Probably the best explanation for the X-Rite color. Your calibration with zebra at 50% is excellent. Thanks a lot. I use 2 camera and your other tutorial is also excellent.
I remember watching this video long time ago and I didn't understand, but now rewatching it again with a bit more experience everything makes sense! Thank you!
this video speaks the truth, the other youtubers who talk about color correction only touch the surface. This is in depth and the best video I've seen yet after seeing 20 others videos.
I have found this to be the most helpful video on RUclips for me. I saw it years ago and based off it I learned how properly set exposure and color. Thanks, Tom.
Well, that was the most in-depth yet concise explanation of how to make adjustments in Premiere with that color chart. Thank you. I don't know why X-Rite can't explain how to use the color chips. I am bookmarking this video - thanks!
Thank you Tom! I cannot adequately explain how much this video helps me. Doing video work is not my day job. Every few months I make fitness videos for my wife’s business. And I have struggled solving the problems that you explain in this video. Now I have the solutions! One million thank you‘s!!
THANKYOU. Everyone touches the chips !!! The whites are so delicate. I've seen assistant camera lay these things down in the dirt ! Not to mention they cost hundreds of dollars.
After yet another shoot where I swagger in and sling a camera around looking like I know what I’m doing then watching my footage, as usual, turn into out-of-date cottage cheese in the edit, it’s time to wise up on the fundamentals. What a great video Tom! Attending the University of RUclips means endlessly sifting through information from people often as clueless as me so once again, I’m back with Tom Antos as my Sherpa. I’ll be buying both of these cards and learning how to do it properly whilst revisiting this tutorial amd having a proper good word with myself in the process. The term ‘guiding light’ has never been so appropriate.
Hi Tom....I’ve just learned more in 15 minutes than the last two months! The fog has lifted from my understanding with some of the items in here. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!
This is an absolutely superb tutorial. As a newbie, this is one of the most succinct and usefully informative videos I've ever watched on setting the correct exposure for film work. A really big thank you from me.
I've been a big fan of yours for years and you are still proving why... Thanks for simplifying the process of getting proper exposure and colour both on location and further in post!
My hero! The most streamlined procedure ever described. There's no substitute for practice and experience, is there? Thank you for the time and effort that you put into these videos!
Dude! I bought the video passaport a long time but until today I never figured out how to use it correctly! And, principally, the reflection values of each exposure line on the card! Best video of all, very well explained! This video should be on X-Rite's page! Thank you very much for helping us all.
This is probably the more straightforward and precise video I've ever watch on the subject. I now understand what I couldn't figure out for a while now. Thanks!
I am about to go to a film school in July but I doubt they will explain these things in a such clear manner so I am gonna keep watching videos like this to make sure I stay on top of everything filmmaking and to beat my filmschool peers of course.
Wow thanks so much for this video. It gave me a much needed explanation of several points I didn’t understand. Seems so basic . It’s like learning the alphabet so you can read and write. Thank you so much Tom
Hi Tom, great video - love all your vids, and thank you for always sharing and for the insight and time you spend making these pictures and tutorials. As a couple others have mentioned, and I’m sure you already know, but since our fellow filmmakers watching will undoubtedly be buying these expensive but necessary little cards/charts (or their passport versions), we’ve gotta be careful not to touch the color chips by hand and keep them out of the sun, since any smudges or transfer of oil from the fingers or fading could result in their early demise, leading to a not quite spot-on color balance. A small scratch the size of a razor cut or slight scuff could throw them off. Also, less important here where we’re just going off the middle gray, but also important to ensure that black on the bottom (or any of the colors) have even lighting - no reflection or glare, especially when using the chart for color matching that palette in Resolve, etc. Again love the informative video and all your videos, you’re a big part of my choices and education, just want to make sure other fellow filmmakers & videographers or folks just starting out who are spending big $ buying these lil’ charts take good care of them so they last a long time. Thanks brother Edit: spelling error
Man, the best explanation about the color balance ever. Thank you so much, I waited so long to find a video that could explain exactly how to do what you just did on this video. I look forward to continue learning from you more and more. Have a wonderful weekend. Sincerely Jorge Tampa FL
I've been using X-Rite Video Passport Color Checker for the last year or so, and its awesome, as you shown in this video. My tip for you about shooting SLOG2 or 3 in a Sony camera, when it comes to exposing correcting is: Always expose your subject to 70 IRE beacause middle gray in SLOG lands in the 70 IRE valeu, and not in the usual 40 value. And by doing so, you'll get a +2, or +3 stops over warning in your camera and that's ok. Try out yourself and you'll see. Works like a charm when you bring thing to the edit room. Cheers! great video btw
Ummmmmm.... this was amazing..... Thorough and very easy to understand and follow along. Thank so much for taking the time to make it. Superb work! I have watched a few videos on Color correction and exposure and was not 100% clear what I needed to do in camera or post, but this clearly laid it all out. Very well done Sir!!!!
Tom! Thank you a thousand times over! This was the clearest explanation. No issue following everything whatsoever. Please continue doing tutorials, you just changed my filmmaking life!
Thank you very much for the lesson. I'm just starting to do video shooting and processing and it was very interesting and useful for me to find out. for me this knowledge is priceless.
Tom & Curtis you both really rock in your own fields with really crystal clear and approachable explanations and way of showcasing ! really huge thanks to both of you for that ( and I am a big fan of both ) ;-) LoRenZo from France ;-)
This is by far the best practical explanation of exposure and color I've ever seen! Thanks :) You should definitely post a video with a complete exposure and color correction walkthrough for vlog!
Thanks for, not only explaining, but also showing how to do it and what it should look like. Best "How to" video I've seen. Thanks Tom. Going to Subscribe.
I just bought one of the cheap color charts on Amazon but I haven't had a chance to use it yet. I had a feeling that somehow the gray area on the card was supposed to be used with zebras but I hadn't heard anyone talking about that. Thanks so much for your video! Usually once a month I film these little panel discussions with about 5 people and I use 3 Canon cameras and so far I can never get the colors to match between the 3 cameras. Next month I'm going to try using the chart to set my exposure, and make sure I get a shot of the chart recorded in each camera so when I go back and edit maybe I can make them match. Thanks again!
Terrific explanation! Would love to know if/how this method could be used in a outdoor setting, say, a wedding for example, where you do not have control over lighting and natural light is constantly changing?? Thanks!
Brilliant video! Well explained, thoroughly concise, far reaching tutorial on how to expose your shots. The colour grading section was the best I have seen on youtube too. Keep up the great work!
I watched like 5000 vídeos to learn this, n your video is the one, that's what I wanted for sooo long, thank you soooo muchhhhhhh.
But what does the fox say?
Very nicely done and explained. After 20 years of working in the industry, I've never seen such a clear, simple yet thorough explanation. Thank you!
Couldn't agree more!
Two years later I'm coming back to this video and still learning from it. Thanks Tom.
Probably the best explanation for the X-Rite color. Your calibration with zebra at 50% is excellent.
Thanks a lot.
I use 2 camera and your other tutorial is also excellent.
I remember watching this video long time ago and I didn't understand, but now rewatching it again with a bit more experience everything makes sense! Thank you!
exactly the same here
@@soothingmeditationsmusic Exactly the same here, squared
Power of 3 ! Such a great video, very well explained ... Thanks Tom brilliant my go to method now
very useful. thanks..i will watch it all over again and again
Wonderful explanation. Thanks.
This 3-year-old video is the best I've seen so far to perfect colors in video. Thank you!
this video speaks the truth, the other youtubers who talk about color correction only touch the surface. This is in depth and the best video I've seen yet after seeing 20 others videos.
Definitely the clearest, and most comprehensive explanation I've seen to date...! Nice work.
right, like set the zebra to 50, but actually the grey card is 40 ire so you need to dial it down, ....blindly; very precise , in deed
After many many weeks i saw a video that was worth my time. Thsnks for sharing.
I have found this to be the most helpful video on RUclips for me. I saw it years ago and based off it I learned how properly set exposure and color. Thanks, Tom.
Well, that was the most in-depth yet concise explanation of how to make adjustments in Premiere with that color chart. Thank you. I don't know why X-Rite can't explain how to use the color chips. I am bookmarking this video - thanks!
Thank you Tom! I cannot adequately explain how much this video helps me. Doing video work is not my day job. Every few months I make fitness videos for my wife’s business. And I have struggled solving the problems that you explain in this video. Now I have the solutions! One million thank you‘s!!
Loved this video. It blew my mind when I saw that rainbow of colours fit the boxes on the vectorscope. Thank you!
Hands down this was the best explanation video on this subject I have ever seen thank you very much Tom you have helped me out a lot with thus.
Most useful Video you've ever done. And I'm already a fan for some years !
Excellent. Thank You !
That was one of the best and understandable lessons I ever seen. Gonna use this way. Thank you!
Probably the best explanation of getting correct exposure and proper colors on RUclips.
Just remember to not touch the charts as you will "de-calibrate" the colors with dirt.
I just came to the chat to write this same thing but you beat me to it.
THANKYOU. Everyone touches the chips !!! The whites are so delicate. I've seen assistant camera lay these things down in the dirt ! Not to mention they cost hundreds of dollars.
This is the best colour grading tutorial I have ever seen. I learned more in 20 minutes here than the last year of research
best color grade video ive seen and ive seen alot. very simple and easy to follow great thanks
I had to come back and leave a comment. This video literally changed my career! Forever grateful thank you!
I always go to this channel to help me out. Very accessible.
I have been watching RUclips tutorials all day and far few explained these concepts as well- thank you so much!
BEST video on colors and exposure. Thanks!
After yet another shoot where I swagger in and sling a camera around looking like I know what I’m doing then watching my footage, as usual, turn into out-of-date cottage cheese in the edit, it’s time to wise up on the fundamentals. What a great video Tom!
Attending the University of RUclips means endlessly sifting through information from people often as clueless as me so once again, I’m back with Tom Antos as my Sherpa. I’ll be buying both of these cards and learning how to do it properly whilst revisiting this tutorial amd having a proper good word with myself in the process. The term ‘guiding light’ has never been so appropriate.
Best white balance video on the net! Brilliant
Hi Tom....I’ve just learned more in 15 minutes than the last two months! The fog has lifted from my understanding with some of the items in here. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!
Thank you Jonathan!
Very informative! I plan to show this video to some of the "newbie" filmmakers that I work with. Thank you.
This was very helpful, super interesting, and mind-blowing. Thank you for posting.
This is an absolutely superb tutorial. As a newbie, this is one of the most succinct and usefully informative videos I've ever watched on setting the correct exposure for film work. A really big thank you from me.
This is the type of important technical detail every shooter needs to understand and no one is teaching.
Excellent video. Crystal clear explanation, thanks!
great video, Tom. the procedure that should be done on every shot
I've been a big fan of yours for years and you are still proving why... Thanks for simplifying the process of getting proper exposure and colour both on location and further in post!
Bought the color checker. Helps in my photograpghy too.
My hero! The most streamlined procedure ever described. There's no substitute for practice and experience, is there? Thank you for the time and effort that you put into these videos!
Dude! I bought the video passaport a long time but until today I never figured out how to use it correctly! And, principally, the reflection values of each exposure line on the card! Best video of all, very well explained! This video should be on X-Rite's page! Thank you very much for helping us all.
Great job Tom, this is the best explanation on how to do this that I've seen in years of watching RUclips
Thanks Oliver!
Finally a description of how to use the color chips on the Color Checker. Nice job!
Great find. Wish I was taught this in school for my thesis project. Really clear and easy to follow. Appreciate the help.
This is probably the more straightforward and precise video I've ever watch on the subject. I now understand what I couldn't figure out for a while now. Thanks!
This has been the best exposure and colour setting videos on RUclips... THANK YOU!
as a di colorist i learn many things from you very very nice you are making me a pro
I love the grey card method. Quick and easy.
One of the best and most enlightening tutorials i have ever seen, so thank you very much Tom
Genius explanation. This is one of the most helpful video i seen in colour correction and white balance
Thanks mate 🙂🙂
Very helpful and straightforward explanation 👍
I am about to go to a film school in July but I doubt they will explain these things in a such clear manner so I am gonna keep watching videos like this to make sure I stay on top of everything filmmaking and to beat my filmschool peers of course.
Wow thanks so much for this video. It gave me a much needed explanation of several points I didn’t understand. Seems so basic . It’s like learning the alphabet so you can read and write. Thank you so much Tom
Hi Tom, great video - love all your vids, and thank you for always sharing and for the insight and time you spend making these pictures and tutorials. As a couple others have mentioned, and I’m sure you already know, but since our fellow filmmakers watching will undoubtedly be buying these expensive but necessary little cards/charts (or their passport versions), we’ve gotta be careful not to touch the color chips by hand and keep them out of the sun, since any smudges or transfer of oil from the fingers or fading could result in their early demise, leading to a not quite spot-on color balance. A small scratch the size of a razor cut or slight scuff could throw them off. Also, less important here where we’re just going off the middle gray, but also important to ensure that black on the bottom (or any of the colors) have even lighting - no reflection or glare, especially when using the chart for color matching that palette in Resolve, etc. Again love the informative video and all your videos, you’re a big part of my choices and education, just want to make sure other fellow filmmakers & videographers or folks just starting out who are spending big $ buying these lil’ charts take good care of them so they last a long time. Thanks brother
Edit: spelling error
wow you explained it the best on youtube and now i understand everything thank you
Man, the best explanation about the color balance ever. Thank you so much, I waited so long to find a video that could explain exactly how to do what you just did on this video. I look forward to continue learning from you more and more. Have a wonderful weekend. Sincerely Jorge Tampa FL
Great Video Tom! I always wonder how to use this color checker in Video editing and how to expose my camera! Thanks again!
I've been using X-Rite Video Passport Color Checker for the last year or so, and its awesome, as you shown in this video. My tip for you about shooting SLOG2 or 3 in a Sony camera, when it comes to exposing correcting is: Always expose your subject to 70 IRE beacause middle gray in SLOG lands in the 70 IRE valeu, and not in the usual 40 value. And by doing so, you'll get a +2, or +3 stops over warning in your camera and that's ok. Try out yourself and you'll see. Works like a charm when you bring thing to the edit room. Cheers! great video btw
Ummmmmm.... this was amazing..... Thorough and very easy to understand and follow along. Thank so much for taking the time to make it. Superb work! I have watched a few videos on Color correction and exposure and was not 100% clear what I needed to do in camera or post, but this clearly laid it all out. Very well done Sir!!!!
I never leave comments but this video ! Man oh man, was this a great and informative video
Tom! Thank you a thousand times over! This was the clearest explanation. No issue following everything whatsoever. Please continue doing tutorials, you just changed my filmmaking life!
Incredibly on-point video! Thank you, Tom! You are the very best. Greetings from Copenhagen, Denmark!
If you get the “OneShot” color card, there is a one-click option to color correct in DaVinci; it saves a lot time.
Great video!
Excellent video Tom and so well explained.
Thank you for always giving back to your subscribers.
Cheers, Pete
Thank you Pete! Appreciate your comment. It makes me want to do more videos like these.
Thank you, Tom!!! Excellent video as always.....
Best tutorial on this subject! Thanks for making this!
Classic Tom Antos explanation!
Thank you very much for the lesson. I'm just starting to do video shooting and processing and it was very interesting and useful for me to find out. for me this knowledge is priceless.
Wow thanks! This filled in all of the gaps in my color grading workflow. So awesome.
Great work Tom, very helpful!
Thanks you Curtis!
Love your videos by the way!!!
Tom & Curtis you both really rock in your own fields with really crystal clear and approachable explanations and way of showcasing ! really huge thanks to both of you for that ( and I am a big fan of both ) ;-) LoRenZo from France ;-)
This is by far the best practical explanation of exposure and color I've ever seen! Thanks :) You should definitely post a video with a complete exposure and color correction walkthrough for vlog!
Great tutorial!
What a seriously great video. Super simple explanation with on screen information to follow along with. Great work. Seriously, thank you.
The white bar is 90 ire, which makes it much simpler to set the exposure. No need to go looking for 40 ire
This was the EXACT video I need. You did a fantastic job showing how to correct color and exposure. Thanks a bunch man!
This video is absolutely brilliant
Thanks for, not only explaining, but also showing how to do it and what it should look like. Best "How to" video I've seen. Thanks Tom. Going to Subscribe.
I just bought one of the cheap color charts on Amazon but I haven't had a chance to use it yet. I had a feeling that somehow the gray area on the card was supposed to be used with zebras but I hadn't heard anyone talking about that. Thanks so much for your video! Usually once a month I film these little panel discussions with about 5 people and I use 3 Canon cameras and so far I can never get the colors to match between the 3 cameras. Next month I'm going to try using the chart to set my exposure, and make sure I get a shot of the chart recorded in each camera so when I go back and edit maybe I can make them match. Thanks again!
Excellent video. You made that very easy to understand. The passport is exactly what I've been looking for.
Excellent video Tom! One of the best videos discussing exposure that I’ve seen on RUclips. Thanks.
thanks very easy to understand the way you explain (Bruno, France)
Terrific explanation! Would love to know if/how this method could be used in a outdoor setting, say, a wedding for example, where you do not have control over lighting and natural light is constantly changing?? Thanks!
Tom, you make it look too easy. You're a very good instructor. A Production Professor!
Amazing video. Very clear and detailed in such a good way that you make the color correction process seem simple.
Thank you for making this very informative and well produced video. Great work.
I purchased the GH5s 4 days later and have been happy with it
This was excellent. I've had the X-Rite Passport for a while now but I think I should start using it :) This really helped a lot. Thanks!
this is the first time after many tutorials that i understand this concept!!! good video
This dude is a wizard, god bless
Very clear and really helpful. Thanks so much for taking the time to explain the process.
Thank you Tom. That was a great video that I’ve watched multiple times! Very informative especially for a novice such as myself
Tom you are an inspiration!
Thank you for that info i never under stood what's the grey card for. I should get one.
Brilliant video! Well explained, thoroughly concise, far reaching tutorial on how to expose your shots. The colour grading section was the best I have seen on youtube too. Keep up the great work!
Great information. I am new to film so I appreciate it.
Amazing video sir. Appreciate your efforts. Cheers !
Tom, you are the man.
such a helpful video, many thanks tom!!
Tom that was an awesome simple explanation. I am putting your advice to use on my current project. Thanks so much.
This is the best explanation for grey cards and color checker ive found! Thank you!!!
loved it. had been breaking my head on this for the last 2 days.!! Thank you so much
Great, Tom. Now I have a better idea of how to get the best results with the color checker. thanks!