CONTENTS

 

Acknowledgments

Introduction

 

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Color Correction

Quick Start

The Goals of Color Correction

Spreading the Tonal Range

Balancing the Colors

Conclusion

 

Chapter 2 Analyze This—Your Monitor

Monitor Environment

The Eyes Have It

Setting Up Your Computer Monitors

Calibrating Your Video Monitors

Alternative Methods for Video Monitor Calibration

 

Chapter 3 Using Scopes as Creative Tools

Choosing Your Scope

Waveform Monitor

Chip Chart and Waveform Monitor

Proper Levels for Each Tonal Range

A Wave of Waveforms

Vectorscope

A Diamond in the Rough

Summary

 

Chapter 4 Other Methods to Analyze Footage

Info Palettes and Other Numeric RGB Readouts

Histograms

 

Chapter 5 Colorists' Tools—Primary Color Correction

Tonality Rules! (Or Colors Drool)

Hammer and Saw of Color Correction

Basic Black

Throw Caution to the Wind

Back to Black

Value of 100IRE

How to Get to 100

Math Class

Gamma Quadrant

In or Out

Tool Time

Level Playing Field

Hue and Hue Offset

Luma Ranges

Curves

The Basics of Curves

Precision Control When You Need It Most

 

Chapter 6 Secondary Color Correction

Vector-Based Secondaries

Secondary Limitations

Vignettes or Spot Color Corrections

Unqualified Use of Secondaries

Summary

 

Chapter 7 Tutorials

In the Dark—Improperly Exposed Video

Bright and Flat

Casting for Colors

On the Fence

That's Blue—And I'm Not Lion

Summary

 

Chapter 8 Advanced Color Correction Tutorials

Matching Colors at the Art Institute

Rosy Cheeks

Day for Night

Creating Looks

The Importance of Story

Creating Story Looks

Other Cool Looks

Apple Color's Color FX Room

More Experiments

 

Chapter 9 The History and Role of the Colorist

Video-to-Video Color Correction

Telecine Color Correction

From Color Corrector to Colorist

Datacine and DI

Diplomacy and Client Skills

The Future

 

Chapter 10 Vision and Color Theory

The Science of Color

It's All in Your Head

Source Light

Modifiers

Detectors

How Eyes Work

The Two Kinds of Vision

Perception

Color Dynamics

Viewing Environment

Adaptive White Points and Chromatic Adaptation

Surround Types

Additive and Subtractive Color

Color Spaces

Space versus Gamut—What's the Difference?

Stimulus-Specific Color Space

Device-Dependent Color Space

Video Color Spaces

Bit Depth

Beyond the 8-Bit Standard

Subsampling

 

Chapter 11 Built-in Software and Plug-in Capabilities

Adobe Premiere and After Effects

Avid

Color

Color Finesse

Final Cut Pro

Plug-Ins

GenArts

 

Bibliography

Index

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