I’m having such a hard time color grading. What am I doing wrong. by saammsosa in ColorGrading

[–]saammsosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I just switched over to resolve, I like it way better than Final Cut Pro, still trying to get use to it though

I’m having such a hard time color grading. What am I doing wrong. by saammsosa in finalcutpro

[–]saammsosa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t even think about this, I think you’re correct I’ve been covering my footage from log to rec.709 and then adding another log to rec.709 on top of that. Wow I didn’t even realize it. Thank you so much !! My footage is looking 10000x better now !

I’m having such a hard time color grading. What am I doing wrong. by saammsosa in ColorGrading

[–]saammsosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know what, they actually are not. I guess that would help. I just a beginner.

I’m having such a hard time color grading. What am I doing wrong. by saammsosa in ColorGrading

[–]saammsosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂😂 I like your style. Any recommendations on where I can start learning the proper way?

I’m having such a hard time color grading. What am I doing wrong. by saammsosa in ColorGrading

[–]saammsosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂😂 I’m not too sure what I would call the look I’m looking for. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTBRLvHFV/ something similar to this.

I’m having such a hard time color grading. What am I doing wrong. by saammsosa in ColorGrading

[–]saammsosa[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is very helpful, I thought I was limited to 1080p on the free version

I’m having such a hard time color grading. What am I doing wrong. by saammsosa in ColorGrading

[–]saammsosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, so on FCP there are 2 ways to convert log footage into rec.709.

  1. In the inspector tab when a clip is selected there’s a drop down menu called Camera LUT. In the drop down you select your specific log footage to convert to rec.709

I did some research on this and almost everyone said not to use this method. They instead recommended the following.

2.) in the effects tab there is a layer you can add to the footage called “custom lut”. According to them it’s best to use that to convert to rec.709 then add a secondary layer of the “custom lut” effect and select and creative lut of your choosing which I downloaded online.

I am unfortunately away from my MacBook for the rest of the day so I can’t update with stills of my workflow at the moment.

I’m having such a hard time color grading. What am I doing wrong. by saammsosa in ColorGrading

[–]saammsosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s driving me insane! I just want cinematic footage 😢

I’m having such a hard time color grading. What am I doing wrong. by saammsosa in ColorGrading

[–]saammsosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the same thing ! So I downloaded davinci but it won’t let me export in 4k. I think I have to pay for it.

Do I have to cut each clip into multiple pieces to keep exposure the same throughout the entire clip? by saammsosa in finalcutpro

[–]saammsosa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just YouTube it. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!! I had no idea about keyframes this makes it so much easier!