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Keaton Clark · July 8th, 2010, 09:33 PM

I've been fiddling around with the color correction tools in FCP all afternoon and I can't seem to change a pale pink dress to white. When I key the pink in the dress, I get more skin than dress so the shift throws the skin tones way off. Suggestions? The idea is to get this pink evening dress to look more like a wedding dress without making the model look like an alien or a zombie.

Kevin Wolff · July 9th, 2010, 08:34 AM

Very difficult to reply without an idea of the image you are working with. can you post a frame grab? Hav you tried working in color?

Arnie Schlissel · July 9th, 2010, 12:42 PM

It sounds as if the color of the dress & the model's skin are very close to each other. If that's the case, you may need to rotoscope the dress- meaning that FCP is not a good choice for this.

you may want to try it in Color, Motion or AE.

Keaton Clark · July 9th, 2010, 08:04 PM

Yes, this bride has too much of a rosy glow, alas. Will give it a try in Color.

KC

July 8th, 2010, 09:33 PM	#1
Keaton Clark Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Posts: 29	probs with color replacement I've been fiddling around with the color correction tools in FCP all afternoon and I can't seem to change a pale pink dress to white. When I key the pink in the dress, I get more skin than dress so the shift throws the skin tones way off. Suggestions? The idea is to get this pink evening dress to look more like a wedding dress without making the model look like an alien or a zombie.

July 9th, 2010, 08:04 PM	#4
Keaton Clark Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Posts: 29	thanks Yes, this bride has too much of a rosy glow, alas. Will give it a try in Color. KC

July 9th, 2010, 08:34 AM	#2
Kevin Wolff Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 51	Very difficult to reply without an idea of the image you are working with. can you post a frame grab? Hav you tried working in color?

July 9th, 2010, 12:42 PM	#3
Arnie Schlissel Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York NY Posts: 322	It sounds as if the color of the dress & the model's skin are very close to each other. If that's the case, you may need to rotoscope the dress- meaning that FCP is not a good choice for this. you may want to try it in Color, Motion or AE.