Get Perfect Color and Skin Tones With This Chart!

[@dslrvideoshooter]

I shared how I use color charts, but would love to hear your tips as well! Always something to learn when it comes to color! Also, some are saying this chart costs too much. To that I would say yeah its not cheap, but making tiny chips that are super accurate and have true blacks isn't easy to develop! Not to mention using this chart when you mess up will pay for itself very VERY quickly!

[@ImageMaven]

Agreed! I use one for photography and it's worth every penny due to the accuracy.

[@dweston67]

This is a great video!

[@ammsx1]

I use mine in combination with 3D LUT creator to match cameras. I fix one shot almost the same way you did and then bring it to 3D LUT Creator to together with the a clip of the other camera I want to match. Copy the changes from the fix chart and match the second camera to it and make a LUT out of that just in case. I also use it when I film weddings with photographers I like. I ask them to take a picture of the chart and do whatever edits they do to their image and I take that picture to make a LUT to make my film match their pictures as much as I can.

[@slinnky]

What focus chart do you use instead?

[@ernolaunis]

@@ammsx1 Yes, 3D Lut Creator. Then the matching example between Canon and Panasonic comes easy and fast. I happy that you made this video Caleb! I got also the Atomos Ninja V so its fun to spot the color as good as possible on the set already!

[@zobotrombie]

I’m colour blind and this video legitimately made me more confident to try colour correction. Thank you!

[@akosstelzer8145]

I was just thinking the same.

[@krashenninnikov]

Я тоже

[@krashenninnikov]

I m too color blind

[@malo_840]

I've watched so many color correcting videos and they all seem so complicated until i saw this one. you make it look easy Caleb, thank you so so much for this info.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Thank you so much for the kind words Malo!!! Really does mean a lot to hear that from you!

[@patrickgallagher6078]

I agree - this was a huge help! Thanks for the tutorial.

[@ernolaunis]

​@@dslrvideoshooter Caleb, thank you Sir for you're work. Its been great journey to follow you. Since 2012 or something. 7 years in KZbin time is like decades in some other business.

[@matthiasvonweymarn3694]

Same :) really 👍

[@whatisjoedoing]

WOW!!! This is the best color correcting video i’ve ever watched. and just happens i use FCPX and Color Finale. thanks mate.

[@LukasInTaiwan]

Dude! Just got this checker after a friend recommended it to me and had no idea how to use it. This explained not only how to use the tool but also color correction in general! Can not thank you enough! New subscriber here!

[@JVOriginal]

I felt the same way. I'm about to order mine today!!! Mind Blown!!!!

[@PotatoJet]

Dang! I just bought a full size color checker! Now I wish I got the pocket version you have.

[@VeganLinked]

Same here, but the big one was ideal today because I normally don't shoot so tight.

[@sukhithalakwan]

Yap

[@yzmike]

🥲

[@andrewnfalco]

@@VeganLinked doesn’t need to take up much space. It technically only needs a few pixels per color

[@neiloler]

I'd love to have that full color grading tutorial! Seeing how you go from raw footage to finished product would be awesome.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

I'll get to work on that!

[@AmitTiwari]

Me too!

[@NealeStokes]

@@dslrvideoshooter agreed, a paid cc/grading guide would be great as well.

[@mattural20]

Your videos are great. Would love to see more about grading and those grading tools-specifically fcpx. Thanks so much!

[@stevezantos7812]

@@dslrvideoshooter I use FCPX and just watching your video was very helpful. Thanks for working on more videos focused on FCPX and the fundamentals of color grading. can't wait! :-)

[@geraldundone]

Terrific video, Caleb! I think people are going to find this very useful. Very clear and practical. Loved it! 😃👍💜

[@MANaboutTOOLS]

I second that!

[@TheSlipperySlope]

Let‘s get unpiked

[@077nme]

Caleb and Gerald, 2 of the best filmaking bloggers around !!!

[@Diajinn]

Duh duh duh duh duh duh.... bom bom bom he's crazy!

[@TimesWithJames]

He's CRAZY.

[@lancerieVIP]

your video tutorials are crazy, ur explaination super straight to to point, so straight ive never knew how straight was spelt, you've got no idea how much im learning from ur video being a completely newbie! Thank you very much! Support from Malaysia!!

[@EnforcerMan]

Dude! This by far is the best color correction video I have ever seen. Finally things make sense and I don’t need to eyeball the corrections ... thank you

[@COMVproductions]

Great demonstration. If it is helpful to anyone, we put our Color Checker on our slate so every shot every day has a color reference just in case. Over the past few years we have used it for color balance only a few times, but it was a life saver when it was needed. More than color we use the chart in every shot for getting proper exposure on set (S-log hates being underexposed). Next we use the chart in every interview shot for getting focus on the eyes. After doing interview shots over the past 8 years we have come to realize eye's on the monitor often look out of focus when in focus, and are actually out of focus when they look in focus.

[@Andreas_Reuter]

Mind blowing! Just in case you’re unaware Caleb: With this video you are re-doing and outsmarting one of the main lessons of the MZED course of managing colour. The difference for me is: Your approach is not Resolve dependent, hands-down and for free. The whole MZED course is about 200 bucks. Thanks for an amazing added value! I really enjoy your recent videos very much. Looking forward to many more 👍💯 Cheers from Germany.

[@WaleedAlfudhaili]

Among other color correction tutorials in youtube, this is far proficiency presented with detailed process. Thanks!

[@LeoMakes]

I have struggled with basic color grading for years and so I bought a color checker passport video and watched this video over and over again (maybe 5-10 times over the last week). It didn't happen all at once, but little by little, I began to really understand what I'm doing. I'm far from being a professional at color grading but at least I have some semblance of control over the color in my own videos! Thank you--this tutorial has been tremendously helpful.

[@christynunns7019]

This is possibly the single best introduction to colour correction on KZbin. Although the focus was on the passport, it's nice to see such a concise overview of the main colour tools (i.e. curves etc). 100% more content like this Caleb! (Also I wish I could like this twice for not going down the common route of "Yo WHAT'S UP KZbin, smash that like button if you want to see some CINEMATIC colour grading, hollywood doesn't want you to know!" - *proceeds to make everything ugly teal and orange*)

[@DiscoverRajivVlogs]

This is world's best video about color correction. Good job Keleb.

[@DaddyDaughterMovieNight]

Of the 100 videos I've watched on this, you're the only one who mentioned to adjust the exposure first, and why. Thank you. I needed that knowledge.

[@chrisbeemedia4038]

I bought this same color chart a few months back but had never used it until this last week. I have limited experience with editing and Color adjustments but, Wow, did this tool make things easy for me and must say I was pretty proud of my results. Trust your tools, scopes and waveforms even more than your screen, I would say. If you get it right with the tools, it is going to look good on any display, I believe. You make things very easy to understand, Thanks !

[@justinwilliams2919]

I use the ColorChecker Passport and love how useful it is for perfectly exposed brown skin tones. I wish I saw this video first when trying to figure out how to properly use it. You explain this so well. Thank you!

[@jncolligan1]

Following you for ages. Can’t believe I never saw this! So crisp! Never seen the RGB surgery so well explained!

[@mileswilson6204]

Just used a similar method in Resolve to correct some footage I'd shot with a colour chart.. The change in colour quality was FANTASTIC. I never had the curiosity to take on the correction until now. Thanks Caleb!

[@carl_joyce]

I’ve been struggling with colour for the past few years. I watched this and decided to order the colour checker and move over to resolve at the same time. I have to thank you for putting me in the right direction, my colours are completely spot on now! You’ve helped make a huge improvement to my videos, thanks a lot man!

[@RoselynKerrCaptures]

Did you like it?

[@carl_joyce]

@@RoselynKerrCaptures I love it!!

[@woo.cash.]

I have seen a lot of color correction video and it is one of the most informative and definitely the easiest to understand one. Keep the great work!

[@neurojitsu]

The best and simplist colour correction video I've seen. By a HUGE margin.

[@dazthephot]

Every now and again a youtube tutorial directly fits how you work and what can help. This is one of those so i thank you and i will be using this as a constant reference. I currently shoot my video projects with two different manufacturer cameras (sony and JVC and even with a white card and preset white balance the colours are different. I contemplated buying a colour passport but wasnt sure how it would be able directly help with my colour control, now i do. The bonus was that i'm an FCPX user too!

[@mrdonsmith]

I have that chart but could not get the results I wanted. This is the most USEFUL and PRACTICAL color balancing tutorial I've ever seen. Seriously. And, I'm a Final Cut Pro X user so all the information was directed at me. Before, I was told I had to use Resolve to detect the colors and I could never make that work right. Thank you for this.

[@Samtagri]

Now that’s a video tutorial! Really glad you stopped before going too deep into grading. This is the perfect nugget of information to check back with if needed.

[@SimplyAubs]

I watched this video MONTHS ago and thought, "I probably need to get one...heck, I probably need to learn how to color correct my videos!!!" 🤪 So, months later...I watched this video again...and thought that NOW is the time! THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge with us!!! It has really helped ME and I'm sure SOOO MANY others. THANK YOU!!! Keep after it and congrats on the new studio! Onwards and upwards!

[@SimplyAubs]

Ok...maybe not MONTHS ago...but it seems like that...

[@TheStephaniear85]

I’m over here screaming wow!!! I am a filmmaker and Director and I also edit my short films and this video is everything!

[@TalkTubeJeff]

I picked up one of these based on your suggestion in an earlier video. IT IS WORTH EVERY CENT! I used it on my first shoot with my BMPCC 4K and it make color grading a breeze in DaVinci Resolve. Also thanks for the BMPCC 4K course. It was the best $80 I ever spent. It saved my hide on my first shoot. I encountered some problems that I would not otherwise have known how to solve if I hadn't taken your course. Can't wait for the Blackmagic RAW update.

[@TTSpirit]

Caleb, this was really excellent. Best color grading instruction I have seen. Very much like the calm and professional style of your Videos. Best regards from North Germany you have fans in Ostfriesland :-) !

[@fabien5779]

One of the best tutorial to explain how to use the color passport. Your channel is really informative and your videos are very well made, great job.

[@JeffAlaniStanfill]

Wow!!! This is one of the best color correction tutorials I've ever seen. I use Final Cut and had no idea it could do all of the things you've shown us. Thank you so much!!

[@GuillaumeBay]

This is so far the best video on color correction I've seen, thanks so much !

[@itsafireball]

This has to be one of the best color correction tutorials I've seen in a long time. Thanks Caleb!

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Thank you so much Anthony!

[@NathanDove]

Seriously Caleb, this is one of the best color correcting videos that I've seen. If you put together a whole course on color, I would buy it in a heartbeat. Thanks for the info!!

[@rich8037]

I just ordered that exact model of colour chart this morning and now KZbin suggests me this video - anyone would think Google knows what I'm doing :-) Anyway, thought I might as well watch to see if I would learn anything new, and you've helped me crystallise my thoughts on how I will use the tool. Thanks!

[@schuey323]

More of this! This is such a basic tool that I’ve always shied away from because I’ve never known quite how to use it! Thank you so much!!!

[@ausdoug974]

Thanks

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Thank you so much for the support!

[@samholder]

Spectacular.... great great tutorial. I've seen a dozen of these tutorials on the color checker/scopes, but nothing as clear and straightforward as this. Thanks Caleb!

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Thank you so much Samuel!!!

[@dwaltmedia]

Dude, this was the most insightful and USEFUL and detailed video on color I've ever seen. Jeez man....rock star. I kind of want to venmo you some $$ to say thanks for this....seriously...I'm so much more confident now even though I've been doing to for a few years...that little bit of informational knowledge that increases "feel" to actual objective techniques is so beautiful in this industry.

[@AaronFrankel-j]

I've been going through different vids for months and this is the first that felt like it nailed it. Best demonstration and simple color correction video. Love my color passport. Thanks!

[@pixelpearlproduction538]

You’re the bestest best best... wish you had a film making course... your style of teaching is what makes me want to watch your videos and helps me learn more easily and efficiently...

[@apaarjain]

You have been my favorite from the day one. Thanks a lot. This video is like a confidence booster for someone afraid of color correcting the footage.

[@locaalicia_jp]

I didn't know how to shoot a color chart. Thank you for teaching me to tilt up, down, left and right in front of the subject. from Japan

[@Richardsondx]

I watched a bunch of colorgrading videos and hand down you explained the full process the best. This video was very useful!

[@orcsong]

This is such basic, nuts and bolts information. But it's fantastically helpful for those of us that are in the beginning stages of learning the craft. After seeing what you can do with it, it's easier to justify the expense of the tool. (mostly ;)) Thanks for great information.

[@VistarCreative]

By far my favorite channel to learn from and yes, that includes Peter. Thanks for this. Just bought one and can't wait to try it out!

[@Bjuiful]

so helpful. thank you!

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Thank you so much for the support!

[@jeffcarlson3227]

Thanks!

[@miniluv1984]

I’ve watched a lot of color correction videos and this one is the best. Thank you!

[@CasablancaDriver]

I simply won't work without mine (got a passeport and classic version). Huge help in post. Worth every penny on the long run.

[@LiliaTarawa]

Thanks Caleb! I was on my way to the video shop and watched this video and bought the X-rite Pantone colour checker passport immediately. You’re so Helpful. Thanks 😊 I

[@JAK_EDITS.]

Dude. Your videos are so goddamn helpful, you explain things at a great pace, with easy to understand language and all your videos are amazingly color corrected with warm, rich audio, I've learned a ton from this channel.

[@kamilkp]

I also love this tool. Especially if you are dealing with mixed sources of light. It’s ot cheap but it’s acurrate and get’s the job done. Well explained Caleb!

[@MitchPhillips]

Dude! This has been one of the single biggest helps when color correcting I've ever seen. Thanks so much!

[@Moxtrox]

I've struggled with color correction and never really understood how to use the scopes, but thanks to this video, I finally get it. Instant like and I'll use those affiliate codes to buy some gear.

[@MoronMonkeyPro]

People talk like $200 is a lot, but much of the gear here is super expensive! I use these charts on many large productions and my editor/colorists thank me so much. It's an easy investment, honestly.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Right on! It'll pay for itself with 1 slightly off color clip ha!

[@uk2go]

Thank you very much for this video. You have improved my color correction stage. Even without a chart I have managed to get better colors using masks on blacks, whites and skintones. I had known the trick before I watched the video but the adjustments you made on the forms just leveled me up. Sony user

[@amrmabrouk3794]

A full tutorial on vector scopes/waveforms and color correction in general would be awesome!

[@NikoSavic]

The best color correction tutorial on the interwebs hands down.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Aw thanks Niko!!!

[@NikoSavic]

@@dslrvideoshooter You are welcome! *thumbs up*

[@FerMuBe]

I've had a color chart for ages, never knew how to use it. Thank you!

[@rosbiffy]

Just exactly the video I've been looking for! The Color chart cost €180 yet is SO useful. I need to match the FS5 with the GH5. Now I know how! Excellent video, Caleb.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Thank you San!

[@snipitunofficial]

@@dslrvideoshooter Subscribed!

[@Bedwyr1001]

best color chart/correction vid on the Tube...and I've watched a bunch! Thanks Caleb!

[@mhuff29]

I had just purchased a color chart and was like okay now what...thank you thank you for this tutorial!

[@ImaginetMedia]

Excellent tutorial. Possibly the most concise video of the Color CHecker Passport I have seen. I have owned one for two years. The Color FInale auto correction is useless BTW. I wish Ripple Training had included this info in their Advanced Color Correcting and Grading series I bought. Well done Caleb and thanks for sharing.

[@CallMeChato]

Hey, it worked. This was fun. Because I white balance the difference wasn’t huge but it was there. Thanks.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Boom! Keep up the great work on the channel. Been subbed for some time now!

[@CallMeChato]

@@dslrvideoshooter Hey, you've made my day. I look forward to your review of Apple's new portable suntanning system.

[@gravityflyer]

Hands down, this vid is the best I’ve seen on how to use scopes and color chart for a precise grade. Thank you! I would love to see a follow-up vid on how to correct with scopes but *without* a color chart for those of us who do more travel films! 🙏

[@deanpettitt121]

Thank you for being one of the few to still do FCPX content, would love more!

[@Filmspirevideo]

This video was seriously awesome! I know it wasn't meant to have been a color grading video but I found this to be extremely helpful regarding how to color grade properly.

[@entredeuxbouchees]

Thank, I think it's one of the most clear explanation of the process using one of those.

[@SteveDeWaelephotography]

This is one of the best correction videos i have seen , graet job

[@jeffostroff]

Good learning experience for me, thanks! Lots of new concepts but showing how these colors need to be corrected with the Vector scope helps out.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Happy to have been of service Jeff!

[@jordanjk]

Noone have ever described it to me as good as you did in this video! Great job!!! Thank you! :)

[@dallasholston]

This was SUPER helpful! We recently purchased one to use with Color Finale, but this was great to see how I could just use it on my own! I would also love to see a FCPX grading tutorial as well! Thanks!

[@adrienvillez]

I have seen countless amount of color grading tutorials and they are all fine but I always come out of those and still scratch my head because I don't understand the how and why of things. When I try color grading myself, I just fail or the colors are just off still.... Now, I FINALLY understand the use of that white, black and grey color chart and that collection of color, thank you!!!!!

[@jikae10]

That was incredibly helpful. I knew I always wanted one and didn't know how to use it, but when I do pick one up, I now at least have a starting point. Thanks!

[@matt18274]

Great video! I had seen this recommended by others but didn't have a good grasp on how I would use it in post - especially without some additional software. Now it's clear to me just how valuable this can be and how to make all the corrections easily within FCP. THANK YOU!

[@Doughping]

Did anyone else take a screenshot at 3:09 and try this by yourself? Worked like magic even on a jpeg file. Thanks Caleb. I will get one of these absolutely.

[@ronkesecker4178]

Yes, more videos on color correction/tools would be of interest! BTW: thanks for your work... I love watching your videos-so helpful!

[@GregsGarage]

Thanks for running through the FCP color tools. I get lost in there sometimes. Its good to see how other folks make it work.

[@eddu4361]

Bought one myself. Also helps a ton when using different brands of cameras requiring the cumbersome process of shot matching

[@jessetrue2956]

I thought I knew a lot about color but now I'm definitely planning to pick one of these guys up. Especially after leaving Canon for Panasonic. I thought I missed my Canon color but it looks like I can make anything look great with what I learned here.

[@Adorama]

Great job Caleb! Very detailed. 👍👍👍

[@juanquintero5798]

Caleb, this video is awesome. First time I see something as complicated as color correcting explained so easily thank you sir! just suscribed to your channel. Really glad I found it!

[@b-awake-media]

holy moly this is awesome! didn't know you could correct it so easy.. have been editing some testimonial interviews today, wish I had done this method to match the 2 camera angles. But next time! thnx Caleb!

[@StaplesMedia]

you're a god Caleb, wanted to understand the work flow for corrections with this tool and you delivered it!

[@djrialdo]

man this video is like a bible, one of the best videos I've seen regarding color correction. Please do a full tutorial

[@by.purefilms]

Well this is how you do a tutorial. Very appreciated Caleb! I really like the style of your vids. Calm and not excessive! cheers mate

[@front_row_video]

You have always had some of the nicest looking videos on KZbin so that alone is drawing me to buy one! I've always known the importance but never gotten the will to spend $140 on it until now :)

[@AM2PMReviews]

i just got this little tool and went step by step with you and its a great way to also combine two different cameras. i hope you get some of my commission from amazon. :)

[@tjbaysinger8504]

Love these types of videos! Super useful. I'd like to see more tutorials on using vector-scopes and waveforms in FCPX.

[@nolannatashaTV]

Wow. that is so helpful! Your channel is a gold mine.

[@JeremyToh]

Thanks! I found this to be an absolutely wonderful tutorial. Totally loved it! 😍😍😍 Can’t wait to get back to my laptop.

[@benjaminniemczyk]

A brilliant video. He uses analog sensibilities in the digital age, which is what we all can learn from.

[@RobertWedderburn]

Thank you very much! This video was very helpful to me!!

[@matthiasedwards294]

Excellent tutorial! I use the original color checker video, but never touched the colours manually! Always used Resolves auto correct! Thank you!

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Resolve has a pretty great chart integration. Love it!

[@JasonMikhow]

This was super helpful. I have been shooting video for a while and my biggest struggle is colour grading because I have no clue where to start so thank you for this!

[@ImageMaven]

Excellent video! I'd love more FCPX tutorials especially on colour grading as that is my weakest area. I typically use the Color Checker Passport to grab an in-camera custom WB. I also get my exposure set properly in camera so I don't ever do any colour or exposure corrections in post. Saves me so much time editing. I'm just making videos for KZbin and online courses so if I'm off a point or two no one really notices. But I'm open to learning the benefits of colour grading vs. getting it right in the camera. You're an awesome teacher. Thanks!

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Thanks for the recommendation Marlene! I'll definitely try to do more FCPX content in the near future!

[@JVOriginal]

This video was amazing. The details on how to use the scopes and color card was soooooooo helpful! Game Changer in my color-grading process.