Editorial Reviews
Product Description:This advanced, Apple-certified guide to video and film color correction picks up where APTS: Advanced Color Correction and Effects in Final Cut Pro leaves off. The book assumes a basic knowledge of the mechanics of color correction, and focuses on the field-tested techniques professional colorists use to obtain superb color grading and effects in film. Extremely practical, the book works step-by-step through real-world examples of the problems and challenges colorists face most frequently. Written by video professional Alexis Van Hurkman and updated for Final Cut Pro 5, this book provides comprehensive training in the real-world color correction and management skills editing pros use every day in the field the equivalent of a five-day course in one project-based book. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in some aspect of color correction, with hands-on projects for readers to complete as they go. Readers will learn how to maximize quality when color-correcting with Final Cut Pro, scene-to-scene color matching, correcting for broadcast specifications, changing color corrections midstream, day-for-night treatments, and more.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
Invaluable !, October 20, 2008
By
Michael Elmkjr Madsen (Denmark)
As a casual but pro user of FCP - this book has proven invaluable. Its very well written and packed with useful information. Its clearly written by a pro for pros. With a no nonsens attitude it delivers real life solutions thats applicable for commercial use, and there's some tips and tricks in here I haven't seen anywhere else. Of course, a colorist or more advanced user might find this book trivial, but for someone starting with colorgrading in FCP, its invaluable.
Great book, June 5, 2008
By
Ferdinand C. Van Os (Assen, NL)
This book is great. As director/video-editor, and wanted to know more about colorgrading, this book realy helpt me through in creative and technique-way. Your new to colorgrading? This is your book!
One of the best color correction books on the market!, May 16, 2007
By
William R. Carman (Washington, DC)
color correction is an art.
color correction is creative.
color correction is technical.
Perhaps THE best thing about this book is that it combines all of the above. As a working colorist this book has provided validation to techniques that I use and has taught me new techniques.
