4 AMATEUR Color Grading Mistakes To Avoid!

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  • čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
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Komentáře • 249

  • @YCImaging
    @YCImaging  Před 5 lety +169

    A good grade starts on set! Take the time to get your lighting and camera settings right when filming, it'll make coloring a lot easier.

    • @GTSBLacky
      @GTSBLacky Před 5 lety

      does the lut work in adobe affter effects? pls someone let me know?

    • @Pepeditss
      @Pepeditss Před 5 lety

      Don't forget the curves!! It's all about the curves hahah!

    • @nycee3046
      @nycee3046 Před 5 lety

      YCImaging True coz it seem almost impossible to grade exposed rushes

    • @Broc_Networks
      @Broc_Networks Před 5 lety

      i need tutorial on color grading vlog or apply luts 30% ..where can i get one

    • @charmaine8261
      @charmaine8261 Před 5 lety +1

      I've recently switched to DaVinci after using FCX. Really happy about it! Also love that you're showing darker skin tones to demonstrate grading. Canon is a good brand for our shade.

  • @alwaysjustjohn
    @alwaysjustjohn Před 5 lety +61

    1.) Use a color picker on set along with zebras and false colors as lighting cannot be drastically changed in post . 2.)Make sure your screen(s) is/are calibrated or have more than one so that you can balance between the two if you can afford a second monitor. What looks good on your screen may not translate every where else. 3.) Make sure your colors on set (ie. model or actor clothing , light color temperature etc.) fit your mood or color scheme as this will make it difficult in the grade process to fix in post . 4. Color grade from a mood still taken from a bigger budget project , this will allow you to start with an idea on hand and check back and forth when grading.

  • @parallelpalmtrees
    @parallelpalmtrees Před 4 lety +50

    quick, to the point, and most importantly no bullshit intro.. subbed

  • @ethanpainter
    @ethanpainter Před 5 lety +116

    Thanks man. This video is "way more better" than some others I've watched. 😏

    • @levistubbs7505
      @levistubbs7505 Před 5 lety +4

      Ethan Painter this comment is way more better than other comments ☝🏻😆

    • @welshsteve2009
      @welshsteve2009 Před 4 lety +2

      @@levistubbs7505 I came here to say exactly the same thing but it seems you got here way more earlier than me 🤣

    • @MistaFussichannel
      @MistaFussichannel Před 4 lety +3

      I think that it’s way more better that he left that mistake in. He could’ve edited it out but he didn’t. That’s way more better 😝

    • @dereknt9132
      @dereknt9132 Před 4 lety

      Ethan Painter lmao

  • @loogatdisdood
    @loogatdisdood Před 5 lety +8

    Hey, just wanted to add. If you use secondaries, accuracy with your selection is very important. A way to simplify the selection process is to adjust the sliders to more accurately represent the range you are adjusting, and to blur/feather the selection. that is all

  • @shenronz6260
    @shenronz6260 Před 5 lety +1

    Getting your setting correct before / during filming helps a lot in post too. Thank you for the tips.

  • @MichaelSavidgeStoryteller

    Exactly what I needed to hear! Thought I knew a lot when I first clicked on the video, but you opened my eyes to something I was doing wrong and never realized. Thank you!!

  • @RowdyChocolateOfficial

    Always loved your videos.. No extra BS. Super short, to the point and ultra informative. Keep doin the great work boss!

  • @gabrielsoto7993
    @gabrielsoto7993 Před 4 lety

    Real talk - that secondary tip is exactly what I've been needing! I'm used to adjusting that in lightroom but I never knew where to find it in premiere! It's about to be a wrap on this color grading! Seriously thank you 💯

  • @RitaKaminski
    @RitaKaminski Před 5 lety +1

    You are amazing! I just found your channel and am binge watching them all, learning so much!

  • @CreativeRyan
    @CreativeRyan Před 5 lety +64

    You might be cold with coloring 🔥

  • @bambamfreddyable
    @bambamfreddyable Před 5 lety

    Thank you for consistently providing us filmmakers with good information! Love your channel! Keep it up!

  • @robloxlegend4612
    @robloxlegend4612 Před 5 lety +5

    I am still new in this industry but I have followed your tips and my clients see me as a pro thanks alot

  • @gabrielgarces7913
    @gabrielgarces7913 Před 4 lety

    Love how chill and straight forward you are, man. Earned an instant subscriber :)

  • @JTFuller
    @JTFuller Před 5 lety +48

    Brooooo, can you do a video on FCPX regarding color correction. that would be fantastic..

    • @xjuanxandresx
      @xjuanxandresx Před 5 lety +1

      I thought this video was going to be about that.....

  • @zachcooper5042
    @zachcooper5042 Před 5 lety

    Some tips I found were really helpful for me, of course it's always situational... but first and foremost I boost saturation, contrast, darken my blacks, and then adjust exposure accordingly- those are always my first steps, then changing temp if need be, I then create a 2nd adjustment layer with my creative lut and changing the intensity of that.

  • @capitalseaboard9606
    @capitalseaboard9606 Před 5 lety

    So glad I found your channel! Great stuff! Thank you for taking the time to do this!

  • @ciobanumarius
    @ciobanumarius Před 5 lety

    Great advices as always. I will gonna use your tips for my videos. Keep up your great work 🙌

  • @jairusallen8270
    @jairusallen8270 Před 5 lety

    This video was very informal. I haven't went in to learning how to color grade yet but, this video helped me understand the process. Thank you

  • @CharlieCoopertv
    @CharlieCoopertv Před 3 lety

    This was SO helpful! Thank you so much!

  • @DannyGevirtz
    @DannyGevirtz Před 5 lety +3

    Great video man! Everything was spot on.

  • @j.walkproductions612
    @j.walkproductions612 Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks for reminding me about secondary color correction in Premiere!

  • @matthewbrowning6878
    @matthewbrowning6878 Před 3 lety

    You are by far the best editing CZcamsd. Humble, insanely talented and relaxed. Thanks man.

  • @ccudjoe89
    @ccudjoe89 Před 4 lety

    I follow a number of people on youtube and instagram and a few of em have squarespace tags but I chose to use yours because I appreciate the value and thoughtfulness you bring in all your videos and the fact that of all the youtubers I follow, you're the only one whose free LUT giveaways I've ever been able to grab. I have em as a just in case even though I don't use em. I've been deep in some photography instead of video as of late. Anyways, this is my way of indirectly paying you for your content man. Thanks a mil! Keep it up!

  • @NatashaHerbert
    @NatashaHerbert Před 5 lety +1

    These are great tips! Thanks for sharing!

  • @Robert_Babicz
    @Robert_Babicz Před 3 lety

    thank you for your work, just found you here, and now watching thru all your videos. really nice content and a great human.

  • @MateenManek
    @MateenManek Před 4 lety

    Solid tips. Been experimenting with LUTs and your tips make a huge difference. Seriously. Also, I got your LUT pack and it’s dope.

  • @Gordymax
    @Gordymax Před 5 lety +3

    I feel greatly encouraged everytime I watch your videos.

  • @Chloeeezyyy
    @Chloeeezyyy Před 5 lety +2

    Great tips, y. Always got good stuff.

  • @gocardogo
    @gocardogo Před 5 lety +2

    Great video bro!! I was literally thinking of these yesterday!!

  • @jeffoffej
    @jeffoffej Před 5 lety

    super helpful info here--thanks man

  • @nollywoodcatalunya5823

    Humbly dropping it...dope bro

  • @beachdayhq1412
    @beachdayhq1412 Před 3 lety

    Thank you YC, always an inspiration!

  • @averypeck
    @averypeck Před 5 lety

    These are solid tips! One other thing that I'd add is to keep it simple. It's easy for new colorists to assume that complex grades are the only route to a good image, so that becomes the norm. In reality, keeping grades simple nearly always produces better results as it forces you to think critically about where an image needs to go, rather than mindlessly tweak (and stress) an image until it kinda works.

  • @gugzay
    @gugzay Před 5 lety

    Crazy, I was just looking at your channel for colour grading tutorials and this got uploaded!

  • @LDucon
    @LDucon Před 5 lety +3

    You mentioned "practising". Me being a newbie...how/what would I go about practising colour grading? Do I try to copy the look of someone else? What do I do/whats the process of approaching this as a newbie??

  • @teopictures3750
    @teopictures3750 Před 5 lety +6

    Color grading could literally make or break your videos, thanks man

  • @DCtoons
    @DCtoons Před 4 lety

    Thanks man!!! great work too!!!

  • @radharcanna
    @radharcanna Před 4 lety

    Very good tips. Thank you.

  • @DABIDZNISS
    @DABIDZNISS Před 3 lety

    OMG Thanks for enlightening me. Been using HSL for years and thanks you to I JUST NOW learned you can click, THEN HOLD and drag to select color. Was selecting a single color and then tweaking the sliders... Sheeesh Lol. Also, really great breakdown. I'd include "banding" or "breaking colors" to the list. But I guess that falls within over saturation. Keep doin your thing

  • @theaissatou
    @theaissatou Před 4 lety

    Would love a video on how to color grade in a way that makes Black skin pop and not look washed out, like knowing what the general principles are based on our different undertones

  • @mcgruff8047
    @mcgruff8047 Před 4 lety

    Bro, thank you. So motivated right now to learn more about color grading. Need to get right!

  • @JayBacay
    @JayBacay Před 4 lety

    maaann thank you for making this short and yet informative video!

  • @cyphen2772
    @cyphen2772 Před 4 lety +1

    Now my favourite CZcamsr! Very humblea nd I fw that.

  • @jippo91
    @jippo91 Před 4 lety

    Wow i have been using the hsl secondary but i never knew that you can pick multiple colors with it 😮 thanks for the tip!

  • @JazzkellerFrankfurt
    @JazzkellerFrankfurt Před 4 lety

    Great tips - thanks for spreading the wealth

  • @staisongeorge
    @staisongeorge Před 4 lety

    Thanks man keep it up 👏🏼👏🏼

  • @peterfuentes5893
    @peterfuentes5893 Před 4 lety

    So helpful! Very much appreciated!

  • @marcusjjohnson5147
    @marcusjjohnson5147 Před 5 lety

    Thanks for sharing man, it really helped

  • @suite141
    @suite141 Před 5 lety

    great video! thanks man!!!

  • @kevinshabach
    @kevinshabach Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks YC! Short and sweet! 👊😎

  • @marquisgreer9386
    @marquisgreer9386 Před 3 lety

    This is very Dope my Guy.. I’m just starting out and I got some good nuggets of this video.

  • @NYVideoGuy
    @NYVideoGuy Před 4 lety

    Hey man. just wanted to say that I love your videos. I like to consider myself a professional film maker and you always post the most insightful videos. I either learn something new or find reassurance in your advice. There is a lot of second guessing in this business and your like my therapist lol. Keep up the great work!

  • @MrCrazydave95
    @MrCrazydave95 Před 4 lety

    Dude this video was super helpful! Thank you!

  • @nycee3046
    @nycee3046 Před 5 lety

    Thanks Man. You're inspiring me. Nuff love from Sierra Leone 🇸🇱

  • @YxungHermes
    @YxungHermes Před 5 lety

    2:46 Thank you! ..for sharing your knowledge!

  • @pwhilby
    @pwhilby Před 5 lety

    This video was way more better than I expected

  • @SidneyDiongzon
    @SidneyDiongzon Před 5 lety +22

    Dude, that transition from you to the color scopes is AMAZING!!!!

  • @diabeticjaymes2776
    @diabeticjaymes2776 Před 5 lety

    I’ve been needing this. I thought V-Log was hard to colorgrade but seem like it’s me.

  • @shakiem007
    @shakiem007 Před 4 lety

    Great suggestions my dude, much appreciated!

  • @RichieToaMills
    @RichieToaMills Před 5 lety +1

    Dope bro, I've been trying to learn the HSL secondary panel but need more help. Can you do a while video about it please? 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thanks for this video!

  • @SekayaJackson
    @SekayaJackson Před 4 lety

    Very Helpful. Thanks.

  • @oddlife082
    @oddlife082 Před 5 lety +2

    Nice Video and thanks For your Help! 💯

  • @DanTyler
    @DanTyler Před 4 lety

    So much good informations in one video, thank you ! 🙌🏼

  • @daniel719
    @daniel719 Před 4 lety

    Your content is fire bro! I'm new to your channel and I'm learning a lot from you. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

  • @MarkAfterDark
    @MarkAfterDark Před 5 lety

    Bro, this actually helped me out a lot! Thank you

  • @TyroneLT
    @TyroneLT Před 5 lety +1

    Some very practical tips here! What I notice is that in the Premiere color grading panel its set up in a way to color correct/grade in the way that you've suggested in the video.

    • @YCImaging
      @YCImaging  Před 5 lety +1

      Never noticed that, but that's TRUE!

  • @noelbenno6458
    @noelbenno6458 Před 4 lety +1

    Hands Down The MOST under rated Channel on photography.

  • @r.d.tiirous
    @r.d.tiirous Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the tips

  • @samrtaylor
    @samrtaylor Před 4 lety

    Such an underrated video. Good work man.

  • @dylanrogersfilm
    @dylanrogersfilm Před 4 lety +13

    Great video: If I could add one more-during the Color Correcting stage, avoid crunching the blacks too much and losing detail in the darker range, also making sure the whites aren’t blown out-The Wave Form Monitor in Premier’s Lumetri Scopes is an excellent tool for detecting whether the image is properly exposed. There are some great tutorials on CZcams on how to use the Lumetri scopes.

    • @Jakenbake98
      @Jakenbake98 Před 3 lety

      Yeah this is a really basic one I thought he’d talk about

  • @stillwaters7233
    @stillwaters7233 Před 3 lety

    Thank you!!

  • @HypnoticSand
    @HypnoticSand Před 4 lety

    Thank you for tips.
    I think your advices are really important for a beginner, like me.
    Thank you so much.
    Good luck!!!
    Like everyone who think this is so helpful!!!
    😍😍😍

  • @FlamesxFlacko
    @FlamesxFlacko Před 5 lety +4

    dope I needed this, any other tips you guys want to share. I am an amateur

  • @gtzmedia3732
    @gtzmedia3732 Před 4 lety

    Dope video. Great tips

  • @jaredgilbertsen7574
    @jaredgilbertsen7574 Před 5 lety +56

    I do so good with the HSL in Lightroom but as soon as I get in Premier, I can't make sense of it.

    • @YCImaging
      @YCImaging  Před 5 lety +38

      Seriously, they need to adapt the Lightroom setup to Premiere ASAP!

    • @jaredgilbertsen7574
      @jaredgilbertsen7574 Před 5 lety +2

      @@YCImaging I'd settle for some sort of Lightroom Presets/LUTS crossover so I could at least transfer my settings from Lightroom to Premier!

    • @TwoOneSe7en
      @TwoOneSe7en Před 5 lety +1

      Jared Gilbertsen Man if we could just create LUT’s within Lightroom CC, I’d be set. I’m using LumaFusion as my main NLE and there just are as many in depth tools as I would like. At least we have LUT import and basic corrections.

    • @OAVProduction
      @OAVProduction Před 5 lety +1

      i honestly thought we were the only one

    • @mikhails3869
      @mikhails3869 Před 5 lety +1

      Two One Se7en Films if I remember correctly, YCImaging did a tutorial a while back on how to create Luts in Lightroom to use with Premier Pro through the use of a 3rd party plugin/software?

  • @omnegusmedia258
    @omnegusmedia258 Před 5 lety

    Awesome video as always. I've had a bit of trouble colour grading a single clip in a production because the clips of the building I've placed next to each other in the film were filmed in different seasons, so matching the colours is the most trouble I've had colour grading. Any advice?

  • @okela1989
    @okela1989 Před 4 lety

    Thank you!

  • @josephasghar
    @josephasghar Před 4 lety

    Your ‘opinion’ is spot on 🙂

  • @RaymondRoberts
    @RaymondRoberts Před 5 lety

    Great video and tips - thx man! Hope you are well 🤗

  • @rgsauve
    @rgsauve Před 5 lety

    Great video, thanks for sharing!!

  • @luwxwa2676
    @luwxwa2676 Před 5 lety +1

    I used to throw LUTS on everything haha, its defo worth to take the time, thanks for another banger!

  • @aaronfarr6782
    @aaronfarr6782 Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks for these tips, color grading is truly a mystery. You can always be wrong and right on at the same time.

  • @WhatsYourStoryVancouver

    Yeah man dope tips as usual thanks!

  • @stanarthur
    @stanarthur Před 5 lety

    I have found that the hue vs hue curves tool is a lot easier and faster to use for skin tone than the secondary CC. Try it.

  • @MaddyWadeFilms
    @MaddyWadeFilms Před 3 lety

    THANK YOU SO MUCH

  • @joanmedina2886
    @joanmedina2886 Před 5 lety

    Needed that

  • @donniearonson9160
    @donniearonson9160 Před 4 lety

    Appreciate your videos man, super helpful! Peace

  • @nimatonthebeat
    @nimatonthebeat Před 4 lety +1

    I didn’t know you can hover over skin tones and it would select everything 🤔 I tried secondary one time to fix skin tone but it only selected part of the face and so it did not work.
    Any keys to hold while hovering over? (Hope this made sense)

  • @crypticwintermoon6284
    @crypticwintermoon6284 Před 5 lety +3

    Can you do a tutorial on DaVinci Resolve? Great video btw.

  • @KrishnenduKes
    @KrishnenduKes Před 4 lety

    Great video. Great tips.

  • @benjones5799
    @benjones5799 Před 5 lety

    Very good, thanks

  • @AstroSirrus
    @AstroSirrus Před 5 lety +3

    Great content! I would love to see your color grading workflow with skin.

  • @teddygvisuals5274
    @teddygvisuals5274 Před 5 lety

    Could you maybe go over some of the best squarespace templates for videographers? I feel like most of the templates fit well for photographers but maybe I’ve been overlooking.

  • @cymediauganda5163
    @cymediauganda5163 Před 4 lety

    Good work brother I will soon do it one day

  • @rafaeltafa
    @rafaeltafa Před 4 lety

    Awesome video homie!!!! A big hug from Brasil 🤟🙇‍♂️👊🔥

  • @Noealz
    @Noealz Před 5 lety

    solid vid as always

  • @bradkevynnsomoto9548
    @bradkevynnsomoto9548 Před 4 lety

    super je kiff le travail que tu fais et je suis fan de toi

  • @RyanJosephLong
    @RyanJosephLong Před 4 lety

    Had to save this video thanks!

  • @sloobeats3265
    @sloobeats3265 Před 4 lety

    Bro you"re a king . . .thank you