Luts vs Look: The Difference in Premiere Pro?

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adobe, Cavus Media, color correction, color grade, Da Vinci, dynamic range, final cut, finish, how-to, jeff riegel, looks, luts, premiere, Resolve, tutorial, tuts, V-log, Yannick Theunissen

By Yannick Theunissen

There are different kinds of software to color-grade your footage, like Da Vinci, Final Cut and of course Premiere Pro, the one we use. With every software, it’s possible to use LUTs when color grading your footage. But what are they and how do they work? In this tutorial we will explain how you can give you footage the wanted look with a LUT.

Before you can use a LUT, you have to have footage. Preferably you want to film your shots as flat as possible, with a Log video. The Panasonic GH5 that we are using uses a V-log. Shooting in Log is primarily designed to maximize the dynamic range. This comes in handy when your shot has very bright and dark parts, this way you can prevent the under or over exposure of your image. But when shooting in a controlled environment like a studio, you don’t always have to use a Log, a neutral setting can be flat enough for shooting in the studio. We just find it easier to match all our clips to each other when filmed in Log.

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Premiere & Resolve Round Trip Workflow

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Cavus Media, color grade, grading, Ground Control, jeff riegel, premiere, Resolve, roundtrip, workflow

by Casey Faris, Ground Control

Here’s a quick tutorial on how Casey takes a finished project from Premiere into Resolve for grading then back into Premiere for final graphics and render! We hope it gives you a good overview of how we do things! I know it’s really short and fast, but hopefully it’ll give you a good overview of how I do things.

DaVinci Resolve 12 Tutorial : Crash Course in 12 Minutes

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Cavus Media, color, color grade, Color Grading Central, crash course, DaVinci Resolve, Denver Riddle, jeff riegel, tutorial

by Denver Riddle, Color Grading Central

You know that DaVinci Resolve 12 is a powerful amazing tool but you may need some help with getting started. In this tutorial I show you how to use DaVinci Resolve for color grading in this 12 minute crash course.

You can even follow along with footage that I have provided from my good buddy and cinematographer Chris McKechnie.

Download footage here:
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Editor Kits: 5 FREE Asset-Packed Final Cut Pro X Tutorials

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by PremiumBeat and Shutterstock

PremiumBeat has teamed up with Shutterstock to give you five FREE Final Cut Pro X tutorials, each loaded with free Shutterstock footage, free PremiumBeat music, and more!

Dive head first into Final Cut Pro, Apple’s professional video editing application. Each Final Cut Pro X Editor Kit includes a guided tutorial designed to teach you a pro editing technique, an FCP XML file for easy installation, plus free PremiumBeat music and Shutterstock footage to use commercially in your own projects.

All five tutorials show you how to create something amazing using Final Cut Pro’s built-in tools and effects. You can watch all the tutorials on PremiumBeat’s Final Cut Pro page. The five-part series includes:

Box Office Impact: How to Create an Action Trailer with a 3D Title

Extreme Action: Creating Speed Effects Using Optical Flow

Blockbuster Color: Creating Stylized Color Grades

Boom Goes the Dynamite: Creating Muzzle Flashes

Mix Master: Creating Realistic Rain and Weather Using Blending Modes

Free Color Grading Presets for Premiere Pro and After Effects

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after effects, Cavus Media, Clay Asbury, color grade, free, GLJ Media Group, jeff riegel, jeffvlog, Premiumbeats, templates

September 17, 2015

By Clay Asbury

Use Presets in Premiere Pro & After Effects to give your video editing and motion design projects unique color looks.

I use video editing presets often to quickly create stylized looks for color grading. They are a more affordable option than plugins for those on a budget.  There are several FREE preset collections available online that will work in Premiere Pro or After Effects (they work in one application or the other, not both). These Premiere Pro and After Effects presets are a combination of multiple effects that you can use as is or modify to create your own custom looks.

In this post I’ll share a few resources for free Premiere Pro presets and how to install them on your system.  Then we’ll tackle free AE presets, with installation instructions as well.

What Does a Colorist Really Do for Your Films?

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Cavus Media, color grade, colorist, grading, ICA, International Colorist Academy, jeff riegel, nofilmschool

September 5, 2014

by Joe Marine, nofilmschool

Colorists are often the last thing people think about on many lower-budget projects, but besides a good sound editor, they are what bring your video to the next level. A good colorist is capable of (within reason) making your footage match perfectly from shot to shot, and they are often a great second set of eyes to give you a new perspective on what your project is about and how it can look its best.

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The video above from the International Colorist Academy (which was started by Warren Eagles and Kevin Shaw) does a great job explaining what colorists actually do. Even if you choose to do your own color correction and grading, understanding the mindset that a colorist uses when approaching a project can help you produce better work with a more consistent vision throughout.