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Using the vectorscope

Using the vectorscope

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Using the vectorscope

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- Our next scope is the vectorscope. It's quite useful for judging where colors are supposed to be, and to look for colors that are too saturated. Let's go to our next shot here, and I'll change our scopes to show the vectorscope. You'll see two types. Now, when I turn these on, it's a matter of un-checking the ones we want, and checking the ones we want active. On the left is the vectorscope HLS, Hue, Lightness, and Saturation, or Luma. On the right, is the YUV. I find this one a bit more useful. Additionally, as you look at a shot, you may find it useful to adjust the brightness here, so that these stand out a bit. This'll help you understand what's happening with a particular shot. So, for example, this scene is quite colorful. And, as we take look around the targets here, I see red, magenta, cyan, green, and yellow. Well, these in fact line up with the color bars. So, if we make a new item here, and add some color bars, you can actually see these. There we go. And let's just drop…

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