100226 3-Way Color Corrector vs. Magic Bullet Looks

I take a look at the differences between the 3-Way Color Corrector built into FCP and Magic Bullet Looks especially when it comes to color correcting or "grading" footage from an HDSLR that was purposely shot with without a lot of processing in the camera.
There is also mention of some particular things I look out for when working with African American skin tones.
Chris Fenwick
http://www.chrisfenwick.com

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• Tutorial
• HDSLR
• Color Correction
• Grading

[chrisfenwick]

the footage in this piece was shot on a Canon 7D

[007s00s]

Please answer

What kind of camera did you use? You did really get a good dof results

[chrisfenwick]

@007s00s The demo footage in this piece was shot with a Canon 7D

[onjoMedia]

Great tut. Thanks Chris. I'm actually thinking Color 1.5 in FCS will do what Bullet can do without the presets. Any thoughts on that?

[chrisfenwick]

@onjoMedia Apple Color is a PITA cuz you have to do the whole timeline at a time... Bullet you can do clip by clip and it is more friendly when you are still editing.

[SenorCajones]

Color correction is not what looks is for actually. Though you can cc in it, it is for cging, which is giving an overall look to something. I cc then cg at the end of everything. Your in-built CCer will allow you to separate your subject from the background and be more precise with the adjustments.

[stevesnaps1]

Great tutorial,can i ask how much would the file size increase after applying the magic bullet effect to a 5min hd 720 video?Thank's ALB Steve.

[yangfilo]

I do not use final cut, but most editing softwares are very similar and your turtorial will help me in the future. Thanks

[koidu]

Excellent work and explanation of your techniques. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[RawlistikMusic]

thanks buddy!

[ReisDesigns]

OMG you are Professional =) (cool tut)

[kolastick]

What lens did you use! and you look pro so please tell me what is the best and cheapest lens i can get that looks very cinematic !

[MrBernie001]

excellent tutorial, thanks 

[sgtsnakeeyes11]

OH SO YOU THINK BLACK PEOPLE ARE UMPA LUMPAS?

[mudstuff]

Nice video thanks, just got MBL for Premier Pro CS5