Basic Color Correction After Scanning with the Cintel
Setting Up
- Go to the Color page.
- To turn on the Video Scopes, go to Workspace > Video Scope > On or (shift + cmd + w).
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- In the Scopes window, click the button in the top right corner to view only one scope at a time.
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- From the drop down menu on the top left of the Scopes window, select Waveform.
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- Click the settings slider button on the top right corner of the Scopes window and click the Y button to turn on the luma view.
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- Look at the Color Wheels section and set to Primary Wheels. This will show wheels for: Lift, Gamma, Gain, and Offset.
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Color Correction
The following are guidelines for basic color correction. Make all adjustments taking into consideration the image you’re working with.
- Use the Lift wheel to set the floor of the shadows down as close as you can to 0 on the Video Scopes.
- Use the Gain wheel to bring up the highlights to as close as you can to 1023 on the Video Scopes.
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- Give a boost to the Saturation (Sat) up to at least 53-54.
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- Go to the Curves tab and create an S-curve. Hold shift to make the first control point near the center. Create another control point to the right of the center point and drag it gently to the left. Create a third control point on the left of the center point and drag it gently to the right.
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You can toggle between your original picture and the color corrected version by typing cmd + d at any time.