Why EVERYONE Should Use Video Scopes for Color Correction!

Here are 2 tools EVERYONE should be using to correct their images and footage! You can use these video scopes on set when filming and in post production when editing and grading your footage.
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Today we are talking about video scopes! Specifically the waveform and vectorscope. These too color tools work great for editing videos and photos and can be found in just about all video and photo editors. Stop guessing with your color correction and grading. USE SCOPES!
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[@davidogburn5374]

I love how you can see him talking with his hands in the Waveform

[@eigojiyouzu]

Thank you so much for this. I am colorblind and I feel more comfortable grading my images/footage thanks to you. Cheers

[@bobceffo]

same here :D

[@8b0i21]

I'm digging these advanced tutorials and budget gear, please keep them coming!

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Thank you so much John! Means a lot man!

[@cameronidk2]

This Giuy is Special. As i'm getting closer to starting my own channel with a pro set up... I've been researching.. The logistics of a pro set up.. I bounced around alot.. and kept finding these video's being the most informative while staying simple and effective.. I just got my black magic 4k and totally paid for his 79.00 tutarial .. and feel it was a great purchase.

[@curtisjudd]

Love this, super helpful!

[@derontompke]

This is easily one of my favourite videos you have ever done and I've literally been showing it to everyone I know who even does basic video stuff. It's usually way too complicated to explain to the person that doesn't do much video, but once they see how simple and easy the workflow is everyone I know is switching to using these for everything. Love this, keep it up :D

[@maxadrums]

Even though I already use them to an extent, you breaking this down and running it through is massive. Thank you. Interested in the other potential future videos mentioned!

[@claudiorassouli1240]

Huge help! Thank you. I appreciate the walk through, the screen casting and examples on how you do your editing. I would like to see more videos like this talking color.

[@ethanhall208]

Great video Caleb! Scopes are awesome tools for video, especially once you get past how daunting they look!

[@greatpix]

Well done explaining a new concept for many of us.

[@pal2tech]

Outstanding video Caleb. I’m having constant color balance and exposure issues in my studio and videos, so I’ll definitely look into more on-set color balance monitoring. Thanks again for the great info.

[@JarrielCarter]

This was a great tutorial. Thank you so much for taking the time to make it understand and useful.

[@VistarCreative]

Unbelievably helpful! Your delivery as an instructor is stellar!

[@Debtfreehomesteaders]

Caleb, Wow! Loved this tutorial. Please continue to do more on coloring and exposure. Good information here. I learned a lot. Thank you. -Will

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Well, it's not just about the eyes when it comes to color correction and grading. As a VFX artist for 15 years, I most often work in very dark rooms.The reason being that ambient light and nearby practical lights can affect how your eyes interpret color. There are light bulbs you can get that are specifically designed for people needing some light in their room but don't want to affect the colors they see on their screen. In the meantime, having less ambient light in your work area helps immensely. In the end, as you suggest, it's worth the time and effort to learn how to read and work with scopes when grading and correcting your footage. Great video, Caleb. Thanks!

[@matthewTobrien]

Love this more in-depth overview. Was just grading a vlog and wrapping up my grade while I watched this - went back and used Hue vs. Hue in FCPX to tweak my skin tones a bit to dial things in. Love using a gray card as well! Always use on interview shoots, and it makes post sooooo much easier.

[@BitcoinEffect]

Caleb, great explanation! Been dabbling with the scopes, but your clarification of exactly what I’m looking at will add a lot of confidence! Also, having scopes is necessary for those of us who want to create, but don’t see colors perfectly. Thank you!

[@Shawn_Kelley]

This is great - thanks Caleb! Please keep them coming.

[@AdamLoboTV]

Great video Caleb, I am very familiar with waveforms but wasn't sure about vector scopes and now I do, thanks a lot, I have previously bought your GH4, G85 and the BMPC4k guide and it is amazing, thanks a lot for helping You Tube content creators like us 🙂

[@mikecoster2709]

Great video, Caleb! Very informative and just the right amount of explanation. Detailed enough to be able to go work on it ourselves, but not so much that it seems daunting.

[@joseduran9232]

Definitely needed that! Another aspect of film making that's not blurry for me thanks to you.

[@mfreeman313]

Excellent as usual. I've never used these tools with any great confidence but I'm a few steps closer watching this.

[@DannyPytell]

Super helpful, thank you! Love the various examples that demonstrate different scenarios, learned a lot! :D

[@KevinvanDiest]

Thx man ..good explanation. It was already familiar to me but nice to get some more in-depth info on this matter. Good job

[@kjubon1618]

I love your tutorials. Bought Shinobi last week, awesome tool! BTW nice outro music!

[@lukakoprivica]

Amazing!!! So much info in such a chewable size! THANK YOU!!!

[@tiago__claro]

Great video!! Finally understood the power of these tools!

[@MaRkDaShArK210]

I appreciate these in depth informative videos so much!!

[@murillomr7]

Man...I started to see your videos and I became a fan! You're really great to simplify and explain the things!!

[@TheScotchula]

Love this breakdown. Super clear and concise.

[@PaulStewartPositivePaul]

Great video. I absolutely love these tutorials. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@lostroadproductions3062]

Great video on vectorscope! Thanks!

[@typerryrealestate6996]

Great video. I'm old enough when vector and waveform monitors were separate components --- and expensive add - ons at that. They are incorporated now and everyone should evaluate their usefulness when shooting. Thanks for an informative video. I enjoy your content.

[@homemovies751]

Very nice. The clearest description I have seen about these scopes.

[@KingDarius266]

The gift that keeps on giving. Thank you for your info.

[@leomachine23]

Insane results, awesome work!!!

[@chriseyrewalker]

Eeeeeepic and useful as always Caleb! Thanks!

[@AnthonyGreene15]

Great stuff Caleb. Been making films for years now and color correction still confuses me. This was helpful.

[@TheManShiv]

Been looking for a concise video like this for a minute! Thanks!

[@luftballonproducciones3067]

Your videos are amazing! I always learn so much with them! Thank you!

[@manuelrota6268]

Great and Short explanation! Thanks for the amazing job ; )

[@mrmooremedia]

A brilliant video - thanks for taking the time to produce this 👍

[@michaelpoczynek]

WOW! Brain overload. Great job Caleb.

[@WJ6FRadio]

This is the best video I have seen on using scopes and understanding color! I use both the X=Rite Color Checker Passport 2 and Color Checker Passport video, and they do make life so much easier!

[@saveriocampanini8077]

Very technical and clear as always, thanks! I'd like your review of Z CAM E2, will you talk about it?

[@houthat]

been here for awhile now. Always super valuable information on this channel. Love it

[@NowyKurs]

Works with me differently. When I sit too much and work and think it's crap, I take a break, and look at it with a fresh mind. Usually works and saves time.

[@johnblystone2936]

Brilliant - lovely super-useful explanation. I would even appreciate a couple of extra videos if you have time showing the individual steps (in detail) that you take to use these monitors effectively on set, blow-by-blow with the tweaks. Many thanks as ever.

[@adymatt334]

Brilliant information. Thanks for the lesson.

[@orelbitan]

Love your explainations, thank you!

[@alanbesedin]

Great video. Now feel even more confident using these tools. Thank you! 👍

[@ross1ful]

Excellent presentation and explanation, more like this😎👍🏼

[@cjexplores]

Thanks a lot dude, you covered a lot in there! Super helpful 🤘

[@4theWINMEDIA]

This is the best explanation for scopes I've ever seen or heard.

[@itsBritss]

I know it´s a kinda old guide, but I just bought the g85 guide and it´s fantastic! Thank you, thank you!

[@KhoPhi]

I'm learning so much I feel my head is gonna explain. These are really helpful tutorials.

[@iancraig]

Hi Caleb. I’ve been playing around with colour and gamma for about a month now. Reason being that my software has no inbuilt scopes and my computer display just doesn’t look the same as the TV screen. So what I’ve been doing is playing back the picture on my TV screen and adjusting the colour balance, gamma and hue on my software output to basically match my TV screen. That means that at least while I edit, I am getting a clearer picture of what I will get on the TV. Then before rendering, I take the ‘adjustments’ on the software out and so I’m left with a picture that looks wrong on computer but the TV looks closer to what I saw with the adjustments while editing. It’s a bit convoluted, but just gets around the problem of not having scopes, albeit in a cruder way.

[@simo_villani]

Great video, well explained. Thanks

[@tubekane]

Thank you for creating this video, very helpful

[@enriqueapalacios]

What a Great Video, so helpful and well explained

[@jonathanmorell8694]

best video ever! so well explained. thank you!!!

[@qzorn4440]

this makes me think of the days of using a vectorscope to setup crt color tv sets... heathkit, sencor, etc all older stuff...🤔 now for the new stuff... thanks a lot..:)

[@FatihVideographer]

Perfectly explained!! Thanks

[@shkspear52]

SO So helpful...excellent content!!!!

[@ToddBangz]

Just what I need in my filming career. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@GregsGarage]

Great stuff as always Caleb.

[@AmitTiwari]

I bought guide for my sony cam last month even though i have been using it for 2 year. I wanted to know your views about that in details. Loved it.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Thank you Amit!!!

[@floridaproductiongroup9970]

Nicely done! Thank you.

[@UnasdomastudioCz_video-photo]

Great video! Thank You Caleb!

[@Ranger7Studios]

Great video! Really easy to understand.

[@therealDannyVasquez]

This was super helpful. Thank you!

[@franklinmichael671]

Looking forward to the video on using your middle gray card to nail exposure

[@littlestudio1287]

"Skin tone line" is in fact one of the two chrominance subcarries advanced by 33 deg from R-Y axe called "I" (the other is called "Q" and is advanced from B-Y axe). They are made due to the fact that human eye can resolve orange and cyan hues better than green and magenta. Just a small info, great video!

[@vladistuvashev9910]

Very nice explication ! More tutorials like this !

[@GlassonDesignStudio]

Thanks for sharing - I found this enlightening. I'm new to colour grading using the vectorscope and can see how it would be useful for grading caucasian skin tones, but I'm not sure how it useful it would be for grading, say, very dark skinned people, or people with an olive complexion. Is there any chance you could do a tutorial showing it in action with different coloured skin tones?

[@JacobHillPGHVideo]

Anyone a waveform fan? Rarely I use vectorscopes to make skin tones accurate. But after this, I'm gonna use it more. Awesome vid as usual, Caleb!

[@ive595]

You made it very clear thank you.

[@agaliafilms]

Really made it simple and easy to understand.

[@TheNico9870]

awesome!!! thanks for explaining this stuff

[@andrewwhite8762]

Excellent video thank you!

[@_parkphoto]

W O W that was SO helpful and instructional. It all makes sense now!! Thanks!

[@simeonbricker736]

This is uber helpful. Thanks much, Caleb!

[@aight365]

Thank you for the video!

[@RevonnCadsawan]

Really helps a lot! Keep on instilling a love of learning through our filmmaking journey. *Why BMPCC4k on your thumbnail🤔?

[@AnhNguyen-iq7fs]

Great video. I’m new to the color correction and grading. Can you do a video from beginning to end on how to correct color in Final Cut Pro? Thanks

[@CristianCalhoun]

Great work! Thank you, Caleb! :)

[@ShotInTheDark]

Fantastic explanation.

[@suthaamcs]

i thought it was impossible to do without XD just dope thanks for the tips i donc even know how to use them well .

[@geoffbartlettphotography9434]

Thank you. Very helpful

[@brewbuilds]

wow, I'm really late to the game on this video being that it's 3 years old, but thank you so much for this break down. I make woodworking videos and want to step my video quality game up, but color grading has always intimated me because I am color blind. I knew there had to be a way to do it and not just by using your eye. 👍

[@jamesrussell1967]

Great stuff!!! On set I use RGB parade for white balance using a white card... it really makes it fast and easy. Scopes are the best!!!

[@TechReflex]

Hey Kayluhb! Nice light setup.

[@pettypoh]

Thanks for great tutorial again

[@rchristieEandB]

Thanks for this!

[@RiverRadioDigital]

You are by far my favorite camera/gear reviewer dude. :-)

[@DrewTieng]

Great video, thank you!

[@Valleedbrume]

All video engineers use waveform and vectorscopes. Color correctors in film to digital use the as well.In the old days we used Tektronix.Graphics people rely on LUT’s With often mis aligned monitors that also rely on a LUT.You Must Use Scopes!!!And make sure your display is set correctly as well.Go to Flanders Scientific to learn how to correctly set you display(pro display)Bram Desmet is amazing.

[@bobceffo]

thanks! big value here!

[@ClassicCyclingCC]

I enjoy your videos. Any plan to had a guide for the A7SIII?

[@nhacnguyen7010]

it is really clear and easy to understand.