Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For this livestream, I'll be grading a project using only 3 tools — and you'll get to pick two of them. Let's see how it goes!
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Grab my Voyager LUT Pack. 17 LUTs to provide beautiful looks for any type of project so you can grade faster, take every image further, and attract better and better jobs.
http://procolor.ist/voyager-lut-pack
Get my free Kodak 2383 film print LUT for DWG and ACES here:
http://procolor.ist/freelut
Check out my ebook, The Colorist's 10 Commandments:
http://procolor.ist/ebook
00:00 Introduction
05:51 Picking the tools
10:00 Starting the grade
11:00 Defining HDR ranges
18:55 RGB mixer usage
22:11 Explaining look decision for this piece using the selected tools
25:20 The issues with the HDR palette
30:25 Using the RGB mixer to balance a shot
32:22 HDR wheels and their relationship to stops
35:10 Grading the timeline
52:05 Do you find yourself adjusting saturation because of balance problems or do you usually balance it as a primary?
57:00 Do the HDR wheels preserve saturation when manipulating contrast?
58:35 Do you apply the same adjustment to the neighbors HDR wheels as a way to soften the adjustment to a specific range?
1:03:38 Conclusion
For this livestream, I'll be grading a project using only 3 tools — and you'll get to pick two of them. Let's see how it goes!
---
Grab my Voyager LUT Pack. 17 LUTs to provide beautiful looks for any type of project so you can grade faster, take every image further, and attract better and better jobs.
http://procolor.ist/voyager-lut-pack
Get my free Kodak 2383 film print LUT for DWG and ACES here:
http://procolor.ist/freelut
Check out my ebook, The Colorist's 10 Commandments:
http://procolor.ist/ebook
00:00 Introduction
05:51 Picking the tools
10:00 Starting the grade
11:00 Defining HDR ranges
18:55 RGB mixer usage
22:11 Explaining look decision for this piece using the selected tools
25:20 The issues with the HDR palette
30:25 Using the RGB mixer to balance a shot
32:22 HDR wheels and their relationship to stops
35:10 Grading the timeline
52:05 Do you find yourself adjusting saturation because of balance problems or do you usually balance it as a primary?
57:00 Do the HDR wheels preserve saturation when manipulating contrast?
58:35 Do you apply the same adjustment to the neighbors HDR wheels as a way to soften the adjustment to a specific range?
1:03:38 Conclusion
