How to tell if clip needs color correction?

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uTurnProductions

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Hey guys! I don't want to ask and not contribute, so I was wondering if we can all create a check-list before the next time we color correct.


(Color Correction is done to fix the color in the scene and color balance)

Sometimes our eyes aren't enough to detect whether a clip isn't properly correct, so here are some things to look out for.


- Range Check (check for Luma and Color to see if it isn't going over 100%)


what else...? please contribute so I can create a list that can benefit everyone.
 
Grading and correcting are two different things in my book.

Color Grading is developing a look beyond what you have in the camera. Correcting is the minor adjustments you need (should) make to a clip to bring it close to a natural color as you can.

For me...

My 'look' tends to be slightly crushed blacks with a bit of de-sat. I'll do that on almost all clips I shoot. However... I might need to correct the captured footage to get my whites at a decent level and color.

Yes... I use the internal scopes.

But it goes beyond that too.

CaptM
 
Grading is the fun part...

More or less.

Correction makes your stuff look like it belongs together and keep it within formal limits (for broadcast or whatever.

Grading makes it communicate.

G
 
Never seen a shot that didn't benefit from some level of both correction- i.e. fixing production mistakes and grading- i.e. enhancing a look. Every shot on every tv show, movie, commercial you'll ever see is heavily corrected and graded.

Noah
 
Adjusting the black and whites level to the fullest increases contrast, dynamics and overall sharpness. This should be in legal values, of course.


What I've noticed just recently is the value of desaturating the highs and the lows, it makes the material look more dynamic, adds dimensions to subjects. Video becomes more film like and less like saturated video, where the colors bleed. And it helps to get rid of those dangerous illegal saturation values that you might not otherwise see.
 
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