Color Fixer at DVinfo.net

Harry Simpson · April 15th, 2011, 01:09 PM

I almost always use this fx and use the dropper tool to try to click on something close to 18% gray. But invariably the whole scene goes much darker verses the color balance being just better. Am I doing something wrong?

Don Bloom · April 15th, 2011, 03:23 PM

Do you try to adjust anything else? When I use the ColorFixer tool, I almost always have to adjust the Brightness and Gamma, sometimes the saturation.
It's a great tool but takes some playing with to get the right color adjustment and exposure.

Harry Simpson · April 15th, 2011, 08:56 PM

O yeah i bump the brightness and mess w the gamma but invariably the first thing it does is darken everything

Steve Montoto · April 15th, 2011, 10:52 PM

It helps me to click the "reset to none" under prefs, then I start adjusting. It works good for me, just a little quirkiness to work around.

Edward Troxel · April 16th, 2011, 07:13 AM

It also sort of depends on the image and how many darks are in the image. But drop the Film Gamma to 0 and it should be close to the original brightness. I like the way the blacks are affected by the Film Gamma, though.

April 15th, 2011, 01:09 PM	#1
Harry Simpson Major Player Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nashville, TN. Posts: 581	Color Fixer I almost always use this fx and use the dropper tool to try to click on something close to 18% gray. But invariably the whole scene goes much darker verses the color balance being just better. Am I doing something wrong? __________________ Nashville TN using Canon 5D MK3, Canon 550D, RODE SVM mic, 70-200 f2.8L II IS, 24-105 f4L IS, 50 and 85 f/1.8, Vegas Pro 11, Zoom H4n, Blackbird, Lilliput Monitor, Lightroom

April 15th, 2011, 03:23 PM	#2
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	Re: Color Fixer Do you try to adjust anything else? When I use the ColorFixer tool, I almost always have to adjust the Brightness and Gamma, sometimes the saturation. It's a great tool but takes some playing with to get the right color adjustment and exposure. __________________ What do I know? I'm just a video-O-grafer. Don

April 15th, 2011, 08:56 PM	#3
Harry Simpson Major Player Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nashville, TN. Posts: 581	Re: Color Fixer O yeah i bump the brightness and mess w the gamma but invariably the first thing it does is darken everything __________________ Nashville TN using Canon 5D MK3, Canon 550D, RODE SVM mic, 70-200 f2.8L II IS, 24-105 f4L IS, 50 and 85 f/1.8, Vegas Pro 11, Zoom H4n, Blackbird, Lilliput Monitor, Lightroom

April 15th, 2011, 10:52 PM	#4
Steve Montoto Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 302	Re: Color Fixer It helps me to click the "reset to none" under prefs, then I start adjusting. It works good for me, just a little quirkiness to work around.

April 16th, 2011, 07:13 AM	#5
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Re: Color Fixer It also sort of depends on the image and how many darks are in the image. But drop the Film Gamma to 0 and it should be close to the original brightness. I like the way the blacks are affected by the Film Gamma, though. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

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