this trick can level up your film look.

This week we will guide you on how to create a halation effect on your digitally shot footage to give it a characteristic of a processed film, which will help you achieve thematic expression for your videos.
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[@flipnap2112]

1972 :"man I wish I had a computer to clean up all these artifacts"....2022: "Man im glad I have a computer to add all these artifacts"

[@imiy]

Exactly. How stupid

[@flipnap2112]

@@imiy I mean, it is weird but sometimes theres a good use, for matching etc. But when I see people putting fishing line on their lenses to get that "anamorphic lens flare look" I just.. I dunno its like missing the point. I wish people would investigate the reasons they want their stuff to look a certain way. Even 24FPS. I mean there were a LOT of DP's that wouldve killed for a 60FPS shot of a large scenery pan back in the day. So many of us are so busy chasing "the look" that we sometimes forget what were "looking at", so to speak.

[@ColoristFoundry]

Agreed. Chasing a look/effect is an empty pursuit, unless you know what you are after.

[@JimRobinson-colors]

Yes, a lot of the older pros considered Halation as something that was a weak part of the film process - i.e. a mistake. Wouldn't be the first time that people copied mistakes and they become part of the overall look. I think that if you notice the halation, you overdid it. A lot of people are confusing and using strong halation when they should be reaching for the Glow OFX

[@zachwells9646]

@@imiy It's not stupid, imperfection adds character. In music, the imperfect sound of analog recording devices humanizes the sound. The limitations of recording devices in the 60s were crucial to the melancholy sound of the Beach Boys for example. Though I don't hate the sound of modern pop across the board, a lot of pop production makes the music sound like a mouth full of toothpaste or super sterile. Imperfection can be implemented across any art form and it can add a lot of character if done correctly

[@victormustin2547]

What I noticed from your shots is that they are way more sharp than what film could get you, especially when shooting 16mm. A slight blur + a bit of film grain go a long way. One tip I have about sharpness and grain is that your image detail can never be sharper than the diameter of one grain particle. Grain actually behaves like a mosaic, meaning that each grain particle is a tile that composes the final image. The larger the grain, the less detail you get. So if you add large grain on digital footage, remember to blur the footage a bit.

[@ColoristFoundry]

Fully agreed. However would like to point out, we disable our blur node for youtube exports, even disable grain for certain shots. We try to showcase only the colors of our PFE. In the PDF we provide along with the product, blur node is marked as one of the recommended settings :)

[@eladbari]

Biggest problem is- that no matter how high quality you render out your footage - uploading a video with a grain layer on it- comes out mushy, blotchy, as the compression of youtube / vimeo / whaterver- just can't handle all of that tiny ever-changing info of the grain running around. Not sure there's a real solution to it...

[@bluerabbit1236]

@@eladbari You cannot do that with a free grain overlay. You need authentic film scan. Then it looks sick no matter where you upload it.

[@eladbari]

@@bluerabbit1236 No problem getting access to real film grain scans. Not the free stuff. But, that's not the issue. The issue is that there's so much changing detail in this grain that compression of uploading to web can't handle all this info as they cram everything into a smaller file for streaming. 1. Guess maybe only 4K videos are allowed for more bandwidth [at least on youtube]- so maybe blowing up 1080 footage to 4K and uploading that may help 2. Wonder how those artificial FilmConvert plugins work on footage. Anyways, the problem is that grain's character changes when it's on shadows vs. highlights on your image. And blending modes of grain footage don't fully mimic that feature, so grain looks flat sometimes..

[@DaCarnival]

Saying that "your image detail can never be sharper than the diameter of one grain particle" is not entirely correct. First of all the grain is not uniform in size, and secondly for 1 second of film you have 24 frames, and therefor 24 different grain patterns. This mean the resolution over time is actually higher than the resolution of any single frame, as the detail we see is the combined detail of the frames that persist in our perception.

[@stylishstarsaptarshi9579]

i have no idea why, but hearing your voice just makes feel soothed.

[@ishaan5248]

This tutorial is amazing and you are really good at teaching !! great job sir !

[@feydanmedia]

This was actually very very helpful, thank you so much for sharing.

[@adonisnguessan4032]

I could listen to Nice tutorialm talk for hours man what a passionate dude ❤️

[@kjellbanal2158]

great thanks for that! Very clear and articulate!

[@A.Wallner]

This is the best tutorial I've ever seen... with that description in between

[@fitraprasetiobumulo9166]

This actually helped out a lot thanks for the help

[@bendornan7833]

I love you, these videos are brilliant

[@fondation6]

Best instructive video ever about film look. Voilà !

[@lemosakatoy]

Best tutorial about DV halation plugin, thanks

[@pinkyvinnty4439]

Thanks, really helped

[@pranavbelote8766]

Thanks for the vid!

[@jftvrwk]

i shoot on film alot and damn, this is well done. I bought a (very nice) plugin to do this and more, but these results are really well done.

[@alfredmbom7423]

Thanks for all of your tips! I've just been getting into producing myself for my artists and mannnnn. It's like science lmao. Thanks a ton!

[@vojtafiser2747]

Works good, tnx

[@venzwhittmer]

The best!!!!!!!!! Thank you

[@josierivas904]

THANK YOU A LOT!!!

[@mehboobstudiophotography1283]

You do great work bro. Keep it up bro.❤❤

[@mastroacustico]

Super 10 de 10 , me funciono super , muchas gracias

[@yearight1205]

Fuckin hell, Antonio Banderas does editing videos now? I love it.

[@IndependentVFX]

This is great!

[@himalakash9278]

thank you very much❤

[@infographie]

Excellent

[@fudbalskafilozofija2818]

watcNice tutorialng one or two every night, SUPER helpful, cNice tutorialll and clear. Great content, can't wait to watch them all.

[@jamesyan9436]

just found this video by accident, instantly subbed/bell! thank you for the fantastic educated clear and well-explained contents! although I wonder what's the difference between halation and putting on a black mist filter on your lens?

[@he3amo]

Спасибо. Очень интересно было смотреть

[@verylfernandes4760]

Really helped in 19 thx

[@TillThenPlease]

I absolutely love this effect! Is it at all possible to do this effect in Premier Pro? And if so, could you do a video on how to do it? :D

[@PaulRichards78]

Amazing Thanks

[@ColoristFoundry]

You're welcome, Paul :)

[@omkarpawar7009]

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[@huskiino7677]

It's so simple yet so complicated, it's perfect lmao

[@yenespace406]

I subscribed after the intro ended.

[@afccpmongolia5207]

weeks and i've managed to put so pretty basic soft together. They're not great and they still have a ways to go before being

[@stuffwithjuice2111]

thank god i finally know how to rena stuff

[@mwgrafik8397]

thanks to make one video for premiere pro i'm waiting and davinchi crash totally on my PC

[@cynoc1419]

TNice tutorials is very easy to understanding.i have soft soft tutorial Tamil language .keep on each other's.greet job dudes

[@leonardorodarte1655]

thanks mate tNice tutorials was a big help

[@darielescobedo163]

good tutorial, one question about soft recording. How do you do it? lol

[@Lyshhh_1]

explaining the basics for .

[@titanvision.studio413]

Nice

[@lifewalklens8447]

Cool

[@BelieveInUrself93]

Can I ask what the thumbnail image is from or who the artist is? It really grabbed my attention and made me watch this video, which is excellent and very helpful, but still leaves me wondering where it's from.

[@shivanshsharma4916]

i wish i had studio version of dvr

[@jenneferrabado6942]

true

[@varuntheja3741]

What are the differences from the regural and the free trial one

[@improvementTime10.3.17]

4:00 galati on seems like bloom + chrom aberration but favor more red 6:22 before after

[@kelltoodope]

Anyone know a reason to buy Dehancer if Davinci already has halation and film tools?

[@Dr.jayfrancis]

Why i feel in this tutorial like I'm in a horror movie ? 😆 Nice one thank you

[@DarkSkinned_infatuation]

Where have you guys been 😭❤️❤️❤️

[@geethanjalir8294]

Are the sample softs there when you open the software or do you have to download them from sowhere

[@Kadehr]

Why the big white flashes??

[@ilhambayupratama9056]

how to import this preset into Davinci resolve??

[@axisproductionsltd]

Can you do this with Filmora 11

[@hothidieuthao6414]

I really thought I was the only one. Like I was buggin'.

[@LuisssCH]

For so wierd reason when I try to use the GMS it just make one loud noise..

[@solidlexus5716]

Also, I don't like idea of coloring again and again. In soft soft mobile, just pick a color and it colors the track, the soft, and the setuper

[@mediterraneopadelsassari7760]

Does it support for windows 10?

[@husainyard]

What's the difference between halation & cheimatic aberration?

[@mindcontrol7648]

In The setup im from Holland

[@skyliferp_marcel9743]

Dear all new producers - don’t give up on that hope of making good soft

[@kphototembisa6089]

I'd recomnd going through a soft theory video on YT and making notes, there's a good 2h30 one wNice tutorialch softs looong but it will

[@BimalRanabhat007]

It looks like 98, 99 cant even see the difference until you show.....learning new things every day...

[@africanhistory]

I clicked like for the Purple Rain clip LOL

[@shivangipriya4153]

what the name of this programm???

[@WhatsupSan]

i dont have halation in my davinci resolve, is it because I haven't updated? I bought the full software

[@imheretonukedukes]

you need the paid version

[@aroundtheworld5901]

Thanks for this tutorial. May be it looks a little like a chromatic Aberration ?! ;)

[@ryancruickshank1868]

Yeah totally, the ‘bleed’ could definitely be called a type of chromatic aberration! Interesting to see the difference between this bloom effect inherent to film and traditional chromatic aberration that comes from the lens!

[@TheDividendSnapshot]

Wow, how do you record so crisp quality of the screen?

[@ColoristFoundry]

Bandicam

[@TheDividendSnapshot]

@@ColoristFoundry Thank you! If you need an idea for a new video, I suggest how to color something that isn't LOG footage, like from smaller consumer grade cameras, just to have it pop a bit more.

[@oouje]

@@TheDividendSnapshot I agree! Tips on how to grade 8 bit non log footage would be great

[@montibratbora4438]

How to contact you for my other question thank you

[@rahulprasher7996]

Also your mind catches more stuff when you're interested

[@p0lamik983]

hows it going

[@daymianmejia5910]

i dont have halatin show up, is there something I am missing in resolve?

[@imheretonukedukes]

you need the paid version

[@ToyCartoonStoryforKids]

I rember coming here for the first ti tNice tutorialnking "oh sNice tutorialt... tNice tutorials is gonna be one a long day..."

[@UNPAISAJISTAENTUJARDIN]

not wNice tutorialle quarantine but how r u doing is that hard ?

[@mayraitzeldejesusaldana4132]

Whelp

[@Leprutz]

Free or studio?

[@push.6901]

I made this in to a plugin for final cut users if anyone is interested, download link in bio.

[@ColoristFoundry]

Checked it out. Looks dope.

[@push.6901]

@@ColoristFoundry thank you! 🙏 Great content, and great voice!!

[@franciscalopezr.8584]

tNice tutorials really helped

[@ikoniqdesignstudio167]

wow... im 10 months late and still in quarantine

[@joelmathew9169]

Don't feel good bro i was in the sa precision you was in

[@prasadbhondve3695]

TNice tutorials

[@abdulazizfahadshafiq7536]

Will i watch your channel 24/7 just to look at that beautiful face of yours? *yes*.

[@Andy-wl5ns]

I have no problem using soft soft, I just dont understand the tools and such, ofc it takes a long "#"¤ ti to make sotNice tutorialng because of

[@TanvirAhmed-rc7rv]

Well my GMS is softing like my old broken Hard Drive ?!

[@mayanknegi4786]

WatcNice tutorialng tNice tutorials video is literally my 1st step to my 22 goal.

[@nicksiber]

tutorial for Premiere pro, plss)

[@travelthroughart]

Dude just witch! Resolve is free. You won't regret ;)

[@2424rocket]

I gave up premier pro at least a year ago… It’s a toy compared to resolve. Yes resolve has a learning curve… But I bet you’re smart enough to deal with it. Once you spend a month on resolve, you will never look back.

[@travelthroughart]

*switch

[@glnnk_art]

@@travelthroughart Halation is not in the free version tho ;)

[@DavidCure]

Or use a vintage lens 😅 Amazing tutorial!! Thanks!!!

[@loudymusu4516]

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[@zajko1965]

lmao facts

[@slowerpie6798]

All I wanted to know is how to play the soft through my headphones with a cord not Bluetooth. I take it tNice tutorials is not an option since I have

[@iglesiami1741]

cant even get past the part on how to make a w file lmao

[@mtccadence1003]

the suggestion next to tNice tutorials is "trap soft are EASY"

[@androstern]

Or you can get any soft prime with chromatic aberration and avoid all this

[@ColoristFoundry]

Chromatic aberration is wildly different in terms of its characteristics. Not to undermine how it perceptually softens the image even where it’s not necessary.

[@psicoentrpica2890]

Sa here...lol

[@daneoman1000]

3 words…pro mist filter.

[@ColoristFoundry]

That just bloom, not RGB channel specific effect. Also, pro mist filter affects light signal before it hits sensor and Halation happens on the sensor (in our use case, on surface of a film stock).

[@SneakyCaleb]

@@ColoristFoundry sure for video you need more than just the pro mist. But for photos all you need is pro mist + Lightroom grain

[@rameausylvain4827]

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[@Tatek12]

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[@veasna5418]

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