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Color Grading 101 - Everything You Need to Know

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Hotel and Michael Bay films, showcasing its strong and gritty, pink and soft, and teal and orange aesthetics respectively.', 'The Italian giallo style in the 1960s brought its influence of bright and flamboyant colors, which felt almost surreal at times, immediately linked with its lighting and production design, marking a significant shift in cinematic aesthetics.', 'Even in the days of black and white, different chemical treatments allowed for creating diverse atmospheres in the images, emphasizing the historical importance of color grading in shaping the visual language of cinema.']}, {'end': 568.614, 'segs': [{'end': 67.341, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 42.782, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 48.407, 'text': 'While back then treatment to the final image was done through a chemical process on the actual film,', 'start': 42.782, 'duration': 5.625}, {'end': 52.491, 'text': 'today we have robust and easy to use tools to perform the color grading step.', 'start': 48.407, 'duration': 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very vivid colors, and deep blacks.', 'start': 159.78, 'duration': 5.961}, {'end': 167.542, 'text': 'Rec 709, Rec.', 'start': 166.201, 'duration': 1.341}, {'end': 168.823, 'text': '2020, and Rec.', 'start': 167.862, 'duration': 0.961}], 'summary': 'Rec. 709 is outdated, being replaced by rec. 2020 and rec. 2100 for cinema, offering richer hdr color space.', 'duration': 26.467, 'max_score': 142.356, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/pAh83khT1no/pics/pAh83khT1no142356.jpg'}, {'end': 262.901, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 221.055, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 224.538, 'text': 'With most cameras, we have several options for how we capture our image.', 'start': 221.055, 'duration': 3.483}, {'end': 226.8, 'text': 'The first and most standard is to record in Rec.', 'start': 224.618, 'duration': 2.182}, {'end': 229.443, 'text': '709 Our image is immediately usable.', 'start': 227.461, 'duration': 1.982}, {'end': 236.349, 'text': 'However, we will obtain an image with limited amount of information and are then limited in possibilities for color grading.', 'start': 229.523, 'duration': 6.826}, {'end': 240.352, 'text': 'Highlights will tend to clip quickly and shadows will contain only a few details.', 'start': 236.369, 'duration': 3.983}, {'end': 244.516, 'text': 'This is useful for fast turnarounds, but not when you want complete control over your image.', 'start': 240.392, 'duration': 4.124}, {'end': 246.597, 'text': 'Another possibility is to record in RAW.', 'start': 244.696, 'duration': 1.901}, {'end': 252.238, 'text': 'RAW saves as much information received by the sensor as possible, which gives us a very rich image.', 'start': 246.657, 'duration': 5.581}, {'end': 255.159, 'text': 'But there are some drawbacks for the uninitiated.', 'start': 252.618, 'duration': 2.541}, {'end': 256.418, 'text': 'Firstly, its size.', 'start': 255.239, 'duration': 1.179}, {'end': 262.901, 'text': 'RAW files tend to be much larger, which means the storage and overall workflow become much more complicated as a result.', 'start': 256.559, 'duration': 6.342}], 'summary': 'Recording in rec. 709 provides immediately usable images, but with limited information and color grading possibilities. recording in raw offers a rich image, but with larger file sizes and more complex storage and workflow.', 'duration': 41.846, 'max_score': 221.055, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/pAh83khT1no/pics/pAh83khT1no221055.jpg'}, {'end': 389.994, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 365.638, 'weight': 0.739, 'content': [{'end': 373.343, 'text': "And when shooting in log for the most flexibility, it's best to try to expose your image as much as possible in the highlights just before clipping.", 'start': 365.638, 'duration': 7.705}, {'end': 378.967, 'text': "The log image is recognizable by its desaturated appearance and it's very grayish low contrast.", 'start': 373.463, 'duration': 5.504}, {'end': 381.548, 'text': "It's an image that cannot be used as is.", 'start': 379.367, 'duration': 2.181}, {'end': 387.012, 'text': 'When importing a sequence taken in log in our color grading software, we must define a conversion.', 'start': 381.869, 'duration': 5.143}, {'end': 389.994, 'text': "Generally, it's going to be a log conversion to Rec.", 'start': 387.052, 'duration': 2.942}], 'summary': 'When shooting in log, expose image in highlights, recognizable by desaturated appearance. requires conversion to rec in color grading software.', 'duration': 24.356, 'max_score': 365.638, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/pAh83khT1no/pics/pAh83khT1no365638.jpg'}, {'end': 524.882, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 492.081, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 493.322, 'text': 'With an ACES workflow,', 'start': 492.081, 'duration': 1.241}, {'end': 500.385, 'text': 'you benefit from all the color capabilities of your image right from the start and keeping them throughout the color 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and composition.', 'Color correction is the first stage and involves harmonizing the image to have a neutral base, correcting white balance, equalizing exposure, reducing highlights, increasing mid-tones, and matching shots between different angles and cameras.', 'Properly balanced color correction saves time when shifting to color grading, enabling the application of precise tools like curves, masks, and color wheels in the color grading step to give character and atmosphere to the scene.']}, {'end': 568.614, 'start': 122.844, 'title': 'Understanding color spaces and image processing', 'summary': 'Explains the significance of color spaces in image processing, including rec. 709, rec. 2020, and rec. 2100, as well as the advantages and drawbacks of recording in raw and log, and the benefits of using aces workflow for color grading.', 'duration': 445.77, 'highlights': ['The significance of color spaces in image processing Explains the importance of color spaces like Rec. 709, Rec. 2020, and Rec. 2100 in ensuring consistent image display across devices and the transition towards richer HDR color spaces like Rec. 2020 and Rec. 2100 for cinema.', 'Advantages and drawbacks of recording in RAW and Log Discusses the benefits of recording in RAW for obtaining a rich, detailed image with a larger color information range, while highlighting the drawbacks such as larger file sizes and the need for extensive post-processing. Also, explains the advantages of using Log as a middle ground between RAW and Rec. 709 for preserving image details while avoiding the complexity of RAW workflow.', 'Benefits of using ACES workflow for color grading Describes the advantages of the ACES workflow for color grading, allowing for working on original video files in different color spaces without the need to conform each sequence to a destination color space, thus preserving the full range of colors throughout the color grading process and simplifying distribution on different platforms with different standards.']}], 'duration': 525.832, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/pAh83khT1no/pics/pAh83khT1no42782.jpg', 'highlights': ['Properly balanced color correction saves time when shifting to color grading, enabling the application of precise tools like curves, masks, and color wheels.', 'Advantages of using ACES workflow for color grading, preserving the full range of colors throughout the process and simplifying distribution on different platforms.', 'The benefits of recording in RAW for obtaining a rich, detailed image with a larger color information range, while highlighting the drawbacks such as larger file sizes and the need for extensive post-processing.', 'Explains the importance of color spaces like Rec. 709, Rec. 2020, and Rec. 2100 in ensuring consistent image display across devices and the transition towards richer HDR color spaces like Rec. 2020 and Rec. 2100 for cinema.', 'Color correction is the first stage and involves harmonizing the image to have a neutral base, correcting white balance, equalizing exposure, reducing highlights, increasing mid-tones, and matching shots between different angles and cameras.', 'Color grading is a post-production process that involves color correction and color grading, emphasizing the importance of pre-production preparation to create a consistent atmosphere through lighting, production, design, and composition.']}, 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788.259, 'text': "There are many different scopes, but let's take a look at the three main ones.", 'start': 785.157, 'duration': 3.102}, {'end': 791.9, 'text': 'The waveform is a graph that gives you important information about your image.', 'start': 788.379, 'duration': 3.521}, {'end': 797.421, 'text': 'Your highlights and lowlights are represented vertically with everything at the top being pure white and at the bottom pure black.', 'start': 791.92, 'duration': 5.501}, {'end': 802.742, 'text': 'So here we can easily check that our image does not include over or under exposure areas.', 'start': 797.801, 'duration': 4.941}], 'summary': 'Scopes are tools for image balance; waveform graph checks over/under exposure.', 'duration': 29.394, 'max_score': 773.348, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/pAh83khT1no/pics/pAh83khT1no773348.jpg'}, {'end': 831.021, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 805.523, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 811.464, 'text': 'you can see the waveform crashing against the top of the graph showing that clipping and vice versa if I reduce the brightness.', 'start': 805.523, 'duration': 5.941}, {'end': 817.929, 'text': 'Then we have the RGB parade, which is nothing more than a waveform broken down into three graphs, red, green, and blue.', 'start': 811.704, 'duration': 6.225}, {'end': 824.775, 'text': 'With the RGB parade, we can check that our image is neither overexposed or underexposed, but also ensure that its RGB balance is correct.', 'start': 818.009, 'duration': 6.766}, {'end': 831.021, 'text': 'If our image contains a blue color cast, for example, we will see that blue graphic shift up compared to the red and green.', 'start': 824.835, 'duration': 6.186}], 'summary': 'Analyzing waveforms and rgb parade to check exposure and color balance in images.', 'duration': 25.498, 'max_score': 805.523, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/pAh83khT1no/pics/pAh83khT1no805523.jpg'}, {'end': 947.507, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 919.852, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 926.315, 'text': 'So if I position a point in the red-orange, you can see I can lighten or darken the skin tones of this image right here.', 'start': 919.852, 'duration': 6.463}, {'end': 926.996, 'text': 'The Lume vs.', 'start': 926.415, 'duration': 0.581}, {'end': 935.019, 'text': 'Sat curve allows you to reduce or increase saturation based on luminance, so we can adjust the color saturation in the highlights and shadows.', 'start': 926.996, 'duration': 8.023}, {'end': 936.66, 'text': 'And finally, the Hue vs.', 'start': 935.259, 'duration': 1.401}, {'end': 940.482, 'text': 'Hue curve allows you to modify the hue based on a hue.', 'start': 936.66, 'duration': 3.822}, {'end': 941.803, 'text': 'Like the skin tones.', 'start': 940.922, 'duration': 0.881}, {'end': 947.507, 'text': 'If I place a point right here, you can move up or down and you see the hue of the skin tones change drastically.', 'start': 941.883, 'duration': 5.624}], 'summary': 'Using curves to adjust skin tones and color saturation in images.', 'duration': 27.655, 'max_score': 919.852, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/pAh83khT1no/pics/pAh83khT1no919852.jpg'}, {'end': 989.081, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 941.883, 'weight': 0.703, 'content': [{'end': 947.507, 'text': 'If I place a point right here, you can move up or down and you see the hue of the skin tones change drastically.', 'start': 941.883, 'duration': 5.624}, {'end': 950.749, 'text': "It's a very convenient and quick way to do small adjustments.", 'start': 947.607, 'duration': 3.142}, {'end': 955.272, 'text': "And now that we've had an overview, let's take a look at the entire process at work.", 'start': 950.889, 'duration': 4.383}, {'end': 956.933, 'text': 'Here we have a scene shot in log.', 'start': 955.412, 'duration': 1.521}, {'end': 958.054, 'text': 'My timeline is Rec.', 'start': 956.993, 'duration': 1.061}, {'end': 961.797, 'text': '709, so I import my log clip and apply a log to Rec.', 'start': 958.694, 'duration': 3.103}, {'end': 964.358, 'text': '709 conversion at the last node.', 'start': 962.397, 'duration': 1.961}, {'end': 969.482, 'text': 'We place it at the end so that we can work on the wide dynamic range of the image before that shift.', 'start': 964.438, 'duration': 5.044}, {'end': 971.924, 'text': "For the second step, we'll do our color correction.", 'start': 969.622, 'duration': 2.302}, {'end': 976.148, 'text': 'First, we will correct the white balance and adjust the exposure, contrast, and saturation.', 'start': 972.024, 'duration': 4.124}, {'end': 982.895, 'text': 'My waveform and the RGB parade tells me that my image is properly balanced with no over or underexposed areas.', 'start': 976.469, 'duration': 6.426}, {'end': 989.081, 'text': "On this scene, I want to create a teal and orange blockbuster type look, and I'll help that along with a creative LUT.", 'start': 983.095, 'duration': 5.986}], 'summary': 'Color grading process: from log to rec. 709, white balance, exposure, contrast, saturation adjustments, and teal and orange look with lut.', 'duration': 47.198, 'max_score': 941.883, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/pAh83khT1no/pics/pAh83khT1no941883.jpg'}, {'end': 1025.319, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 997.424, 'weight': 0.768, 'content': [{'end': 1000.665, 'text': 'And like I said before, we are using it as a final touch.', 'start': 997.424, 'duration': 3.241}, {'end': 1002.745, 'text': "So we're gonna set it to about 50%.", 'start': 1000.685, 'duration': 2.06}, {'end': 1006.807, 'text': 'Now we can do our color grading using the white balance to influence how the creative LUT looks.', 'start': 1002.745, 'duration': 4.062}, {'end': 1010.608, 'text': "I'll push some warmth into the highlights, then reduce the saturation a bit.", 'start': 1007.167, 'duration': 3.441}, {'end': 1014.451, 'text': "correct skin tones here, then I'll add a bit of glow for a cinematic look.", 'start': 1010.748, 'duration': 3.703}, {'end': 1019.095, 'text': 'And that is a very simple process to quickly get a solid look for your project.', 'start': 1014.611, 'duration': 4.484}, {'end': 1021.116, 'text': 'And of course we are using our LUTs here.', 'start': 1019.195, 'duration': 1.921}, {'end': 1025.319, 'text': 'If you are interested in finding out more about those, check the link in the notes below.', 'start': 1021.216, 'duration': 4.103}], 'summary': 'Using white balance and luts, we achieve a 50% setting and adjust warmth, saturation, and skin tones for a cinematic look.', 'duration': 27.895, 'max_score': 997.424, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/pAh83khT1no/pics/pAh83khT1no997424.jpg'}], 'start': 569.875, 'title': 'Color correction and grading', 'summary': "Covers understanding luts, davinci resolve's strengths, and discussing color correction and grading using scopes and different curves and luts for precise color adjustment.", 'chapters': [{'end': 751.556, 'start': 569.875, 'title': 'Understanding luts and davinci resolve', 'summary': 'Explains the concept of luts, their technical and creative uses, and the strengths of davinci resolve, highlighting its node-based workflow and masking capabilities for precise color grading.', 'duration': 181.681, 'highlights': ['LUTs are files containing instructions for replacing one RGB value with another based on hue, luminance, and saturation, facilitating color space conversions and screen calibration.', 'Creative LUTs facilitate color grading by applying ready-to-use looks, serving as a starting point for original looks, and allowing easy switching between styles.', "DaVinci Resolve's strengths lie in its node-based workflow, allowing organized and non-destructive adjustments, and its masking capabilities and tracking tools for precise color correction.", 'The free version of DaVinci Resolve provides all necessary tools for post-production, with the studio version offering additional features for professional use.', 'It is essential to use LUTs effectively, avoiding overuse and adjusting the intensity to around 25 to 50% for a balanced end result.']}, {'end': 1041.893, 'start': 751.676, 'title': 'Understanding color correction and grading', 'summary': 'Discusses the importance of using scopes for color correction and grading, explaining the functionalities of waveform, rgb parade, and vectorscope, and demonstrating the use of different curves and luts in the color correction and grading process.', 'duration': 290.217, 'highlights': ['The importance of using scopes for color correction and grading The chapter emphasizes the significance of utilizing scopes to ensure image quality, stating that they are more reliable than the human eye and can prevent image degradation.', 'Explanation of waveform, RGB parade, and vectorscope functionalities The chapter provides a detailed explanation of the waveform, RGB parade, and vectorscope, highlighting their roles in checking image exposure, RGB balance, and hue saturation, and demonstrating their practical use for white balance control and saturation adjustments.', 'Demonstration of different curves and LUTs in color correction and grading The chapter demonstrates the use of various curves such as Hue vs Sat curve, Sat vs Lume curve, Lume vs Sat curve, and Hue vs Hue curve for saturation, luminance, and hue adjustments, and showcases the application of LUTs for achieving specific cinematic looks.']}], 'duration': 472.018, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/pAh83khT1no/pics/pAh83khT1no569875.jpg', 'highlights': ["DaVinci Resolve's strengths include its node-based workflow, masking capabilities, and tracking tools for precise color correction.", 'LUTs facilitate color grading by applying ready-to-use looks and allowing easy switching between styles.', 'It is essential to use LUTs effectively, avoiding overuse and adjusting the intensity to around 25 to 50% for a balanced end result.', 'The chapter emphasizes the significance of utilizing scopes to ensure image quality, stating that they are more reliable than the human eye and can prevent image degradation.', 'The chapter provides a detailed explanation of the waveform, RGB parade, and vectorscope, highlighting their roles in checking image exposure, RGB balance, and hue saturation.', 'The chapter demonstrates the use of various curves such as Hue vs Sat curve, Sat vs Lume curve, Lume vs Sat curve, and Hue vs Hue curve for saturation, luminance, and hue adjustments.']}], 'highlights': ['Color grading has always played a crucial role in cinema, from the iconic looks of The Matrix, Mad Max, Fury Road, and Blade Runner 2049 to the unique atmospheres of the Grand Budapest Hotel and Michael Bay films, showcasing its strong and gritty, pink and soft, and teal and orange aesthetics respectively.', 'The Italian giallo style in the 1960s brought its influence of bright and flamboyant colors, which felt almost surreal at times, immediately linked with its lighting and production design, marking a significant shift in cinematic aesthetics.', 'Even in the days of black and white, different chemical treatments allowed for creating diverse atmospheres in the images, emphasizing the historical importance of color grading in shaping the visual language of cinema.', 'Properly balanced color correction saves time when shifting to color grading, enabling the application of precise tools like curves, masks, and color wheels.', 'Advantages of using ACES workflow for color grading, preserving the full range of colors throughout the process and simplifying distribution on different platforms.', 'The benefits of recording in RAW for obtaining a rich, detailed image with a larger color information range, while highlighting the drawbacks such as larger file sizes and the need for extensive post-processing.', 'Explains the importance of color spaces like Rec. 709, Rec. 2020, and Rec. 2100 in ensuring consistent image display across devices and the transition towards richer HDR color spaces like Rec. 2020 and Rec. 2100 for cinema.', "DaVinci Resolve's strengths include its node-based workflow, masking capabilities, and tracking tools for precise color correction.", 'LUTs facilitate color grading by applying ready-to-use looks and allowing easy switching between styles.', 'It is essential to use LUTs effectively, avoiding overuse and adjusting the intensity to around 25 to 50% for a balanced end result.', 'The chapter emphasizes the significance of utilizing scopes to ensure image quality, stating that they are more reliable than the human eye and can prevent image degradation.', 'The chapter provides a detailed explanation of the waveform, RGB parade, and vectorscope, highlighting their roles in checking image exposure, RGB balance, and hue saturation.', 'The chapter demonstrates the use of various curves such as Hue vs Sat curve, Sat vs Lume curve, Lume vs Sat curve, and Hue vs Hue curve for saturation, luminance, and hue adjustments.']}