Settings for colour

[Mj882]

I'm shooting in 720/24pN and would like specific colours to stand out.

Here's an example:

http://www.gbposters.com/image/image/3945/PP30911.jpg (http://www.gbposters.com/image/image/3945/PP30911.jpg)

Of course post-production has had a prominent impact on that image, but are there any sttings to intensify this type of effect on the camera? The orange on the umbrella sticks out, the sea's blue is lighter (as you can see on the far left).

Any settings whilst recording that would be ideal for amplifying colour contrast like that?

[David Jimerson]

It also has a lot to do with lighting, and probably some filters.

[Mj882]

It also has a lot to do with lighting, and probably some filters.

What settings would be advised to amplify certain colours? And what filters?

[Mj882]

I'm aware that an ND filter was probably used to create the silhouette effect, but what I want to achieve are certain colours standing out, like the orange in the umbrella.

[Barry_Green]

Not really possible to do in-camera. You can use some filters to amplify certain colors, like an intensifying filter will amplify red, but the HVX series doesn't have a 12-pole color matrix. So what you're looking at there, you're probably going to have to do in post.

[David Jimerson]

The ND filter doesn't create a silhouette effect; it just cuts the total light coming into the iris.

There are no settings in-camera to make specific colors pop, but you can raise the chroma level in general, and then shift the chroma phase (tint) and/or color matrix to (sort of) accentuate a range of the spectrum. However, you can't get both brilliant oranges and brilliant blues that way.

It's really a job for post.

[Mj882]

The ND filter doesn't create a silhouette effect; it just cuts the total light coming into the iris.

There are no settings in-camera to make specific colors pop, but you can raise the chroma level in general, and then shift the chroma phase (tint) and/or color matrix to (sort of) accentuate a range of the spectrum. However, you can't get both brilliant oranges and brilliant blues that way.

It's really a job for post.

Hmmm.... guess I'll look into ways of accomplishes this through post-production techniques.

Any chance this could be done with Adobe Premiere CS4?

[Mj882]

Not really possible to do in-camera. You can use some filters to amplify certain colors, like an intensifying filter will amplify red, but the HVX series doesn't have a 12-pole color matrix. So what you're looking at there, you're probably going to have to do in post.

Any specific intensifying filters you'd recommend?

[David Jimerson]

Hmmm.... guess I'll look into ways of accomplishes this through post-production techniques.

Any chance this could be done with Adobe Premiere CS4?

Secondary color correction, contrast, levels -- these may help get you there. But After Effects will do you better.