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August 29th, 2007, 12:39 PM | #1 |
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Color versus Color Corrector in FCP
I just recently upgraded to FCS2 and now have access to Color. I've always used the 3-way color corrector in the past, but I figured that Color was going to be a better way to color correct/enhance.
However, after reading most of the documentation and watching the videos on Color, and then trying it out myself, it seems like extra steps with no extra benefit. Am I missing something? |
August 29th, 2007, 12:43 PM | #2 |
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I'm not really fond of the Color interface. It looks like you can do some really impressive things, but the interface is killing me right now
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August 29th, 2007, 12:47 PM | #3 |
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Yeah, it's definitely NOT as intuitive as a typical Mac software interface. I'm also not real fond of my color-corrected project becoming "separate" from my original project in FCP. It just seems like an extra step.
Has anyone found an advantage to using Color? |
August 29th, 2007, 01:45 PM | #4 |
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To make it simple, color is more for creating a look for the entire project. Ie, "300" look.
Color correction is really more for individual clip color correction. You can do it clip by clip in color, it's just more time consuming. IMHO it's overkill if your just trying to correct certain clips within your project. It's a great program none the less. |
August 29th, 2007, 08:41 PM | #5 |
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I definitely want to use it to create the looks, but I'm just getting killed trying to figure it out, is there any decent books on color yet, or even online tutorials?
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August 29th, 2007, 10:04 PM | #6 |
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On the 9th Final Cut Studio DVD, the tutorials disc, there is a folder hidden in there that is called "drag this folder to iTunes" Do just that.
There are 4 movies in there about color, it gives you a nice basic to somewhat medium based explanation on how to use Color, and what it does. After I watched it, I loved using color. Those videos are great reference material. My-wife watched them, and picked up Color within the hour. |
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August 31st, 2007, 05:11 AM | #8 |
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There is a "Apple training series" book about color in the make, to be released later this year. Check www.peachpit.com
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