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J.R. Hudson
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Glowy, Flat, Soft. No contrast. Like looking through a yellow bottle.
J.R. Hudson
Spirit Animal
Well don't just throw it together man.... :lipsrseal :beer: :cheesy:
First ensure your monitor is calibrated properly. This shows up for me at 0 to 60 IRE. I'd push it up to at least 90
I also cool it down a bit (unless you are dying for a monotone yellow). Did you WB or use a PRST? Have you already messed with it or is this a true (pure) grab?
It looks all magic bullety (not in a good way)
First ensure your monitor is calibrated properly. This shows up for me at 0 to 60 IRE. I'd push it up to at least 90
I also cool it down a bit (unless you are dying for a monotone yellow). Did you WB or use a PRST? Have you already messed with it or is this a true (pure) grab?
It looks all magic bullety (not in a good way)
Jay Rodriguez
Coffee Member
Looks like a Magic Bullet over kill.
Yikes... What does the uncorrected still look like?
MattC
Veteran
Hmmm... Did you white balance first? I think this needs to be color corrected, before it is color graded. Also there is a difference between shooting a "flat" image with regards to in-camera colorization/image control, and shooting an image that is "flat' meaning lacking in depth. If you want to give this image depth, I would do so with lighting, not software.
Think of Magic Bullet (or any variation) as a digital film lab. It allows you to do all the things that a film lab would do when processing film, digitally on your computer, but you still have to start with capturing a compelling image.
Good Luck to you!
Matt
Think of Magic Bullet (or any variation) as a digital film lab. It allows you to do all the things that a film lab would do when processing film, digitally on your computer, but you still have to start with capturing a compelling image.
Good Luck to you!
Matt
John C Lyons
Veteran
If your shooting some sort of dream sequence I think this is fine (although I would like to see more contrast personally). Depends on what the application and purpose is for this scene. Were you just shooting random stuff or is there meaning in this scene with the flowers? If so what emotion do you want to convey? After you answer those questions then that's the look you want to go for, just don't go Magic Bullet crazy just because you have that program. Use your images, colors, and lighting to help tell your story. OK, I am probably over thinking these flowers, I will shut up now...
J.R. Hudson
Spirit Animal
Hehehe
Poor guy. I wonder if we'll ever see him again?
Poor guy. I wonder if we'll ever see him again?
hopefully we wil. people just have to learn not to shoot themselves in the foot with the "magic bullet" becuas ether is definitely such a thin g as "too much of that particular good thing" color correction is an art.. and science. all in all .. magic bullet isnt "magic" it doesnt automatically make everything look good. you have to work with it to get the best results. anyway o like the grab contents.. all technical aspects aside. show us some more... a litte more dpeth in the lighting and some white balance adjustments and youll be alright. 
I'm all bulleted out. Haven't run my stuff through MB in like two years. I agree with MattC, it doesn't look like proper white balancing.
J.R. Hudson
Spirit Animal
The only MB styles I like are Buffalo, Color Reversal, Bleach Bypass
The rest are just 'too much'
The rest are just 'too much'
with MB I like using basic and then working from there to make something custom....the styles don't always seem to fit perfectly although when they do they can be kinda cool. Lots of them are kinda neat but not practical because they make the video look too affected(not sure if thats the right word) . About the grab, I thought it was alright but I'd echo a lot of the comments from other people. Really depends on the look ur goin for
Thank you all so much for the feedback (although it puts me down a bit). I didn't have time to adjust the white balance and the camera settings while i was shooting. What exactly does opening the iris accomplish? I did use magic bullet because when i try to color correct i end up making it look too much like video. Anyone have any good color correcting for premiere pro 1.5. I have Discreet Combustion too, anybody try the color correcting tool there? Once again thanks for the feedback.
taubkin
Veteran
What happened is that you have underexposed footage. When you expose correctly, you get more contrast. Your image appears muddy, because the brightest point and the darkest point are not too different themselfes. Underexposed footage result in grain and lower contrast, overexposed result in blowouts. So in practical terms you want your image to be as bright as you can let it, without blowing out. You will realize that is not easy. Bumping the contrast in post from that image would show all the grain it has, the grain that MB's diffusion helped hide.
If you want to learn more about exposure, read some cinematography book such as Blain Brown's or better yet, Ansel Adams "The Camera" and "The Negative"
Good Luck!
If you want to learn more about exposure, read some cinematography book such as Blain Brown's or better yet, Ansel Adams "The Camera" and "The Negative"
Good Luck!
