Using Color Corrector in Sony Vegas Movie Studio

[iEatPorkchop]

I just want to know if I'm understanding this right. So if I think that black on the screen looks a little green, I'd move the "low" color wheel to green? And if I think white looks, say, blue-ish, I'd put the high color wheel into blue? Or do I have to use the opposite color?

[guerillabill]

@iEatPorkchop Use the low color wheel color chooser to choose what is supposed to b black on the screen. Use the high color wheel chooser to choose what is supposed to be white on the screen.

[solidrecording2012]

thank you



[maddiemay1001]

i have sony vegas movie studio 9 and mine doesnt have colour corrector?

[guerillabill]

@maddiemay1001 Sony Color Corrector is in all versions of Sony Movie Studio Platinum. Not in basic Movie Studio. Find Movie Studio Platinum 10 at Amazon for under $50.

[brntguy]

@maddiemay1001 yea I dont have the color corrector either. Guess thats what you get for getting the cheapest of their software. Wish there was a pluggin to get for it. But probably have to buy the next step up like movie studio 11 platnium I think has the corrector

[guerillabill]

@brntguy If you do upgrade, get Movie Studio Platinum 10 from Amazon. It's under $40, and much more stable than Movie Studio Platinum 11. Has everthing MS 11 has except 3D. And not much use for 3D these days.

[brntguy]

@guerillabill That's not bad at all, does Studio Platinum 10 have color corrector and the secondary?

[guerillabill]

@brntguy Yes, Movie Studio Platinum 10 does have color corrector and secondary color. Plus it works with all the free plugins I show in my YouTube videos.

[Jaggitera]

i have a question, how to cut a moving human from one video and put him into another video?

[guerillabill]

@Jaggitera The only way I know to do this is to use Chromakey. See my YouTube videos 'Chromakey with Sony Vegas'.

[Jaggitera]

@guerillabill thanks a lot, this was really helpful :) Respect.

[ZombifyIt]

is it possible to put that effect on only one part of your recorded screen instead of the entire area?

btw thnx for these tuts they're very helpful. :)

[guerillabill]

@ZombifyIt Yes, use the cookie cutter. See my YouTube video on how to use the cookie cutter in Sony Vegas

[ZombifyIt]

@guerillabill

ok thnx alot! :D

[Naivester]

thank you!

[RoopeeBabe]

Excellent - you can mess for hours with colour correcting without getting it right but these simple tips gave me an excellent starting point.

[dante2k8]

Does it work for black people?

[lilwerm]

Thank you for making that correction :) Anyway I already spent money on Vegas Movie Studio 9 HD, but I also have Magic Bullet Looks which I got from a friend not too long ago and the presets in it are amazing!!!

[Swaginrags]

how come sony vegas pro 8.0 is like 500 dollars

[guerillabill]

@Swaginrags Vegas Pro is the 'professional' version of Sony Movie Studio Platinum.

Sony Movie Studio Platinum 10 has the same layout, same processes, same features, and does the same thing as the Pro version, yet is available at Amazon for under $60.

The Pro version does have masking, a few more effects, and 3D video editing.

[cammygurl97]

vegas movie studio HD 9.0 doesnt have color correcter...

[182SecondsOfSilence]

Don't title vids with Movie Studio in them when there is no effect called color correction in movie studio.

[guerillabill]

@182SecondsOfSilence Color Corrector is available in Movie Studio Platinum 8, 9 & 10, and Movie Studio HD 9 & 10. It isn't available in the basic home version of Movie Studio, but is available in all other versions.

[182SecondsOfSilence]

@guerillabill Oh damn sorry I meant to say mine because I thought the title meant the basic ones non-pro, and I worded it wrong sorry.

[lilwerm]

@guerillabill lies... i have just gotten movie studio 9 hd (not platinum) and there is no color correction. :]

[guerillabill]

@lilwerm Correct. Color corrector is only in Movie Studio Platinum, and Movie Studio Pro. Get Movie Studio Platinum 10 HD at Amazon for under $60.

[JDBCreations]

Also, what SD cams (That have good white balance controls) do you reccomend? I've been told that if you're gonna buy a new camcorder that you should shoot for an HD cam. One good thing about the Canon HV20 is that you can switch from shooting SD or HD video... but this could be a common feature.

[guerillabill]

@JDBCreations Yes, you can manually white balance with the Canon HF F100, HF S200, HF S20.

These are pro-sumer cameras with full manual controls. They also shoot excellent video in full auto mode.

[guerillabill]

@JDBCreations Most pros while balance the camera before shooting. But many cameras have excellent auto white balance. And should you not white balance, you can fix most color problems in editing.

[JDBCreations]

Also, one of my camcorders just has auto white balance and the other has real unsophisticated white balance controls. So could you just shoot your footage then white balance in editing later using the color correction tool in Vegas? I mean is this just as good as manually white balancing using the camera?

[guerillabill]

@JDBCreations White balancing the camera before you shoot a scene almost always produces better results than white balancing using video editing software.

[JDBCreations]

Hey Bill, stupid question here, but what if you don't have something thats absolutely white or absolutely black on the screen? I'm thinking that maybe for the beginning of each shot you could show a white poster board and a black poster board, then white balance on editing using the color corrector on Vegas, then the whole rest of the shot will be white balanced and you can just cut out the beginning with the poster boards... if that makes any sense lol.

[guerillabill]

@JDBCreations You could use poster board as you suggested. Or you could use the board to white balance the camcorder before shooting. This will give the best results.

[NordicRick]

Hey Bill.When you have several clips in the timeline and you use video fx for one of them such as color correcting,and like the way it turned out.Is there a way to apply the settings to the rest of your clips or do you manually have to go in and change every clip.I want to be able to make all of my clips have the same color correcting done to them without having to change each one independently.

[guerillabill]

@NordicRick Two ways to do this. 1. Save the color corrector settings as a preset, and apply the preset to each clip individually.

Or 2. Use 'copy' to copy the clip, then use 'paste attributes' to paste the clip effects to any or all selected clips.

[ToddBoyle]

Thanks. I have Vegas studio 7 and it has the video FX but it doesnt have those three, nice color wheels-- the only thing I know how to use is the slider for R,G,B or insert percentage numbers.

[LikeClockworkProdz]

Movie Studio doesn't come with Color Corrector..

are you using premium?

[guerillabill]

@LikeClockworkProdz  Movie Studio Platinum includes the color corrector. Vegas Pro includes the color corrector.

But the standard version of Movie Studio doesn't have the color corrector.

[WhiteLillyProduction]

What if your video maker didn't come with Color corrector?

[lambchops71]

Awesome...thank you so much. Very much appreciated.

[JDBCreations]

Hey Bill, Dumb question here, but what if you don't have something thats absolutely black or white on your screen? And when I use the mid wheel to adjust flesh colors the entire picture ends up being slightly tinted that way. I'm using the minus eye dropper... but the whole picture ends up looking a tad sepia tome-ish. And whats the plus eye droppers for? Thanks.

[JDBCreations]

Thanks Bill, you explain stuff real well. Better then most people on here.

[Nemesys422]

Hey there Bill, your instruction clips are top.. Thanks for posting, help no end in navigating Vegas ;-)

[95bradders95]

thank very much bill, i am fiming for my new film today, the elite

[Dempseylover1]

I have a problem the screen that you have on 1:00 doesn't pop-up on my sony vegas anymore, do you know how I can get it back to pop-up I really need your help.

[guerillabill]

If that screen doesn't pop up, it means you have docked it, instead of closing it with the x.

See how to undock it in my YouTube video, 'finding lost windows in Sony Movie Studio'

[TheOmghoboshow]

wow dude ur really great i always get some error :(

[ascezik]

Hi! I cannot choose a group of pixels (rectangle). Should I click with some special key? Is it possible to make the correction only on the specific area in the video?

[leytonluv03]

i have movie studio HD 9.0 and it doesn't have color corrector. is there any way i can get it?

[guerillabill]

The color corrector is in Movie Studio Platinum and Vegas Pro, but not in the basic Movie Studio.Upgrade to platinum to get the color corrector.

[Zaruna44]

no..u have to get the platinum or pro..

[americanmisfit1]

i need help when i try to render it says low memory and try to reduce memory usage by closing other applincations what do i do

[guerillabill]

Low memory means not enough Ram to perform tasks.

With Windows XP you'll want at least 2 gig of Ram to edit video.

With Vista, you'll want at least 4 Gig of Ram to edit video.

[DominicMetal1979]

@guerillabill What do you mean, "at least 2 gig" on Windows XP? Windows XP cannot use more than 2 gig, can it? Therefore why don't you just say "you need 2 gig." Which I happen to disagree with, incidentally.

[guerillabill]

@DominicMetal1979 Windows XP can read up to 4 gig of Ram - at least according to Microsoft. And a low memory error message as mentioned in the post I was replying to means 'low memory'

[thejapanesechallenge]

@guerillabill 32-bit versions of most versions of Windows can only recognize up to 3.25GB of RAM. There is debate about how well it can use that .25 gigs, with some saying it does not use and others saying it can use it for certain purposes.

64-bit versions of Windows can handle however much RAM your motherboard can handle. The limitation isn't the software now, it's the hardware. I have 8GB of RAM. 4GB is the sweet spot as of today, giving the most bang for your buck.

[guerillabill]

@thejapanesechallenge I've got Windows 7 64 bit, with 12 Gig of ram, and a 1024meg video card. Vegas Pro 9 64 bit runs quite well on it.

[kinkead1s]

Really great tip!!! I had no idea color correction could be so easy.

[mwhamiltonjr]

Dude! You are da man!! I have started my video business just by watching your vids!!!

[xoizzycherrypopxo]

umm...how come movie studio doesnt have the second color corrector

i only have one

[guerillabill]

Movie Studio Platinum has it

[musat123]

thats pro 8 not movie studio

[guerillabill]

The color corrector plug in is in Vegas Pro, and Sony Movie Studio Platinum

[musat123]

so its not in Vegas movie studio? i think u should change the title then.

[guerillabill]

It IS in Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 7, 8 & 9.

[DenialMedia]

when i do this that screen doesn't come up help please

[watisurfavcolor]

i dont have an effect that says "color corrector"

[guerillabill]

The color corrector is found in Sony Movie Studio Platinum and Sony Vegas Pro

[watisurfavcolor]

Oooh that explains it... thanks and very great video!

[WhySoGr33n]

how do i get the sin city affect

[SarahxOrochimaru]

i need help uhh my effect tab is gone how do i put it back where it was by "tranlitons?

[guerillabill]

Press alt 8 in Vegas to bring back the fx tab

[SarahxOrochimaru]

it does but, i want it to, be next to the tabs and it isn't its at the top i clicked: "view and video FX" but, it comes up not as a tab.

[guerillabill]

Just drag the window to where you want to dock it in the tab area. When you get it close, it will dock itself in the tabbed area

[SarahxOrochimaru]

what???? i did

[changemeahh]

For me in vegas pro 9 its just under colour balance.

[ilovemugglenet]

Probs why I dont have it. :p I use Movie Studio Pro 9.

Ashley :) :)

[Robotdrummerzzk]

Vegas Pro has it. Pro is the expensive, proffesional one. Platinum (Semi pro) and Pro have it not the normal cheap Sony Vegas Movie Studio

[ilovemugglenet]

Erm, SV movie studio doesn't have color corrector...:(

Ashley :) :)

[guerillabill]

Sony Movie Studio Platinum does have color corrector.  Find it in the Video FX tab

[KillingDestiny]

thank you! My colors looked wrong! my quality looks crap if you dont click watch in hd but in hd it looks so superb. any tips i can get it also a little bit better in non hd?

[Jammy7797]

i am using sony vegas 9.0 and i don't seem to have a tab on Video Fx that is called colour correcter but i do have colour curves and colour balance..? help plz

[Azurewolf02]

I have a problem- for some reason some of my clips are black-and-white when I import them from Project Media. I've been using them for a while, and they're in color. Now there's suddenly no color. Can you tell me how I can get the color back?

[rossmart34]

Haven't messed with my Vegas in a while and kind of forgot a lot of this stuff. But, I know, I can always come to Bill's channel and get these really good tuts... If you want to learn from the ground up, in terms you can understand, this is the right place to do that people.

[Itunesbabe]

thankyou, this will help when i want to edit the overall colour slightly on my videos, your video tips are very useful, thankyou :)

[daflameking]

Very great instructional video. Helped me alot! Thanks!

[barkly54]

how do you high light your mouse to yellow

[guerillabill]

The yellow highlight circle on my mouse pointer is created by the screen recording program I use to create these videos.

Camtasia Studio

[mikroPic]

thank you

[FunkyVinylJunkie]

this is such a great program. I use it for all my videos and I have learned a lot just by playing with it. thanks for the tips. very helpful!

[rubicxxxcube32]

Oh, thank you sir,

now I understand that color correcter thing. It was always somewhat confusing. Thank you so much!

God bless!

[s0nid0avalancha]

Do you know how or if you can to add templates in Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9.0? and also how can you enchant a video if you recorded the video in a not so great camera, to make it look better like those HD camera's, can you do that?

Please and Thank you...

[guerillabill]

You can enhance video by changing the brightness, contrast and color balance.

And you can add effects that will make the video look like you shoot poor quality on purpose for artistic effect.

You can create templates from projects in Sony Movie Studio. I do that and include one on my DVD.

[FrankProductionsx3]

Do you know how to make one part of the video black and white, and the other part color?

[guerillabill]

Yes, do this:

1. Add the clip to a single track

2. Add the secondary color corrector to the clip

3. Click on the Select Effect Range eyedropper and pick the color to keep.

4. Click on Invert Mask

5. Click on Mask and use the Limit tools to adjust the mask to the correct area.

6. uncheck Mask

7. In the top section, change Saturation to 0.

[ImNickB]

how come I follow your directions exactly but when I drag onto the clip, I have no color wheel, just the keyframe section. Please help

[guerillabill]

Sony Movie Studio Platinum 7,8,9 and all versions of Vegas Pro have the color wheel in the color corrector option.

Perhaps you have an older version or not the Platinum version?

[ImNickB]

I figured it out. My plugin was like weird and wouldn't show the color wheel unless I ran it as an administrator, which makes no sense at all. First troubleshooting tip to try but I didn't. Weird though how the color wheel didn't come up just because I didn't run it as admin.

[whiteceilings]

for a first-time video maker that wants some the options available for more advanced technique, willing to spend under $100, do you recommend 8.0, 9.0, or 9.0 Pro? Is there even much difference between them? What are they?

[guerillabill]

If you want the advanced features, get Vegas Pro (not Movie Studio).

You can find Pro at B and H Photo for $129. Item #SOVP8Q

[mackleeen]

thanks sir!!!!

[vsidemyna]

Do u kno how to make a gradient line picture which is moving longly..?

[mackleeen]

hello Bill!!!! can you tell me, can this change the whole color of my project?

i mean, for example, a men standing in a blank area...

can i change the man color into green and the background into something like red?

does the color corrector do this?

please respond! thanks very much!!!

[guerillabill]

Yes, you could do that.

[Konuvis]

Hi Bill I have a question, I can't seem to find the 'Before/After' button anywhere. how do i get it to show?

and again, thanks a lot.

[guerillabill]

The before and after button is above the preview window, and you can select to show effects full screen, half screen or not at all.

I turn it on or off to show before or after.

[Myndstryker0]

Can you change black to lighter colours?

[guerillabill]

You can, but it will affect all other colors on the screen.

Or you can just adjust the contrast or brightness.

[11tyleragent11]

what version is this?

[guerillabill]

For this video, I used Movie Studio Platinum 7.

[11tyleragent11]

so does sony vegas 9 platnium have this effect, because the standard one doesnt

[guerillabill]

Should be available in Platinum 7,8,9 and all versions of Pro.

[cesaronaldo17]

hey bill

i have the vegas movie studio

but i dont have the sony color corrector

what should i do

please respond

[guerillabill]

If you have a legal version of Sony Movie Studio, you'll have the color corrector plug in.

To activate it, right click on a video clip in the video timeline, select 'media fx', select 'sony color corrector'.

[Puddleglum94]

might I add, only the platinum version has the color creator.

[iitre]

Thanks...I've been spending hours trying to get this right! I should've come here sooner.

[VIDMPG]

Thank You!

[johngreasy]

Hello Bill:  I tried using the Mpeg2 setting for my video and it just gave me the video. There was no audio attached to the video. I clearly stated that in the box when I was about to render it. Just wondered why there is no audio in that setting it was no need to burn it without the audio attached let me know thanks!!

[guerillabill]

When rendering to mpeg2 be sure to select the 'DVD NTSC' template. This will render both video and audio.

[johngreasy]

Ok when I get home today i will look for that. I swore that's what I chose the first time. I printed out what you told me to do last time word for word. I will try it when I get home thanks again.

[johngreasy]

You were right Bill I got the audio and video over to architect. Last night another issue arrose. I have an Western Digital external drive I store my video on. When I go to the prepare folder I use that drive for Burning to a disk. I have around 643,888,765GB of space remaining on it. For some reason in architect it kept telling me I only had 643,888MB. The project I wanted to burn was 1.6GB. So the ! symbol was present and wouldn't let me burn. It stated there was not enough space. Help!!

[guerillabill]

In DVD Architect, select 'options', 'preferences', 'burning', and make sure you have specified the correct drive for 'default prepare folder', and 'temporary files folder'.

The defaults are set to your C drive unless you change them.

[johngreasy]

Right on the money Bill as usual that was the problem. Once I set that up it let me burn the files with no problem. You have been a great help to me in this Vegas software venture of mine. Keep up the awesome work and I will be looking out for more God Bless!!!

[johngreasy]

great tip

[MythosFilms]

Great vid! Not too long, but explained everything that you needed to. Keep up the great work!

[SoundWaterfall]

thanks for the tip!