Color Correcting Time Lapse Videos with Photoshop

An introductory guide to using Photoshop Actions to batch process time lapse images.

This tutorial uses Photoshop and Sony Vegas (although any major NLE will work just as well...).

More: http://www.firstcreative.tv/​vegas

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• time lapse
• color correction
• sony vegas
• photoshop

[eddenram1]

I'm having trouble with the new masks I'm creating. After I create a new layer like you do in the video it all works fine, but once I start the batch process, the masks lose their values and the Levels I created apply now to the whole picture, and not just my selection. Its as if when i start the batch process all the layers disappear and all the adjustments and put on the entire picture.

Do you know what could be wrong?

Thanks a lot for the video!

[firstcreativeltd]

@eddenram1 Hi. It's difficult to say without seeing exactly how you're setting up your action. Are you flattening the image (using Layer>Flatten Image) between steps and/or at the end of the action just before saving? If not, this might help. Let me know if that makes a difference.

[eddenram1]

this is my bible. thank you!

[firstcreativeltd]

@eddenram1 Such a nice thing to hear! Thank you. :-)

[cameraman618]

This is great, nicely paced, and perfect diction, with very 'Oliver Postgate' sound about the delivery. And informative of course.

[firstcreativeltd]

@cameraman618 Oliver Postgate! That is the single greatest compliment anyone has ever paid me. :-) Thanks!!

[eddenram1]

@eddenram1 Never mind got it! Turns out you can't use the quick mask function because it doesn't save the selection you've created. Thanks anyways for your help!

[eddenram1]

@firstcreativeltd no I've been flattening at the end before the save. The problem is that the black selected area in each of the new layers disappears after I start the batch process...

[firstcreativeltd]

@Maxcielle Thanks!

[Maxcielle]

Very nice video! Thanks!