Use Vegas or After Effects for Color Correcting?

[Brett_Erskine]

I love the color correcting cotrol I get from Photoshop but since its "film strip" format makes files that are too large to deal with for long projects I would like to hear some pros and cons on color correcting in Vegas vs. After Effects.

Any users regularly use both? Keep in mind the most common problem I found with color correcting video is the "electronic grain" thats some times created when you adjust levels. Often times I have a clip thats a stop or two underexposed and I want to bring it back to a better exposure and try and keep it as clean as possible. I've corrected frame grabs that I though were lost for sure with Photoshop. They turned out great. Now which program to use for video and what tool am I looking for in the menus?

Thanks everyone

-Brett Erskine

 

[David Jimerson]

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Re: Use Vegas or After Effects for Color Correctin

It's a filter effect in Vegas, and it works great. I can't really compare it to AE, as I haven't used it much, but it's on par with the other players in the NLE class.

 

[HorseFilms]

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Re: Use Vegas or After Effects for Color Correctin

I try to use AE as little as possible. With the last two releases of Vegas, I find that I really don't use it much at all anymore. I do all my color correction on the Vegas timeline.

 

[Barry_S]

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Re: Use Vegas or After Effects for Color Correctin

Brett,

I like the color correction tools in Vegas a lot and haven't really needed to go into AE for correction. I also recommend the free 6cc color corrector plugin for Vegas.

http://www.moosehill.se/index.php?page=vegas/6cc.php

 

[HorseFilms]

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Re: Use Vegas or After Effects for Color Correctin

Thanks to that plugin, I don't even use Vegas' Secondary Color Corrector anymore.

 

[Brett_Erskine]

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Re: Use Vegas or After Effects for Color Correctin

Thanks everyone! I just downloaded the plug in. Should work great.

-Brett

 

[skettalee]

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Re: Use Vegas or After Effects for Color Correctin

I checked it out, and didn't see much of anything better than the regular color corrector filter.

 

[HorseFilms]

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Re: Use Vegas or After Effects for Color Correctin

I find that it saves me time trying to isolate a color. I can just pick it from the drop down menu and adjust it as needed.

 

[TuffGong]

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Re: Use Vegas or After Effects for Color Correctin

I'm new to DVX and Vegas, but the color correction filters seem to be a good, quick fix.  Here is a clip, each one starts with original footage in 24pa (default f6 with master ped at -15) and color corrects with vegas...

http://video.onsight-media.com/vegasmovie.htm

 

[Brett_Erskine]

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Re: Use Vegas or After Effects for Color Correctin

Thanks for all of your help.

I hate to talk off subject but Im looking for a editor that uses Vegas and lives in the L.A./O.C. area. I'm always working on paid gigs and I want to work with a talented editor in my area. Heres the ad:

http://www.dvxuser.com/cgi-bin/DVX2/YaBB.pl?board=Jobs;action=display;num=1090736121

 

[J_Barnes]

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Re: Use Vegas or After Effects for Color Correctin

Is there a difference in bits between vegas's color corrector and AE's?

I remember there being a difference between FCP3 and AE of 2 bits favoring AE.