Comments on: Color Matching Lenses for Video https://www.shutterangle.com/2012/color-matching-lenses-for-video/ The science and magic of shooting moving pictures Mon, 28 Oct 2019 23:53:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cpc https://www.shutterangle.com/2012/color-matching-lenses-for-video/#comment-1984 cpc Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:20:41 +0000 http://www.shutterangle.com/?p=916#comment-1984 Good point. :) Fixed that. Good point. :)
Fixed that.

]]> By: Jan https://www.shutterangle.com/2012/color-matching-lenses-for-video/#comment-1983 Jan Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:22:01 +0000 http://www.shutterangle.com/?p=916#comment-1983 Just a little note regarding temperatures in general: Even though you might say "degrees Celsius" or "degrees Fahrenheit" the SI-unit for temperature is just called "Kelvin", not "degrees Kelvin". Just a little note regarding temperatures in general: Even though you might say “degrees Celsius” or “degrees Fahrenheit” the SI-unit for temperature is just called “Kelvin”, not “degrees Kelvin”.

]]> By: Paul Abrahams https://www.shutterangle.com/2012/color-matching-lenses-for-video/#comment-1650 Paul Abrahams Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:56:39 +0000 http://www.shutterangle.com/?p=916#comment-1650 Sounds like it might be worth trying to get the 'look' in camera so only very little is needed in post. Thanks cpc Sounds like it might be worth trying to get the ‘look’ in camera so only very little is needed in post. Thanks cpc

]]> By: cpc https://www.shutterangle.com/2012/color-matching-lenses-for-video/#comment-1645 cpc Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:59:40 +0000 http://www.shutterangle.com/?p=916#comment-1645 With heavily compressed video (as in DSLRs) it is best to have creative WB baked in camera. Less tweaking in post means less possibilities to break the image. With high quality compressed video you can take much more liberties while shooting. And with RAW video there is no WB burnt in the actual data, so WB is always applied in post. That said, you can certainly shoot for neutral image (perfect white in camera) with any camera, and tweak WB in post. A lot of people actually shoot this way. But this generally means you will be amplifying/pushing some of the color channels and may lead to noise/banding in these particular channels. If you are baking WB in-camera, the camera firmware pushes the channels for you working with higher precision data before compression. (and I am certainly not Roger ;) With heavily compressed video (as in DSLRs) it is best to have creative WB baked in camera. Less tweaking in post means less possibilities to break the image. With high quality compressed video you can take much more liberties while shooting. And with RAW video there is no WB burnt in the actual data, so WB is always applied in post.

That said, you can certainly shoot for neutral image (perfect white in camera) with any camera, and tweak WB in post. A lot of people actually shoot this way. But this generally means you will be amplifying/pushing some of the color channels and may lead to noise/banding in these particular channels. If you are baking WB in-camera, the camera firmware pushes the channels for you working with higher precision data before compression.

(and I am certainly not Roger ;)

]]> By: Paul Abrahams https://www.shutterangle.com/2012/color-matching-lenses-for-video/#comment-1643 Paul Abrahams Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:23:07 +0000 http://www.shutterangle.com/?p=916#comment-1643 Hi Roger, I know very little about lenses but after reading this I understand a little more of the differences between photo & cine lenses. Thank you. Let me see if I understand, once I balance/color match my lenses, where do I change white balance for creative purposes. Is it best done in camera before its rendered or is post ok? Is one better than the other? For reference I'm using a Canon 60D & canon lenses. "Selecting photo lenses for video is an art in itself (and possibly a topic for another article)". I haven't seen anyone else do this so its a big ... yes please! Hi Roger,

I know very little about lenses but after reading this I understand a little more of the differences between photo & cine lenses. Thank you.

Let me see if I understand, once I balance/color match my lenses, where do I change white balance for creative purposes. Is it best done in camera before its rendered or is post ok? Is one better than the other?

For reference I’m using a Canon 60D & canon lenses.

“Selecting photo lenses for video is an art in itself (and possibly a topic for another article)”. I haven’t seen anyone else do this so its a big … yes please!

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