Color Checker Passports Explained
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- This video explains what color checker passports are and how to obtain the proper exposure, color balance and white balance in the images or scenes you shoot. Topics covered include: What color checker passports are, the differences between passports for photography and video production, color reproduction, camera color control, white balance, greyscale, color reference targets, DNG profiles, how to use a color checker passport, when not to use a color checker passport, focus targets and more.
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00:00 Opening
01:50 Types of Color Checker Passports
02:32 Color Reproduction
04:43 Why you need accurate colors
05:47 Color Checker Passport Page 1
06:48 Classic Targets Page 2
08:24 White Balance Target Page 3
08:43 How to use a color checker passport
09:59 White balancing with a color checker passport
11:13 When to use and not to use a color checker passport
13:02 Video specific tips
14:40 Focus target
15:27 Benefits of using a Color Checker Passport specifically Designed for Video
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One of the best channels that deserves more exposure!
Wow! Thank you! Your comment made my day.
@@jimcostafilms The information is straight forward, easy to follow, and doesn't veer off in to tangents like many other channels, which becomes annoying. You have a great way of explaining. The whole channel is a treasure trove of information, that I will revisit frequently! Know that there is someone in Stockholm, Sweden who appreciates your work! Im glad I stumbled upon you! Tim
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@@jimcostafilms Absolutely, thank you. Im just setting up my Epson P900 with an xrite spyder elite and a passport color checker 2!
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How to adjust color:
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Thank you Jim! Great tips
Very kind of you to say. Thnaks for tuning in!
like your video on how to get your camera white balance right just starting up my wedding busniss was thinking of buying a passport color checker card your at vice his grate thanks for the info I have also email you From the UK
I'm happy to hear that you found the information useful. Thanks for tuning in.
Thorough!
Thanks. I'm happy to hear you found the info useful. Feel free to ask any questions. I'm happy to answer them.
excellent , its something I have and rarely use
It's most helpful if you plan to post process the color of your work.
Very cool explanation 📹
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Thak you so much for this video, very informative. I will buy one for more accuracy in color. I had a big problem with a client because of color accuracy. not anymore! lol
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Thank you for the video! I purchased the other day X-Rite ColorChecker Video. I shoot on Black magic pocket 4k in BRAW. I do color correction in Davinci Resolve. Before applying the color scale, do I need an additional node to convert the color space and gamma? I did not find the necessary information on the Internet. I would be grateful for advice!
The short answer is: You don't have to, but the long answer is yes, you should, but when applying LUTs. Why?
Because, they're so much more functional then simple adjustment layers.
Nodes start at the green RGB input single that can be modified with a variety of different corrector nodes along the way until the signal reaches the output node. The green triangle and square are the RGB input and output. Corrector nodes can only take one RGB input but they can have multiple outputs.
The links between each Node in Resolve are the lifeblood of your color grade, carrying each correction forward so that your output image reaps everything that you've sown.
By default, your starter Node will already be strung up, completing the circuit between the input image and the output image. It really is something like an electrical connection-if a Node isn't included with the rest of the progression or it leads itself into a dead-end, your final result will never see what it has to offer.
If you take a closer look at each Node thumbnail, you'll see that you've got two ways of connecting them to others-two inputs, and two outputs. What do both of these pairs do?
• The green inputs and outputs are used to direct your Node flow from left to right; when we say this, we mainly mean tonal information about the grade.
• The blue connectors are actually used to convey alpha transparency information (Power Windows are definitely one common example) in support of a more precise keying workflow. If you're removing the sky or a greenscreen, these connections will be of vital importance.
To delete an existing link between two Nodes, right-click on the cable connection and select Delete Link. After doing so, you'll be left with two random Nodes milling about, not really doing much for anybody.
Reestablish this relationship. Click and drag the green square output from the first Node so that it meets the green input triangle of the second.
this second Node is part of our Node sequence once more; any changes applied to either of these Nodes will be reflected in the final image. Another option would be to simply grab the Node outright and drag it on top of the linking line, dropping it as soon as the line becomes highlighted and active.
This is a very simple Node tree. As you advance, your own Node progressions will likely end up taking on lives of their own. If you're ever up to your eyeballs, you can organize your Node graph instantly by right-clicking into the Nodes panel and selecting Cleanup Node Graph
Nodes are one huge aspect of the way that DaVinci Resolve handles LUTs and LUT creation-they're actually the building blocks that every grade created within the system is composed of. When you export a Still and a Powergrade, your Node structure is protected. You'll be able to pick right back up where you left off before exporting it.
How to Bypass Nodes
Part of the power behind Nodes in Resolve is the ability to bypass or disable individual Nodes without reshuffling the cards elsewhere.
The keyboard shortcut [Ctrl + D] or [Cmd + D] toggles your selected Node off and on again. The thumbnail of the Node should now sport a dark cast, indicating that it has been switched off.
[Alt + D] or [Opt + D] allows you to bypass all of your Nodes, all at once. Using the command again brings them all back to life.
How to Append Nodes
When you append a Node in Resolve, you're lifting the corrections that you've made elsewhere and applying them to a different clip, not as a LUT, but rather as a new Node on the shot's Node graph.
From the Color dropdown, you'll see two append-related options:
• Append Node Graph: This grabs the Nodes off of whatever you have currently selected outside of the timeline itself and applies it to the clip in the viewport, just before your output.
• Append Node to Selected Clips: This will be your go-to when you would like to apply a single Node to a series of clips in your timeline, all at once.
If you have a Still, a Powergrade, or just a plain old LUT up in your LUTs or Gallery panel, you'll see that you're able to both step into the grade's own Node graph and append its on-board correctors to any shots selected in the timeline.
To do so, right-click on the Still or LUT and select Append Node Graph.
You'll see this new Node wedged right in between the last Node in your Node sequence and the output icon to the far left. You're free to tweak and adjust, every facet of the grade preserved and exactly as you left it.
Of course, you're always free to simply copy and paste a Node or a sequence of Nodes into any clip's Nodes panel, but this isn't always the fastest or even the most effective way to swipe the look. Let's remove this appended Node and talk extraction.
To extract a Node, select it in the Nodes panel and hit E. You can also use the Color > Nodes dropdown from above, selecting Extract Current Node to do the same.
The Node hasn't been removed from your Nodes panel or even copied from the clipboard. Instead, it's simply been extracted from your Node progression, ready to be linked back in elsewhere in the sequence. Onward and upward.
The best way to learn how to use the different Nodes and DaVinci Resolve, in general, is just to experiment and play around.
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Thanks for this vid! I had my camera setting on Standard this whole time- years! I wonder If this was why I was sometimes frustrated taking pics of my art, that have a lot of greens and blues. Though I do shoot in Raw, so not sure if it matters.
If you’re using the Standard mode when shooting in RAW, that’s probably the cause of the frustration you’re experiencing. Why? Because the Fine and Standard mode settings are used for recording JPEG images. In JPEG mode, each has different advantages.
The Fine mode uses less compression when storing a picture. Therefore, the recorded pictures will have better quality than those recorded in the Standard mode. However, since there is less compression, the file size is larger and requires more memory space for storage. Although the image quality is better, fewer images can be recorded. FYI...Even with less compression, you're still not capturing nearly the same amount of data as you would when shooting in RAW.
Standard mode uses more compression when storing a picture. For this reason, the picture quality is not as good as images recorded in the Fine mode. But, since there is more compression, the file size is smaller and requires less memory space for storage. Even though the image quality is not as good, more images can be recorded.
What’s the make/model of your camera?
@@jimcostafilms Hi, I shoot in RAW, on my Canon Rebel dslr but it was on the standard color setting instead of one the the neutral ones. I set it to neutral now.
@@stuffstuffstuffyay Try these settings: XSi/450D applies to RAW files are aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. Other settings such as White Balance, Picture Style, and so on are "noted," but not applied to the file. As a result, you have control over how image data is rendered during image conversion. The RAW conversion process takes only a few additional minutes, and then you can save the image in a lossless file format.
RAW files are denoted with a .CR2 filename extension. After converting the RAW data, you save the image in a standard file format such as TIFF or JPEG and work with it as you do with other image files.
On the XSi/450D, you can choose to shoot either RAW images or RAW+JPEG, which records the RAW file and Large JPEG image. The RAW+JPEG option is handy when you want the advantages of having the flexibility that you get with a RAW file, and you also want a JPEG image to quickly post on a Web site or to send in an e-mail.
Because RAW is a lossless format (no loss of image data), image quality is not degraded by compression. However, you can store fewer RAW images than JPEG images on the media card.
With this overview of the differences between image quality settings and file format, you're in a better position to choose the setting that best suits your needs. The image quality settings depend on the shooting mode you choose.
In Basic Zone shooting modes such as Portrait, Landscape, and so on, the camera automatically sets the file format to JPEG, but you can set image size and compression level. In Basic Zone modes, you can't select the RAW format.
In Creative Zone modes -P, Tv, Av, M, and A-DEP -you can select any of the JPEG options as well as RAW or RAW+JPEG.
To set the image quality in both Basic and Creative Zone modes, follow these steps:
1. Turn the Mode dial to a Basic
Zone mode. Basic Zone modes are indicated by icons such as a person's head for Portrait mode, mountains for Landscape mode, and so on.
2. Press the Menu button, and then turn the Main dial to select the Shooting 1 (red) menu, if necessary.
3. Press the down cross key to select Quality if it isn't already selected.
4. Press the Set button. The Quality screen appears with the currently selected quality setting displayed along with the image dimensions in pixels.
5. Press the down cross key to select the size and quality that you want. In Basic Zone modes, you can choose only JPEG options at different levels of compression. A solid quarter circle icon indicates a low compression level. A jagged quarter circle icon indicates a higher compression level.
6. Press the Set button.
7. Turn the Mode dial to a Creative Zone mode.
8. Repeat steps 2 through 6 to set the quality for Creative Zone modes. In these modes, you can also choose RAW or RAW+JPEG file formats.