XLH1 and Over Saturated Reds
I've shot a few interviews outdoors of people with Caucasian skin and when I bring it into FCP, the reds are over saturated.
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Use the 3-way color corrector and drop the saturation down about 15%. Also, take the mid-tone color wheel and swing it towards blue until you cancel the red to your liking.
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Thanks Robert
I will admit - as a novice with an XL-H1 - everytime I do a project - especially where low lighting is involved and I don't get the results I want I very often try to blame the camera and tell myself it's not a good one for low light conditions. Everything I get comes out grainy and ugly. I make myself visit your "Blackout" trailer and I re-discover the reasons why I have not passed the camera up to someone who can really get from it what it can do. What you have put together is an inspiration and I thank you for sharing it with us. One day, I hope to creat footage halfway as good... Dave Quote:
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Any presets that do this sort of thing in-camera?
I can run the footage through Color and fix the reds, but sometimes that isn't an option. Thanks. |
Is your broadcast monitor properly calibrated?
What are you using to judge your colors? How do the colors look on the vector scope? |
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Also, go here: XL H1 Custom Presets Download Library - The Digital Video Information Network Download the Panalook from Stephen Dempsey (disjecta). That's a really nice preset that gets the Canon to look more like a Panasonic camera (not exact, but close). I use this one the most when I'm shooting random things. |
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And it's really not the Canon's fault for the noise. Trying to pack that many pixels into a 1/3" chip is the main culprit. But if you can get a nice healthy exposure, the camera can look very very nice. |
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