The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction
Provides direct access to the skills, insights and techniques of some of the postproduction industry's most prominent digital video colorists, delivering practical skills to the postproduction pro seeking to improve their color grading craft. The author interviews and observes 8 professional co...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton, FL :
Routledge
[2008].
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009649949506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction; Copyright Page; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Primary Color Correction; Chapter 1: Tonal Range Primer; Monitoring; Video Monitor; Viewing Environment; Surround Environment: Interview with Randy Starnes; Waveform Monitors and Vectorscopes; Alternative Displays and Tools for Analysis; First Things First: Black Level; Setting Highlights; Setting Gammas or Midtones; Defi ning Contrast; Practice Playing Gamma Against Highlights and Shadows; Chapter 2: Tonal-Correction Tools; Main Tools for Tonal Corrections
- Sliders and Numerical Controls for Tonal RangeDon't Use Brightness or Contrast Controls; Color's Primary In Room; Avid Symphony and Color Finesse HSL Controls Tab; Histograms or Levels; Histograms; Forms and Functions of Histograms; Curves Tab; S Curve Tip; Curves Tutorial; Isolating Tonal Ranges with Curves; Luma Range Display; Luma Range Editing; Alternative to Luma Range; Chapter 3: Color Control Primer; Balancing an Image; Analyzing Color Casts; Using Your Eyes; Color and the Waveform; Color and the Vectorscope; Histograms; Eyedropper; Balancing Color with a Flat-Pass Waveform Monitor
- Color ContrastChapter 4: Color Control Tools; Hue Offset Wheels or Color Balance Controls; Hue Offsets with RGB Parade; Saturation Controls; Histograms; Curves; RGB Setup, Gamma, and Gain Sliders; Channels; Printer Lights; Filters; Conclusion; Part 2:Secondary Color Correction; Chapter 5: Secondary Color Correction Primer; The Purpose of Secondary Correction; Are You Qualified?; Color Vector Isolation; Isolating a Vector in Final Cut Pro; Isolation Practice; Spot Color Correction (Vignettes or Power Windows); Vignette; Geographical Color Fix; User-Defi ned Shapes
- Using Spot Color Correction to RelightColor Vector with Garbage Matte; Color's Secondary Curves; Secondaries are Crucial; Chapter 6: Secondaries with the Pros; Vignettes; Vignetting the Ultralight Flyover Scene; Vignetting the Kiss Me in the Dark Bedroom Scene; Spot Color Correction; Vignette to Create Day-for-Night Shot; Vector and Luma Qualified Secondaries; Secondary Corrections Can Focus Attention; Using Secondaries to Match; Using a Luma Key to Build Contrast; Conclusion; Part 3: Pro Colorists; Chapter 7: Correcting Shots; Three More Grades of the ""Banker's Light"" Scene
- Saving a Shot with Bad Color CastFour Trips Down the ""Alley""; Three Passes Over the Barn; Building Up a Weak Piece of Video; Using Many Tools to Fix a Shot; Grading with Curves in Primary; Chapter 8: Telling the Story; Color Changes the Story; Talk Like a Director of Photography; The Story Is the Script; Emphasize Elements to Further the Story; Imposing a Story on the Boxer; Conclusion; Chapter 9: Matching Shots; Matching the Lions of the Art Institute; Matching Scene to Scene; Matching When Lighting Changes in a Scene; Conclusion; Chapter 10: Creating Looks; Enough Is Enough; Preset Looks
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