Color Correct LOG Like a Pro in Final Cut (No Conversion LUTs or PLUGINS)
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
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This video is for FCPX - How to Color Correct and Colour Grade with NO Conversion LUTS or PLUGINGs. I also made this workflow for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, you can find those here:
►Premiere Pro: • Color Correct LOG Like...
►DaVinci Resolve: • Color Correct LOG Like...
Color correcting Canon EOS R & C200 C-Log or Sony A7 S-Log footage in FCPX cameras is actually much easier than you think. And with a tiny bit of knowledge you will be able to go from this… to this in about 1 min. Today I will show you how without any special plugins or LUTs.
When I do use a plugin for color correcting it's this one:
FCPX Color Grading Plugin: bit.ly/RafaelColorFinale
This technique I am using in this video will work in any editor that has color correction controls.
In this video we will talk about:
• How to set the exposure and contrast properly for Log Footage
• how to easily white balance with and without a color chart using the waveform.
• How to correct skin tone issues using the vector scope.
• How to check to make sure the skin tone is set to between 40 and 70 IRE and exposed properly.
• How to save the preset to use on all your footage.
• And how you will never have to ask for help again once you practice these steps
Full disclosure, I am not a colorist, for most of my client work I will gladly hire pros to be as precise as possible to grade the footage. However for smaller projects and my own personal work, I learned the steps required to quickly get from Log footage to a base grade without using LUTs or expensive plugins. I am still learning and tweaking as I go, but that's the nature of the creative field, it's always changing and improving.
So this isn't the be all and end all to color correcting C-Log (or any log footage for that matter), there are many ways to do the same thing. But it's a method I have found works really well to rough in a base grade and add some personality to it after.
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00:00 Intro
01:28 Why Shoot in C-Log
03:54 Color Correct In Final Cut Pro
04:18 Use the Waveform
07:28 Fix Skin Tones
16:40 Conclusion
One of the best Color Grading for Final Cut that I have seen recently.
Thanks for the nice comment and for watching!
This video showcases the best FCPX color correction I’ve ever seen. I love the flow of the explanations about what is going on in LOG and Rec.709, all the way through the tutorial of the working steps. Thank you!
Wow, thanks! And thanks for watching and the comment!
The Best video for Final cut Coloring as of 2024. 🎬🎬🎬👏👏👏
Dude, thank you for the nice comment!
Thanks for watching!
Huge thanks!
This was so easy to follow, very logical, and the repetition really helped drive home the concepts. Many thanks, mate!
I've been using FCP X for YEARS and didn't know most of this - super helpful and easy to follow, thank you!
Excellent, thank you.
Thanks for watching and the comment!!
Thank you so much for breaking it down like this. I finally fully understand the concept behind Rec 709 and LUT. Bravo!
All good! Informative and easy to follow !
I’ll try this out for sure. Thanks a lot! :)
I watched many videos on color grading and correcting
This is the only one that made sense to Jr
Bravo
I am new to editing and was a little confused with color correction/grading. This video clarified many areas and gave me some great understanding to press forward. Thanks for the great video!
Absolutely superb video 👏🏼
Ok, this was perfect timing. And thank you for that awesome and understandable definition of Rec 709 in the beginning and why we use LOG. I use FCPX and I shoot in Canon Clog2, and found this very helpful. As I continued to watch, I was got excited because Imlearning something new, and I looking forward to trying everything you are teaching.
This is fantastic Rafael! thank you so much for doing it
Great walk through - I'm seeing why your videos always look so stellar!
Thanks so much Wes!
many thanks, your descriptions are super clear and very helpful. Greetings from Poland :)
This is absolute gold
Thank you so much for this. It's crazy how well you explained it. I've tried to learn about this before and just had a hard time following along. But you made it so simple that I was finally able to learn how to properly do this. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and the nice comment!
You can't imagine how much your video helped me. And also I can't understand how is that possible your video didn't hit 500k views already. Great job and examples. I will definitely use your tips. Thank you.
Thanks Rafael, straight to the point, this has been so useful C LOG with my R5
Thanks for watching and the compliment Chris!
Excellent video. Thank you for making this. Great job by showing multiple cases, this really helped in understanding each step better.
Damn, clear and concise and no need for the extras. An excellent place to start. Thanks. I have not been shooting log but I will use the techniques for what I have and I'll start shooting in log.
Omg! I love the simplicity of your explanations. Your workflow is clear and simple. Thanks!
Wow! Thanks for watching and the nice comment! That is how I am planning my final cut course!
Thanks for sharing Raf!
This is the best video explaining the myth of LOG I've seen after watching so many videos. Rafael this is great work, well done you :)
Wow, thanks for the compliment!
Dude, amazing! You made it look so simple. I’ve been fiddling around for quite some time. I wonder why your video didn’t show up in my searches before. Too much not-so-good content on CZcams. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the compliment! These videos are gaining traction slowly and YT is a Journey not a race so I have time ;)
OHHHHHH. YAAAAAAAAAAA,
I learned more in that 17 mins than I ever have in the last 3 years. Thanks a mill Rafael, your a legend. Keep up the awesome work
Glad to hear it! It's not as scary as it first sounds, and soooo much easier than it should be! Thanks as always for the comments D!
This is by far the best color correcting tutorial I have ever watched!
So kind of you! Thanks for watching and the comment Michael!
This was pretty fantastic. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and the comment !
for almost 16 months I had difficulties to learn how to do what u did in this video .. the CZcamsrs this days really only showing off in their channels .. you just straight to the point .. thanx a lot bro .. really nice personality and teaching skills .. thumbs up 👍👍
This video has helped me soooooo much!! Thank you good sir!!
My goodness! Thank you so much for this video! you opened me a whole new world of posibilities! You are the best! so well explained!
I'm so glad! Thanks for watching and the comment!
This is the absolute top advice. Many thanks!
Thanks for watching and the comment! Have a great rest of your day!
This video was great to begin with and then you threw in that recap. So helpful!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the compliment and the comment!
love this, awesome, thanks!!!
Very useful Tutorial. Well done! Thank you.
You are welcome! Thanks for watching and the comment!
This was the most approachable explanation of color correcting I’ve seen. Thank you for making this. I just tried it and my footage looks great already. You’re awesome
Wow! Thank you for the nice comment and for watching!
Great video. Thank you for the info.
super helpful, thank you!
A really pedagogic, smart, quick grading clog video. I suscribe!
Thank you for the compliment and the comment!
Wow. I’ve seen lots of videos about this. Either too technical or trying to sell LUTS. This is by far the most useful I’ve found so far. Thank you! You have a new sub 😊
This is exactly why I made this tutorial! Thanks for watching and the nice comment Atreyu!
Awesome work!!
Thanks for watching and the compliment!
Ok, excellent information. As a stills photographer I was used to programs that would create a profile from the color card. This is very helpful. Getting the number right on the histograms is important, but it is critical to have a calibrated monitor for those subtle changes you mentioned. Thanks for the info.
In my opinion best tutorial regarding to color correct I have ever seen. I just watch, repeat and learn a lot, excellent guidance, thx Rafael.
This was an awesome video !
Thanks for watching and the comment Sam!
Woooh! This is great! Just bought an Eos R for Vlogs, can’t wait to apply your tutorial to my c log footage 🙌
Awesome! Thank you for watching and the comment!
Thanks a bunch! This is great from a fellow FCPX user.
Thanks a lot, Rafael. Very helpful.
Thanks for watching and the comment Terry!
This Vid Solved My Aggression Towards FCPX Color system. Thanks dude!!
Great to hear! And yeah it’s a bit of a pain! Thanks for watching and the comment!!
The better guide I found frome dozens of in the web so, many thanks Rafa!
Thanks for the compliment and the comment Dani!
This was extremely helpful
This was SO helpful. The best I've seen. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and the comment!
Rafael, This is the absolute best color correction for FCPX video I have ever seen! This was a God Send. Finally got my EOS R and wanted to take full advantage of the C-LOG, THANK YOU!
Wow, thanks!
Thank you so much for your very informative video!
Thanks for a pro way of doing it. Good tutorial. Thank you.
Great tutorial! Thank you 🙏🏽
The easiest to follow video for FCPX colour correction and grading..brilliant, thank you
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching and the comment!
Amazing, thanks so much Rafa
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment and the nice comment William!
That’s a great tutorial and the corrections look fabulous ✔️
Thanks so much 😊!!
a lot of information and tips in this "not too long" video, awesome. Thanks.
Thank you! It was very usefull and really helped me in editing my videos. I used to work with the greenscreen but now I moved to the studio, so i had to adjust all the settings. I watched a lot of tutorials, but somehow your video had the best "what where why" ansvers to my questions. Great job!
Just 5 mins in, and im learning loads already, i have to run off somewhere but ill be back dude. Cant wait to finish this off
Thanks Diarmuid! Glad I split this up into 3 video FCPX, Premiere, and Resolve - otherwise it would have been a beast of a video at an hour long! Thanks for the comment!😀
Awesome video man. This was the easiest to follow along and understand I've seen thus far.
Awesome, thank you for the compliment and for watching!
This was super useful! Thank you.
Thanks for watching and the comment!
Hey thanks for making this video I really learned a lot I’ve been struggling so much with log footage and I recently discussed with Sony the loss of detail and sharpness shooting in a log 3 and they told me it shouldn’t be any loss in sharpness of detail so thank you for confirming I’m not crazy
This is an example of why the quality of content and the actual number of views can be inversely proportional. Very helpful! Going to go try this workflow right now. Keep up the great work.
I appreciate that! Thank you for the compliment and the comment Dave!
Awesome video Rafael! I was struggling with color correction and grading and you really helped clear it up. Thanks!
That’s great to hear! When you are ready, Make sure you check out the part 2 to this video, advanced color grading, it builds on this video czcams.com/video/VDYmwNiHO_k/video.html
Thanks for watching and the comment Chris!
@@RafaelLudwig Will do right now. Thanks!
you are amazing, wonderful mentor.
Thanks for this video; very helpful 🙌
Glad it was helpful Hector! Thanks for watching and the comment!
amazing video!!
Stunning. Great tutorial, thank you!
You are so welcome! Thank you for the compliment and the comment!
@@RafaelLudwig what can I do when I don‘t have a color chart? Can I e.g. use white and black points in my footage as a work around?
Insanely useful and well explained, thanks a lot man!
Thank you so much for this TOTALLY underrated tutorial!! You are literally saving us $$$$$!
Thank you for the compliment and the comment! That is what this entire channel is dedicated to, saving time and money as a creative!
Awesome video, thank you!
Rafael, this is an excellent color correction tutorial. thank you.
You are welcome! Thank you for the compliment and the comment Jonny!
Bro you are straight to the point and I love it. Thanks! I learned alot.
Thank you for the compliment and the comment Greg!
I'm shocked 10 people disliked your video, this video is beautiful, well edited, useful, clear, to the point, and taught me things I didn't know was possible. Thanks a million times. Thanks for also providing us with the actual practical information you said you would and not having a click bait video. I'm definitely watching this video again and some of your others.
Wow, thank you for watching and the compliment! I am editing my follow up to this video for advanced colorgrading in FCP (Without plugins and with colorfinale). It should be out tomorrow.
This was the best tutorial on colour correcting for final cut pro that I’ve ever seen. Watched the whole thing. Thanks so much for this 🙌🏼
Awesome, thank you! Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and the comment!
Total agree
Practical clean and clear. Thx!
Thanks again Henrik for watching and the comment!
Nice job. Great job explaining color to FCP newbie
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and the comment Allen!
Great video! Thanks
Thank you so much Rafael, I've been creating videos on youtube for 3.5 years and now only starting to explore better quality footage. I use FCPX so this is extremely useful. Thanks a lot, dude!!! Subbed and gonna check out more. Stay saucy!
Wow! Thank you for watching and the super nice comment Darren!
Great video, Liked, Subscribed! Thanks dude!
Amazon tutorial! It kept me watching it longer... I took notes and screenshot a lot as reference to practice on it. Thanks man!
Best explanation👍 thanks 🙏
Thank you very much, you are a very good teacher, you are clear and direct, I subscribe. Thank you again.
Priceless!
Thanks for watching and the comment!
best color correction tutorial for beginners. this is my first time seeing the cropping workflow to isolate the color. I'll try this in my next video project
Thanks for watching and the nice comment!
Best color correction tutorial I ever see. There was still gaps in mind ming about it but after this all clear now. Thanks a lot!
Awesome, thank you! Thanks for watching and the compliment!
Awesome video! Learned a lot from your process.
Awesome, thank you for the comment!
amazing video , thank you
Fantastic video!
Thank you so much for this, I was just throwing a LUT on my video and wondering why so much noise, this what I have been looking for.
thats clear and useful....thanks
Thanks for watching and the comment Simon! Have a great rest of your day!
this is goooolldddd!!!
It would be nice to watch more editing videos like this.
The best tutorial ever! Thanks man!
Wow! Thanks Adolphe for watching and the nice comment!
@@RafaelLudwig You’re very welcome brother!!
Hey Rafael. Great video....
Very useful and well done.
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching and the comment Michael!
This has been the best color correcting tutorial for FCPX that I’ve seen!!!!
Thanks Gerald! Make sure you check out Part 2 of this video "Advanced Color Grading" It builds on the steps in this one. czcams.com/video/VDYmwNiHO_k/video.html
Thanks for watching and the comment!
@@RafaelLudwig Will do!!!