Comments on: Colour Grading Video for Photographers… http://look.glenbowden.com/colour-grading-video-for-photographers Photo Industry Portal Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:26:27 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Yossip Brandjes http://look.glenbowden.com/colour-grading-video-for-photographers/comment-page-1#comment-30 Yossip Brandjes Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:52:55 +0000 http://look.glenbowden.com/?p=345#comment-30 Hi Glen, Few days later and bought some new software. First i learned to export my stuff on a new proper way and now i color my content with Magic Bullet Looks. If i finished a piece of my project you'll be the first one to know. Thanks again for all your help! Kind regards, Yossip Hi Glen,

Few days later and bought some new software. First i learned to export my stuff on a new proper way and now i color my content with Magic Bullet Looks. If i finished a piece of my project you’ll be the first one to know.

Thanks again for all your help!

Kind regards,
Yossip

]]> By: admin http://look.glenbowden.com/colour-grading-video-for-photographers/comment-page-1#comment-29 admin Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:05:28 +0000 http://look.glenbowden.com/?p=345#comment-29 Wow! That really is a substantial quality loss! Well I am afraid you are now more of an expert at this process then I am Yossip. I have only done it once for the Myra video and as it was purely aimed for internet distribution I didn't pay to much attention to quality loss. I would not be happy with these results either though. So you are getting this quality loss straight from the export to still image sequence? I am afraid then there is probably not much more you can do with quicktime as it appears to have limited export options. If still set on using LR or Photoshop for colour grading then... maybe look into exporting a still image sequence some other way out of FCP? Have you searched for any other resources? I am not sure I can help you anymore but very thankful that you have let me know this might not be the best option in the future. Glen. Wow! That really is a substantial quality loss! Well I am afraid you are now more of an expert at this process then I am Yossip. I have only done it once for the Myra video and as it was purely aimed for internet distribution I didn’t pay to much attention to quality loss. I would not be happy with these results either though. So you are getting this quality loss straight from the export to still image sequence? I am afraid then there is probably not much more you can do with quicktime as it appears to have limited export options. If still set on using LR or Photoshop for colour grading then… maybe look into exporting a still image sequence some other way out of FCP? Have you searched for any other resources? I am not sure I can help you anymore but very thankful that you have let me know this might not be the best option in the future.

Glen.

]]> By: Yossip Brandjes http://look.glenbowden.com/colour-grading-video-for-photographers/comment-page-1#comment-28 Yossip Brandjes Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:20:45 +0000 http://look.glenbowden.com/?p=345#comment-28 Hi Glen, First of all big thanks for you're support! I'm testing out my new FCE with Lightroom and some material. I still bump up to some problems. After i export the content with the image sequence part the stills will be less qualitative than the original material. You will see a lot of pixels, unsharpness etc. Here u see a link with a sample. http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/255/sample01r.jpg Do i miss something? I really export the stuff like you tell me too in you're tutorial. Hope u can help me again with this one. Thanks, Yossip Hi Glen,

First of all big thanks for you’re support!
I’m testing out my new FCE with Lightroom and some material. I still bump up to some problems. After i export the content with the image sequence part the stills will be less qualitative than the original material. You will see a lot of pixels, unsharpness etc. Here u see a link with a sample.

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/255/sample01r.jpg

Do i miss something? I really export the stuff like you tell me too in you’re tutorial.
Hope u can help me again with this one.

Thanks,
Yossip

]]> By: Yossip Brandjes http://look.glenbowden.com/colour-grading-video-for-photographers/comment-page-1#comment-27 Yossip Brandjes Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:51:03 +0000 http://look.glenbowden.com/?p=345#comment-27 Hi Glen, First of all big thanks for you're support! I'm testing out my new FCE with Lightroom and some material. I still bump up to some problems. After i export the content with the image sequence part the stills will be less qualitative than the original material. You will see a lot of pixels, unsharpness etc. Here u see a sample. [img]http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/255/sample01r.jpg[/img] Also when i export a quicktime movie with the highest quality available and the setting will be 1920x1080 the quality will also go down. My project setup is just 1920x1080 hd. Here u will see a sample again with the movie export part. [img]http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/5826/sample02o.jpg[/img] So in both ways the quality will go down. Do i miss something? I really export the stuff like you tell me too in you're tutorial. And for video i use the best preferences. Hope u can help me again with this one. Thanks, Yossip Hi Glen,

First of all big thanks for you’re support!
I’m testing out my new FCE with Lightroom and some material. I still bump up to some problems. After i export the content with the image sequence part the stills will be less qualitative than the original material. You will see a lot of pixels, unsharpness etc. Here u see a sample.

[img]http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/255/sample01r.jpg[/img]

Also when i export a quicktime movie with the highest quality available and the setting will be 1920×1080 the quality will also go down. My project setup is just 1920×1080 hd. Here u will see a sample again with the movie export part.

[img]http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/5826/sample02o.jpg[/img]

So in both ways the quality will go down. Do i miss something? I really export the stuff like you tell me too in you’re tutorial. And for video i use the best preferences. Hope u can help me again with this one.

Thanks,
Yossip

]]> By: admin http://look.glenbowden.com/colour-grading-video-for-photographers/comment-page-1#comment-26 admin Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:09:28 +0000 http://look.glenbowden.com/?p=345#comment-26 Hi Yossip, I am glad I could provide some help... What are the export settings in Lightroom? I just exported the files to high quality jpgs at 72 dpi (as that is what screen resolution is but I could be wrong with HD?) and at the same size. I think that is all you would need them to be... I might look more into what dpi would be best actually sometime, but if you find out in the meantime please let me know. Yes when opening an image sequence with Quicktime you have to set the frame rate so you can make it whatever you like I guess. This would effect the timeline somewhat but would be an easy way to get it to 24p. Make sure you show me what you end up producing! Thanks, Glen. Hi Yossip, I am glad I could provide some help…

What are the export settings in Lightroom?
I just exported the files to high quality jpgs at 72 dpi (as that is what screen resolution is but I could be wrong with HD?) and at the same size. I think that is all you would need them to be… I might look more into what dpi would be best actually sometime, but if you find out in the meantime please let me know.

Yes when opening an image sequence with Quicktime you have to set the frame rate so you can make it whatever you like I guess. This would effect the timeline somewhat but would be an easy way to get it to 24p.

Make sure you show me what you end up producing!

Thanks,

Glen.

]]> By: Yossip Brandjes http://look.glenbowden.com/colour-grading-video-for-photographers/comment-page-1#comment-25 Yossip Brandjes Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:56:10 +0000 http://look.glenbowden.com/?p=345#comment-25 This i s great information Glen! I'm busy with a script for a new dramatic upcoming Dutch series and this is really helpful for coloring my first pilot. I only have a few questions left. What are the export settings in Lightroom? Do you maybe know if it will also be possible to convert your frame rate from 30p to 24p when you can choose you're Quicktime export sequence settings before u go to FCP again? In that case i can easily push it to 24p so i can drop the external audio content that i shot with a different device underneath my footage in FCP. I hope you will understand me, I'm Dutch and my English grammar is not that precise :) Again thanks for you're help, you've got my ass to be creative again! Kind regards, Yossip Brandjes This i s great information Glen! I’m busy with a script for a new dramatic upcoming Dutch series and this is really helpful for coloring my first pilot. I only have a few questions left. What are the export settings in Lightroom? Do you maybe know if it will also be possible to convert your frame rate from 30p to 24p when you can choose you’re Quicktime export sequence settings before u go to FCP again? In that case i can easily push it to 24p so i can drop the external audio content that i shot with a different device underneath my footage in FCP.

I hope you will understand me, I’m Dutch and my English grammar is not that precise :)

Again thanks for you’re help, you’ve got my ass to be creative again!

Kind regards,
Yossip Brandjes

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