Is there a way to achieve this look in Vegas? at DVinfo.net

Oliver Reik · January 14th, 2008, 11:01 AM

Hi!

Could someone tell me how the guys of Top Gear achieved this look? Is there a a way to do this in Vegas? Do I need some external software like Magic Bullet or CompositeLab Pro?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrHwqGfkYs

I am looking forward to your answers!

Regards, Oliver

Glenn Chan · January 14th, 2008, 11:10 AM

The gradients can be achieved:

A- In camera, by adding grad filters in a mattebox.

B- In Vegas, you could use the gradient generator (add that on a upper track) and the compositing modes (multiply, or subtract) to add gradients.

Use parent/child relationships to avoid affecting other tracks.

Oliver Reik · January 14th, 2008, 04:54 PM

Hi Glenn,

thank you very much for your answer.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glenn Chan

[...] B- In Vegas, you could use the gradient generator (add that on a upper track) and the compositing modes (multiply, or subtract) to add gradients.

Use parent/child relationships to avoid affecting other tracks.

Could you give me some more details? I was already playing around with it in Vegas, but could never reach a result similar to the look in the BBC vid. :(

Glenn Chan · January 14th, 2008, 05:18 PM

This is how you set it up in a .veg:

http://glennchan.info/Proofs/forums/...ck/nd-grad.veg

Oliver Reik · January 15th, 2008, 12:38 AM

Hello Glen,

this is incredibly nice! Thank you very much for your efforts. I think I understood, what I have to do.

Regards, Oliver

Matti Remonen · January 15th, 2008, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Could someone tell me how the guys of Top Gear achieved this look?

First you need an extra car and then a willing railroad officer.

Sorry... had to say this. Awesome video. Actually I did not look at the gradient-effect but the actual footage. Totally crazy! How could they be sure that the engine would not go off from the rails? And the huge amount of cleaning & repairing afterwards... Insane!

And teaches a good lesson...

Matthew Chaboud · January 15th, 2008, 11:09 AM

If you notice, they don't have the 'Top Gear' look in all of their shots. They may be hamming it up a bit in post, but I think that the vignetting that you're seeing comes from two things:

1. Wide-angle optics. The Top Gear guys use a range of gear, including regular-old HDV cameras that require screw-on lenses to go wide angle. Screw-ons often vignette like crazy. Their crews typically use somewhat more professional cameras, but you'll notice that the most vignetting is in wide-angle shots, like the top-down at the tracks or Clarkson standing in his safety gear in front of the tracks.

2. Pushing contrast in post. If you increase the contrast in post-production (look at the color of a cars in their spots compared to the colors of the *same* car in their studio, which is rare, as they often use a different car for the studio setting), you will exaggerate vignetting.

January 14th, 2008, 11:01 AM	#1
Oliver Reik Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mettmann / Germany Posts: 96	Is there a way to achieve this look in Vegas? Hi! Could someone tell me how the guys of Top Gear achieved this look? Is there a a way to do this in Vegas? Do I need some external software like Magic Bullet or CompositeLab Pro? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrHwqGfkYs I am looking forward to your answers! Regards, Oliver Last edited by Oliver Reik; January 14th, 2008 at 04:51 PM.

January 14th, 2008, 11:10 AM	#2
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	The gradients can be achieved: A- In camera, by adding grad filters in a mattebox. B- In Vegas, you could use the gradient generator (add that on a upper track) and the compositing modes (multiply, or subtract) to add gradients. Use parent/child relationships to avoid affecting other tracks.

January 14th, 2008, 05:18 PM	#4
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	This is how you set it up in a .veg: http://glennchan.info/Proofs/forums/...ck/nd-grad.veg

January 15th, 2008, 12:38 AM	#5
Oliver Reik Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mettmann / Germany Posts: 96	Hello Glen, this is incredibly nice! Thank you very much for your efforts. I think I understood, what I have to do. Regards, Oliver

January 15th, 2008, 11:09 AM	#7
Matthew Chaboud Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago, IL, USA Posts: 93	If you notice, they don't have the 'Top Gear' look in all of their shots. They may be hamming it up a bit in post, but I think that the vignetting that you're seeing comes from two things: 1. Wide-angle optics. The Top Gear guys use a range of gear, including regular-old HDV cameras that require screw-on lenses to go wide angle. Screw-ons often vignette like crazy. Their crews typically use somewhat more professional cameras, but you'll notice that the most vignetting is in wide-angle shots, like the top-down at the tracks or Clarkson standing in his safety gear in front of the tracks. 2. Pushing contrast in post. If you increase the contrast in post-production (look at the color of a cars in their spots compared to the colors of the same car in their studio, which is rare, as they often use a different car for the studio setting), you will exaggerate vignetting.