Good book/DVD on color-grading

[naveenmedia]

Well, I'll post this in here since the subtitle says this forum is for color-grading matters.

Does anyone know of a good book or DVD that deals with the basics of color-grading?

I'm talking about theory as well as application specific: Understanding color space, reading vector scopes and histograms, how to match color from shot to shot, etc.? The fundamentals of color grading/correction.

And ideally, one that can take that info and put it to practical use in the commonly used NLE's, like Avid, FCP, and Premiere.

I've gone through various tutorials and some books that deal with the color correction systems in some of these apps, but not something that deals with the basic theory behind color. Is there anything out there that covers all this?

Thanks,
Naveen

 

[pa-productions]

http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Dig...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200509842&sr=8-1



I like this one! I learned the most, though, by going out and purposely white-balancing off paint cards I got at a hardware store and then trying to get the footage back to normal in Looks. That gave me more confidence than any book could. Hope that helps at all.

 

[jumpthewire]

Advanced Color Correction and Effects in Final Cut 5
Great for learning the basics (matching/scopes etc)

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Pro-Tra...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200524682&sr=1-1

 

[Blaine]

The Art and Technique of Digittal Color Correction

 

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

The Art and Technique of Digittal Color Correction

This book isn't out yet, have you seen a pre-release copy to know if it's any good?