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Old September 10th, 2009, 10:33 AM   #1
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Not a "color pass", but.....

Hey guys,

I know how to do a color pass just fine and I know how to chroma key just fine, but is there any way (that you guys know of) where I can replace one color in my whole clip with another, totally different color?

For example, I shoot a comedy sketch where the character is wearing a black cowboy hat....is there any way to change that black hat to a yellow hat (and make it look real, not all pixilated or have any anomolies on the borders?).

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Old September 10th, 2009, 10:51 AM   #2
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Have you tried the Color Corrector (secondary) filter? I've used that to color correct some bridal dresses with some success. Some situations worked better than others.
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Old September 10th, 2009, 11:14 AM   #3
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Oh, yeah. I've done a color pass, then used the color correction to change the hue/color, but it just doesn't ring true for some reason. I just thought there may be a way I could replace on color, for a totally different color, without changing skin tone or anything else in the picture.

I realize that by "chroma keying" a color, you totally remove it from your timeline, I just wanted to know If I could replace that removed color, with another color of my choosing.
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Old September 10th, 2009, 01:53 PM   #4
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That's one of the things the secondary color corrector can do. Have you tried selecting the color and then changing the color in the wheel?
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Old September 14th, 2009, 08:56 AM   #5
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No I haven't Edward....I will try. Thanks.
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Old September 14th, 2009, 12:18 PM   #6
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On a technical note I don't think black if the best colour to go changing, black is integrated into everything. You are going to have a hard time isolating black, maybe if the hat was pink.
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Old September 14th, 2009, 01:18 PM   #7
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On a technical note I don't think black if the best colour to go changing, black is integrated into everything. You are going to have a hard time isolating black, maybe if the hat was pink.
Good point, perhaps putting a matte around the area of the black hat before applying secondary color correction is the answer.

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