Turn dusk to night (FCP) at DVinfo.net

Alex Sprinkle · June 12th, 2008, 09:14 AM

I'm in need of an effect that will turn a dusk shot into a night shot. We shot on a soccer field with the lights, so there are lights on the players, but the "game" started at 8:45PM, and the sky isn't as dark in shot 1 as it is in shot 7. I'm doing this for work, and they don't have after effects on this computer. I've never done anything like this in FCP, and it's irritating because I know there HAS to be some way.

Also, The lighting on the players is fine, and I don't want to change that. Only the sky.

Robert Lane · June 12th, 2008, 09:41 AM

Yes, you can absolutely do this in FCP without AE; using the 3-way Color Correction filter you can selectively alter any single color value independent of anything else on the screen. You can also use masking/layers also.

Try the online tutorials on Apple.com, Lynda and Digital Juice to really understand the process.

June 12th, 2008, 09:14 AM	#1
Alex Sprinkle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 408	Turn dusk to night (FCP) I'm in need of an effect that will turn a dusk shot into a night shot. We shot on a soccer field with the lights, so there are lights on the players, but the "game" started at 8:45PM, and the sky isn't as dark in shot 1 as it is in shot 7. I'm doing this for work, and they don't have after effects on this computer. I've never done anything like this in FCP, and it's irritating because I know there HAS to be some way. Also, The lighting on the players is fine, and I don't want to change that. Only the sky. __________________ What if hand guns were really hand guns?

June 12th, 2008, 09:41 AM	#2
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA Posts: 2,788 Images: 15	Yes, you can absolutely do this in FCP without AE; using the 3-way Color Correction filter you can selectively alter any single color value independent of anything else on the screen. You can also use masking/layers also. Try the online tutorials on Apple.com, Lynda and Digital Juice to really understand the process.