White Balance with Custom Preset? at DVinfo.net

Michael Azzarello · November 9th, 2007, 05:06 PM

Do you still White Balance when using Custom Presets?

Mike A.

Daniel Epstein · November 9th, 2007, 06:18 PM

You still have to consider it. Custom presets interact with the white balance setting on the camera. Lets say you adjust your custom preset inside using a chart and Tungsten light on preset 3200K. You might want the same response from the camera outdoors but you certainly wouldn't want to use 3200K as your white balance unless you like very blue footage. On the otherhand you could be destroying what you liked about the custom preset by auto white balancing. This is why I recommend not going overboard with your adjustments unless you know the color temperature of the light you are going to be shooting in.

Petri Kaipiainen · November 10th, 2007, 02:04 AM

Certainly you have to WB even when using Custom Presets. Unless you make a CP for specific color tempereature and do not use it anywhere else.

I use the PanaLook CP almost all the time and WB normally before every shoot. If not I'd have to make a separate panalook CP for every color temperature I encounter, what would be the point?

November 9th, 2007, 05:06 PM	#1
Michael Azzarello New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pasadena Posts: 16	White Balance with Custom Preset? Do you still White Balance when using Custom Presets? Mike A.

November 9th, 2007, 06:18 PM	#2
Daniel Epstein Trustee Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,267	You still have to consider it. Custom presets interact with the white balance setting on the camera. Lets say you adjust your custom preset inside using a chart and Tungsten light on preset 3200K. You might want the same response from the camera outdoors but you certainly wouldn't want to use 3200K as your white balance unless you like very blue footage. On the otherhand you could be destroying what you liked about the custom preset by auto white balancing. This is why I recommend not going overboard with your adjustments unless you know the color temperature of the light you are going to be shooting in.

November 10th, 2007, 02:04 AM	#3
Petri Kaipiainen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Espoo Finland Posts: 380	Certainly you have to WB even when using Custom Presets. Unless you make a CP for specific color tempereature and do not use it anywhere else. I use the PanaLook CP almost all the time and WB normally before every shoot. If not I'd have to make a separate panalook CP for every color temperature I encounter, what would be the point?