White Balance & Custom Presets at DVinfo.net

Declan Smith · November 15th, 2005, 05:04 AM

Should you do manual white balance with the presets turned off on the XL2 ? i.e. if you have a preset in place, does white balance take into account preset settings or are the presets post-white balance functions ?

Ash Greyson · November 15th, 2005, 03:20 PM

Good question... there is no right answer. I personally associate a WB with whatever look I am after. I use various warm cards to make it consistent. It is probably best to do your presets with pure white but just be wary that a warm/cold WB will effect the overall look.

ash =o)

Bob Thompson · November 16th, 2005, 02:25 AM

A good question Declan, I assume the white balance is before the presets, but I hope we get a definite answer from somebody in the know.

I suppose you could just go ahead and check with a decent monitor

November 15th, 2005, 05:04 AM	#1
Declan Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Gloucestershire, UK Posts: 187	White Balance & Custom Presets Should you do manual white balance with the presets turned off on the XL2 ? i.e. if you have a preset in place, does white balance take into account preset settings or are the presets post-white balance functions ?

November 15th, 2005, 03:20 PM	#2
Ash Greyson Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,689	Good question... there is no right answer. I personally associate a WB with whatever look I am after. I use various warm cards to make it consistent. It is probably best to do your presets with pure white but just be wary that a warm/cold WB will effect the overall look. ash =o)

November 16th, 2005, 02:25 AM	#3
Bob Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 340	A good question Declan, I assume the white balance is before the presets, but I hope we get a definite answer from somebody in the know. I suppose you could just go ahead and check with a decent monitor