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Newbie Color Correcting...LUT file help

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11 Feb 2019 20:28 #98896 by dustindmccoy
I am somewhat new to video editing. I shoot all my footage with a black GoPro 5.

One of the most frustrating things I encounter is bad lighting...particularly indoor shots. I am playing with the settings on this actual camera as this could be the biggest help, but I want to reach out and see if there are any good resources to correct in post.

I would love to find LUT files (I'm lazy), but I'm not sure they exist for this.

Thanks for your help...feel free to point me to another thread if this has already been covered exhaustively.

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13 Feb 2019 17:44 #98919 by zzchu
I'm a big fan of Denver Riddle's tutorials. Give it a try:
www.colorgradingcentral.com/final-cut-pr...g-table-of-contents/

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13 Feb 2019 21:51 - 13 Feb 2019 22:01 #98922 by JoeEditor
LUTs are not made for, nor are they very good with "fixing" poorly shot video. Concentrate on learning the camera settings, and blocking shots so they look good. Color grading to fix things in post is always a desperate attempt and rarely looks as good as "well shot".

Now that I've stated the obvious, I'd recommend starting off with Ripple Training for learning good grading. Then move to Denver Riddle's stuff if you plan to use his plugins exclusively. I use his Cinema Grade for specific types of issues that it is good for. But the FCPX color wheels and board do 90% of the color work I need to do just fine.
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