Color Correct LOG Like a Pro in Final Cut (No Conversion LUTs or PLUGINS)
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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
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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!
@RafaelLudwig
3 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks! And thanks for watching and the comment!
One of the best Color Grading for Final Cut that I have seen recently.
@RafaelLudwig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the nice comment and for watching!
The Best video for Final cut Coloring as of 2024. 🎬🎬🎬👏👏👏
@RafaelLudwig
Ай бұрын
Dude, thank you for the nice comment! Thanks for watching!
Excellent, thank you.
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the comment!!
I watched many videos on color grading and correcting This is the only one that made sense to Jr Bravo
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!
Thank you so much for breaking it down like this. I finally fully understand the concept behind Rec 709 and LUT. Bravo!
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.
Great walk through - I'm seeing why your videos always look so stellar!
@RafaelLudwig
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Wes!
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.
Insanely useful and well explained, thanks a lot man!
Excellent video. Thank you for making this. Great job by showing multiple cases, this really helped in understanding each step better.
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!
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!
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and the nice comment!
Omg! I love the simplicity of your explanations. Your workflow is clear and simple. Thanks!
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks for watching and the nice comment! That is how I am planning my final cut course!
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.
This video was great to begin with and then you threw in that recap. So helpful!
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the compliment and the comment!
Awesome video man. This was the easiest to follow along and understand I've seen thus far.
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you for the compliment and for watching!
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!
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
@RafaelLudwig
4 жыл бұрын
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 fantastic Rafael! thank you so much for doing it
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.
thats clear and useful....thanks
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the comment Simon! Have a great rest of your day!
Thanks Rafael, straight to the point, this has been so useful C LOG with my R5
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the compliment Chris!
many thanks, your descriptions are super clear and very helpful. Greetings from Poland :)
Thank you very much, you are a very good teacher, you are clear and direct, I subscribe. Thank you again.
All good! Informative and easy to follow !
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 :)
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks for the compliment!
Thanks a lot! Very helpful Video! Regards From Germany
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 KZread. Thank you.
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
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 ;)
a lot of information and tips in this "not too long" video, awesome. Thanks.
This is by far the best color correcting tutorial I have ever watched!
@RafaelLudwig
Жыл бұрын
So kind of you! Thanks for watching and the comment Michael!
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
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you for the nice comment and for watching!
Woooh! This is great! Just bought an Eos R for Vlogs, can’t wait to apply your tutorial to my c log footage 🙌
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you for watching and the comment!
The easiest to follow video for FCPX colour correction and grading..brilliant, thank you
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching and the comment!
Thanks for sharing Raf!
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!
@RafaelLudwig
3 ай бұрын
I'm so glad! Thanks for watching and the comment!
A really pedagogic, smart, quick grading clog video. I suscribe!
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the compliment and the comment!
Amazon tutorial! It kept me watching it longer... I took notes and screenshot a lot as reference to practice on it. Thanks man!
This video has helped me soooooo much!! Thank you good sir!!
The better guide I found frome dozens of in the web so, many thanks Rafa!
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compliment and the comment Dani!
Thank you so much for this TOTALLY underrated tutorial!! You are literally saving us $$$$$!
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the compliment and the comment! That is what this entire channel is dedicated to, saving time and money as a creative!
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 😊
@RafaelLudwig
Жыл бұрын
This is exactly why I made this tutorial! Thanks for watching and the nice comment Atreyu!
Absolutely superb video 👏🏼
Thanks for a pro way of doing it. Good tutorial. Thank you.
for almost 16 months I had difficulties to learn how to do what u did in this video .. the KZreadrs 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 👍👍
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!
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks!
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 🙌🏼
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you! Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and the comment!
@zywcu
2 жыл бұрын
Total agree
That’s a great tutorial and the corrections look fabulous ✔️
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much 😊!!
Great tutorial! Thank you 🙏🏽
Thanks so much!!
@RafaelLudwig
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and the comment!
This is absolute gold
I’ll try this out for sure. Thanks a lot! :)
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
@RafaelLudwig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the nice comment!
Rafael, I recently started a weekly coking channel and it was great to find your video, only 4 episodes in. I am shooting Log on my new EOS R and you helped me a ton on an issue that is very subjective and difficult to explain, for the most part. Great job! Thanks!
@RafaelLudwig
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Gus! Make sure you also check out the video how to expose C-Log footage on the EOS R kzread.info/dash/bejne/ooGT05hve7m0kbg.html - these two videos go hand in hand! Also, I shouldn't have checked out your channel while hungry!!!! 😁 I can smell the food, it looks so tasty! Beautiful kitchen! Thanks for the comment Gus!
Thank you! SO much information and practical use in one video! Would be interesting to see some full editing tutorials regarding colors and exposure in the future. Thanks once again and keep going!
@RafaelLudwig
4 жыл бұрын
You got it! Thanks for the comment!
Bro you are straight to the point and I love it. Thanks! I learned alot.
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the compliment and the comment Greg!
This was SO helpful. The best I've seen. Thanks!
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! 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
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!
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you! Thanks for watching and the compliment!
This is the absolute top advice. Many thanks!
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the comment! Have a great rest of your day!
Awesome video Rafael! I was struggling with color correction and grading and you really helped clear it up. Thanks!
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
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 kzread.info/dash/bejne/iHiNz9mHmau1j84.html Thanks for watching and the comment Chris!
@chrisfoster8770
2 жыл бұрын
@@RafaelLudwig Will do right now. Thanks!
Priceless!
@RafaelLudwig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the comment!
This Vid Solved My Aggression Towards FCPX Color system. Thanks dude!!
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear! And yeah it’s a bit of a pain! Thanks for watching and the comment!!
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.
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that! Thank you for the compliment and the comment Dave!
Rafael, this is an excellent color correction tutorial. thank you.
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! Thank you for the compliment and the comment Jonny!
you are amazing, wonderful mentor.
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.
Thanks a bunch! This is great from a fellow FCPX user.
Man, you are great! Very educational and easy to understand.
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compliment and the comment!!
love this, awesome, 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!
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you for watching and the super nice comment Darren!
Thanks a lot! A perfect Tutorial! 🙂
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching and the nice comment Micha!
This has been the best color correcting tutorial for FCPX that I’ve seen!!!!
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gerald! Make sure you check out Part 2 of this video "Advanced Color Grading" It builds on the steps in this one. kzread.info/dash/bejne/iHiNz9mHmau1j84.html Thanks for watching and the comment!
@GDavisLunch
2 жыл бұрын
@@RafaelLudwig Will do!!!
Amazing, thanks so much Rafa
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment and the nice comment William!
This was extremely helpful
Thank you so much for your very informative video!
This was pretty fantastic. Thanks!
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and the comment !
Great video, Liked, Subscribed! Thanks dude!
Great video. Thank you for the info.
Very useful Tutorial. Well done! Thank you.
@RafaelLudwig
6 ай бұрын
You are welcome! Thanks for watching and the comment!
Absolutely phenomenal tutorial. Thank you very much.
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and the comment Tom!
Thanks a lot, Rafael. Very helpful.
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the comment Terry!
So helpful! Simple and thorough!
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching and the nice comment!
This was super useful! Thank you.
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the comment!
super helpful, thank you!
this is goooolldddd!!!
Amazing video, Thanks a lot.
@RafaelLudwig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the comment Alvaro!
Awesome video, thank you!
Stunning. Great tutorial, thank you!
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! Thank you for the compliment and the comment!
@kaikofilms9637
3 жыл бұрын
@@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?
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
@RafaelLudwig
4 жыл бұрын
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 work!!
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the compliment!
Best explanation👍 thanks 🙏
Very interesting and clear explanations. Thanks a lot 👍
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! Thanks for watching and the comment!
Nicely done. You gave me one piece to the puzzle I was looking for. I'll use this as a reference for the future. I should get one of those xrite video colour charts, but so often I am outside and just shooting and learn to balance off what's in the background. I also try to get my son wearing stuff I can balance against ;)
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
I used to wear grey something as a safety to colour balance as well! Using the skin as a starting point to balance a shot was the only thing that was consistent from scene to scene. Thanks for the compliment and the comment Simon!
Dope video this helped me a lot very in depth
@RafaelLudwig
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the comment!
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.
@RafaelLudwig
3 жыл бұрын
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.
It would be nice to watch more editing videos like this.
Practical clean and clear. Thx!
@RafaelLudwig
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks again Henrik for watching and the comment!