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Using RGB Parade and RGB Overlay waveforms to judge color balance

Using RGB Parade and RGB Overlay waveforms to judge color balance

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Using RGB Parade and RGB Overlay waveforms to judge color balance

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- So in the previous movie, we took a look at the vectorscope and it's a great tool for evaluating overall hues that are present in a shot and the intensity of those hues or saturation. But one thing the vectorscope can't tell you is where in the tonal range things are happening. For example, on this shot that we looked at, we kind of verified by looking at the vectorscope that there was a strong blue color cast. But is that color cast happening in the highlights? Is it happening in the midtones or in the shadows? Or all three? We can't really tell that information by looking at the vectorscope. To do that, we need to switch over to another scope called the RGB Parade. I'm gonna click on this little pull-down menu right here and choose Parade. And just because I've done a previous correction on this shot, I'm gonna come up to the Color menu and reset all grades and nodes just so I get back to the original shot. Well the shot, of course, is still blue, but what are we looking at here…

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