color correction.??!?

Well, a lot of the color correction technique depends on shooting the footage properly to start with. But just looking at that vid it doesn't seem to hard. Use the Fast Color Corrector, boost the saturation, turn up the Black Input to crush the black and turn the color wheel so that you get a warmer tint.
 
mmmm very helpful! thanks (:
umm you said to turn the color wheel right? it changes the color of the whole thing, and i used the little circle inside the wheel to make it have a 'cool' cold look to it... and it works! how much do i have to crush the blacks... and why would i want to? also same with the saturation of the colors?
 
To explain it simply, any image is composed on three parts: the shadows (or the black), the midtone and the highlight. Each can be adjusted independently to a degree without affecting the other. "Crushing the black" simply refers to lowering the signal in the dark area of the image so that black becomes more black, increasing the contrast. This should be adjusted to taste, there's no set rule.
 
This question might seem vague but...... What is the best way to boost luminance. I heard from somewhere that using the brightness control is no-good because it lightens every pixel?
 
You would use a Curve filter and boost the midtone while crushing the blacks just a touch. Doing it this way would raise the brightness level without making it murky. Of course it would also introduce additional noise to the footage if used excessively.
 
ihatedv said:
Yes, CS4 does have curves. Thx, ill give it a shot.
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If you want to learn how to use curves effectively, I cannot recommend this book highly enough:

http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Photoshop-Classic-Guide-Correction/dp/0471403997

It is, of course, the book is dedicated to color correction for print rather than video, but curves are curves. They work the same in Photoshop or Premiere or AF. Everything I learned about curves started with this book back when I was just doing graphics for print.
 
check out this book "the art and technique of digital color correction" by steve hullfish
this book covers everything discussed here, but in great detail. it really helps you understand color correction better. Definately good stuff to know, and be able to reference it when you need to. I'm working my way through it right now.
 
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