View Full Version : Cool Look found
OctoberPro
08-20-2004, 11:32 AM
I was toying around in Vegas while editing a wedding vid and found a pretty cool look if anyone's interested. I've noticed that the cinematography in a lot of films today have a very blown out high contrast look. The Dawn of the Dead remake comes to mind. Colors are vibrant, but not to over exposed looking. So... I took my video and duplicated the track. Set the top track to ADD. Add any Brightness/Contrast filter and change to these settings.
BRIGHTNESS = -0.020
CONTRAST = 0000
Leave the last setting as is, and tweak as needed. There you have it. Personally I love the look it adds to 24p footage (as long as it wasn't shot overexposed) I used this during an outside ceremony and I swear it was almost comparable to 35mm. The bride looked outstanding without the shot being too blown out. I wish I could post a grab but I'm at my other job right now. I'll try later. If someone wants to post a shot go for it. Also if you're battling a color temp nightmare with windows causing a blue tint use the technique above on BOTH tracks and add a green tint to your top track only. ADJUST as need and it turns the blue hue from the higher color temp to a greenish tint mimicking The Matrix look!
Arcburn
08-20-2004, 12:40 PM
sounds kind of what magic bullet does. wonder if it renders faster. I will do a test sometime and post my results.
OctoberPro
08-20-2004, 01:30 PM
sounds kind of what magic bullet does. wonder if it renders faster. I will do a test sometime and post my results.
Renders way faster. I'll definately post a grab of this later.
Arcburn
08-20-2004, 02:27 PM
cool
OctoberPro
08-20-2004, 06:21 PM
Got some stuff up guys!
David Jimerson
08-20-2004, 06:25 PM
I liked the Matrix-ish look of the last one. Didn't see too much to get excited about in the other ones, though.
But hey, if your client likes it, that's all that counts. :)
David Jimerson
08-20-2004, 06:42 PM
Wait a sec -- are TOP pics the effect pics of the bride? That makes a difference. Yes, a good improvement.
OctoberPro
08-20-2004, 09:02 PM
Wait a sec -- are TOP pics the effect pics of the bride? *That makes a difference. *Yes, a good improvement.
Yes. Top pic is with effect. the second is without. Same goes for the others.
TotalX
08-21-2004, 12:18 PM
I was wondering if you could do it with Magic Bullet only, or does the second layer add additional benefits ( i.e. softness)
Just a note from someone who uses Vegas everyday in real Hollywood productions... vegas' color correction tools can do everything Magic Bullet can do... only faster (much much faster). I purchased Magic Bullet when it first came out (The After Effects version at $1500) and stopped using it for look finishing because it took too long to get the results I was looking for. I've tried the Magic Bullet for editors and find it to have the same downside as the full version. I can tweak my stuff using Vegas and see my results very quickly. It also renders much faster. Just my $0.02.
-T
J.R. Hudson
08-21-2004, 01:44 PM
I apply this same affect to almost everything I shoot
I start with BRIGHTNESS adjustment, then CONTRAST or CENTER CONTRAST and then apply the SECONDARY COLOR CORRECTOR (usally staying just off center in the Sepia area.
I noticed the Grbas look dark. Are they underexposed on purpose? My grabs tend to start off looking like the TOP pics first and then I bring the B/C into play to crush some blacks.
OctoberPro
08-21-2004, 07:11 PM
I always shot a little under exposed John. When adjusting the exposure I tend to not leave any zebra markings at all which is the opposite of how I was trained. Granted of course I'm able to do that and still see detail in my subject. For me this seems to give me the most realistic film look.
I apply this same affect to almost everything I shoot
I start with BRIGHTNESS adjustment, then CONTRAST or CENTER CONTRAST and then apply the SECONDARY COLOR CORRECTOR (usally staying just off center in the Sepia area.
I noticed the Grbas look dark. *Are they underexposed on purpose? *My grabs tend to start off looking like the TOP pics first and then I bring the B/C into play to crush some blacks.
J.R. Hudson
08-21-2004, 07:48 PM
Im digging it.
Its our discretion on how to do it for our own purposes. I agree with you, I prefer to see no Zebras.
Zoomforce
08-21-2004, 11:25 PM
me three :)
Chenopup
08-23-2004, 08:31 PM
Tmon,
I know there are lots who could benefit from some of your color corrected .veg files if you're willing to share them at the VASST site - www.vasst.com
Zenote is also a series of plugs that integrate directly with Vegas and will smoke Magic Bullet in render times too. They're coming really soon.
mike