polished look

gShox

gShox

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I've been wondering for a while, how do some YouTubers get the polished look on their videos?

My current recording setup is a cannon 600d, using the kit lens, with 2 softboxes blinding on me, but it still looks a bit washed out.

I'm assuming it's a bit of color correction with proper lighting, but I've looked up videos on color correcting and I don't really understand o.0
 
You can try adding a back light, and looking up "three point lighting".

I think looking at it you are a little to bright and you need to light up behind you.

other than that what is you camera set to when you record?
 
Colour correcting can be simple. Basically what you want to do is make your videos look as natural as possible (unless you're going for some super effects heavy stuff), where you want it to look like what you see in real life.

Play around with your colour correction settings! You'll see that it really does make a difference.
Also try to get your lighting done right on the first time.

On your 600D you should be able to use the Manual setting while video recording. Try messing with stuff like the aperture, brightness, etc so that you can get the best effect possible, then polish it in post production.
 
N.R.Walters said:
You can try adding a back light, and looking up "three point lighting".

I think looking at it you are a little to bright and you need to light up behind you.

other than that what is you camera set to when you record?
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I have it set to auto at the moment.

Alright, I'll play around with the settings and see what I can figure out, thanks you guys for your help
 
gShox said:
Alright, I'll play around with the settings and see what I can figure out, thanks you guys for your help
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Taking it off auto should help you get it to look how you want. If you camera is near a computer you can use the cables that came with it to see the screen on a bigger screen if that helps you adjust you settings.
ps: Might be cool to light up your hallway with a colored bulb...m just an idea.
 
Turn all of the colour settings on the camera to manual and then set them all to their "flattest" values, i.e. lowest contrast and with no extra sharpness or saturation added. This allows you to manipulate the colour more effectively in the computer.

What editing software do you use? I personally colour correct in a separate colour program - either DaVinci Resolve or Adobe SpeedGrade.

Look for a "Curves" or "Colour Wheels" effect - these allow you to manipulate the colour in most detail.

Colour is split into what is called Offset, Gamma and Gain. Offset is how far the entire spectrum is pushed up in terms of brightness. This affects the black point. Gain is how much the colour is multiplied by. This leaves the black point the same but affects the white point. Gamma either brightens or darkens the centre point between black or white.

You can affect the brightness of each of these points as well as their respective colours.
 
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