Getting perfect exposure and colors everytime
Getting the exposure and colours right (and the focus!) are the basics of video and filmmaking, but we don’t always get them correct. There are a lot of things happening on the day of a shoot, and it’s easy to overlook these simple things. The best thing is to develop a good routine to go through as you set up your shot. There are also some tools out there that make this process easier.
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When shooting with standard video gamma profiles, this technique will work perfectly. However, that is not the case when shooting in LOG profiles, because each log profile has to be exposed differently.
For example, when shooting with the Slog-2 on Sony cameras, you have to over-expose the shot. By how much depends on your preference. For that reason, you should always do tests before shooting in LOG.
In my experience, I like to over expose SLog by 1.5 f/stops. You should adjust the settings of your camera, so that the middle gray is 1.5 f/stops over when using Slog-2. In case of V-Log, I like to over-expose by 1 f/stop.
I like to over-expose even regular video gamma profiles by 0.5 f/stop. So, in the case of this video I exposed the middle gray at exactly 40 IRE, but to me it still looked a little bit too dark. So, I normally expose the middle gray at exactly 50 IRE, or set the zebra to 50%.
Now, that’s is my preference. Some people I’ve worked with have told me they’d rather not over-expose and risk blowing out the highlights. Instead, they raise the midtone levels up by one f/stop in post-production.
Another thing you will notice is that on the camera and monitor the middle gray registers as 40 IRE, but in Premiere Pro’s waveform it shows up as 50 IRE. It might get confusing, but just know that if you exposed your shot well in the camera, it will look good even if the editing program shows a different IRE value. The difference is due to several factors, like the chart scale and depth bit value, etc., but I don’t want to get into that right now. The main point is that the middle gray in regular video should be 40-60% - exactly how much depends on your preference. To figure that out, I suggest you guys do your own tests.
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Very nicely done and explained. After 20 years of working in the industry, I've never seen such a clear, simple yet thorough explanation. Thank you!
@timothyrcross
6 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
I watched like 5000 vídeos to learn this, n your video is the one, that's what I wanted for sooo long, thank you soooo muchhhhhhh.
@ScribblebytesWorldwide
3 жыл бұрын
But what does the fox say?
Two years later I'm coming back to this video and still learning from it. Thanks Tom.
Wonderful explanation. Thanks.
Tom! Thank you a thousand times over! This was the clearest explanation. No issue following everything whatsoever. Please continue doing tutorials, you just changed my filmmaking life!
This is probably the more straightforward and precise video I've ever watch on the subject. I now understand what I couldn't figure out for a while now. Thanks!
This was the EXACT video I need. You did a fantastic job showing how to correct color and exposure. Thanks a bunch man!
This has been the best exposure and colour setting videos on KZread... THANK YOU!
I've been a big fan of yours for years and you are still proving why... Thanks for simplifying the process of getting proper exposure and colour both on location and further in post!
Great find. Wish I was taught this in school for my thesis project. Really clear and easy to follow. Appreciate the help.
Brilliant video! Well explained, thoroughly concise, far reaching tutorial on how to expose your shots. The colour grading section was the best I have seen on youtube too. Keep up the great work!
Excellent video. Crystal clear explanation, thanks!
Hands down this was the best explanation video on this subject I have ever seen thank you very much Tom you have helped me out a lot with thus.
Most useful Video you've ever done. And I'm already a fan for some years ! Excellent. Thank You !
This is an absolutely superb tutorial. As a newbie, this is one of the most succinct and usefully informative videos I've ever watched on setting the correct exposure for film work. A really big thank you from me.
Just remember to not touch the charts as you will "de-calibrate" the colors with dirt.
@michaelw2797
4 жыл бұрын
I just came to the chat to write this same thing but you beat me to it.
@video2193
2 жыл бұрын
THANKYOU. Everyone touches the chips !!! The whites are so delicate. I've seen assistant camera lay these things down in the dirt ! Not to mention they cost hundreds of dollars.
Man, the best explanation about the color balance ever. Thank you so much, I waited so long to find a video that could explain exactly how to do what you just did on this video. I look forward to continue learning from you more and more. Have a wonderful weekend. Sincerely Jorge Tampa FL
This is the best explanation for grey cards and color checker ive found! Thank you!!!
That was one of the best and understandable lessons I ever seen. Gonna use this way. Thank you!
I needed this video years ago!.. Thank you Tom, as always!
Excellent video Tom and so well explained. Thank you for always giving back to your subscribers. Cheers, Pete
@TomAntos
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Pete! Appreciate your comment. It makes me want to do more videos like these.
Excellent video Tom! One of the best videos discussing exposure that I’ve seen on KZread. Thanks.
Thanks Tom! Glad I discovered your channel. Great info in a precise, no non-sense presentation.
Probably the best explanation for the X-Rite color. Your calibration with zebra at 50% is excellent. Thanks a lot. I use 2 camera and your other tutorial is also excellent.
Amazing tutorials from you as usual. Explanation simple and right on the point. Great to follow your channel
I've only seen a couple of your videos so far and they are amazing! I'm subscribing and turning my alerts on. I've never had someone be able to justify buying an expensive/accurate color chart, but your method and results are impressive and very educational.
I have found this to be the most helpful video on KZread for me. I saw it years ago and based off it I learned how properly set exposure and color. Thanks, Tom.
One of the best and most enlightening tutorials i have ever seen, so thank you very much Tom
Thanks for, not only explaining, but also showing how to do it and what it should look like. Best "How to" video I've seen. Thanks Tom. Going to Subscribe.
Amazing and well explained tutorial. Thanks so much for sharing.
Amazing video. Very clear and detailed in such a good way that you make the color correction process seem simple.
best color grade video ive seen and ive seen alot. very simple and easy to follow great thanks
Well, that was the most in-depth yet concise explanation of how to make adjustments in Premiere with that color chart. Thank you. I don't know why X-Rite can't explain how to use the color chips. I am bookmarking this video - thanks!
BEST video on colors and exposure. Thanks!
I have been watching KZread tutorials all day and far few explained these concepts as well- thank you so much!
Wow thanks! This filled in all of the gaps in my color grading workflow. So awesome.
Great! I've been searching for a video on how to use the grey cards and this was perfect. Thank you.
My hero! The most streamlined procedure ever described. There's no substitute for practice and experience, is there? Thank you for the time and effort that you put into these videos!
Finally a description of how to use the color chips on the Color Checker. Nice job!
Just GREAT, GREAT, GREAT !!!!!!!!!! Thanks Tom !
Wow! Exactly the crash course I was looking for! Thank you, Tom!
Loved this video. It blew my mind when I saw that rainbow of colours fit the boxes on the vectorscope. Thank you!
Best tutorial on this subject! Thanks for making this!
Very clear and really helpful. Thanks so much for taking the time to explain the process.
this video speaks the truth, the other youtubers who talk about color correction only touch the surface. This is in depth and the best video I've seen yet after seeing 20 others videos.
Thank you very much for the lesson. I'm just starting to do video shooting and processing and it was very interesting and useful for me to find out. for me this knowledge is priceless.
Thank you Tom! I cannot adequately explain how much this video helps me. Doing video work is not my day job. Every few months I make fitness videos for my wife’s business. And I have struggled solving the problems that you explain in this video. Now I have the solutions! One million thank you‘s!!
Definitely the clearest, and most comprehensive explanation I've seen to date...! Nice work.
@petrub27
5 жыл бұрын
right, like set the zebra to 50, but actually the grey card is 40 ire so you need to dial it down, ....blindly; very precise , in deed
This is by far the best practical explanation of exposure and color I've ever seen! Thanks :) You should definitely post a video with a complete exposure and color correction walkthrough for vlog!
Ummmmmm.... this was amazing..... Thorough and very easy to understand and follow along. Thank so much for taking the time to make it. Superb work! I have watched a few videos on Color correction and exposure and was not 100% clear what I needed to do in camera or post, but this clearly laid it all out. Very well done Sir!!!!
I had to come back and leave a comment. This video literally changed my career! Forever grateful thank you!
your videos are very very helpful tom antos all the time i see your videos great work man Thank you!
What a seriously great video. Super simple explanation with on screen information to follow along with. Great work. Seriously, thank you.
Great tutorial, thanks for taking the time to show your experience I really appreciated.
Thank you for making this very informative and well produced video. Great work.
Very helpful video. Thanks a lot for sharing. I need to get one of those color cards.
Thank you, Tom!!! Excellent video as always.....
Genius explanation. This is one of the most helpful video i seen in colour correction and white balance Thanks mate 🙂🙂
Great Video Tom! I always wonder how to use this color checker in Video editing and how to expose my camera! Thanks again!
Hi Tom, great video - love all your vids, and thank you for always sharing and for the insight and time you spend making these pictures and tutorials. As a couple others have mentioned, and I’m sure you already know, but since our fellow filmmakers watching will undoubtedly be buying these expensive but necessary little cards/charts (or their passport versions), we’ve gotta be careful not to touch the color chips by hand and keep them out of the sun, since any smudges or transfer of oil from the fingers or fading could result in their early demise, leading to a not quite spot-on color balance. A small scratch the size of a razor cut or slight scuff could throw them off. Also, less important here where we’re just going off the middle gray, but also important to ensure that black on the bottom (or any of the colors) have even lighting - no reflection or glare, especially when using the chart for color matching that palette in Resolve, etc. Again love the informative video and all your videos, you’re a big part of my choices and education, just want to make sure other fellow filmmakers & videographers or folks just starting out who are spending big $ buying these lil’ charts take good care of them so they last a long time. Thanks brother Edit: spelling error
This 3-year-old video is the best I've seen so far to perfect colors in video. Thank you!
very useful. thanks..i will watch it all over again and again
Great video. Clear and focused. Thank you!
Hey there Tom. I really have enjoyed your videos. Very informative. Just purchased my GH5 and so much to learn on it. Your videos are helping a lot.
This is the best colour grading tutorial I have ever seen. I learned more in 20 minutes here than the last year of research
Thank you Tom. That was a great video that I’ve watched multiple times! Very informative especially for a novice such as myself
Very informative! I plan to show this video to some of the "newbie" filmmakers that I work with. Thank you.
This was very helpful, super interesting, and mind-blowing. Thank you for posting.
Incredibly on-point video! Thank you, Tom! You are the very best. Greetings from Copenhagen, Denmark!
Probably the best explanation of getting correct exposure and proper colors on KZread.
Very helpful tutorial, thank you. This has always seemed like a mystery to me!
Super useful, I can't wait to use these techniques! 🙂
Feel like you've helped me grow up in just 20 mins. Thank you!!
Thank you Tom! Really super easy to follow!!
Great job Tom, this is the best explanation on how to do this that I've seen in years of watching KZread
@TomAntos
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Oliver!
I love the grey card method. Quick and easy.
this is the first time after many tutorials that i understand this concept!!! good video
Best tutorial for x-rite color checker I've seen! Thanks man!
really helpful video for new filmmakers, thanks Tom!
such a helpful video, many thanks tom!!
I always go to this channel to help me out. Very accessible.
great and useful video ! Thanks Tom !
Very helpful. Thanks, Tom!
Great video Tom! Thank you for the explanation.
Tom you are an inspiration!
Hi Tom....I’ve just learned more in 15 minutes than the last two months! The fog has lifted from my understanding with some of the items in here. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!
@TomAntos
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jonathan!
Amazing video sir. Appreciate your efforts. Cheers !
awesome man..... no one explained this way in such detail....I actaully watched color adjustment first then came to this video....
Wow..great! Now I know the color checker function. Thanks for sharing.
I remember watching this video long time ago and I didn't understand, but now rewatching it again with a bit more experience everything makes sense! Thank you!
@soothingmeditationsmusic
4 жыл бұрын
exactly the same here
@LostandFoundTravel
4 жыл бұрын
@@soothingmeditationsmusic Exactly the same here, squared
@marcellalonde2793
4 жыл бұрын
Power of 3 ! Such a great video, very well explained ... Thanks Tom brilliant my go to method now
Excellent and simply explained! Very valuable video!
Thank you for a very clear explanation. Subscribed!
Tom that was an awesome simple explanation. I am putting your advice to use on my current project. Thanks so much.
After many many weeks i saw a video that was worth my time. Thsnks for sharing.
WOW, Amazing! Thank you for sharing. I will order my Video color checker ASAP!
Dude! I bought the video passaport a long time but until today I never figured out how to use it correctly! And, principally, the reflection values of each exposure line on the card! Best video of all, very well explained! This video should be on X-Rite's page! Thank you very much for helping us all.
loved it. had been breaking my head on this for the last 2 days.!! Thank you so much
great video, Tom. the procedure that should be done on every shot
Great job Tom! I learnt something today.
Thanks Tom. Great explanation! Easily understood delivery style. Would love to see a similar followup video for shooting in log if you have time.