Pro Color Correction Tips

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Hey guys!! Please help me!! I want to get that level of color correction and quality that is shown in this video between 0:30 - 0:33 timeline.

I want that quality/color correction at any cost,please help I am new to photography/videography.

This YouTuber has also provided LUTS he use in this video. 

I want to get that quality shown in the first video between 0:30-0:33. This is the best, I like it very very much.

PLEASE HELP!! 

THANKS

[LaFemmeEnVert]

The ideal way for you to practice color grading is with Blackmagic's davinci resolve.  If you don't want to pay for the studio version which costs £300 you can use the free version.  You also need a computer with a good color accurate or calibrated monitor, ideally a wide gamut 10-bit monitor.  There are other hardware you may need if you want to do serious color grading but they are expensive and only best used if you have a proper color grading suite.  In resolve it is easier to work with layer and masks and color wheels than in Premiere's new lumetri panel.  You should also start out with a raw or log gamma curve applied, or simulated log gamma as in where dslr shooters desaturate and reduce image sharpen settings in the camera to get a flat boring image, footage recorded with the least lossy compression the camera can record.  you don't want to start with heavily compressed formats or footage where either a lut has been baked in or recorded in standard color spaces or gamma curves.  you should also go to a forum where colorists hang out to learn about color grading.

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51 minutes ago, LaFemmeEnVert said:

The ideal way for you to practice color grading is with Blackmagic's davinci resolve.  If you don't want to pay for the studio version which costs £300 you can use the free version.  You also need a computer with a good color accurate or calibrated monitor, ideally a wide gamut 10-bit monitor.  There are other hardware you may need if you want to do serious color grading but they are expensive and only best used if you have a proper color grading suite.  In resolve it is easier to work with layer and masks and color wheels than in Premiere's new lumetri panel.  You should also start out with a raw or log gamma curve applied, or simulated log gamma as in where dslr shooters desaturate and reduce image sharpen settings in the camera to get a flat boring image, footage recorded with the least lossy compression the camera can record.  you don't want to start with heavily compressed formats or footage where either a lut has been baked in or recorded in standard color spaces or gamma curves.  you should also go to a forum where colorists hang out to learn about color grading.

Nice, you have given me a very good suggestions, thank you!!

Please help me about color grading I want in above video. 

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Hey guys!! I need some help around here!!! 

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Raw vs ProRes vs log vs cinemadng vs cineform vs lossy compression vs Redcode 

[LaFemmeEnVert]

12 hours ago, LIQUIDFOX00200 said:

Raw vs ProRes vs log vs cinemadng vs cineform vs lossy compression vs Redcode 

do you have a camera or planning to get a camera that can record in raw or less compressed formats than the compressed codecs that are used by dslrs? Cinema DNG and Redcode are different forms of formats used by cameras and field recorders capable of recording some form of raw data from the sensor, though redcode is only used by RED cameras.  There are differences between CDNG and Redcode and there are discussions you can find online.  Prores and Cineform are intermediate video codecs that are used by many editors for post production and there are some cameras that can natively record in these formats. Log is talking about a gamma curve and is not a codec. if you have any specific question about the various formats ask or search online for discussions

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7 hours ago, LaFemmeEnVert said:

do you have a camera or planning to get a camera that can record in raw or less compressed formats than the compressed codecs that are used by dslrs? Cinema DNG and Redcode are different forms of formats used by cameras and field recorders capable of recording some form of raw data from the sensor, though redcode is only used by RED cameras.  There are differences between CDNG and Redcode and there are discussions you can find online.  Prores and Cineform are intermediate video codecs that are used by many editors for post production and there are some cameras that can natively record in these formats. Log is talking about a gamma curve and is not a codec. if you have any specific question about the various formats ask or search online for discussions

No I am not gonna buy a red camera, it is way to much expensive for beginner like me. But I am thinking to buy a Red hydrogen one phone (I also stated this in my different post). Or may be an iPhone X. After a month or two, my budget will increase as my pocket money increase. Also I don't wanna spend to much on DSLRs as I am a beginner and I don't need 16K@10000FPS.

 

 

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7 hours ago, LaFemmeEnVert said:

do you have a camera or planning to get a camera that can record in raw or less compressed formats than the compressed codecs that are used by dslrs? Cinema DNG and Redcode are different forms of formats used by cameras and field recorders capable of recording some form of raw data from the sensor, though redcode is only used by RED cameras.  There are differences between CDNG and Redcode and there are discussions you can find online.  Prores and Cineform are intermediate video codecs that are used by many editors for post production and there are some cameras that can natively record in these formats. Log is talking about a gamma curve and is not a codec. if you have any specific question about the various formats ask or search online for discussions

This video claim to fake a C log format in budget camera- ("use Log for better HDR") 

 

[LaFemmeEnVert]

12 hours ago, LIQUIDFOX00200 said:

This video claim to fake a C log format in budget camera- ("use Log for better HDR") 

 

the maximum dynamic range of a camera is limited by the sensor technology in the camera but not all recording modes in the camera will record video footage that captures the full dynamic range of the sensor.  one of the cameras I use has a sensor that is specified by the manufacturer to be capable of 15 stops of dynamic range but if I set the camera to use a Rec709 profile the video that the camera has recorded is not giving me a video that has captured 15 stops of dynamic range that the camera can do.  its only when i set the camera to record in raw mode or one of the log profiles it has do I get a recorded video that takes advantage of the camera's capability and more suitable for serious color grading during post production.  In DSLRs you can mimic the recorded image to look similar to image using a log profile by dropping the saturation, contrast and other settings.  but it doesn't make a camera with a 12-stop sensor capable of 15-stops of dynamic range.  it only makes the recorded image easier to do more intensive color grading than starting out with a recorded image that is closer to nice looking colors.

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1 hour ago, LaFemmeEnVert said:

the maximum dynamic range of a camera is limited by the sensor technology in the camera but not all recording modes in the camera will record video footage that captures the full dynamic range of the sensor.  one of the cameras I use has a sensor that is specified by the manufacturer to be capable of 15 stops of dynamic range but if I set the camera to use a Rec709 profile the video that the camera has recorded is not giving me a video that has captured 15 stops of dynamic range that the camera can do.  its only when i set the camera to record in raw mode or one of the log profiles it has do I get a recorded video that takes advantage of the camera's capability and more suitable for serious color grading during post production.  In DSLRs you can mimic the recorded image to look similar to image using a log profile by dropping the saturation, contrast and other settings.  but it doesn't make a camera with a 12-stop sensor capable of 15-stops of dynamic range.  it only makes the recorded image easier to do more intensive color grading than starting out with a recorded image that is closer to nice looking colors.

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