Color
Color correction for video projects of any kind
Camera & Shot matching
Archival & Stock footage
4K & HDR grading
Support for RAW, Log, Rec.709, other formats
Remote live sessions
Workflow Consultation
Best practices for setting up Premiere or another NLE
Setting a up a new project for a smooth online editing & delivery process.
Online
Relink to original camera material
Stock footage
Titles and Graphics
Color prep and media organization
Proxies & Dailies
Proxies with color
Log proxies with LUT file
Dailies
Cloud or drive delivery (schedule & location dependent)
FAQs
What does an Online Editor do?
The "online edit" is the process of taking the editor’s work and preparing it for color correction & grading and professional grade output. After an editor finishes their story, shot selection & timing, reframing, etc in the program of their choice, their timeline will need to be cleaned up, with the used assets streamlined and reorganized to match the editor’s cut in a proper color correction program. This is a critical point in the process for catching and resolving any mistakes made on set or earlier in the post production process, as well as finalizing any VFX or GFX elements.
Why do we need a color pass?
Although it is possible to create great images in-camera, colorists have a finer control over the image levels than camera operators do. A colorist can isolate parts of the image by color or masking specific sections of the frame, breaking down the image in many different ways. Lighting may also change between shots for a number of reasons: reshoots, lighting adjustments, daylight changes. Colorists can correct the consistency between adjacent shots by comparing them in the context of the edit.
Advantages of shooting in log
Recording in a proper log format and working with a colorist raises the ceiling for your project’s potential image quality significantly. Log image profiles have a low contrast look to preserve as much of the image sensor data as possible. When we get to the color process, we can decide exactly how far to push the levels to create a rich image with minimal video noise, digital artifacts and banding. Log and correct color correction is also increasingly necessary for HDR deliverables.