Dear Malcolm
Like all things it may seem complicated is actually very easy. As Nick said C1 is the route to go. (I am assuming here you are shooting in RAW?) Using the eyedropper will give you neutrality very quickly. You can then easily adjust that setting by using the sliders until you get what you want. You can reset the settings in one click at any time and try again. I have found that C1 will work with any neutral area in a picture at almost any density. White snow, white walls, white shirt will all be usable. I have just adjusted a night scene with street lights, pub windows, neon signs and car headlights just by eyedropping on a grey wall. Another shot of a grand house painted in white and grey required just a quick eyedropper click on any of the grey areas to achieve colour accuracy far beyond anything I could have got with film.
Bob Croxford
On 21 Jul 2004, at 23:52, Malcolm Jeffs wrote:
Thanks Nick,
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I've looked at all the info links and C1 does look good. However, it is the process of getting the correct colour balance and tonality in the first image that is of interest to me at the moment and regardless of whether I use CS RAW converter or C1, the question of how best to achieve this process remains the same: Assuming that the first frame is of an appropriate colour target, what are the logical steps required in terms of white balance, exposure, shadow detail and RGB Hue & saturation? I'm looking for more control than simply eye-dropping on a grey card to get neutrality.
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Thanks again for the info, once I get my head round this process, I�will be�better abled to�evaluate the pros & cons of C1 versus CS RAW.
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Regards,
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Malcolm
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