07:26 PM	#6
Frank Ladner Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Poplarville, MS Posts: 453	Joshua: Sorry about the delay! I had to get home from work and actually look at the camera. Couldn't think of how to explain it off the top of my head. :-) Anyhow, here's how you do it: MENU -> CSTM PRESET -> and you should get four options: -Color Gain (what I was calling 'saturation') -Color Phase -Sharpness -Setup Level