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Published inMar 2024
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Bruce G. Macbryde
Bruce G. Macbryde
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Bruce G. Macbryde

Bruce G. Macbryde, a Final Cut Pro trainer with 20+ years of experience, spanning from the original release in 1999 to the latest version. He served as a sales manager for Australian Authorized Apple distributors (1998-2004) and later as a training manager for Apple-developed software through 2009. He established Wedding Media Productions in 2004, a wedding video business in Sydney, Australia. Bruce is a YouTube creator for the VideoTutors channel, with 500+ video tutorials. He began teaching marketing at NSW TAFE in the early 1980s, specializing in technology and business software such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Pagemaker, and Photoshop during a 7-year stint in New Zealand.
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Color correction and grading

Color correction forms the basis for color grading. Color correction aims to produce realistic colors, as close as possible to how they look in real life. Color grading is when the editor creates a color styling with a look and feel that represents the theme of the video.

Adjusting temperature, tint, and hue

Temperature, tint, and hue are three terms used in video editing to describe different aspects of color correction and grading:

  • Temperature refers to the color temperature and is measured in Kelvin (K). A lower color temperature, such as 2,800K, will give an image a warmer, yellow-orange tone, while a higher color temperature, such as 6,500K, will give a cooler, blue tone. Adjusting the temperature of an image can be used to create a specific mood or correct unwanted color casts caused by lighting or camera settings.
  • Tint refers to the balance between the green and magenta hues in an image. A green tint is caused by an excess of green...
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Published in: Mar 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781804614921

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Bruce G. Macbryde

Bruce G. Macbryde, a Final Cut Pro trainer with 20+ years of experience, spanning from the original release in 1999 to the latest version. He served as a sales manager for Australian Authorized Apple distributors (1998-2004) and later as a training manager for Apple-developed software through 2009. He established Wedding Media Productions in 2004, a wedding video business in Sydney, Australia. Bruce is a YouTube creator for the VideoTutors channel, with 500+ video tutorials. He began teaching marketing at NSW TAFE in the early 1980s, specializing in technology and business software such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Pagemaker, and Photoshop during a 7-year stint in New Zealand.
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