GoPro/DSLR Color Grading Workflow Tutorial here

abek · 2011-02-09 18:19:03

Hey guys, finished a basic color grading tutorial inside Final Cut. The same basics and what not can be applied to Premiere as well. This is the workflow that GoPro uses for all of their videos online. If you haven't already seen the first tutorial for FCP, check it out:

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thank you <3

Feb 9 2011 6:20PM

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Good work

Feb 9 2011 6:53PM

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rlee

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Great Tutorial, keep up the good work, love what your doing!

Feb 9 2011 7:23PM

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woo! great tutorial thanks a lot!

Feb 9 2011 8:30PM

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Feb 9 2011 9:07PM

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Fuck yes, this is what I've been searching through Vimeo for for months. I just wanted something down to my level and easy to follow, but so many of the other videos I found didn't teach that well.

Thanks!

Feb 9 2011 11:10PM

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thanks so much, youre the best

Feb 10 2011 2:07PM

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Super legit, i liked the speech about subtile changes haha.

Feb 10 2011 3:06PM

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you should have mentioned the eye dropper tool and using to keep continuity between shots. Its great and easy to use with snow to make sure each clip looks the same.

another tip for those who this is new to: do NOT over-crush your blacks. it may look cool to you but the final product looks like crap.

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abe, you probably know how to do this but for anybody else, an easier way to keep the whites continuous between shots is to click the eye dropper tool next to the whites color wheel, and then click on the snow in the shot. this will basically auto white balance each shot and you don't have to do a little guess work using the color wheel.

Feb 10 2011 3:15PM

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thanks a lot!!!

Feb 10 2011 3:16PM

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yup! it's super easy

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Feb 10 2011 3:48PM

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WillStart

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also, thank you abe for teaching me how to use waveforms. those will be very handy in the future i think

Feb 10 2011 4:06PM

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abek

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Yeah that tool works well most of the time, but sometimes you'll get funky colors in your overall image if you rely on that to 'know' what the right adjustments are. I like going by eye, but you're right the eyedropper can be an easy way to quickly get stuff adjusted

Feb 10 2011 4:57PM

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thanks heaps, threads

Feb 11 2011 3:44PM

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my threads, another awesome one, thanks again

Feb 11 2011 5:36PM

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my night has just changed because i was so surprisingly pleased after watching these videos. by far, two of the most helpful and coherent tutorials for final cut i've ever seen. thank you so much

do you have the vignette DL by any chance?

Feb 20 2011 5:25PM

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it's on the YouTube page in the description

Feb 20 2011 7:11PM

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Feb 20 2011 7:46PM

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threads for sure.

Mar 21 2011 4:40PM

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i enjoy this thread and all these tutorials

Mar 21 2011 5:18PM

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threads and thanks

Mar 21 2011 5:18PM

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this is great!, just the thing i need now as i am trying to get into video editing.

Mar 21 2011 6:02PM

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Does anyone know who to get the video scope graph on premiere pro??

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thanks abe!

Jun 14 2012 12:57PM

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To get various scopes, go to the source monitor (double click the clip you want to select in your timeline), and then underneath the screen where the video plays, there are various tools kind of. Look for the one that looks like three inter connected circles, and click on it. It should give you various "scope" options, like waveform, video scope etc!

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