White balance issue
 

I forgot at a recent two camera shoot to white balance my cameras...yeah yeah I know :-(.

Anyway I now have to correct the white balance in post. I have Vegas Pro v13. When I run the Sony White Balance plugin I can greatly improve the colour but a thin horizontal bar of uncorrected colour appears in the right middle of the frame. Has anyone come across this? An thoughts on how I get rid of it? Or is it intentional to indicate how far you've shifted the colour from the original? It seems to stay...

I tried FB White Balance on trial, but my trial period has run out. However, if I run it, the frame goes black for all except this thin strip of original colour. If I try to do anything, FB tells me my trial has expired.

It is the thin strip that bothers me.

Re: White balance issue
 

Make sure you don't have the Split Screen View enabled. It's just above your preview window. I got caught by this a few years ago and it drove me crazy trying to figure it out.

Re: White balance issue
 

Viola...that was it! Thanks so much Mike. Appreciated!!!

Don't how the split screen got activated...

Re: White balance issue
 

I was never happy with the results of the official Vegas WB plug-in so I bought FBmm White Balance plug-in. I use it on almost every project, does a much better job than the Vegas equivalent, worth looking at. AAV ColorLab which is free also does a better job with white balance than Vegas.

The Best White Balance plug-in for Sony Vegas - FBmn Software
AAV ColorLab

Re: White balance issue
 

Actually...I ended up not using a white balance plug in but rather the colour correctors. Got the clips looking the same... :-) FB does appear to do a better job of WB than the vegas one...

Re: White balance issue
 

I find a great little tool / plugin for white balance and minor color correction is AAV ColorLab. Bonus, it's free!
I find it better than the Vegas WB tool and the FBmn corrector which I also purchased.

AAV ColorLab

Chris Young
CYV Productions
Sydney

Re: White balance issue
 

I tend to use NewBlue ColorFast for white balance plus a whole lot more.