Accentuating the reds in camera?
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Re: Accentuating the reds in camera?
Wait . . . you're saying to need to BOOST the reds? In a DVX?
Unheard of. Everyone else is trying to cool the reds.
Try turning your chroma phase up a few notches.
Wait . . . you're saying to need to BOOST the reds? In a DVX?
Unheard of. Everyone else is trying to cool the reds.
Try turning your chroma phase up a few notches.
Barry_Green
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Re: Accentuating the reds in camera?
You can get the reds quite vibrant. First, as David said, look at the Chroma Level, cranking that up will boost the saturation of all colors. Second, look at the Matrix options. Normal = fairly muted colors, Fluo = all colors really boosted up (except greens) and Cine = all colors really boosted up (including greens).
Finally, you may want to adjust the COLOR TEMP setting, dropping it a notch or two will tint your video towards red tones.
You can get the reds quite vibrant. First, as David said, look at the Chroma Level, cranking that up will boost the saturation of all colors. Second, look at the Matrix options. Normal = fairly muted colors, Fluo = all colors really boosted up (except greens) and Cine = all colors really boosted up (including greens).
Finally, you may want to adjust the COLOR TEMP setting, dropping it a notch or two will tint your video towards red tones.
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Re: Accentuating the reds in camera?
Wouldn't doing a white balance off a warm card (v. pale blue) do the trick?
Wouldn't doing a white balance off a warm card (v. pale blue) do the trick?
Barry_Green
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Re: Accentuating the reds in camera?
Well... depends on what look you're going for. If you want to tint your whole video towards red, then yes, a warm card (or using the COLOR TEMP) setting will do that.
If you want to leave the overall tint alone, and just boost the vibrancy of the reds, that's where you'd want to juice up the Chroma Level and/or set it on FLUO or CINE matrix.
Well... depends on what look you're going for. If you want to tint your whole video towards red, then yes, a warm card (or using the COLOR TEMP) setting will do that.
If you want to leave the overall tint alone, and just boost the vibrancy of the reds, that's where you'd want to juice up the Chroma Level and/or set it on FLUO or CINE matrix.
scottchapin
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Re: Accentuating the reds in camera?
I thought, in my experience, that Color Temp was a yellow-blue shift and Color Phase was a Green-Red shift (tint). Might not playing with Color Phase have a greater affect on reds?
I thought, in my experience, that Color Temp was a yellow-blue shift and Color Phase was a Green-Red shift (tint). Might not playing with Color Phase have a greater affect on reds?
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Re: Accentuating the reds in camera?
Also consider a filter. Most filter mfgs now deliver what they call red enhancers or redhancers. They filter out a narrow band of orange and may also include polarizers. The effect is most dramatic on autumn foliage, but my also help with your sunsets.
Also consider a filter. Most filter mfgs now deliver what they call red enhancers or redhancers. They filter out a narrow band of orange and may also include polarizers. The effect is most dramatic on autumn foliage, but my also help with your sunsets.
Barry_Green
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Re: Accentuating the reds in camera?
Excellent point -- I forgot about the red intensifier, and I even have one of those! Works well.
As far as color temp, color temp shifts between orange-red and blue. Phase shifts between green and purple/magenta. Color Temp is a fairly significant shift, Color Phase is a minor shift.
Excellent point -- I forgot about the red intensifier, and I even have one of those! Works well.
As far as color temp, color temp shifts between orange-red and blue. Phase shifts between green and purple/magenta. Color Temp is a fairly significant shift, Color Phase is a minor shift.