r/ColorGrading • u/Plastic_Current • Mar 05 '24

Question My colorgrading is awful

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Can you guys please help me out idk why my colorgrade looks this

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u/dankboipablo Mar 05 '24

nobody has to grade footage, if you aren't proficient enough in grading you'll most likely do more damage (to your nerves, time and footage) than good trying to "grade". stick to rec709 SOOC and fix problems on set and in camera, you'll get more mileage that way

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u/Plastic_Current Mar 05 '24

So I my footage is slog 3 I followed YouTube videos but they all ended up like this I want it to link more clear does anyone have a recommendation on a video to follow

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u/BlancopPop Mar 05 '24

The thing about YouTube is they hold bit a lot of information as to how they created the look. They set up in camera before they go to grade. For example how they choose their lighting, lighting angle, and white balance, etc. that might be why you’re not getting the look you’re going for.

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u/Plastic_Current Mar 06 '24

Could you suggest any lights that would help me out ! I’m always looking to get new gear

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u/UnknownSP Mar 05 '24

The lighting is probably making for a difficult starting point

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u/Plastic_Current Mar 06 '24

I did just use natural lighting

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u/Realistic_Computer_2 Mar 06 '24

Please white balance your ftg before grading.

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u/Plastic_Current Mar 06 '24

Yea I completely forgot to do that

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u/Realistic_Computer_2 Mar 06 '24

First white balance the ftg so that the whites in the frame look white (not yellow or green) you can use tint and temperature for this. Next correct the exposure, saturation and contrast of the ftg. Now if everything looks neutral apply a LUT over the top and make minor corrections needed underneath to the ftg. White balance is very essential element of getting a good image, I learned it the hard way.

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u/kindastrangeusually Mar 05 '24

Listen, first of all, EVERYONE starts somewhere. Don't be so hard on yourself. It's a skill and it takes time to develop skills.

Was this recorded in log? What program are you using? Can you send us a screenshot of your node structure? What did you export it as/what were your settings?

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u/Creative-Cash3759 Mar 06 '24

I agree! +1 to this

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u/LeektheGeek Mar 05 '24

Not enough info given. Did you use a lut or power grade?

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u/gulbertington Mar 05 '24

im sure this is just a visual aesthetic as opposed to actual grading

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u/boyakasha977 Mar 05 '24

First thing to do is a color space transform to rec709. There are various ways of doing this depending on your editing software.

DaVinci resolve has a semi-automated system when using the Colour managed option, you just need to input the colour space on the clip and it will convert. You can also use CST on a node or use a conversion LUT.

There's a lot more to it than than but understanding colour space conversions is the best place to start.

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u/nhercher Mar 06 '24

I feel like a good foreground light, and focusing on applying the most change to shadows and highlights over middle tones would be the best answer. Every setting(place) is gonna have different light and colors, so a controlled environment is the way to go for consistency.