Problems in the studio :( at DVinfo.net

Agus Casse · April 19th, 2006, 01:30 PM

Hello there my friends,

I have a problem of colometry, i have a great set, made with white flourescent tubes. It actuallyl looks really great.

The problem now is that i put a plasma TV on the set, but in the camera it shows up really blueish .... i tried using gels, configuring the white balance, but the rest looks red, and i tried color correcting the image from the computer which transmit the video signal to the screen.

Any ideas ??

Thanks... really a lot !

Peter Costello · April 19th, 2006, 01:56 PM

You can cover the plasma sreen with a CTO gel. Just make sure that it is a clean piece. They also have gels that are made for screen. Rosco or Lee filters.

Ralph Keyser · April 19th, 2006, 02:04 PM

You might also check the setup on the TV to make sure it is set to the lowest possible color temperature. It won't go low enough to completely fix the problem, but it might help.

Another approach would be to swap out your florescent tubes for daylight color tubes.

Michael Salzlechner · April 19th, 2006, 04:39 PM

another option is to gel the flourescents to match the screen

either way if the color balance is off one has to be changed

Jesse Redman · May 3rd, 2006, 01:27 PM

Agus,

You didn't mention what was on the plasma displays.

I work with plasmas daily and I have had the same problem. I have had two different situations:

1) The content was mine. I color corrected the content (taking out a lot of the blue) and shot my video with my color corrected content on the plasma displays.

2) The content wasn't mine but didn't have to be specific. I captured the content to an avi, color corrected it, then shot my video with the color corrected content on the plasma displays.

http://www.advancedmedialab.com/aboutus.html

Photo on my Web site with three plasmas in the background. They are, however, fairly blue in this shot but they were fairly blue to begin with.

- Jesse

April 19th, 2006, 01:30 PM	#1
Agus Casse Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Guatemala Posts: 322	Problems in the studio :( Hello there my friends, I have a problem of colometry, i have a great set, made with white flourescent tubes. It actuallyl looks really great. The problem now is that i put a plasma TV on the set, but in the camera it shows up really blueish .... i tried using gels, configuring the white balance, but the rest looks red, and i tried color correcting the image from the computer which transmit the video signal to the screen. Any ideas ?? Thanks... really a lot ! __________________ Agus35 - the ultimate tool for indie DV filmakers -

April 19th, 2006, 04:39 PM	#4
Michael Salzlechner Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL, US Posts: 228	another option is to gel the flourescents to match the screen either way if the color balance is off one has to be changed __________________ Michael Salzlechner

May 3rd, 2006, 01:27 PM	#5
Jesse Redman Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 182	Another thought Agus, You didn't mention what was on the plasma displays. I work with plasmas daily and I have had the same problem. I have had two different situations: 1) The content was mine. I color corrected the content (taking out a lot of the blue) and shot my video with my color corrected content on the plasma displays. 2) The content wasn't mine but didn't have to be specific. I captured the content to an avi, color corrected it, then shot my video with the color corrected content on the plasma displays. http://www.advancedmedialab.com/aboutus.html Photo on my Web site with three plasmas in the background. They are, however, fairly blue in this shot but they were fairly blue to begin with. - Jesse

April 19th, 2006, 01:56 PM	#2
Peter Costello Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 29	You can cover the plasma sreen with a CTO gel. Just make sure that it is a clean piece. They also have gels that are made for screen. Rosco or Lee filters.

April 19th, 2006, 02:04 PM	#3
Ralph Keyser Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico USA Posts: 287	You might also check the setup on the TV to make sure it is set to the lowest possible color temperature. It won't go low enough to completely fix the problem, but it might help. Another approach would be to swap out your florescent tubes for daylight color tubes.