Get Perfect Color and Skin Tones With This Chart!

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This little color chart can save your shot! Getting correct skin tones and white balance is a breeze if you know how to use this Color Checker card in post. X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Video on Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/eWP5H
In today’s video I show you how I use the X-Rite ColorChecker Passport chart to correct the color in my videos. I use this tiny chart every time I film and I can’t overstate how invaluable this chart has been for me. Makes color correction and grading a breeze when I sit down to edit my videos.
X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Video
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@dslrvideoshooter 5 жыл бұрын

I shared how I use color charts, but would love to hear your tips as well! Always something to learn when it comes to color! Also, some are saying this chart costs too much. To that I would say yeah its not cheap, but making tiny chips that are super accurate and have true blacks isn't easy to develop! Not to mention using this chart when you mess up will pay for itself very VERY quickly!

@ImageMaven 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I use one for photography and it's worth every penny due to the accuracy.

@dweston67 5 жыл бұрын

This is a great video!

@ammsx1 5 жыл бұрын

I use mine in combination with 3D LUT creator to match cameras. I fix one shot almost the same way you did and then bring it to 3D LUT Creator to together with the a clip of the other camera I want to match. Copy the changes from the fix chart and match the second camera to it and make a LUT out of that just in case. I also use it when I film weddings with photographers I like. I ask them to take a picture of the chart and do whatever edits they do to their image and I take that picture to make a LUT to make my film match their pictures as much as I can.

@slinnky 5 жыл бұрын

What focus chart do you use instead?

@ernolaunis 5 жыл бұрын

@@ammsx1 Yes, 3D Lut Creator. Then the matching example between Canon and Panasonic comes easy and fast. I happy that you made this video Caleb! I got also the Atomos Ninja V so its fun to spot the color as good as possible on the set already!

@PotatoJet 5 жыл бұрын

Dang! I just bought a full size color checker! Now I wish I got the pocket version you have.

@VeganLinked 3 жыл бұрын

Same here, but the big one was ideal today because I normally don't shoot so tight.

@sukhithalakwan 3 жыл бұрын

Yap

@yzmike 2 жыл бұрын

🥲

@falcofurious 2 жыл бұрын

@@VeganLinked doesn’t need to take up much space. It technically only needs a few pixels per color

@zobotrombie 3 жыл бұрын

I’m colour blind and this video legitimately made me more confident to try colour correction. Thank you!

@akosstelzer8145 Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same.

@krashenninnikov 2 ай бұрын

Я тоже

@krashenninnikov 2 ай бұрын

I m too color blind

@malo_840 5 жыл бұрын

I've watched so many color correcting videos and they all seem so complicated until i saw this one. you make it look easy Caleb, thank you so so much for this info.

@dslrvideoshooter 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words Malo!!! Really does mean a lot to hear that from you!

@patrickgallagher6078 5 жыл бұрын

I agree - this was a huge help! Thanks for the tutorial.

@ernolaunis 5 жыл бұрын

@@dslrvideoshooter Caleb, thank you Sir for you're work. Its been great journey to follow you. Since 2012 or something. 7 years in KZfaq time is like decades in some other business.

@matthiasvonweymarn3694 4 жыл бұрын

Same :) really 👍

@neiloler 5 жыл бұрын

I'd love to have that full color grading tutorial! Seeing how you go from raw footage to finished product would be awesome.

@dslrvideoshooter 5 жыл бұрын

I'll get to work on that!

@AmitTiwari 5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@NealeStokes 5 жыл бұрын

@@dslrvideoshooter agreed, a paid cc/grading guide would be great as well.

@mattural20 5 жыл бұрын

Your videos are great. Would love to see more about grading and those grading tools-specifically fcpx. Thanks so much!

@stevezantos7812 5 жыл бұрын

@@dslrvideoshooter I use FCPX and just watching your video was very helpful. Thanks for working on more videos focused on FCPX and the fundamentals of color grading. can't wait! :-)

@Adorama 5 жыл бұрын

Great job Caleb! Very detailed. 👍👍👍

@whatisjoedoing 4 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! This is the best color correcting video i’ve ever watched. and just happens i use FCPX and Color Finale. thanks mate.

@AaronFrankel-j 5 жыл бұрын

I've been going through different vids for months and this is the first that felt like it nailed it. Best demonstration and simple color correction video. Love my color passport. Thanks!

@MitchPhillips 5 жыл бұрын

Dude! This has been one of the single biggest helps when color correcting I've ever seen. Thanks so much!

@Samtagri 5 жыл бұрын

Now that’s a video tutorial! Really glad you stopped before going too deep into grading. This is the perfect nugget of information to check back with if needed.

@JAK_EDITS. 3 жыл бұрын

Dude. Your videos are so goddamn helpful, you explain things at a great pace, with easy to understand language and all your videos are amazingly color corrected with warm, rich audio, I've learned a ton from this channel.

@jordanjk 5 жыл бұрын

Noone have ever described it to me as good as you did in this video! Great job!!! Thank you! :)

@DaddyDaughterMovieNight 5 жыл бұрын

Of the 100 videos I've watched on this, you're the only one who mentioned to adjust the exposure first, and why. Thank you. I needed that knowledge.

@deanpettitt121 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being one of the few to still do FCPX content, would love more!

@schuey323 5 жыл бұрын

More of this! This is such a basic tool that I’ve always shied away from because I’ve never known quite how to use it! Thank you so much!!!

@NathanDove 5 жыл бұрын

Seriously Caleb, this is one of the best color correcting videos that I've seen. If you put together a whole course on color, I would buy it in a heartbeat. Thanks for the info!!

@justinwilliams2919 5 жыл бұрын

I use the ColorChecker Passport and love how useful it is for perfectly exposed brown skin tones. I wish I saw this video first when trying to figure out how to properly use it. You explain this so well. Thank you!

@ronkesecker4178 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, more videos on color correction/tools would be of interest! BTW: thanks for your work... I love watching your videos-so helpful!

@tjbaysinger8504 5 жыл бұрын

Love these types of videos! Super useful. I'd like to see more tutorials on using vector-scopes and waveforms in FCPX.

@EnforcerMan 4 жыл бұрын

Dude! This by far is the best color correction video I have ever seen. Finally things make sense and I don’t need to eyeball the corrections ... thank you

@DiscoverRajivVlogs 4 жыл бұрын

This is world's best video about color correction. Good job Keleb.

@kenny1463 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant tutorial Caleb. The techniques here are so helpful. Been grading for a long time and still found this very useful. Thanks for this.

@jikae10 5 жыл бұрын

That was incredibly helpful. I knew I always wanted one and didn't know how to use it, but when I do pick one up, I now at least have a starting point. Thanks!

@ShadeZahrai 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kaleb! This saved us having to re-record a youtube video!

@apaarjain 5 жыл бұрын

You have been my favorite from the day one. Thanks a lot. This video is like a confidence booster for someone afraid of color correcting the footage.

@VistarCreative 4 жыл бұрын

By far my favorite channel to learn from and yes, that includes Peter. Thanks for this. Just bought one and can't wait to try it out!

@ChrisMorgan2014 5 жыл бұрын

That was a fantastic, informative video. Thanks for taking the time to put it together. I'm already looking forward to using the ColorChecker and your techniques to improve my future videos. Thanks again!

@christynunns7019 5 жыл бұрын

This is possibly the single best introduction to colour correction on KZfaq. Although the focus was on the passport, it's nice to see such a concise overview of the main colour tools (i.e. curves etc). 100% more content like this Caleb! (Also I wish I could like this twice for not going down the common route of "Yo WHAT'S UP KZfaq, smash that like button if you want to see some CINEMATIC colour grading, hollywood doesn't want you to know!" - *proceeds to make everything ugly teal and orange*)

@BasicFilmmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Super informative and well explained as always. Love the X-Rtie.....except, now I feel the need go check my colors - again (a good thing). :)

@FlomFilmsOfficial 5 жыл бұрын

I've been wanting to see this tutorial for ages and done well! this was perfect, thanks much!

@FerMuBe 4 жыл бұрын

I've had a color chart for ages, never knew how to use it. Thank you!

@mileswilson6204 5 жыл бұрын

Just used a similar method in Resolve to correct some footage I'd shot with a colour chart.. The change in colour quality was FANTASTIC. I never had the curiosity to take on the correction until now. Thanks Caleb!

@geraldundone 5 жыл бұрын

Terrific video, Caleb! I think people are going to find this very useful. Very clear and practical. Loved it! 😃👍💜

@MANaboutTOOLS 5 жыл бұрын

I second that!

@TheSlipperySlope 5 жыл бұрын

Let‘s get unpiked

@077nme 5 жыл бұрын

Caleb and Gerald, 2 of the best filmaking bloggers around !!!

@Diajinn 4 жыл бұрын

Duh duh duh duh duh duh.... bom bom bom he's crazy!

@TimesWithJames Жыл бұрын

He's CRAZY.

@GuillaumeBay 5 жыл бұрын

This is so far the best video on color correction I've seen, thanks so much !

@matt18274 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! I had seen this recommended by others but didn't have a good grasp on how I would use it in post - especially without some additional software. Now it's clear to me just how valuable this can be and how to make all the corrections easily within FCP. THANK YOU!

@JeffAlaniStanfill 5 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! This is one of the best color correction tutorials I've ever seen. I use Final Cut and had no idea it could do all of the things you've shown us. Thank you so much!!

@lancerieVIP 4 жыл бұрын

your video tutorials are crazy, ur explaination super straight to to point, so straight ive never knew how straight was spelt, you've got no idea how much im learning from ur video being a completely newbie! Thank you very much! Support from Malaysia!!

@fabien5779 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best tutorial to explain how to use the color passport. Your channel is really informative and your videos are very well made, great job.

@Richardsondx 4 жыл бұрын

I watched a bunch of colorgrading videos and hand down you explained the full process the best. This video was very useful!

@miniluv1984 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve watched a lot of color correction videos and this one is the best. Thank you!

@jncolligan1 2 ай бұрын

Following you for ages. Can’t believe I never saw this! So crisp! Never seen the RGB surgery so well explained!

@dazthephot 5 жыл бұрын

Every now and again a youtube tutorial directly fits how you work and what can help. This is one of those so i thank you and i will be using this as a constant reference. I currently shoot my video projects with two different manufacturer cameras (sony and JVC and even with a white card and preset white balance the colours are different. I contemplated buying a colour passport but wasnt sure how it would be able directly help with my colour control, now i do. The bonus was that i'm an FCPX user too!

@RobertWedderburn 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! This video was very helpful to me!!

@by.purefilms 4 жыл бұрын

Well this is how you do a tutorial. Very appreciated Caleb! I really like the style of your vids. Calm and not excessive! cheers mate

@LeoMakes 4 жыл бұрын

I have struggled with basic color grading for years and so I bought a color checker passport video and watched this video over and over again (maybe 5-10 times over the last week). It didn't happen all at once, but little by little, I began to really understand what I'm doing. I'm far from being a professional at color grading but at least I have some semblance of control over the color in my own videos! Thank you--this tutorial has been tremendously helpful.

@woo.cash. 4 жыл бұрын

I have seen a lot of color correction video and it is one of the most informative and definitely the easiest to understand one. Keep the great work!

@uk2go 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video. You have improved my color correction stage. Even without a chart I have managed to get better colors using masks on blacks, whites and skintones. I had known the trick before I watched the video but the adjustments you made on the forms just leveled me up. Sony user

@LukasInTaiwan 2 жыл бұрын

Dude! Just got this checker after a friend recommended it to me and had no idea how to use it. This explained not only how to use the tool but also color correction in general! Can not thank you enough! New subscriber here!

@JVOriginal 2 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way. I'm about to order mine today!!! Mind Blown!!!!

@Bedwyr1001 5 жыл бұрын

best color chart/correction vid on the Tube...and I've watched a bunch! Thanks Caleb!

@LiliaTarawa 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Caleb! I was on my way to the video shop and watched this video and bought the X-rite Pantone colour checker passport immediately. You’re so Helpful. Thanks 😊 I

@WaleedAlfudhaili 5 жыл бұрын

Among other color correction tutorials in youtube, this is far proficiency presented with detailed process. Thanks!

@AmitTiwari 5 жыл бұрын

Great information. I was reading about this yesterday actually.

@dslrvideoshooter 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Amit!

@dwaltmedia 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, this was the most insightful and USEFUL and detailed video on color I've ever seen. Jeez man....rock star. I kind of want to venmo you some $$ to say thanks for this....seriously...I'm so much more confident now even though I've been doing to for a few years...that little bit of informational knowledge that increases "feel" to actual objective techniques is so beautiful in this industry.

@gravityflyer 3 жыл бұрын

Hands down, this vid is the best I’ve seen on how to use scopes and color chart for a precise grade. Thank you! I would love to see a follow-up vid on how to correct with scopes but *without* a color chart for those of us who do more travel films! 🙏

@neurojitsu 4 жыл бұрын

The best and simplist colour correction video I've seen. By a HUGE margin.

@CasablancaDriver 5 жыл бұрын

I simply won't work without mine (got a passeport and classic version). Huge help in post. Worth every penny on the long run.

@Filmspirevideo 5 жыл бұрын

This video was seriously awesome! I know it wasn't meant to have been a color grading video but I found this to be extremely helpful regarding how to color grade properly.

@COMVproductions 4 жыл бұрын

Great demonstration. If it is helpful to anyone, we put our Color Checker on our slate so every shot every day has a color reference just in case. Over the past few years we have used it for color balance only a few times, but it was a life saver when it was needed. More than color we use the chart in every shot for getting proper exposure on set (S-log hates being underexposed). Next we use the chart in every interview shot for getting focus on the eyes. After doing interview shots over the past 8 years we have come to realize eye's on the monitor often look out of focus when in focus, and are actually out of focus when they look in focus.

@jeffostroff 5 жыл бұрын

Good learning experience for me, thanks! Lots of new concepts but showing how these colors need to be corrected with the Vector scope helps out.

@dslrvideoshooter 5 жыл бұрын

Happy to have been of service Jeff!

@iagorecinos1119 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool video Caleb! Good work. I have one of those charts but don't use it as much as I should, because I didn't see the results I was expecting. You just showed me a couple of ways to use the chart to get those results!! 👍

@itsafireball 5 жыл бұрын

This has to be one of the best color correction tutorials I've seen in a long time. Thanks Caleb!

@dslrvideoshooter 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Anthony!

@amrmabrouk3794 5 жыл бұрын

A full tutorial on vector scopes/waveforms and color correction in general would be awesome!

@TTSpirit 5 жыл бұрын

Caleb, this was really excellent. Best color grading instruction I have seen. Very much like the calm and professional style of your Videos. Best regards from North Germany you have fans in Ostfriesland :-) !

@kamilkp 5 жыл бұрын

I also love this tool. Especially if you are dealing with mixed sources of light. It’s ot cheap but it’s acurrate and get’s the job done. Well explained Caleb!

@JeremyToh 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I found this to be an absolutely wonderful tutorial. Totally loved it! 😍😍😍 Can’t wait to get back to my laptop.

@StaplesMedia 5 жыл бұрын

you're a god Caleb, wanted to understand the work flow for corrections with this tool and you delivered it!

@chrisbeemedia4038 3 жыл бұрын

I bought this same color chart a few months back but had never used it until this last week. I have limited experience with editing and Color adjustments but, Wow, did this tool make things easy for me and must say I was pretty proud of my results. Trust your tools, scopes and waveforms even more than your screen, I would say. If you get it right with the tools, it is going to look good on any display, I believe. You make things very easy to understand, Thanks !

@juanquintero5798 4 жыл бұрын

Caleb, this video is awesome. First time I see something as complicated as color correcting explained so easily thank you sir! just suscribed to your channel. Really glad I found it!

@Andreas_Reuter 5 жыл бұрын

Mind blowing! Just in case you’re unaware Caleb: With this video you are re-doing and outsmarting one of the main lessons of the MZED course of managing colour. The difference for me is: Your approach is not Resolve dependent, hands-down and for free. The whole MZED course is about 200 bucks. Thanks for an amazing added value! I really enjoy your recent videos very much. Looking forward to many more 👍💯 Cheers from Germany.

@seanopenshaw 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video! Very helpful and I appreciate you taking the time to do it!

@stevecooksley 5 жыл бұрын

It's a great little chart - I got one a couple of months ago and has really helped me (when I remember to use it!)

@filipem.3845 5 жыл бұрын

I always learn something new here! Thanks for the amazing 13min class. Much appreciated! Cheers!

@entredeuxbouchees 5 жыл бұрын

Thank, I think it's one of the most clear explanation of the process using one of those.

@YourStoryStudios 5 жыл бұрын

Picked up one of these and have been using it on recent shoots. Thanks for the video!

@eddu4361 4 жыл бұрын

Bought one myself. Also helps a ton when using different brands of cameras requiring the cumbersome process of shot matching

@2013bpeterson 10 ай бұрын

The best color card tutorial out there. Thanks!

@SteveDeWaelephotography 5 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best correction videos i have seen , graet job

@nolannatashaTV 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. that is so helpful! Your channel is a gold mine.

@locaalicia_jp 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know how to shoot a color chart. Thank you for teaching me to tilt up, down, left and right in front of the subject. from Japan

@ElricX 5 жыл бұрын

And once again I've learned something from you.... Thank you! I'd definitely like you to do a video on scopes!

@mishaomelchuk8045 4 жыл бұрын

very useful video Caleb! Thanks for breaking down workflow with colour checker.

@samholder 5 жыл бұрын

Spectacular.... great great tutorial. I've seen a dozen of these tutorials on the color checker/scopes, but nothing as clear and straightforward as this. Thanks Caleb!

@dslrvideoshooter 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Samuel!!!

@ryansay 5 жыл бұрын

This video was so helpful. I have the x-rite and this cleared up so many questions I had. Thanks!

@JVOriginal 2 жыл бұрын

This video was amazing. The details on how to use the scopes and color card was soooooooo helpful! Game Changer in my color-grading process.

@JT1993GG 5 жыл бұрын

At last, a good detailed tutorial for us plebs. Thank you

@dslrvideoshooter 5 жыл бұрын

Ha! Thank you for watching!

@CountSorinsRealm 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Caleb, I love my color checkers, have saved me many a times! Also really digging the subtle jokes here and there plus good to know I'm not the only pale dude who redefines skin tones as pinky red.

@dslrvideoshooter 5 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thanks! Very jealous of the olive skinned amongst us!

@pixelpearlproduction538 4 жыл бұрын

You’re the bestest best best... wish you had a film making course... your style of teaching is what makes me want to watch your videos and helps me learn more easily and efficiently...

@TalkTubeJeff 5 жыл бұрын

I picked up one of these based on your suggestion in an earlier video. IT IS WORTH EVERY CENT! I used it on my first shoot with my BMPCC 4K and it make color grading a breeze in DaVinci Resolve. Also thanks for the BMPCC 4K course. It was the best $80 I ever spent. It saved my hide on my first shoot. I encountered some problems that I would not otherwise have known how to solve if I hadn't taken your course. Can't wait for the Blackmagic RAW update.

@TheStephaniear85 3 жыл бұрын

I’m over here screaming wow!!! I am a filmmaker and Director and I also edit my short films and this video is everything!

@MattBeardsley 5 жыл бұрын

wow, very cool. I've never used a color chart for manual corrections like this. Super helpful. Thanks!

@FarrellMcGovern 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that tutorial! I've had video that I couldn't use before since I didn't have the right tools to make the colour match...but this little colour wallet looks like a great tool!

@carl_joyce 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been struggling with colour for the past few years. I watched this and decided to order the colour checker and move over to resolve at the same time. I have to thank you for putting me in the right direction, my colours are completely spot on now! You’ve helped make a huge improvement to my videos, thanks a lot man!

@RoselynKerrCaptures 2 жыл бұрын

Did you like it?

@carl_joyce 2 жыл бұрын

@@RoselynKerrCaptures I love it!!

@StefanoilFalegname 5 жыл бұрын

thank you, Caleb!

@b-awake-media 5 жыл бұрын

holy moly this is awesome! didn't know you could correct it so easy.. have been editing some testimonial interviews today, wish I had done this method to match the 2 camera angles. But next time! thnx Caleb!

@mhuff29 4 жыл бұрын

I had just purchased a color chart and was like okay now what...thank you thank you for this tutorial!

@Vernonchan 3 жыл бұрын

Incredibly useful video. Thanks Caleb!

@martinvu8533 3 жыл бұрын

best production content on youtube. thank you!

@BurtBlackarach 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great video thank you so much really helpful.

@marcofranco2009 4 жыл бұрын

Now this is an awesome color correction video!

@ExecutionerO 5 жыл бұрын

Love it. My color correction has been all over the place a few times. This definitely was a great help and loved the breakdown. Would definitely love a tutorial of histograms and whatnot.