Color Correction at DVinfo.net

Patrick Marte · July 19th, 2009, 04:24 AM

A portion of the footage for my documentary was shot with an XH-A1, and I've noticed it has an overall yellowish hue to it. It definitely doesn't look as good as what was shot with the Sony Z7u. Is that something I'll be able to fix with color correction?

David W. Jones · July 19th, 2009, 05:45 AM

Sure you can.
In the future, if you shoot a little chart before each scene with each of the cameras it will be much easier to correct in post.

Good Luck!

Boyd Ostroff · July 19th, 2009, 12:41 PM

If you are using Final Cut Pro, there's a little tutorial on fixing white balance in the manual in the section on color correction

David Barnett · July 20th, 2009, 08:25 AM

If needed, I've read on here a program at neatvideo.com works great. I've never used it though it looks pretty easy to use.

Wesley Cardone · July 21st, 2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Patrick Marte

A portion of the footage for my documentary was shot with an XH-A1, and I've noticed it has an overall yellowish hue to it. It definitely doesn't look as good as what was shot with the Sony Z7u. Is that something I'll be able to fix with color correction?

Red Giant has some really good color correction plugins. They have full featured trial versions you can download to see if they work for you.

Andrew Smith · July 21st, 2009, 10:33 AM

And just to chime in ... I've been raving to others about just how good the auto white balance on the V1 is. Absolutely brilliant!

Andrew

Stelios Christofides · July 21st, 2009, 02:48 PM

How about NewBlue Video Essentials

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July 19th, 2009, 04:24 AM	#1
Patrick Marte New Boot Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Miami, FL. Posts: 11	Color Correction A portion of the footage for my documentary was shot with an XH-A1, and I've noticed it has an overall yellowish hue to it. It definitely doesn't look as good as what was shot with the Sony Z7u. Is that something I'll be able to fix with color correction?

July 21st, 2009, 02:48 PM	#7
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July 19th, 2009, 05:45 AM	#2
David W. Jones Trustee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,383	Sure you can. In the future, if you shoot a little chart before each scene with each of the cameras it will be much easier to correct in post. Good Luck!

July 19th, 2009, 12:41 PM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	If you are using Final Cut Pro, there's a little tutorial on fixing white balance in the manual in the section on color correction

July 20th, 2009, 08:25 AM	#4
David Barnett Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 951	If needed, I've read on here a program at neatvideo.com works great. I've never used it though it looks pretty easy to use.

July 21st, 2009, 10:33 AM	#6
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,065	And just to chime in ... I've been raving to others about just how good the auto white balance on the V1 is. Absolutely brilliant! Andrew