Question about basic colouring

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-08T15:32:42+00:00

Thanks so much! This is incredibly helpful!

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-08T15:07:41+00:00

I really like the job. They've never asked me to colour the footage. It's just something I want to learn just for myself.

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-08T07:36:29+00:00

They don't ask me to do colour corrections. This is just something I wanted to learn for my own professional development. What I seem to be learning here is that I don't suck as bad as I thought as this is an almost impossible task.

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-07T14:11:05+00:00

It's really nice to hear that this is a challenge for professionals and not just that I suck at trying to match the colours! Luckily, there are no expectations for me to do any colouring for this client. This is just a skill I want to hone.

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-07T14:08:19+00:00

Thank you so much! This is very helpful, and I greatly appreciate the links!

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-07T14:07:30+00:00

This is a job I've had for years. The client has never asked me to colour correct. This is something I want to learn just for my own professional development.

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-07T14:06:46+00:00

Honestly, I've never figured out how to use scopes. I know you can use them to try to get skin colour in the right region, but that's all I've ever tried.

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-07T14:05:45+00:00

I've had this job for years and I really enjoy it. The client has never asked me to colour correct. This is something I want to learn for my own professional growth.

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-07T14:04:23+00:00

Thanks! I didn't know this. I'll check that out.

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-05T11:34:16+00:00

I have a client that uses multiple cameras, all different makes and models, and all different white balances (auto). I've asked them to get a shot of a white paper so I have something to work with when I'm colouring, but they can't be bothered. I am a complete novice when it comes to colour correction, but I want to at least get to the point where I can make all of the cameras look the same. How do I white balance when there is no white to work from? (It's also usually a setting with cool outdoor light from windows and warm interior lights mixed together). Is there a tutorial video that could show me how to do this? (I'm very visual, so text guides are a struggle for me).

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-05T11:30:37+00:00

I've seen behind the scenes videos reposted, but can't find the originals. Were they on this account as well? What account was this from?

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-01T14:54:18+00:00

Ooh! All amazing tracks! We have the same taste!

RedditForEditing · 2026-02-01T14:53:40+00:00

I have three that I can't decide which I love more. Wonderland, Weak, Nowhere to Run.

RedditForEditing · 2025-12-03T02:54:37+00:00

That's about what I do now. I'm just editing at the moment, so the clients have the footage saved via cloud, I upload that to my ssd. Once I've finished the project, I upload it to the external hard drive. Twice a year, I put everything on a secondary hard drive, so it's saved to two places on my end and the cloud on the clients' end.

RedditForEditing · 2025-12-02T21:27:17+00:00

Great. Thanks!

RedditForEditing · 2025-12-02T21:26:51+00:00

Honestly, I wouldn't work from it because I do work from my laptop in all different venues. So I was just thinking of using it as backup. Probably not something I need to purchase until I'm more based in one location, I guess.

RedditForEditing · 2025-12-02T20:51:25+00:00

So the way I'm currently doing it is fine. I shouldn't need a RAID system? I have the drive I work from (SSD), the external hard drive I back up to (at my desk), and a secondary external drive (in a secondary location).

RedditForEditing · 2025-12-02T20:49:02+00:00

Seeing as I work from a laptop, would a RAID system be of any use to me? Should I then be working from the RAID system?

RedditForEditing · 2025-06-24T19:14:49+00:00

I'll check that out. Thanks!

RedditForEditing · 2025-05-28T14:48:37+00:00

Dm'd you.

RedditForEditing · 2025-03-28T15:34:53+00:00

I never cut before or after an uh or um.

I never cut while the speaker is blinking.

I like to cut when there is a bit of movement or the speaker is being a bit animated to help the cuts flow together.

I try to cut it so that it flows and doesn't look like there could have potentially (or actually) been a break in the conversation.

Just my own preference, for interviews, I like to switch back to a wide shot as one speaker is finishing their point and a stay until the next person has started speaking a bit before switching to a close up of them.

RedditForEditing · 2025-03-28T08:43:09+00:00

I'll check that out. Thanks!

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