http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: white balance - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:01:36 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-the-correct-way-to-white-balance-a-camcorder#post-72340 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:12:20 +0000 SargeHero 72340@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello Videomaker community</p> <p>What the Correct Way to White Balance a Camcorder? This question may be one of the most basics thing you need to know in video production, but I have always wonder, is there a "correct" way of doing it? I have white balance my camcorder using paper, cardboard, (here comes some Vidiotics) tablecloth, T-shirts (from me or some guy I can find) and walls. Does correctly white balancing a camcorder requires just something white?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/night-scene-white-balance#post-61936 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:29:38 +0000 Cville 61936@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> How do you white balance for a night scene?  </p> <p>I drove by a bridge on friday night that is lit and I was thinking that I would love to come up and shoot some video of the bridge at night and realized I had no clue as to how I would white balance for it.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/ag-hmc40-how-to-manual-white-balance-but-still-auto-focus#post-58074 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:08:06 +0000 michele@mvreel.com 58074@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Newbie here: I've been trying to white balance in manual mode but then when I switch to auto mode because I need help focusing, everything goes back to Auto including White Balance?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-in-red-light#post-44427 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:35:20 +0000 asadovnikov 44427@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I use Sony FX1000 to shoot theatrical clip where scene is illuminated by incadescent lamps with red gel filter (the net effect is similar to photo dark-room). Apparently, camera is got confused, it screws up white balance and result is awful: contrast is absent and faces are blistering with bright magenta-violet spots. Changing white balance set to "indoor" (i.e. incadescent) does not help. Camera does not ask for ND filter, so the average brightness is O.K. Interestingly, my old Sony VX2100 produces better results with auto white balance. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/white-balance-and-lighting#post-40450 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:58:08 +0000 SidneyMyers 40450@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I shoot video mainly for fun (my kids sports/family events etc..) but I have done a few shoots for money.  I intend to start my own videography company in a few years and I am trying to develop a good base of knowlege now.</p> <p>I do not have much experience at all with lighting.  This has been an area of focus for me recently.  One of the questions that I keep asking myself is why do we have to worry about not intermixing different light set ups that use different color temperature bulbs? </p> <p>If a person was to use two different types of bulbs that have different color temperatures can't the camera simply factor these out by doing a manual white balance?  I know that I must be missing something here.  To me it seems that by doing a manual white balance using a white piece of paper (or other white item) that we are "telling" the camera that "this is white" and the camera will then get the colors correct no matter what lights we are using.</p> <p>If anybody has time to reply and help me understand what I am missing that would be great.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-white-balance-setting-vx2100#post-35994 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:09:30 +0000 Jerrycast 35994@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>Sorry if I missed it here, but I just can't figure out what the Sony manual is stating about white balance. Since I'm a beginner, I haven't been using the manual controls, except the manual focus. I'm trying to utilize the full power of this camera by turning the auto controls off as I've read this is it's strength.</p> <p>I"m shooting a very well, evenly lit green screen, and have the subject the proper distance away from the screen and very well lit with a 3 way lighting setup. All is well and the key is good (using Ultra 2 software).</p> <p>I'm hoping for a slightly better key (the separation around the sides of the body aren't as great as they can be, I think) and I am hoping manual controls will do it.</p> <p>So far, I've been shooting with the auto focus off, the while balance on auto (and making sure I hold the white card for at least 10 seconds in front of the lens) and the manual controls off. Again, the key has been pretty good like this.</p> <p>First off, from what I've read in forums and magazines, I "think" that by turning the white balance to MANUAL, I'll get a better white balance. Is this true? </p> <p>Also, when I turn off the auto white balance, does this mean the "other" manual controls aren't on auto anymore and now I have to dial in the correct settings for those funtions too? Since I'm not sure about how to set aperature and shutter speeds, I'm afraid I may be ruining the shot. After getting to the manual white balance feature, I can't figure out if now the other manual controls have to be adjusted.</p> <p>Sorry if I'm not being clear here, but I don't want to move on learning this camera until I have a basic understanding of whether the auto controls are fine in this shooting setting, OR, should I try to set things manually and if so, how.</p> <p>The manual is even confusing about which manual white balance setting to pick for different lighting scenarios and then how to execute it. I had to figure out on my own that they wanted you to PUSH the selection wheel for a manual white balance and NOT push the button on the camera that actually says White Balance. That button just puts you into that mode. Maybe it's me and not the people writing the manual, I don't know.</p> <p>Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/white-balance-again#post-33566 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:33:59 +0000 marathonds 33566@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>The White Balance set up on the Canon XH A1 seems backward.  If you want WB set to either outside or inside the USERS MANUEL instructs the switch to be on PRESET, but if you want to manually set the WB the USERS MANUELs says use A or B switch, which seems oposite instead of setting the inside to say A, and the outside to say B, and then use that setting if the need arises.??   What does all this mean?</p> <p>Don Tayloe</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/white-balance#post-33508 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:31:12 +0000 marathonds 33508@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Thank you very much<br /> Don X-D