Color 1.5:
Color 101: An Introduction to Color Correcting and Grading in Final Cut Studio
Our Apple Color training provides you with the right training solutions to help you learn Apple Color for Final Cut Studio Pro. Check our schedule for class dates and prices for Color training in Dallas, Texas or call us for private training at your site.
This hands-on course will familiarize students with Apple’s masterful new color grading and finishing software. Start with the basics of color balancing and correction, and move on to the fine points of secondary grading, including scene matching, using vignettes to isolate and track regions, creating advanced color effects and "looks," skin tone adjustments, adjusting the composition and framing of a shot, and much more.
Included with the class is the Color test (a $150 value) for Apple certification. You can take the test on one of our scheduled testing days, or schedule with the instructor if you can't make the scheduled testing day.
Topics covered in this two-day class are:
Understanding the Color Application
- Overview of the Color interface
- Sending a Final Cut Pro project to Color
- Using and Understanding Rooms
- Program and Project Settings
Basic Grading (Corrections)
- Using the Primary In room
- Understanding the Waveform and Vector scopes
- Evaluating Clip Color and Exposure
- Using Color balance controls
- Using Curves to modify contrast
Basic Secondary Grading
- Understanding a Secondary Grade
- Three types of Secondary Grades
- Correcting Specific Colors using a Hue, Saturation, and Luminance selection
- Performing vignette-based Corrections
- Using Curves to Select and Modify Specific Colors
Advanced Secondary Grading
- Using multiple secondary corrections
- Combining a color key and vignette
- Combining several Secondary Corrections
- Creating Custom Mask Shapes
Grade Management
- Managing grades on a single shot
- Adding and deleting grades
- Setting the beauty grade
- Saving corrections and grades
- Moving grades from clip to clip
- Grouping shots
- Working with multiple grades
Color Effects
- Using the color effects room
- Using Pre-built Effects
- Building color effects
- Saving and reapplying effects as presets
Common Color Looks
- Black Hawk Down look
- CSI Miami look
- Schinfler's List look
- Saturated sunrise look
- Skin diffusion and beauty tricks
Keyframing Effects
- Understaning Keyframes in Color
- Adding and Manipulating keyframes
- Keyframing color effects
- Navigating to keyframes
- Deleting keyframes
- Animating User shapes
Tracking Areas for Correction
- Using the Geometry room
- Tracking objects
- Applying tracking data to corrections
- Manual tracking
Primary Out and Rendering
- Understanding how Color Renders Corrections
- Adding Clips to the Render Queue
- Managing which Grade is rendered
- Exporting the finished Project to Final Cut Pro
prerequisites:
- Basic knowledge of the Mac OS
Knowledge of color correction terminology is helpful
Basic knowledge of Final Cut Pro 7 is required.
class outline:
related classes:
apple certification:
- The Apple Training & Certification programs are designed to keep you at the forefront of Apple's digital media technology. Certification creates a benchmark to assess your proficiency in a specific Apple Pro application. By taking and passing an exam, you earn Apple Certified Pro status, which allows you to distinguish yourself to colleagues, employers, and prospective clients as a skilled user of the chosen application. Certification gives you a competitive edge in today's ever-changing job market.
- You can take the Color certification test here at our facility. The test is included with the price of the class.
- Study guide for Color.
what students say:
- Tony did a great job. I've taken classes from him before and I will take more in the future.
- Very well put together. I came away with a very good working knowledge of the program.
