Specifications

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Getting Started with Color Correction
2. Remove color casts from your image: Make sure that the neutral col-
ors in the image (black, white, and neutral gray) are actually neutral and
do not exhibit a color cast.
If a color cast exists, you should remove it to neutralize the image.
These values can be measured using the RGB Parade monitor, which
is part of the Color Correction toolset in Media Composer.
Yo u c an u se th e R G B Pa ra de m on ito r t o m eas ur e c olo r c as ts . Fin d t he
areas of the frame that are neutral (the areas that are black, white, or
neutral gray), and bring them into balance.
For example, the window in the image shown here is supposed to be
white, so the red, green, and blue values of the image should likewise
be equal. If any one color level measures more or less, then the image
exhibits a color cast. In this case, the white values are balanced properly.
3. Adjust the chroma values of your image: Correct the hue and satu-
ration values, focusing on important areas such as flesh tones. These
values can be measured in the Vectorscope, which is part of the Color
Correction toolset in Media Composer.
Flesh tone line
The Vectorscope measures only chroma values—and not luma values.
It displays information on hue and saturation.
Hue values progress around the circle in the same order as a color wheel,
starting in the upper left: red, magenta, blue, cyan, green, and yellow.
The image is measured
across the entire image
frame three times: once
using the red compos-
ite signal (luma plus
chroma), once using the
green composite signal,
and once using the blue
composite signal.
NOTE Many images may
not have a true neutral
gray, so most color cast
adjustments are primar-
ily performed to black or
white values.
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