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Tech Know: The Temperature of Color
Understanding White Balance & Color Temperature
Hosted by D. Eric Franks, Senior Editor
SEASON: 1 EPISODE: 108 RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 2, 2006
What's white to your eye isn't always white to your camera. The color temperature of light affects what your camera records. An understanding of white balance and a few fundamental, pragmatic techniques can make your video look more professional.
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58 User Comments
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Pastor Keith Manley
Grace Family Church
I await the mixed lighting episode. The real life situation out of the controlled envirhonment is what many of us have to deal with.
The topic was very well presented for noviced.
One thing that was not mentioned in the video was the use of presets for "indoor", "outdoor", etc., found on most cameras. They work better in "run-and-gun" situations than the "Auto" mode suggested in the video.
Thank you,
Luby
quick note for Tony Kuhl....
I was sports camera operator for many years at a commercial broadcaster and found that if I balanced on the ice just before they cleaned it after the warm up i had no problems.... mind you some arenas have mixed mercury vapor and fluorescent .... in this case i would go with eye and pick an area of the ice that looks to be the more prominent....
i think you want to keep the ice looking white ... mho
John
great tip for new camera operators....
camera factory presets of 3200k can sometimes be warmer than your white balanced 3200 and if your looking for a little warmer image you may want to try it....
John
Vancouver BC
Any suggestions for white balancing an Ice Hockey game?
Lighting is typically poor and mixed.
I use a sony vx2100 3ccd.
Thanks and keep up the great work!!
I have to give this one a 5 because knowledge is key. Not just knowing how to use the wb, but understanding the tech of lighting in general. Thanks D.
Great information for those that have not learned about the WB feature. Good presentation and production.I do want to know where I can find one of those port-a-potty's that actually flush! keep up the good work.
Ray Boone
Boone Productions, Ocala, Florida
OK, I'm a newbie at all this, so maybe I'm just easily impressed, but here is another OUTSTANDING video. I've seen this referred to in both graphic and video but never fully understood what the hell it was all about. This presentation gave me the info I need to now research further into the topic. Just the right length, good info, and it's free...what the heck else could we want! Thanks, folks.
Nicely done for the wekend shooter!!! However, you really missed the boat by not editing the sequence together coming out of the Porta Potty as if it was the studio! That would have been really entertaining! Oh yeah, sorry. It didn't have anything to do with white balancing...DFord
I love that you guys always stear (sp?) us in a direction to build on what you have shown us. This tech lesson has been invaluable. I just punched in Kelvin Scale and up popped many sites on the www. Two here.. http://www.3drender.com/glossary/colortemp.htm,
http://www.dv.com/columns/columns_item.jhtml?category=Craft+of+Lighting&subGenre=&articleId=172302914 Thanks for the heads up, with your demo I figured out where to research ...
When will we ever get out of this sick trend...of including crude bathroom humor in our entertainment industry. The eighth grade humor is used by comedian wannabes...desperately trying to be funny. So far, this is the only clip my son, who loves this industry, will not see.
Sorry guys...its never funny.
Interesting thoughts, and I look forward to hearing more about mixed lighting and possibly a segment on how to change white balances quick and easily in videography situations.
Excellent info. Porta Potty ... nice touch. Enjoyed and learned at the same time. DJTV is ROCKIN!
Thanks and God Bless.
I loved this episode.. Very nicely done. Great job as usual Eric. This time your eyes were focussed on the lens of the camera.. I think some guys had commented about your last episode for focussing of your eyes..
Thanks once again..
I loved this episode.. Very nicely done. Great job as usual Eric. This time your eyes were focussed on the lens of the camera.. I think some guys had commented about your last episode for focussing of your eyes..
Thanks once again..
I have started using your segments in my high school video class. they are excellent. The length of each segment is just enough to cover the topic and still allow time during class to work. Thanks for this high quality effort.
Great, overview of such an important part of videography. And yes, I'm also looking forward to the mixed lighting white-balance episode :)
That was really good. I am looking forward to how I handle mixed lighting next week! And also - these videos rock. Better than paying tuition to some school!
All of your episodes have been fantastic Eric! Thank you! But, this was your best effort to date! I'm impressed dude! Wow, my videoPod is full!
Would be 5 stars but no mention of fluorescent lights. I know that they are frowned upon. However, with limited budgets, shooting in a garage, house or quick interview on location they are lifesavers. The talent (interviewee) generally appreciates the lack of heat.
DJTV is great! I know that you can't get to everything at once.
Everyone getting into the biz should have to attend DJ University! Very good information...you summed up color temperature very well!
What you said is very true. Having been a commercial photographer shooting interiors once in a while with color negative or transparancy film, color temp with all the mixed lights is a big problem. That's where a color temp meter (Minolta II) and filters really come into play. I haven't tried it with my DVC200 yet, but I bet it would work too - but I'm lazy and I just use Auto. But there have been one or two places where I shot in and the Auto was a little confused; I wish I had a temp meter/filters; thank goodness for color correction in FCP; but all you can really get is something "pleasing" to the eye and call it taking creative liberities.
Nicely done Eric. Well delivered also. Thank you.
The only thing that I felt was missing, was a mention of how much the light temperature changes throughout the day outdoors. A lot of new shooters I work with are still in the "indoor/outdoor" mode, and never recheck. 4 stars.
Great show Eric, White balance is key to a perfect shot. What I don't like also on cheap camera is that the auto exposure is set to high on most. Any way that porta potty was funny as hell. Good tips. Keep em' coming buddy!
This is a quality job.
I watched this video with no sound, purposely to see if I could get the message through the video only portion. It came through well. Thanks Eric, you guys really are on to something with DJTV!
When I've been around "professional" crews I've heard them calling out the K to set to. Is there a feature in the "pro" cameras that tells you exactly what K your environment is at? It seems that these guys have been dialing in the white balance versus pushing a white balance button.
Tech-Know officially hit its stride with this seqment. The presentation flows nicely and there are hands-on examples. Great stuff! The additional animations and graphics helped to fill out and demonstrate ideas and keep things from getting too dry. It's not easy to keep technological issues interesting, but you certainly managed to do that. Great job and I'm looking forward to the sequence on multi-lighting!
Thank you!
Eric, good show. Did the other guys get on you for not being entertaining enough? I noticed you threw in some humor in this one.
Just be your nomal smart self! Good job!
Eric Good job I'm looking forward to the episode on dealing with mixed lighting. How about next week?
Another great episode from Eric. It's great how you explain everything and show us how to do things so that we understand. What a weath of knowledge we have received from DJTV.
thanks. i was looking for something to show my team on this subject.