Which Color Space to use in After Effects?

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FilmBoy77

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I have some RAW footage shot with a Sony F5 that i will be doing some VFX in AE with. How do I know which color space I should be working in when first setting up my comps and project?

After clicking on interpret footage and going to the color management tab it says Embedded Profile: HDTV (Rec 709).

Right now my project settings has "None" under color settings/working space. I do see an option that says HDTV Rec 709 should I just select that?

Also can anyone explain what the importance of working in a certain color space is? This is my first time really having to do this or working with RAW footage.
 
Hopefully you figured this out by now but if not...You can either work in a project working space which coincides with what you are rendering to or a working space that may give you more latitude. ProPhoto RGB when editing for film or 32 bit depth projects. It is also a tremendous help to have the video displayed on a production monitor at the same time. That way you can see the differences between the RGB and YUV displays.

If you are getting into After Effects more and want to learn more about all aspects of it I suggest the books or training of Chris and Trish Meyer. Good luck.
 
Actually no I never got an answer on this and am jumping back on the is particular project after having to put it down for a couple months to work on some other things.

So ProPhoto RGB is the way to go for what I'm doing since it's a 32 bit depth project.

Do you know the importance of this being set? I never see any mention of it on any AE tutorials I watch.

Thanks!
 
You could always work with a small section of your project, say 10 seconds, and see how it works out. Usually you are working on a 32 bit project it is film or some footage that has high dynamic range. So you want to work in 32 bpc to preserve all of this data. You could also set your working space to what you are going to be rendering to. If you have some footage of this type you should be able to make out more details when viewed in 32 bpc. ProPhoto has a larger color gamut and wont cut off colors you might not see using another working space.

If you are rendering to HD you would choose HDTV rec 709. But this would not have to be a 32 bpc project.
 
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