Set Color Temperature

mdopp wrote on 10/28/2007, 11:04 AM
Is there a way (plugin) to set the color temperature of a scene in Vegas?
I know I can use the color corrector plugin to change the color. But using the color wheel is quite complicated and can easily result in an unwanted color cast.
In many photo applications you can instead directly modify the color temperature (in Kelvin). Perhaps something like this exists for Vegas as well?
Martin

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rs170a wrote on 10/28/2007, 2:36 PM
Much to everyone's dismay, there is no "one click" white balance.
Here are some suggestions culled from various posts on the subject.

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1. drop color corrector on event
2. On right wheel, click left eye dropper, then click/drag on white in preview
3. On middle wheel, click left eye dropper, click/drag on flesh or neutral color in preview
4. On left wheel, click left eye dropper, click/drag on black in preview
5, Make sure keyframes are at beginning of event (delete first one, move new one over to left.
If you have good light on event, you can use auto levels for quick fix (an FX)
You can use levels FX before you use CC also.
Ensure the sync cursor is set/clicked OFF.
You can often skip the middle wheel once you have black and white set. This is especially true if your image doesn't have fleshtones to select.
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Use the highlights eyedropped (negative sign / complementary) on a highlight that is supposed to be white. Click-drag the eyedropper over an area... this averages out noise.
Then do the midtones on something that is grey (supposed to be grey).
If the highlights look funky, drop on the secondary CC. Limit the range to highlights, and de-saturate.
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Mike