Color correction ???

[machead]

I am truly sorry for offending you Iano If I had known you were a sensitive luvvy from regional television I would have chosen my words more carefully.The thing is I appreciate that you obviously know alot more than me (your TV background)but maybe I don't like being contadicted QUOTE "The 'Colour Correction' you've heard about probably isn't to do with calibrating your monitor"
I think my case study with little Johnny (who isn't you)contradicts this statement,I'm sorry for contradicting you but I feel that if we're talking about CC I should try and give some sound advice
OK
also did you know moniters should be replaced every 2 years,this is because the RGB bits of your moniter fade at different rates creating casts.So my advice to anyone would be do all your filtering on camera, not post as apposed to your advise QUOTE"and experiment with your colours in post-production" (oops I think I just contradicted you again sorry)

PS
have fun making the tea for everyone tomorrow and remeber do a good job and they'll promote you to 'runner'



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MACHEAD
http://www.apple.com

[miker]

I disagree with machead on this one virtually entirely, and not just because he loves macs (they run a flavour of Unix now, they're bordering on useful)

I have NEVER calibrated my monitor beyond setting brightness/contrast/saturation on some colourbars, and I have never had any problems beyond the fact that the gamma on a TV is brighter compared to my monitor, but, hey, I learned how to compensate in my own mind would you believe, and I also have an output to a TV monitor so I can see what it will truly look like on a TV (again never calibrated it beyond manufacturer presets)

It's all too easy to restrict yourself by being unnecessarily anal. If I have any real concerns about my colours within the computer (as opposed to on the display) I use the ViXeN vectorscope and say "That's pretty and green, what does it mean"

You also seem to forget that all of your anally retentive attention to detail can be shattered if your audience have a little Johnny who messes with the TV display (assuming any of your work has ever been broadcast).

I could understand your concern if you were Kubrick or Lucas, but you're quite obviously nowhere near their league on industry leading anal-ness. And Lucas only provides certification for cinemas, he doesn't enforce the regime.

The colour correction you talk about is more useful to a graphic designer than a videographer.

Anyway, thanks for alienating someone who genuinely contributed to the board with your pompous self-righteous attitude. At least I did it by mistake.

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N305UDB M173UBM
(B55VOR)
(WGO963W)

[machead]

QUOTE'I have NEVER calibrated my monitor beyond setting brightness/contrast/saturation on some colourbars, and I have never had any problems beyond the fact that the gamma on a TV is brighter compared to my monitor,'
whats that if its not calibrating you moniter??
You lost the battle with the first shot you fired
(what a great line)

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MACHEAD
http://www.apple.com

[miker]

if you don't think there's anything to calibrating your monitor beyond setting brightness/contrast/colour then I assume you have never taken a monitor apart and played with RGB, focus, and all the other stuff that SHOULD be calibrated if you were insisting on the BEST.

you lose.

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N305UDB M173UBM
(B55VOR)
(WGO963W)

[machead]

all I need to do is push a button on my moniter,sorry I was forgeting that its more complicated on other platforms

I'm truly sorry

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MACHEAD
http://www.apple.com

[miker]

I am touched by the sincerety of your apology. If only life could be as easy as pressing a button.

Think different. (But not that different, okay?)

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N305UDB M173UBM
(B55VOR)
(WGO963W)

[hairbrain]

This is classic useless london film crap. The guy asks about colour correction and you bunch of egg heads go off about monitors and calibration. I work in Soho so, beleive me, I know people like you....you're sad.

The guy asked what colour correction was and does DV need it. The non-upyaarse, non-technical, artists answer is. With colour correction you can change the look of an image so that the darks are warmer or colder, the mid tones, highlights etc. By doing this some DV footage can be made to look more like film stock. See www.bigfx.com for more info.
There... now that's what creative people want to hear, and that's what we're trying to be here right? Not whether the panasonic SX-60a monitor has a higher gamma threshold than a Sony poo2000. You've all clearly been in your day jobs too long.

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[HARBIME]

Thank you all, specially you hairbrain.

I hope our friends here stop taking things personally. We need just to share what we know so we can all learn from each others.

Thank you again.

Harbime

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[slimsh]

Hey HARBIME, it sounds like you're diving into the world of color correction, which is crucial for giving your digital video projects a professional look. If you're looking for more detailed resources, you might find the color grading presets for Lightroom from Furoore helpful. They're designed to enhance your footage with cinematic quality easily, which could be a great addition to your toolkit, especially if you're using software like Adobe Premiere or After Effects. Happy editing!