Matching Colors

[Matthew Amirkhani]

Hi,

Can someone please tell me what would be the best way to match 3 GL2 colors? I have bought 3 of them and one of the camera's color is a bit pink.

Please help me.

Thanks

[Jarrod Whaley]

How pink are we talking? If it's way off, send the camera to Canon.

Assuming the problem is somewhat minor, here are some things to do/check:
1) Are you white-balancing to the same object on all 3 cams?
2) If so, maybe shift the color phase a tad toward the green on the cam with the pinkish color.
3) If the problem persists, just fix it with color correction in post.

[Don Palomaki]

Assuming it is not just a white balance issue, can you correct it using Custom Preset -> Color Phase?

[Benjamin Hill]

If you have FCP I would use the scopes in the Capture window. With your reference camera's FW signal, bring up the vectorscope and waveform monitor, take a screen grab, and A/B that with the FW signal from each of the other two cameras (manipulating the in-camera settings, to the extent that you can) until they sorta match. Just one quasi-scientific way to do it, if you don't want to trust your eyeballs. Just remember to save those in-camera settings.

[Graham Bernard]

Originally Posted by Benjamin Hill

If you have FCP I would use the scopes in the Capture window.

Post capture, this is almost the exact same method employed in SONY Vegas too.

"Proving" a draft-finished video - audio, sequencing and CC - is one of the jobs I have to do. But getting it kinda on the button to start with ain't a bad idea! Less work!