One common part of the color process… fixing problems with footage.
Sometimes balancing isn’t enough. There might be blown-out highlights, over-saturated lights, or skin tones that are way off.
Here are a few helpful tips to help you fix some possible issues with your footage.
This is also a good way to help you understand the use of the HDR palette, luma qualifier, and RGB mixer tools.
In this video from motionvfx, you’ll learn about:
- 00:45 – Best control for restoring highlight details
- 05:13 – White balancing Color Cast (Underwater video)
- 09:32 – Bringing back skin tones underwater
- 12:10 – Dealing with over-saturated footage with artificial lighting (Concert Video)
- 18:50 – Conclusion
Gedaly is the Founder and Lead Educator of DVResolve.com and is Blackmagic Design Certified Master Trainer. He’s edited commercials for major brands and has done color & VFX for independent films. He consults on post-production workflow and creating online education. Gedaly is the co-founder of Working.Actor, a former marketing manager for large brands, and creates original film projects with his production company Razee.