Color correction dillema at DVinfo.net

Joe Penna · July 20th, 2007, 07:56 PM

It's time to admit this... I'm not God's gift to the world of color correction :(

I shot a birthday party on my old DV camera (finally got a DVX now). The footage came out fine but I was having a problem with my LCD, so I didn't get to white balance properly.

Everything looks a bit... greenish. Here's a cap:
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8454/picture4dy2.png

Any ideas on how to tackle this?

David W. Jones · July 20th, 2007, 09:06 PM

It will take you about 10 seconds to fix this with your 3 way color corrector.

Boyd Ostroff · July 21st, 2007, 08:17 AM

Hi Joe and welcome to DVinfo! Have you read the section of the FCP manual about color correction? It's actually quite good and has several examples you can work through. It's found in volume 3 chapter 20. But instead of reading the hardcopy, start up FCP and access the full manual using the Help menu. The examples start on page III-448. The advantage of going this route is that the photos are all in color while the printed manual is black and white.

(Caveat: I'm still on FCP 5, page numbers might be different on different versions)

Glenn Chan · July 21st, 2007, 12:58 PM

You can de-saturate the highlights if WB doesn't quite get there. Use the desaturate highlights plugin or the 3-way CC (+limit range).

July 20th, 2007, 07:56 PM	#1
Joe Penna New Boot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 13	Color correction dillema It's time to admit this... I'm not God's gift to the world of color correction :( I shot a birthday party on my old DV camera (finally got a DVX now). The footage came out fine but I was having a problem with my LCD, so I didn't get to white balance properly. Everything looks a bit... greenish. Here's a cap: http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8454/picture4dy2.png Any ideas on how to tackle this?

July 20th, 2007, 09:06 PM	#2
David W. Jones Trustee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,383	It will take you about 10 seconds to fix this with your 3 way color corrector. Attached Thumbnails

July 21st, 2007, 08:17 AM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,801	Hi Joe and welcome to DVinfo! Have you read the section of the FCP manual about color correction? It's actually quite good and has several examples you can work through. It's found in volume 3 chapter 20. But instead of reading the hardcopy, start up FCP and access the full manual using the Help menu. The examples start on page III-448. The advantage of going this route is that the photos are all in color while the printed manual is black and white. (Caveat: I'm still on FCP 5, page numbers might be different on different versions)

July 21st, 2007, 12:58 PM	#4
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	You can de-saturate the highlights if WB doesn't quite get there. Use the desaturate highlights plugin or the 3-way CC (+limit range).