Ripple Training - Color Grading in Color

Color grading is an umbrella term used to describe the finishing stage of a film or video. It is during this stage that a colorist works his or her magic to create visual continuity from shot to shot, fix or adjust exposure problems encountered during the shoot, and shape the overall look or mood of a film (which is often in collaboration with the Director of Photography). Until recently, professional color grading has been the domain of powerful but inflexible hardware based systems costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.

With the inclusion of the aptly named “Color” into Final Cut Studio, color grading as a process has now become as flexible as non-linear editing itself - allowing for real time image manipulation, greater experimentation and time efficient workflows. With Color, digital storytellers are presented with tools that open up a world of creative possibilities.

Color Grading is therefore a potentially huge subject that makes Color Grading in Color our most ambitious tutorial to date. With a running time of just under 7 hours, our goal is give you the complete picture of the color grading process from start to finish. Whether you are a Final Cut Pro editor who is new to the color grading process or an experienced colorist coming from another grading system, this tutorial will get you up to speed in Color in 12 comprehensive lessons.

For this tutorial we’ve invited Cinematographer, editor and trainer Andrew Balis, the author of our best-selling"Color Correction in Final Cut Pro ", to return to the microphone to teach color grading in Color from his unique perspective as a DP.

Color Grading in Color is presented in 12 easy-to-follow lessons covering the entire color grading workflow. For full descriptions of each lesson, see the table of contents below.