UNIQUE WAY to correct skin tones in Final Cut Pro

[@rickwilliams3690]

thanks for cutting out all the small talk and getting straight to it. more of this is needed!!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You're welcome, Rick! Give this video a watch when you can. It's a more efficient way of correcting skin tones: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXekmqmqfL1kZ7s

[@rickwilliamsvideo]

@@dylanjohndickerson thanks!! Was in a pinch. client did an online course series and nobody of the editors was able to get her face retouch right all week…Did this and she was blown away! You are my new secret weapon!! 🙏🏼🔥

[@هُناعبير]

Best instructor ever!!!!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thanks so much! 😄

[@Sethseneca]

How do you not have more subscribers…this is top notch content + top notch editing all in one

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Who know man haha. Thanks so much though! I appreciate the kind words. 🙏 I think you'll like this video more by the way: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXekmqmqfL1kZ7s

[@sangmoonkim2335]

Wow This tutorial is really awesome ! crystal clear and to the point !

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Glad you thought so Sang! 😄

[@oneavinashkumar]

This is a very good tutorial. Gets straight to the point and covers an important upgrade ! Cheers, Mr. John!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thank you Avinash! And you can call me Dylan. No need to be formal 😉 Plus, John is my middle name haha

[@LinuxForEveryone]

It took me less than 30 minutes to learn and apply this to a current video I'm working on and it helped immensely. Thank you! You earned a new sub.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

That’s so great! Im glad I was able to help out 🤙🏼 I truly appreciate the feedback and the sub

[@EverettRyanJ]

This is great! Thanks for the tutorial!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You’re welcome Everett! 👊🏼

[@moorster5]

Great tutorial thank you.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You are welcome! ☺

[@mmlips]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You're welcome Mark! Glad it helped you out

[@nichols9156]

Great vid man

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thanks my friend 🙏

[@NicholasGarofola]

Your tutorials are so well made. Where did you get those lights that are on the shelf above your desk?

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thanks my dude! I got them on Amazon actually. They’re just simple portable push lights that are used for showers, closets, etc.

[@bartoszlewandowski8016]

So simple!!! Thanks!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

That’s great to hear! Thanks for the comment 😊

[@yashsharma7825]

really loved it you explained things that no other KZbinr helped me

[@dylanjohndickerson]

So awesome to hear! 😊 thanks for letting me know!

[@8charlie428]

I found your channel several months ago. I am so glad that I did. I have learnt so much

[@dylanjohndickerson]

That’s great to hear Ben 🙌🏼 I’m glad I’m able to teach you some things. Let me know if there’s anything you’d like to see a tutorial on

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Although this is a fun way to correct skin tones, there's a MUCH easier way 👉🏼 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXekmqmqfL1kZ7s

Yikes, I've been just doing "balance color" and then messing with saturation and exposure. There is so much more to a well-done final product than I imagined. The before-after of the change you produced was significant.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Pretty soon the work will become second nature to you my friend! Keep at it 👊🏼

[@thejamescorwin]

Every video I watched previously about how to do this has said "Play with the HSL sliders until it looks good. You'll get a feel for it." Again, thanks for actually explaining it! Beyond helpful.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Haha that's what I do man! It's always beneficial to explain why and how as best as possible. Thanks for the kind words again brotha 🙏

[@TravelAddictsLife]

Great easy tutorial Dylan keep up the good work!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thanks so much my friend!

[@benetmerklin]

I had been searching for this long time .. Thank you so much 😊

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You’re welcome, Benet!

[@jasonharryphotog]

Good tutorial and makes use of the update like you said Thanks from the uk

[@dylanjohndickerson]

My pleasure Jason! Thanks for watching 🙏

[@kenwong8201]

WOOOOWWW!!!! I LOVE THIS CREATOR!!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Haha thanks Wong 👊 I appreciate that man

[@serenitybeauty]

The eyeball scene gave me anxiety 😩😩😩 But I learned so much from this tutorial. Thank you.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Eyeball soup is delicious! Glad the video helped you out ☺️

[@FJProenza]

Excellent video. I enjoyed the eyeballs.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Haha glad you liked it Francisco 👌 thanks so much

[@SydBookWorrom]

truly amazing the difference!! thank you so much!!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You’re welcome! For an easier option, try this: Easily CORRECT OFF COLOR SKIN TONES in Final Cut Pro kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXekmqmqfL1kZ7s

[@MediaBuster]

If the skin tone is off, it's very likely the whole color of the image is off. Use skin tone to adjust the overall base grade, especially if you didn't use a gray car/ and or white balance on set. (which you kinda covered at the end) And don't use the master control. Use temperature slider instead.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

So true! You’re spot on 👌

[@QuesttoFIRE]

Very helpful!! This is something I don’t think I ever would’ve figured out how to do on my own. 😳

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Haha well that's what I'm here for 😊I'm glad it helped you out

[@accorsistudios]

Great job, to the point and clearly explained. Like many people, I look this up and need a refresher everytime I'm at this point in editing. Thank you and great job.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thanks so much Michael! I appreciate you taking the time to let me know it helps 🙏

[@danielchung123]

Bro you are amazing, and your editing skills on these videos are insanely good!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Haha thanks Daniel! 👊🏼

[@lavalero4528]

Eres el mejor Gracias por el tutoríal muy bien explicado un poco rápido pero súper. Saludos desde Colombia 🇨🇴

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Oh, definitivamente lo era. ¡Mis disculpas! Hice esto cuando pensé que tenía que eliminar todas las pausas de mis tutoriales. Por suerte, he aprendido de entonces. ¡Gracias por la respuesta!

[@andreyivamusic]

thanks man, great tutorial!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

My pleasure! Thanks so much!

[@user-qp2hj7sg9c]

Thank you!!!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You're welcome!

[@elelbarinagaiv]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I'm learning a lot from you. You deserve a million subs. Keep it up!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You’re very welcome! That means a ton ☺️ I doubt I’ll ever get to that point, but it would be beyond awesome! I have a color grading tutorial coming out next Tuesday that you may enjoy. Stay tuned 🙏🏼

[@elelbarinagaiv]

@@dylanjohndickerson Yeah! Would definitely love that. Looking forward to it.

[@SkyeLabMusicGroup]

Real great content, quick, precise presentation. I'm going to have to watch it a few times to get it down, But thank you for such a great explanation. Just subbed 👍🔥😁

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Yo dude! I appreciate the feedback! I’m glad it was of some use. Let me know if you have any questions 🤙🏼

[@VitaliiaChak]

Thank you! Could you please do a video on how to get the “beauty guru” skin finish:)

[@dylanjohndickerson]

My pleasure! Hmm what do you mean by “beauty guru”?

[@VitaliiaChak]

@@dylanjohndickerson if you watch the makeup videos, the skin always looks flawless.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

@@VitaliiaChak I think I have a tutorial that could help out. Stay tuned

[@cybabyblu]

Thanks for the tips! Just subscribed

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Awesome! Thanks for the sub 🙏

[@TylerRostedt]

Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn dude. This is a good tutorial. I appreciate what you're doing. Great breakdown. I didn't even know about the HSL adjustments for color masks. Love it. Love you. Subbed and looking forward to diving through your vids. 👏🏻

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Haha yoo thanks so much Tyler. That’s awesome to hear it taught you some things. I appreciate you letting me know as well 🙏🏼

[@threethroneproductions5498]

Thank you

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You're welcome

[@JustinJamesOfficial]

Great video!!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Yo thanks Justin!

[@simomonster]

٬Thanks for sharing .

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You're welcome Simo 👊

[@ErikEngstrand]

King! Great tip Dylan, sub!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Yo Erik! Thanks man! I appreciate the support 🙌

[@FatihVideographer]

Great one! Thanks a lot

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You're very welcome! This is an updated version of this video that's much easier to apply if you're interested 👉🏼 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXekmqmqfL1kZ7s

[@FatihVideographer]

@@dylanjohndickerson Thanks man! Wow it's unbelievably easier with Hue vs. Hue! Is it really that easy or am I missing something out? Thanks

[@dylanjohndickerson]

@@FatihVideographer No it's really that easy haha. This method is a different method, but way more difficult. It's mainly to be used for color grading.

[@aleksandrmikhailov3255]

ffffffreaking awesome! like and subscription, man!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Yo thanks Aleksandr! Glad you enjoyed it 👊

[@PoznicTraining]

Fantastic video man, thanks so much for this! Been frustrated with orange/pink tones since I switched cameras but have been too busy to figure out how to fix it. SO glad your video was the first one I found tonight! Subscribed and look forward to working through your FCPX videos, cheers!

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thanks so much for letting me know brotha! I’m glad it helped. Ya that can be so annoying huh. I appreciate the feedback and the sub 👊🏼

[@GooberProductionz]

Could you possibly do a tutorial on rotoscoping in FCPX or Motion 5?

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Hey Trevor! So I actually have a lot of tutorials on my channel where I rotoscope to create effects. Here's an example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nofKfKeNd9R6arc I should do a generic one on rotoscoping though, you're right. Thanks for the idea man. 👊

[@GOCA-NIKOLA-TRAVEL]

👍 *SUPER VIDEO. TNX* 👍

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You’re welcome! 👊🏼

[@MikeEdwardsphotography]

This was wonderfully presented.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thanks so much Mike 🙏🏼

[@SiloneulaFishingProductions]

Very good thanks! I would have one question. If you add any LUT after you have defined the colour wheel mask for the skin tones then the LUT changes the skin tone colours again. Do you know any way to "protect" the colour wheel mask then the LUT would not effect for it at all? I think it was possible at least with the Resolve nodes.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You're welcome! So adding a LUT after you adjust the base skin tones of your subject is going to introduce whole different colors into the shot. I'd recommend adding a LUT first, then adding a color mask to make the adjustments to your subject's skin.

[@DrWasim]

Awesome

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thanks Wasim!

[@Miguel_Molina]

amazing! videos that are posted on reddit are usually stuff i've seen 1000 times alreay, but this is a tip that i definitely didn't know about. Question. how easy is it to copy to clips of the same scene? Is it just a simple copy over, or do i have to repeat the process?

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thanks Miguel! I'll try to keep the ones coming that are novel in some way. I am going to start doing some more basic tutorials for the beginners in the upcoming weeks though. Usually it's just a simple copy, depending on if the lighting in the other shots are not drastically different. Just press 'command c' to copy, and then 'command-shift-v' on the clips you're looking to past the effect on. If you see a clip needs adjustment you can always tune it up after adding that base copy on. You could also do all of the adjustments on an adjustment layer, and then if you need to tune up a shot more than another just cut the adjustment layer over that particular clip and make your adjustment. I usually do the former though.

[@ClassicCyclingCC]

Great video. Curious about what you think of Beauty Box? Is it worth the price?

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thank you! I absolutely love Beauty Box and specific clients of mine do as well. I think I'm going to make a review of it soon actually. HOWEVER, it is extremely expensive. I'd say it's worth it if you're a professional and work with clients who would appreciate looking better on camera.

[@CammiNevarez]

Why won’t my curser come up after I press HSL to highlight the face?

[@dylanjohndickerson]

That little dropper won't come up when you select it in the HSL panel?

[@roamingyak]

What can can be achieved to make a sunburnt person less red in the face? I've spent 7 years in Africa and my face is usually red, combined with the footage being from action cameras. I can lend you some footage if you'd like to do a tutorial on it etc

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thanks so much for the contribution! And that sounds great. You can email the clip/clips to this email: [e-mail]

[@BassPlayerAvailable]

3:43 Just wondering why you used Master instead of Midtones? I realise you said ALL of your skin tone was pretty off colour but how much of a difference would adjusting Midtones be/affecting/not affecting none skin areas?

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Since we made a mask of our skin tones, using the master slider will help you to change all of the skin color back to some accuracy. By using the mid tones, you’re just adjusting a portion of the skin color and you may be left with the darker portions an off color and the highlights an off color from what you’re trying to correct to. You can use the mid tones wheel when a mask is made in some instances, but the majority of the time the master wheel is going to provide a better result when a mask is applied.

[@BassPlayerAvailable]

@@dylanjohndickerson Great stuff, thanks for the response. Learning more every day. You are one of the only YT users to explain HSL in colour masking on FCPX. Cheers Andy.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Thanks Andy! 🙏🏼 let me know if there’s anything you’d like to see a video on in the future

[@BassPlayerAvailable]

​@@dylanjohndickerson "Side by side" matching exposure, colours, skin tones on different camera angles using scopes. For me I'd like to know more about comparing the two without using Enable/Disable Clip V and be able to have both angles on screen at once and both sets of scopes. Also (You did ask) doing this WITHIN a multicam view. Cheers Andy.

[@zakiullah5546]

bro which version do you use of FCPX i m using 10.4.6 in this version has no colour inspector, as you said in this tutorial video. Please Bro reply to this comments (love you)

[@dylanjohndickerson]

I guarantee it does my dude! Open a color wheel, click the mask button in it that looks like a circle in a square, select, color mask, and it'll pop up at the bottom of the wheel.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Oh my fault. You said you're using 10.4.6. You'll need to update because like the thumbnail and description says, it's available in the 10.4.7 update (which is a fairly old update as of today).

[@YoungLightOfficial428]

Can you do all this in mfilmlook cause I don’t use fcpx color correction

[@dylanjohndickerson]

No you cannot do this in mFilmLook. Why don't you use any of the FCP color features?

[@YoungLightOfficial428]

@@dylanjohndickerson not sure lol

[@YoungLightOfficial428]

do i have to use it lol

[@dylanjohndickerson]

@@YoungLightOfficial428 I don't see why you wouldn't.

[@startupknockout]

Oh, my skin looks so much better now. No more pink face 🤗

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching ☺

[@sam.sama1812]

❤️❤️❤️

[@DavidArmah.]

W VIDEO

[@dylanjohndickerson]

👊🏼

[@swaggerwater]

so great，I just don‘t know how to discribe the creator！！！

[@dylanjohndickerson]

You can describe me as the Thomas Edison of my generation. Glad you liked the video! 🙏🏼

[@BassPlayerAvailable]

Wow, I really like your style of videos. Fantastic work without copying anyone else's style. (One McKinnon is too many)... Sub'd. See you on my feed.

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Hey thanks! That’s an awesome compliment to receive 👊🏼 I appreciate your support!

[@alvarohernandez2764]

Using the master wheel for this instead of hue vs hue is a horrible idea. You will never get a straight uniform hue line. Plus that's really overstretching the information on the center which could cause banding artifacts on unsaturated areas like highlights, grays, and blacks, especially in 8bit. Your skin just went from the original white/gray center point, to a drastic new location on low saturated areas, to curving a bit to reds in the mid saturation, then curving back to yellow on the most saturated areas of your skin. That's why your skin line looks more like a snake. Really, just use hue vs hue

[@dylanjohndickerson]

Agreed! This video is 2 years old. Creating a color mask is definitely not the best way to go about it. I'll make an updated video sometime soon.