This tutorial is DVD ROM with a 960 x 600 widescreen window, encoded in H.264, for amazing on screen quality. Color Correcting in FCP comes on a DVD but this is not MPEG 2 DVD video which is great for movies but does poorly displaying the FCP interface and text. Over the years Ripple Training has produced exceptionally high quality tutorials and this one seems to have the highest production values yet. Was used to correct video shot with the wrong white balance. Using a combination of the whites, blacks and mids color wheels, the Color Corrector 3 Way Having 'real world' problematic footage makes all the difference when it comes to learning FCP color correcting. Under and over exposure, improper color balance, too little or too much contrast, color tinting, blown out skies (and windows), washed out blacks and all of the other errors that can happen during shooting. In addition to providing real world film and video media, several days were spent shooting material that was shot incorrectly on purpose. Most tutorials supply video to work with, but often, the video footage used in color correcting tutorials is normal footage that has been 'tricked up' to be bad and then fixed following the provided lessons. We are also shown how to use the new multicam feature in Final Cut Pro to compare four different looks side by side. Here we're shown how to create different moods and styles by adjusting the coloring and balance of our film or video. It includes, not only color correcting but substantial lessons using FCP to alter and create special moods or a stylized look, a very important ability to have for a film maker. It is like this throughout the tutorial, teach the tools first and then teach their use.Īs you can see by the Chapter index shown below, this tutorial is extensive. In other words, he teaches us how the tools work and how to use them first, and then, once we know how to use the tools, he moves us ahead to color correcting lessons in which these tools are employed. This lesson is about the scopes and not color correcting. He then teaches us how to use the FCP scopes, providing clips that demonstrate how the scopes work. In the first chapter we learn how to calibrate our 'client' monitors (including commercial TVs if that's what you have) an essential chore that must be accomplished before color correcting begins. This is where Andrew excels and his experience as a teacher shows. For someone trying to learn color correcting, melding two lessons into one does not work well. For example, in most color correcting tutorials, the instruction teaches about the FCP scopes while also teaching color correcting. Andrew brings considerable expertise to this tutorial and he has crafted this tutorial in a manner that makes learning color correcting an easier task. Andrew has been contributing FCP articles to my web site for years, including the very popular Color Correcting for FCP 3 and 4 articles. At four hours, this tutorial covers everything from the most basic through the very advanced and is meant for all users, from the beginner to the more accomplished.įor those of you familiar with my web site, you will recognize the name Andrew Balis. 'Color Correcting in FCP' is for both FCP 4.5 and 5, project files are included for both versions of FCP (in both SD and HD formats). This is a four hour tutorial with 10 chapters and all project files and required media are supplied on the DVD, so that you can work through the lessons in FCP, side by side with the tutorial. Ripple Training has just started shipping its new 'Color Correction in Final Cut Pro' DVD tutorial by Andrew Balis.
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