How to Color Correct (for beginners) - Master the Basics

[@ImagineVideoclips]

Thank you, I am new to color correction but isn't the first/easiest step in grading log footage applying a conversion LUT and then take it from there? In my case that would be a v-log to rec709 LUT to get the corrected footage and then adjust to taste..?

[@SempleFilms]

yes

[@mossgatherer_]

This is so helpful, I've been trying to get this clear level of help. The biggest thing I respect about your channel Luc is that there's no fluff and you're not here to make things look complicated to boost your ego. You provide or connect to resources that are practical nuts and bolts that work.

[@SuperOpinion8ed]

Most interesting thing was the universal skin tone. I’d never have guessed if you had a white, black, and Asian sitting at a table you could say “pick any skin and adjust for that slightly red and it’ll all work out for all of them.” I’m going to have to experiment with that to convince myself, but I understand the principle of surface blood tint and all of us bleed red. Fascinating.

[@samsunga8059]

I don't have words to appreciate , he made it so simple , I feel so relieved . Thank you so much for this masterpiece 🙏

[@who2999]

Great basic overview of color grading. The last few years I've kinda delved deep into color grading just because it gives that extra element of control to make a really good image, it's a hard process to get other people on board with because it can feel very intimidating at first, but when you start getting consistent results it'll make your work stand out.

[@LucForsyth]

Totally agree Daniel!

[@OthmaneJabri]

It's a shame i can't like this video more than once ! This is pure knowledge ! Thank you man

[@edinburghaction5515]

Sometimes when people teach it seems it's more about them showing you how clever they are; this video was great as it simplified the process. Get the colour balance and exposure right in camera and then a quick contrast/saturation adjustment and it's done.

[@Sputz3]

Those big 3 color wheels was always intimidating. Thanks for showing me that I really don’t have to use those to get good color. 👍

[@ahajonathan]

The Color-correcting tips are awesome; delivered in the most easy-to-understand way. Alex rocks. Thanks Lucy for making this happen. Love your content

[@robertels8578]

Great video, thanks for the clear explanation. As a Saffa living abroad for 16 years, this made even more sense to me as I could relate to the lekker accent.

[@JholemanFlores]

Thanks Alex and Luc! I was always intimidated with color grading- Now you guys showed me it isn't as complicated as many youtubers make it seem🙏🙏

[@fabianmandujanoman]

I’m still intimidated!! 😂

[@Cutupclips]

i have been struggling to find a useful video on color correcting LOG footage. After this video i already feel like a pro haha. thanks for the very informative Video!!

[@asirib3670]

You guys are just too perfect on this style of color grading.Thanks for the lesson

[@TheJagga100]

One of the best and Most informative Video on color correcting❤

[@studios.sleeknest-zy7fb]

i watched it with full concentration, it is really good actually, now my fundamentals are clear, i can start now

[@LucForsyth]

happy to hear that, thanks for watching!

[@asmrnaturopath]

This just confirmed my decision to switch to Resolve! Thanks Luc!

[@Enterstainers]

They're using Premiere Pro.

[@dir-gk]

@@Enterstainers what is this some kinda sick joke?.

[@knight5271]

that skin correction is a life saver - TOP TIP!!!

[@jacobkrone]

Great video! Love this style! This is more about colour correcting than colour grading though. Would love to see a follow up video where you go into more depth about colour grading, especially from the perspective of a cinematographer.

[@GinnyAline_laughs]

It makes sense that it's more about color correcting... the title sort of gives it away

[@jamesondavisfilms]

Yes I agree

[@cassotv297]

Lento

[@mynameisben123]

It is about colour correcting

[@AnupamDas]

It’s my dream to become a colorist under the guidence of a genius colorist... Nice to know about Alex here. Thank you Alex & specially Luc to bring such a inspiring conversation to us. Hope oneday I will fly from Toronto to Vancouver to meet such a brilliant colorist. Till then I will be following your valuable tips & guidelines for my ultimate experiences 💕👍👌

[@shootwithnico]

wow, this simple checklist improved the quality of my edits night and day - thanks!

[@jcammeri4335]

Such a helpful video!! I’ve never done color grading before but accidentally shot in log recently for a project and this made grading so much less terrifying, thank you!!

[@edielayland8211]

Wondering why this was done in premier after the recommendation to use Resolve.

[@ricardoleon3020]

Because the guy who when there use premier and wants to learn 😂

[@DoubleDag]

In the opening of the video he specifically says that it doesn't matter what software you use and Premiere is a good place to begin if you're new to color correction. Then you can slowly move into Resolve once you get comfortable with the basics.

[@AlbyTheMovieCreator]

I think both because premiere is more popular and because for basics he said no matter what program you use

[@athena_the_hun1097]

Maybe didn’t need colorization..

[@PeterSchramm3]

Great video for information and to help understand the concepts! I was actually trying to follow along in Resolve, and was wondering why I was having trouble when I suddenly realized Luc and colourist were working in Premiere. I don't have Premiere, I have the free version of Resolve. If you get a chance to do it in Resolve at some point, I would definitely watch it. I watched this video before months ago and just watched it again now, because I just got the Moment app so I can shoot log with my iPhone so I am now trying out colour correcting. Thank you.

[@markw9699]

excellent explanation on how to dial in skin tones. I had a project open while watching this and I dialed in the skin tones from my Sony FX6 like I had never before with this technique. What a difference. Although I have access to DR at home I dont at work...so Premiere is what I have to deal with and this just made my work flow easier...thanks

[@isabeldelrosal1959]

this is the most comprehensive coloring video i've seen on youtube. thank u.

[@SheltonBaldwin-en6nj]

I would have never guessed saturated and contrast were one and the same bc I've just been using vibrancy to make the colors come out to look natural but this is something im gonna have to try

[@FatihVideographer]

Perfect! I loved the conversational way of teaching 👍🏻

[@icapturemedia]

This was one of the best videos on colour grading. Got my pen and pad out to make lots of notes. I am feeling much more confident with my he idea of using scopes and waves. Thanks for taking the time to create this video 😁👍🏾

[@petemellows]

There’s something I do for stills to get good white balance: push the saturation all the way up, then adjust WB. When you drop the saturation back down, the WB is natural. Then there’s a good basis for colour grading. I don’t use adobe products. For stills, I use Capture One Pro, and for videos I use Resolve. Premiere may be easier, but it isn’t always the choice available. I would love to see this in Resolve. For now, I’ll muddle my way through to find the correct settings. Good video and very informative.

[@prinzexisalowqualityytber]

i agree, adobes pricing absolutely sucks compared to a software you can get without spending a single dime.

[@RicardoTrinca_]

@@prinzexisalowqualityytber wdym? Adobe Products are always on a 100% sale for me

[@NorthamptonEcoFarm]

A nice collaboration between you both with an appropriate level of technicality. Would be great to see the same video but using resolve.

[@musharafbadar]

Luc man where you been all my life what took you so long to come in my recommendation this is insane man I ca't explain my feelings how I am feeling right now please make more videos on how you can achieve different looks

[@WINGMANIII]

Thank you. This is a great start to making my projects better. Very helpful.

[@LucForsyth]

Glad it was helpful!

[@micahcrews]

This is great! So often, these demostrations move so fast, you cannot follow what is going on. I really appreciate this approach. Thank you, Luc and @runaar1.

[@LucForsyth]

You’re very welcome Micah!

[@runhaar1]

Glad you liked it Micah!

[@mikeferguson2828]

@@runhaar1great colour grade episode guys. I’m getting into this mainly for use in my underwater videography. Fixing the colours in underwater videos is a must to get good results. Alex do I recognise a Jhb or CT accent ?

[@FrugalBC]

Great tutorial! Having two people so one can ask questions is a great way to do these

[@tundetudor1]

I don't know how to say thank you to you guys. But if I have my way, I'd treat you both to hot plates of amala and gbegiri😅 with lots of goat meats. That's my native dish 😅 You guys are amazing. I like the way Luc interrupts with questions like "What are you trying to achieve with....." That's one way to make sure points are driven home, and also to ensure that the purpose of making this video is achieved Double thumbs up 👍🏿👍🏿. Your clarity is from another planet

[@kaintv182]

My Nigerian brother 😂

[@mt_ninetysix]

Massive thanks for this - I understood the concept of grading, but this is a great place for me to start.

[@LucForsyth]

My pleasure!

[@barkinbkr]

I appreciate the effort you guys put on this video. Information we got is priceless, thanks a lot!

[@dunnadidit]

Lol gotta love when I get part way through a video only to see footage from one of my videos in there 😂 4:33

[@svartholstjornuson6215]

This is AWESOME! Thank you so much for this video! I love it when I can leave a video with a clearer understanding of what questions I should be asking. Man, you and Alex are like bread and butter: Alex serves the the bulk of the info (bread), then you come in with the viewers perspective in mind (knife) and apply some interpretation (butter). Luc, from the side you look very much like Hugh Laurie.

[@soursopstudio]

This was so good and learning in premier so rare. WOuld ove to see some shorts just highlighting the key points

[@motionbymike]

This was one of the best explanations I've seen. Just enough to get you started, well done!

[@scottievee330]

Really cool. I like that the method applies to all LOG footage. The tweaks are different but the start is the same. I shoot in Clog2 on C70's and Clog3 on an R5c. I can start with this and see if I can get them close. I was just messing with some footage. It works. Thanks.

[@LucForsyth]

Awesome, great to hear Scottie!

[@SriniVasan-k3g]

Thanks very much for this video. Perfect video for the beginners

[@MashowBetong]

Thank you so much. It is very helpful as I have been struggling for sometime.

[@EssanceFilms]

We need more videos like this.

[@semihak44]

very good tips from the master. thank you

[@calebgrenier6197]

Wow! Just what I needed! With my lack of experience, I felt a bit discourage in the past color grading with 8 bit footage.. This gave me the confidence to retry shooting Slog. Thankiouuu Luc!!

[@LucForsyth]

You're very welcome Caleb, glad it was helpful!

[@withlovebrinicole]

Thank you for this video! I cleared up some color grading questions I had.

[@ShinThant1698]

Really helpful for beginners, Thank you so much.

[@chrisperrywv]

This is super cool. I’d love one for landscape video- or for video without human reference.

[@whitelove1588]

you're the best. my shot now look so beautiful from my Blackmagic 4K camera

[@arunaryan6473]

EXCELLENT video guys. Very well explained and the way you made the video using two people discussing it rather than one person explaining made it easier❤

[@alexx-kram]

thank you for this video :) I struggle the most with color grading!

[@pesonaxplora]

Thank you. Warm greetings from South East Asia😄

[@milesbilleter4782]

Excellent questioning man. Excellent answers. Great video.

[@LivingUnlabeled]

I love this, it breaks down some of the initial grading I was trying to do and beautiful tips to get to the next step. What is the advantage of increasing contrast in this way instead of using a Color Space Transform node?

[@owen_oj]

Such a good overview. Thanks, guys 👍

[@swish996]

I can believe im watching this for free...thanks a ton

[@NeDankeAlsoWirklichNeDanke]

thank you so much for giving this information out for free!! huge help this video

[@S.KarthikShivan]

Thank you for this video and I really appreciate your efforts.

[@LucForsyth]

My pleasure!

[@ryanjohnston5340]

Would love a follow up to this video. I have been using these techniques for my videos, and need to take it to that next level, but want to build off of this foundation. Thanks for the content

[@JohanFitFoodie]

Really great guide, definitely going to use these tips 👌📷

[@Jaafar_Alkhalifa]

Amazing tutorial! It really removed the whole stigma of color grading for me!

[@LeafOfAutumn05]

For me as a photographer I always thought shooting underexposed is better as its easier to get back the details in post however recently discovered that when it comes to videography, shooting slightly overexposed is better to grade... Started filming and grading just few months back

[@TheCronPlayer]

Depends very much on the camera. If you don't have any depth of field, like on action cams for example you still want to underexpose a bit :)

[@BrianLallyOfficial]

Excellent explanation. Thanks for posting.

[@groundbreakerexplore]

Keep going, I am learning a lot of great ideas.

[@johnclay7644]

useful on colour grading Thanks Luc.

[@LucForsyth]

Thanks John

[@AyanDaceStudios]

This was excellent. My color intimidation just went way down.

[@mylifepart2]

This was very good ..I actually watched it all thru the end...thank y for making it...

[@athena_the_hun1097]

Excellent video - both of you did a fantastic job. Thank you!!

[@henrywebstermusic1]

This is absolutely fantastic. Thanks so much!

[@Brian-Hansen]

Thanks for the great video Luc. I appreciate all the effort you are putting into all these topics.

[@LucForsyth]

My pleasure!

[@maria-camila]

Super helpful, thank you so much. Simple and effective.

[@oneflymedia8078]

Thanks very much for this video. So much valuable information passed on in an easily understandable way. Looking forward to more!

[@RuffusJY]

Excellent stuff, thanks a mil.

[@jafo5424]

This is such a great video! It looks so simple, but also so effective to do it this way, so i have no fear anymore :D

[@ancilm]

Amazing content! This has been so helpful.

[@deanfordcreative]

Great video. Would love to see this using a landscape as the subject.

[@ivoryjackson4800]

This is very helpful. Thanks for the lesson.

[@RogerBStillz]

Thank you for generously imparting your knowledge on this subject matter. It has provided me with valuable insights into areas where I have identified deficiencies. This information serves as an excellent foundation, which I intend to incorporate into my existing workflow moving forward.

[@BenPhanStudios]

This was awesome, super helpful!

[@pearllocket]

Huge thanks for taking time out to share this knowledge :)

[@lukasbabic7001]

wooow fantastic, exactly what I was looking for! thank u

[@marcel6926]

Thanks you guys for this awesome video. So much good information!

[@joe2guns]

Nice video guys both of you guys did well very descriptive im actually excited to go try this out tomorrow. Good stuff

[@Slicky_Slick]

Amazing stuff! Can you also talk about how do you budget your shoot, like how do you decide what your rate should be depending on the type of shoot you are doing and what is your advice for charging a client who is starting and reaching out people, also how much you should negotiate for the rates. Thanks!

[@bullionjohnson9626]

What a great video/tutorial!

[@samuelwpeter]

I subscribed ur channel after seeing this video and Thank you very much for such a valuable information, lots of love & respect from Karnataka, India 🙏🙏

[@slatopal2917]

this is what i needed indeed!! Thank u 😇

[@heatherfoster9380]

This was so helpful!!!!! Thank you!

[@bicyclemission5704]

Thank you so much for this, guys...this really was helpful for me as a beginner...Cheers.

[@StephanieRuiz-qh9lu]

Awesome tutorial! Just out of curiosity could you elaborate on how we could copy the correct/grade we do to another clip from the same scene?

[@Imlukengu]

Great video,learned alot.Great pace.Greetings from South africa

[@DIY_Projects_Tech]

Thanks for sharing amazing information.

[@turbotambourine]

Very helpful foundation for this! Really appreciate it!

[@petebagi]

great explainer. Love the skin tone tutorial. I was wondering what the color grading was done straight on the clip vs doing an adjustment layer? Thanks!

[@Elslawoy]

I would say first exposure, balance, contrast, shadow before highlight, color separation and only at the gray end saturation.

[@sharker2051]

Really useful content！！More videos like this！！！And thanks for the efforts!

[@redman1829]

I want more this video was awesome 👏

[@Lacrete74]

Very interresting and helpful, thanks!

[@luissalazar2021]

This is great stuff, thanks for sharing