Kyle O'Brien July 22 Share July 22 Does anyone know of a way to white balance technically without trusting the eyes? My eyes are often quite a bit off so I am looking for a way to get accurate white balance and as much separation as I can every time without trusting my eyes. I have Mononodes skin tone DCTL that I use and I think it helps a lot but sometimes there isn't any skintone in the shot. I'm hoping either via scopes or something someone has some secret sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites
Bruno Mansi July 30 Share July 30 In the past, scopes (such as vector scopes) were used to check for neutral blacks and whites, but as for colour separation, this is a much more subjective thing. There are automatic colour balancing tools, but these generally do a poor job. You could use colour picking tools to examine the actual RGB values of any pixel (or group of pixels), but this 'absolute value' way of balancing doesn't really take into account how we perceive colour and contrast in the real world. I can't see how you can really colour grade (or call yourself a colourist) if you don't learn to trust your eyes. A lot of this comes down to learning to train yourself to be able to be more consistent with your grades. Unless you have some visual impairment, your eyes should have good colour acuity, but can be fooled if you don't follow certain practices with things like room lighting etc. Like any skill, it needs practise and perseverance to develop your abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites
