USC Ski & Snowboard Tutorial - Color Grading in Final Cut

[elGucc]

is it just me or does he sound like andrew kramer of video copilot?

[iacatto]

haha. at the bigining it said, "USC Ski and Snowboring"!!!!!

[cubsruler]

"fucking monkey shot"

[BurtonSnowboard123]

how much is it? the software

[noahchusak]

LOL 1:54 ...annndd finally me jumping off a cliff into snow

[noahchusak]

......aannnddd finally me jumping off a cliff into snow

[bbo1988]

hy! could you give any advice, how to do the same thing with this fcpx stuff? it doesn't have the color correction 3 way effect nor has it any kind of video filter as far as i have seen. also i could provide good quality glitch hop music from the producer, with all rights to use it if you are interested!

[JackEditz]

cool story,

[QriticalTrixerz]

Ges thankz bro don't get angry in the future no one gets happy if you get mad all the time and they will give you bad comments youst telling you bro

[QriticalTrixerz]

Whats the name of the movie maker program :D

[JackEditz]

@QriticalTrixerz its stands "Color Grading in Final Cut" your dumbass,final cut pro

[zzzirrkrizz007]

hey i have a question do you use imovie? 

[DirtSnowDrum]

what finalcut?



[AngelRosado305]

Dude, awesome vid! Thanks!

[freeskier105]

Can you get the three color grading in FCPX?

[trevorrappleye]

what a great, to the point video

[applman2]

What font is Tutorial written in? Any help would be great, thanks!

[arach613]

Hey is there a cheeper version of Final cut pro or any other video editing software where I can use Color Grading? this would help alot. thanks!

[moshelove]

If I filmed at 960p at 48fps, and slowed it down to 23.98, what percent do I increase it by to get back to full speed? at 30fps? at 60fps? I have not learned this conversion yet. Thank you! and super helpful video!

[xardrax339]

It was a great help! thank's!

[ThePyroToxin]

Dude thanks so much! ive been looking around for a good color correction video for my gopro. Do you recommend Final Cut? i have a mac and i might get it.

[joshybumboshy]

lol dude r u hitting the jumps while filming?!?!?

[jackwhitVT]

how do you know when to add yellow or red into the clip and do they have the three way color corrector in final cut pro x?

[JckHanrahan]

@jackwhitVT First: to be honest I dont color correct a lot but I have been doing this kinda thing for a # of yrs now. The best time to add the reds and yellows is after you make sure that your luma is all set. you dont wanna be all blown out then start throwin color in. In FCP X they do have CC3-way. Select your clip, co to upper fight quad of screen, click "balance color". then highlight all the other clips u wnt corrected and click "color match". that will get everything •••TBC•••

[JckHanrahan]

@jackwhitVT ••Continuation•• looking the same (note: Balance is not perfect, nor is color match but it will get u started.) Once all that is set u can click on "color correction" and a CC3-way should pop up. (if im wrong about that sorry Im just going from memory right now.) If it does pop up then like Abe told you correct all the clips all the way through. once that is done you can (if you want) highlight all those clips (provided they arent broken up by other footage) and "right click" *TBC*

[JckHanrahan]

@jackwhitVT ••Continuation part 2•• then select "make new compound clip" (this will have the same effect as starting a new sequence and dragging in the first sequence like Abe and I have to do) from there you can apply an effect/vignette/etc. I hope this helped but i now realize you have prolly looked up a "how-to" vid by now and i just wasted all that time haha. Also sorry, in my first part of the comment i meant to tell you to select clip, hit balance color, highlight other clips, ••TBC••

[JckHanrahan]

@jackwhitVT ••Continuation part3•• click color match, THEN select which clip you want to match them with. (REMEMBER Color match is not perfect it might give you a little bit of a funny hue but that is why we have color corrector.) Anyways I hope this helped a little bit. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Happy Editing.

[watchup0]

thank you for taking the time to skill us!

[superuglyperson]

Sick taught me a lot of tips!!

[bagr4ever]

Awsome. Best Tutorials on Youtube, you should make more of them.

[kkelly518]

what version of final cut pro do you use? and do you use 1080p in 30fps or 720p in 60fps?

[Rollerblader77]

When I open the wavelength graph mine is topping out at the white line and same with the black line. It just produces a big thick line where the graph should continue. Is there anyway to fix this? I noticed yours goes above your white line so I'm curious on how to fix it. I'm also running Final Cut Pro.

[edhozman]

Do you have final cut pro 10?

If you do can you please make a new tutorial?

[SimorgesTV]

should i do the color correction after or before i add the effects and the other video filters?

[TheStrainzz]

Crush the blacks! That's not racist, that's a color correction term!

[kai144]

fucking money shot composition... lol

[AKpowder686]

hey abe does final cut express have any of these color corecting tools? great tutorials and skiing by the way.

[T10HJS]

Thanks for the tutorial, looking forward to seeing more

[KirkWestphal]

Great tutorial. Sadly, shooting with the GoPro in snow during full overhead sun is a big no-no—the highlights are so blown out they are not recoverable, even using ProRes. I'll have to use some filter film next time, or just ski as the sun is setting and there's some shadows in the snow.

[ACebulski]

awesome, hoping to see some more tutorials !

[tenseurmetrique]

thanks a lot for these tuto they are sick and so are you ! I hope others are coming but if you need ideas, you can make one on

-how to do super slomo with twixtor for example

-how to do sequence trick ( picrures stays still in the air as the rider does his trick, idk if it is understandable..)

keep em coming anyway !

[CndianShreder]

Hey dude do you think you could check my edit with the colour corrector and tell me how it looks?

[CndianShreder]

everytime i start going into 3 way colour and start corecting it always says my clips are unrendered

[abekislevitz]

@CndianShreder On the left hand side of the sequence in FCP if you see the drop down that says RT, switch that to Unlimited RT vs Safe RT, it should make it so you don't have to render everything if you are on a fast computer!

[CndianShreder]

@abekislevitz ya i got it to work i just restarted my computor and great tuotorial and i <3 my gopro

[CndianShreder]

@abekislevitz also do you ever youse affter effects if you do could you do a toutorial for some basic effects?

[PowderDays559]

where can you get this software?

[s1052102]

That was the best tutorial I have ever seen on colour correction.. Thanks mate!

[sakic19viron]

is that you shooting b-dog ? or just some footage you got off youtoube or something ?

[abekislevitz]

@sakic19viron my own footage! Matt Cook filmed all the x games stuff this year, I was out in Vermont last year.

[gbaspfreak1]

@abekislevitz I thought gopro videos don't work in final cut...? Did you use a high fps HD converter or what?

[trevorleon]

@gbaspfreak1 See his other tutorial where he teaches you how to get slow-motion out of a GoPro.

[EzyLee81]

Final cut Go Pro... I see what you did there.

[321John654]

Thank you. Used this on my GoPro Skivideo.

[HodgsonHawaii]

thanks a lot Abe!..

[jhurwitz16]

im trying to download the vignette, but i cant seem to find a link on the page to download it, any help?

[abekislevitz]

@jhurwitz16 when you click the link in the description, click the text that says 'download'

[jhurwitz16]

@abekislevitz i am, and its not a link, just plain text...

[jhurwitz16]

@jhurwitz16 i got it to download but i dont have photoshop so i cannot open it, any chance it can be formatted into jpeg or something else i would be able to open?

[eoeo37]

do you have twixtor?

[PaulTJ85]

wow - that was really helpful.

[tenknics]

Yo abe, I fond the waveform in premiere..But its kinda different..Does it list blac and white...Would it be luminance, 1-100 ? Also I got the color wheel up but its' has 100x more options compared to final cuts and doesnt have a slider under each wheel...Any idea which settings I need to manipulate and if I'm using the correct waveform? Thanks man

[abekislevitz]

@DontWorryIOwnedYou just for you we filmed a bunch of snowboard stuff this weekend!

[dspence44]

@abekislevitz Who cares! Haha watching all your ski videos has definitely converted me to a skier! Keep up the Sick Edits!

[RSTeamFilms]

Thanks Abe! Used your tips to make the backflip how to not so dismal from the cloudy skies.

[AlexMattieVlog]

Great video but i use magic bullet looks 1.2 in sony vegas and i was wondering if you know if sony vegas or magic bullet has a wave graph like you use.

Thanks

[lookatdat32]

jesus so you film for the xgames and dew tour AND you work for gopro ANDD youre a beast skiier? your crew is so lucky to have you

[abekislevitz]

@lookatdat32 ch, i'm lucky to have friends and the life that i do!

[witsujtv]

@abekislevitz What program do you use for the screen capture?

[yipschnip]

if you have filmed in very low light is it still possible to make the quality as good as in this video?

[kiwanukakill]

where did you get the x games clips?

[abekislevitz]

@kiwanukakill from the x games!

[nowaynoah]

such as good tutorial

[TrampsNjunk]

Is Final Cut really $999?

[bcbikers2]

@TrampsNjunk uh well... you see, everythings "free" on the internet

[NisserMand]

Very helpfull, and then it's free! I would pay for watching your tutorials, they are so easy to understand... You're magical dude! Thanks..

[philliplapeyre]

Also from Australia - But down in Victoria. We have Buller and Hotham... Probably the favourites... Me and my mates are boarders, but I'm sure if you find your way down THIS end of Australia, we could show you around :) -- great vids, very inspirational... Buying a GoPro as we speak :P

[eddie31003]

Loving these tutorials! and your videos WOW! very inspirational keep up the great work it is most definitely appreciated.

[pamuva]

Gday from OZ, Not only the Best Snow sports vids on the planet, but also the most to the point and easy to follow tutorials on FCP..

If you ever come to Australia, ill be honoured to ride with you and show you around our so called Mountains, well perisher or Thredbo anyway.

[abekislevitz]

@pamuva Thanks man! Glad to hear it. Chris & Caleb are spending this entire semester in Australia! I should connect you guys! Chris just left, Caleb leaves on monday!

[pamuva]

@abekislevitz I take it they would be in OZ by now? where are they studying? if their lucky they might get some skiing in before the end of the semi..

[ricekillah]

BTW do you run smooth cam on your clips? I haven't myself dude to the cropping of the image. You and your friends have good camera skills. I think my friends have tourettes.

[abekislevitz]

@ricekillah Hah nah, never until the pow edit - a few of those intro shots I wanted to be super steady pans so I used it there, otherwise nope

[ricekillah]

I need to get the FW. I thought it just flipped the video. I didn't know it changed the color representation too.

[abekislevitz]

@ricekillah yeah, it will really make your vids vibrant. Technically for color correction it's not ideal (colors and contrast more stretched out of the gate), but I do much less coloring now than I used to with the new stuff. Most of the time just do a quick desaturation and some level adjustments and call it good for sunny stuff

[orangatim]

In addition to my cmmt below, i got two quick questions!

1. I understand you wanna keep the whites & blacks in broadcast tv safe, but how do you decide on where the mids go.. just personal eye preference?

2. You kind of touched on it, but how did you decide on which direction the hues should be nudged on the whites, blacks, and mids, just another personal eye pref? Thanks again man!

[abekislevitz]

@orangatim Yep those are mostly by eye and what not. You can use the vector scope for color saturation, but hues are really up to you! That's where you can get creative!

[orangatim]

I can't believe you're giving out your vignettes man..thank you so much. Definitely the most inspiring editor on youtube. Even if the numbers/comments aren't showing it, so many people are digging on your tutorials!

[RenoGregory]

subtlety is definitely key for color correcting and color grading!

Good tutorial, looking forward to future videos!

[dharmix86]

where can i find the first tutorial??

[abekislevitz]

@dharmix86 go to my channel or go to the end of the vid! there's a link!

[ricekillah]

@dharmix86 On his page!

[connormcfaRland]

could you start making a premeire pro and final cut version of your tutorials because a lot of people (like me) have a pc with premiere pro?

keep up the good vids :)

[abekislevitz]

@connormcfaRland The same concepts apply to premiere pro! There is a waveform monitor there as well and a similar color corrector. I don't have a PC, but try not to look at the specifics and just take some general ideas back with you!

[connormcfaRland]

@connormcfaRland thanks :)

i opened up premiere pro while watching this and i was able to pretty much get it

it is basically the same

and again keep up the good vids :)

[abekislevitz]

@connormcfaRland rad! glad it helped!

[SchindleSkater]

@abekislevitz wait, so what editing system did you even use in this tutorial?

[abekislevitz]

@SchindleSkater check the video title...

[SchindleSkater]

@abekislevitz sorry about that just got confused

[TheStrainzz]

Thanks man, this helped alot, and I love the quality and detail you put into your vids!

[SenoreQueso]

Please, keep rolling these videos out. I love them. Tutorials really help me get inspired to put the effort forward to actually edit a video. I usually get bored and uninspired after a few minutes.

[eladbari]

I see the only equivilent in AE is Magic Bullet Colorista. probably it should be for Premiere also [im speaking as a non-Mac user, that is]..

[ymmashus94]

"fucking money" hahaha

[abekislevitz]

@ymmashus94 hah woops! didn't know you'd be able to read it! for the record, that was a clip someone else named.. haha!

[evanwynnkelly]

abe youre my new favorite person on youtube! your edits are so good!

[NUMBERoneCANIAC]

Ever consider saving a bunch of shots til the end of the season and trying to put together a full length film? I believe it would be the first to be done with gopros. The LCD screen is out, so there's no reason to destroy a camera trying to get a monitor to work, and most audio for movies is done separate from the camera, so it could work! haha

[RCArce01]

Noice! Just curious is there a way to get FCP without having to spend $999 on the whole FInal Cut Studio package? I'm just a poor college kid :(

[stewy2316]

Windows Movie Maker sucks!

I want A MAC!

[NUMBERoneCANIAC]

@stewy2316 Movie maker is soooooo much better than imovie. I'm choosing getting a car over getting editing software and I almost regret that. lol

[evanoc12345678]

cheers dude, wouldnt say theres any chance of some vids on sony vegas as you us mac but would be great id you did some cheers

[jagsaiyan]

Nice video abe! Didnt know about the Video Scoping. This will be interesting to use for contrast. :D

[hasek1616]

i love seeing all these tutorials, they definitely help a ton

[benjiboarder22]

Example: vimeo . com/ 4863837

[SGTProduction]

THANK YOU! I had the work flow down but needed help with this.

[benjiboarder22]

I have an idea for an effect you can put in your next edit:

What if you took a video of yourself grinding two different rails that are next to each other, with a camera mounted on a tripod in the same shot. Cut the videos into two separate clips. Put them on top of eachother in the Final Cut timeline, and apply a matte over half of the top clip. This will make it look like there are two of you (or Chris Farro, ect.) grinding the rail in the same shot. Kind of like layer masking in PS?

[idkagoodusernameyet]

Thanks Abe!



[Skaterdude518]

Abe, are you getting paid for the ski edits, or some sort of compensation? It seems like so much work is put into them to be just for fun. It's honestly Level1 or Poor Boyz quality if they were only longer.

[abekislevitz]

@Skaterdude518 Just for fun my friend!

[Reijerkolle]

@abekislevitz If your good at something, dont do it for free. You should get a setup editing my man, im on the same boat.

[abekislevitz]

@Reijerkolle Hah, I work full time at GoPro editing! This is just on the side.

[volcomboy144]

@Reijerkolle If you are good at something and enjoy doing it, why would you need money to motivate you? Sure it would be nice to get paid, but it can also just be a hobby that you do because you love doing it and maybe it will make someone else out there smile when they see it...

[Reijerkolle]

@volcomboy144 Did i say anything about motivation? nope. Just saying if bill gates had made microsoft for free, we probably wouldnt be on youtube right now.

[volcomboy144]

@Reijerkolle haha true dat. i was just saying....

[FXTheatre]

nice :) thanks for the tutorial!!

[MrSThayer]

Ed what did you do with Abe?

[MrSThayer]

Ed what did you do with Abe?

[MrSThayer]

@MrSThayer One in the same - nice work, this tutorial created a eureka moment. Two thumbs up.

[motocrossman473]

same basics in express?

[abekislevitz]

@motocrossman473 I think so! and Premiere!

[Eureka3d]

Hi, I'm just curious what you think the pros/cons of using Color are? do you find the import/export workflow a hassle with it?

[abekislevitz]

@Eureka3d Color is definitely a powerful tool - I suppose I'm partial to staying inside Final Cut and keeping things quick and contained. That and I've never been a fan of Color's UI