Remote color correction
by Paul MacDougall
on
Oct 7, 2008 at 2:49:36 pm
We're trying to set up a project to color correct an edit remotely, and we have very limited bandwidth onsite, I was wondering if exporting the project (currently in DVCProHD) to OfflineRT, and FTPing it to the colorist would would work, we would then have him return just the project file and re-link to the DVCProHD files. Would this work? If Offline RT a codec with enough color depth/accuracy to color correct with?
Re: Remote color correction by walter biscardi on Oct 7, 2008 at 3:05:31 pm
I would advise against this workflow. Purchase a harddrive and transfer the project to that, send that to the Colorist. That's how we work here with remote clients. You always want to grade the actual footage, not proxy footage.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.
Re: Remote color correction by Paul MacDougall on Oct 7, 2008 at 3:10:24 pm
Unfortunately, that's not an option, given the time difference and location difference there is almost no way (shy of having someone get a charter flight with the drive) to get a drive back to the colorist
Re: Remote color correction by Russell Lasson on Oct 7, 2008 at 3:39:38 pm
You might be able to get something to work like you're talking about, but the accuracy of the color correction will be very low. When you compress the files, you through out so much color information, it would be hard to work with. About the only thing the colorist would really be able to do is tinting of a scene. Meaning, I'm going to make the scene more blue or warmer than it originally was.
I think the bigger problem is that you're limiting yourself to something like the 3-way color corrector in FCP. I think you'd be better off with finding a way to get a local colorist, maybe even have him on set working.
-Russ
Russell Lasson
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Universal Post
Salt Lake City, UT
