261: Color Correction and Grading in Apple Final Cut Pro X

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261: Color Correction and Grading in Apple Final Cut Pro X

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If you want to fix color problems in Apple Final Cut Pro X faster and better, as well as improve the overall look of your media, this session gives you a host of new ideas, tools and techniques you can put to work immediately to make your images look better.

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Presented: July 25, 2018

Several times each month, Larry Jordan presents a live, on-line, video training webinar discussing issues related to video editing and post-production. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.

Duration: 59:43
Download file size: 703 MB (ZIP file)
Format: QuickTime movie (HD: 1280 x 720)

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SESSION DESCRIPTION

Color correction and color grading are the final steps in making our images look their best. In this session, Larry Jordan takes a closer look at the improved color tools in Final Cut Pro 10.4 and illustrates how to use them to enhance your images.

This session explains and illustrates:

  • Key color terms and workflow
  • Color correction basics
  • The video scopes
  • Automatic color adjustments
  • Evaluate poor images
  • Fix gray-scale and color problems
  • Color effects

It also teaches the following color tools:

  • The video scopes
  • Match Color and Balance Color
  • The Color wheels
  • The Color curves
  • The Hue/Saturation curves
  • Keyframing color corrections

If you want to fix color problems faster and better, as well as improve the overall look of your media, this session gives you a host of new ideas, tools and techniques you can put to work immediately to make your images look better.

AUDIENCE LEVEL

This intermediate-level session requires some knowledge of Final Cut Pro X, but does not require any specific knowledge of color. This training is delivered as a QuickTime movie.

CHAPTER MARKERS

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CONTENT OUTLINE

  • Welcome
  •   – Today’s Agenda
  • Definitions
  •   – Color correction and grading
  •   – SDR vs. HDR
  •   – Video scopes
  •   – Gray-scale categories
  • Three Rules of Color Correction
  •   – The Emotions of Gray-scale
  •   – Special notes on HDR media
  • Modifying and Reading Video Scopes
  •   – Tips on using the scopes
  •   – Scope keyboard shortcuts
  •   – How to use the video scopes
  •   – Change scope orientation
  •   – Adjust the scope display
  • Create an HDR Library and Project
  • Automatic Color Correction
  •   – Automatic tools
  •   – Match color tool
  •   – Balance color tool
  • Manual Color Tools
  •   – Color grading thoughts
  •   – Basic color correction workflow
  •   – List of color demos
  •   – Adjust gray-scale
  •   – Color curve overview
  •   – Broadcast safe filter
  •   – More gray-scale correction examples
  •   – Remove a color cast
  •   – Analyze skin tones
  •   – Correct skin tones
  •   – Keyframe color changes
  •   – Hue / Saturation curves
  • Summary
  • Audience Questions