No. Let me repeat I NEVER go back to FCP or PP, NEVER. I always finish in AE. It's simpler, and I get better results, without crashing.
http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/comment/55553#Comment_55553
Export XML to AE, in AE identify which clips will be graded similarly, select them, and pre-comp them, continue until I've got however many different grades I need setup in each's individual comp, grade each. When I'm done, it's a s simple as going back to the original comp, which will now contain all the graded precomps (if you follow the tutorials correctly) and just export that comp.
watch the working with sequences tutorials, identify the components that will get a similar grade and put them in their own comp, grade accordingly, that way you essentially only do 6, or so, grades instead of trying to grade every cut. As far as Dynamic Linking, you'll have to ask someone else. I never finish in PP.
@shian Wise words about the quality of light (you could probably say the same about good sound - that often people don't notice it but it makes video look good!).
I love my Dedolight kit (4 heads) but don't yet have a softbox, just spots. At the moment I bounce the spots off a big round reflector to get soft lighting, but must get some proper ones. I did some indoor work recently where we just used skylight from a big window (not direct sunlight) and it looked wonderful. I'm really intrigued by that grid stuff that people use on softboxes to create large-source lighting which is also directional. It sounds like the best of both worlds. Very interested in anything you have to say about lighting in your tutorials.
@Aksel it's a "quality of light" issue. I'll eventually do a tutorial examination of this in the advanced Film School tuts, but the quality of the light is something most beginners don't notice at first, except that when they see it, they ask, "Why does that look so good?" And the answer usually is (leaving out the talent of the DP) the quality of the light.
@Aksel if it can be dialed to 3200K as well. Some people don't like LED lighting for skin tone. I'm one of them... but it's fine for eye-lights, and a fill in a run-and-gun pinch.
@psywhisper @pvjames awesome work, as always.
About the light kit for a narrative work mainly (some interviews once in a while) do you think a kit of 3 LED lights is a good idea? like this ones
Hey guys, look! Once again - a new video, which I've graded with CGH
@shian That's pretty amazing kit! I feel that this will be perfect for the docu-style work...
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/624581-REG/Dedolight_SPS5_SPS3_5_Light_Portable_Kit.html - probably taking this one...
@MarkV I didn't know it was for docu stuff. Check out the Dedo portable stuff. They have a full interview set that will fit in a backpack, and run on batteries or AC. They are super powerful, dimable, very small, light, and easy to use, and have foldable softlight options. The whole kit literally was designed so that you could take a studio setup like up into the Himalayas and do interviews in tents and hovels. I LOVE Dedo's
I use Dedo's whenever I can because they use almost no power, setup so quickly, and can be mounted on almost anything. I used them almost exclusively on "What Lies Between Us" (Shot with GH2 [Quantum v2] and we never went above ISO800. Most everything was shot at 200)
@shian sorry, I don't own the vimeo channel but I'll see what I can do. :)
@MarkV make sure to plan for lighter (portable, quick to set up) use, not only full rigs – it also makes sense for the docu style, in other words - get some good led panels in different sizes. I really like Kino flo's for ambient light..
@RRRR Mostly documentary style projects (buying a RED and set of PL cine lenses and probably that insane 50mm F0.95 Leica lens too.. for a big project that is now in preparation, so I'm calculating a budget right now..). I just need a good, solid set of lights to use here and there... inside/outside...
@Shian Thanks! I'll go with that Arri set + 1000w (maybe two..) Arri and also I'd like to take some small adjustable LED light (Do you have any tips on a good LED lights?).. I won't go for the 2K ones, as I do not want to get a generator at this moment..
@psywhisper @RRRR great videos!! Tag them with ColorGHear and I'll add them to the channel.
@MarkV the Arri kit is a good start, http://www.filmtools.com/arlitminkit5.html
I'd add either one of these to the order -
http://www.filmtools.com/ar20frescoms.html
http://www.filmtools.com/ar1kfrspliw7.html
get some C-stands, http://www.filmtools.com/censtancstan.html
sand bags, http://www.filmtools.com/lindcraft-sandbag-with-filmtools-logo-black-35-lb.html
and a basic half flag and scrim kit. http://www.filmtools.com/filmtools-practical-flag-kit-18x24.html
I will be showing you how to build your own flags and diffusion frames for next to nothing on the Film School series, but these half scrims and silks are really a must buy item, I don't yet have a good DIY solution for those yet. (The ones that have no support frame on one side that way you don't get a hard shadow edge off it.)
The problem you run into, is that to really be any use outdoors in daylight you need at least a 1K because as soon as you add a gel to correct the color to sunlight, you lose nearly 2 stops of light. I don't know if Pyramid Films will ship to you, but I get used stuff from the Studios through them at ridiculously low prices. I bought four 2k B&M fresnels with double rise combo stands that Disney was offloading, for $600 TOTAL!!! The problem is, you never know when they're gonna have stock. AND everything they sell over 2K will blow the breakers on household power (a 20AMP circuit can only handle 2200 watts of load). You need a generator to run the bigger lights, which is why they have so many 4k and 5K lights left over.
@psywhisper, very nice! When you say glasses to make the flares, what do you mean exactly? Drinking glasses, eye glasses? Glass filter of some kind?
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