Return-Path: Received: from mail-ve0-f169.google.com ([209.85.128.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5361877 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:19:21 +0100 Received: by mail-ve0-f169.google.com with SMTP id oy12so1732064veb.0 for ; Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:23:39 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:content-type; bh=oI5/Ypgl37tWjuTcJn1j31QbXHgEL//F3ABYjZuPdBg=; b=VQ/TjE3ynPnsplvc/sQJU+TWBNJ6ZKDJGQeTGr0awOhxJUvu7D94gJjgHtn3gs9/w/ Dh5HHHRyhXg/FfOtci2fo+DtmuNwTZFaUUXcsFddkiZsgtxFAAApFeQALXFlP8q/2eGP 5fyc+Py33PnkBbNzlkvV2CNHGhqrpIbfTLRiXkdjDg1QNZ6Y/gxV2Eg6cU+FkD7ZSl0B +Ni1vAoBmuTDdNh1Tcf2YJqsWUpIuBge2FoTaGH3YtAlIHjCv+xPb/fSLkhmzlqTVpg1 IhgDh0oDq6FdVeaEyQahVvO3ahVR/kEnE4aX4j2XAtoL4SHOZJ71oesLn7o/dyfbrt8Q DWUQ== X-Received: by 10.220.99.7 with SMTP id s7mr8687484vcn.19.1391037819260; Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:23:39 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: mrbills@gmail.com Received: by 10.221.58.147 with HTTP; Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:23:19 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: J Bills Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:23:19 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 6yENHRyuc-e7CT4xYF3F2jEa-PY Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] tutorial for color correcting to unify footage from different sources? To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c1def2161dbd04f1243b52 --001a11c1def2161dbd04f1243b52 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable if you're shooting or able to be on set, an X-Rite Passport or datacolor spydercheckr as frame 0 (or with the slate) can work wonders when trying to do a neutral grade. let's you match things up perfectly. the stock co's should really be providing that but probably aren't because it's not "dummy proof" and they probably don't want to bother people with deleting the slate frame. heck even a plain ol' gray card can at least give you a fighting chance. sometimes the slate has some color swatches built into it. if there's even a slate! (asking for a lot in these days of run and gun shooting, I know...) Otherwise with nothing else available, it's usually trying to match up something that is a "known" color. Might be a white wall or a swatch something where you can swing it to what it should be and everything else will fall in line, and then you can use consistent grades, setups and looks across the scene with minimal wrenching on individual shots. Hopefully you can find something that supposed to be white or gray in there and get a good read on it, and neutralize it - as in if the red is .24, green is .22, blue is .21, you flatten it out to .225 or something. On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 9:08 AM, rendernyc wrote: > theres a great chapter in marks book on color matching > > http://www.amazon.com/Effects-Visual-Compositing-Studio-Techniques/dp/032= 1934695 > > can take a peek here > > http://books.google.com/books?id=3DxUwCwEB8BA4C&pg=3DPA161&lpg=3DPA161&dq= =3Dmark+christiansen+color+matching&source=3Dbl&ots=3DFrYweHSifL&sig=3DSr-s= aMcNDZi5_MEILr33Sgn0M4g&hl=3Den&sa=3DX&ei=3D6DTpUqCpKa7gsATPgoCQBw&ved=3D0C= HQQ6AEwBw#v=3Donepage&q=3Dmark%20christiansen%20color%20matching&f=3Dfalse > > > google brings this reference to it from another book? weird > > https://www.inkling.com/read/how-cheat-after-effects-perkins-2nd/chapter-= 4/matching-color > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:23 AM, Roland Kahlenberg (RoRK) < > aemaillist@broadcastgems.com> wrote: > >> I've always enjoyed Karl Lee Soule's earth-shattering AE/mocha tutorials >> - they always amaze me and also serve to show how little I know. >> >> Here's what I mean - >> >> >> http://tv.adobe.com/watch/short-and-suite/im-your-puppet-im-your-tool-pa= rt-1/ >> >> >> http://tv.adobe.com/watch/short-and-suite/im-your-puppet-im-your-tool-pa= rt-2/ >> >> http://tv.adobe.com/watch/short-and-suite/morning-after-effects-part-1/ >> >> http://tv.adobe.com/watch/short-and-suite/morning-after-effects-part-2/ >> >> >> Cheers >> - Roland Kahlenberg >> * LATEST AE Workshop * >> MoGraph Intensity Workshop (Shape & Text Layers) Promo - >> http://vimeo.com/84649947 >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Todd Kopriva" >> To: "After Effects Mail List" >> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 7:29:19 AM >> Subject: Re: [AE] tutorial for color correcting to unify footage from >> different sources? >> >> >> Start here: >> >> http://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2011/07/color-correction-and-color-gr= ading-tutorials-from-karl-soule-and-andrew-devis.html >> >> >> >> >> From: "scott.aelist" < scott.aelist@gmail.com > >> Reply-To: After List < AE-List@media-motion.tv > >> Date: Tuesday, 28 January 2014 15:11 >> To: After List < AE-List@media-motion.tv > >> Subject: [AE] tutorial for color correcting to unify footage from >> different sources? >> >> >> >> >> >> We're using some stock for a job and the color is a bit different in all >> the shots. Does anyone know of a tutorial that covers this type of thing= ? I >> could possibly do it in Premiere if necessary but i'm more comfortable i= n >> AE. >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >> > > > > -- > danny princz > > vimeo.com/rendernyc > --001a11c1def2161dbd04f1243b52 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
if you're shooting or able to be on set, an X-Rit= e Passport or datacolor spydercheckr as frame 0 (or with the slate) can wor= k wonders when trying to do a neutral grade.=A0 let's you match things = up perfectly.=A0 the stock co's should really be providing that but pro= bably aren't because it's not "dummy proof" and they prob= ably don't want to bother people with deleting the slate frame.

heck even a plain ol' gray card can at least give you a fight= ing chance.=A0 sometimes the slate has some color swatches built into it.= =A0 if there's even a slate!=A0 (asking for a lot in these days of run = and gun shooting, I know...)

Otherwise with nothing else available, it's usually trying to match= up something that is a "known" color.=A0 Might be a white wall o= r a swatch something where you can swing it to what it should be and everyt= hing else will fall in line, and then you can use consistent grades, setups= and looks across the scene with minimal wrenching on individual shots.=A0 = Hopefully you can find something that supposed to be white or gray in there= and get a good read on it, and neutralize it - as in if the red is .24, gr= een is .22, blue is .21, you flatten it out to .225 or something.




On We= d, Jan 29, 2014 at 9:08 AM, rendernyc <rendernyc@gmail.com> wrote:


On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:23 AM, Roland Kahlenberg (RoRK)= <aemaillist@broadcastgems.com> wrote:
I've always enjoyed Karl Lee Soule's= earth-shattering AE/mocha tutorials - they always amaze me and also serve = to show how little I know.

Here's what I mean -

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/short-and-suite/= im-your-puppet-im-your-tool-part-1/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/short-and-suite/= im-your-puppet-im-your-tool-part-2/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/short-and-suite/mornin= g-after-effects-part-1/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/short-and-suite/mornin= g-after-effects-part-2/


Cheers
- Roland Kahlenberg
* LATEST AE Workshop *
MoGraph Intensity Workshop (Shape & Text Layers) Promo - http://vimeo.com/84649947


----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Kopriva" <kopriva@adobe.com>
To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 7:29:19 AM
Subject: Re: [AE] tutorial for color correcting to unify footage from diffe= rent sources?


Start here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2011/07/color-correction-and-color= -grading-tutorials-from-karl-soule-and-andrew-devis.html




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Reply-To: After List < AE-List@media-motion.tv >
Date: Tuesday, 28 January 2014 15:11
To: After List < AE-List@media-motion.tv >
Subject: [AE] tutorial for color correcting to unify footage from different= sources?





We're using some stock for a job and the color is a bit different in al= l the shots. Does anyone know of a tutorial that covers this type of thing?= I could possibly do it in Premiere if necessary but i'm more comfortab= le in AE.

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