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Hi.
I would like to colorgrade my footage with LUT´s like the examples in this Phoenix package: Phoenix I am trying but simply cannot get my footage to look anywhere near the examples on the sites that sell´s LUTs, instead it looks horrible. And I would like to know why
This is my approach from start to finish:
1. I set my fps to 60, my shutter speed to 120, white balance to 5,6k check the EV value and put on the appropriate ND filter. In the following example, I put on a ND8 filter. The drone is shooting in D-log with contrast, saturation and sharpness to -3.
This is my result, and I think it looks as it color-wise should?:
2. When editing in premiere, I confirm that none of the blacks and whites are crushed, and I guess it looks OK, even though I´m not quite sure. Then I adjust the blacks and whites so that they kiss the 100 and 0 borders.
3. Now I would like to try out some of the free LUT´s that I´ve found, but as you can see it looks horrible, and does not look like it should like the examples on the LUT sites. I afterwards try to adjust saturation, contrast and alike but none of it helps:
It´s nok like in the promotial video where you drop a LUT on any footage, and BAM it looks amazing. My end goal would be a look that is warm, lush and colorful.
So my questions are:
Arent this example footage ready for LUTs?
Are my settings correct?
Am I generally doing anything wrong in my approach?
Are the promotial videos just ******** and requires deep experience with color correcting and grading, and therefore I would be better off with just shooting in auto settings?
Thanks alot for your thoughts
I would like to colorgrade my footage with LUT´s like the examples in this Phoenix package: Phoenix I am trying but simply cannot get my footage to look anywhere near the examples on the sites that sell´s LUTs, instead it looks horrible. And I would like to know why
This is my approach from start to finish:
1. I set my fps to 60, my shutter speed to 120, white balance to 5,6k check the EV value and put on the appropriate ND filter. In the following example, I put on a ND8 filter. The drone is shooting in D-log with contrast, saturation and sharpness to -3.
This is my result, and I think it looks as it color-wise should?:
2. When editing in premiere, I confirm that none of the blacks and whites are crushed, and I guess it looks OK, even though I´m not quite sure. Then I adjust the blacks and whites so that they kiss the 100 and 0 borders.
3. Now I would like to try out some of the free LUT´s that I´ve found, but as you can see it looks horrible, and does not look like it should like the examples on the LUT sites. I afterwards try to adjust saturation, contrast and alike but none of it helps:
It´s nok like in the promotial video where you drop a LUT on any footage, and BAM it looks amazing. My end goal would be a look that is warm, lush and colorful.
So my questions are:
Arent this example footage ready for LUTs?
Are my settings correct?
Am I generally doing anything wrong in my approach?
Are the promotial videos just ******** and requires deep experience with color correcting and grading, and therefore I would be better off with just shooting in auto settings?
Thanks alot for your thoughts
