
COLOR CORRECTION
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Stacking Effects (and Rules to Live by!)
I’ve made the point already that these color correction processes do not happen
in isolation. You will adjust parameters in many areas to achieve the overall effect
and look you are after.
Below are a few basic rules to follow:
(i) Do an initial correction of the high, mids and lows—set the white levels at
100%, the black levels at zero, and use the mids to set the contrast of the
image. I would use the Color Board, Color Wheels, or Color Curves for this.
(ii) Use the Hue/Saturation Curves for work that requires you to specifi cally and
accurately change colors within a scene. ...