White Balance Articles

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• Color Temperature
• Cool Cards
• Daylight 5600K Color Temperature
• Manual White Balance
• Tungsten 3200K Color Temperature
• Warm Cards

• Color Temperature for Video
  October, 2011
  by Michael Fitzer
  Why is color temperature awareness important in the AV industry? Whether it's setting white balance for iPhone 4 or Nikon D90, your camera needs a starting…
• Day for Night
  June, 2010
  by Michael Reff
  Those 3 Words We Love to Hear, Day for Night (DFN). What better three words could a director ask to hear? No huge generators, no freezing temperatures, no&helli…
• Intro to White Balance
  September, 2008
  by Kyle Cassidy
  Why would we want to concentrate on white when we shoot in color? Because incandescent, fluorescent and sunlight differ a lot, proving that white isn't always…
• Controlling the Color of Light
  September, 2006
  by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
  From yellow to blue, soft to harsh, indoor or out, the "color" of the scene changes with your light setup, and can influence the mood of your video.
• Getting Started: Auto vs. Manual
  March, 1996
  by Jim Stinson
  If better-looking video is your goal, maybe it's time you took control.
• Whiter Whites: the Hows and Whys of White Balance
  August, 1999
  by Loren Alldrin
  Are your videos like a mixed load of laundry? White balance will let you show your true colors.
• What You See Is What You Get
  November, 1999
  by Mark Bosko
  Controlling light to improve your image
• Getting Started: Your Camcorder's Buttons
  January, 2000
  by Arthur Aiello
  What do all those buttons do, anyway?
• Light Source: Color Correcting with Gels
  February, 2000
  by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
  How to use color-correcting gels to fine tune your lighting.
• Getting Started: Shooting on Sunny Days
  April, 2000
  by Arthur Aiello
  When shooting outdoors, you should maintain control of the most important video component: light.
• Light Source: Lassoing Light
  February, 2001
  by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
  Learn how to use gels and filters to get great light quality in every situation.
• Color Temperature in the Digital Age
  June, 2001
  by Jim Stinson
  A look at lighting and color concepts and some strategies for capturing the best possible images in all your videos.
• The Wonderful World of Digital Color
  May, 2002
  by Jim Stinson
  Use color as a creative tool, either while you shoot or in post-production, to create unique moods and effects.
• Home Video Hints: Pushing the Right Buttons
  August, 2002
  by Jim Stinson
  The presence and location of manual camcorder settings play an important role in video production.
• Light Source: The Color of Light
  August, 2002
  by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
  Knowing the physical differences between outdoor, indoor and mixed lighting conditions will help your videos.
• Computer Editing: Video Filter Effects
  October, 2002
  by Bill Davis
  Applying electronic filters in post-production can cure many of your footage's ailments.
• TWIF
  November, 2002
  by Michael Hammond
  Great video is as easy as TWIF. Tripod, White Balance, Iris and Focus.
• No manual white balance? Don't despair...
  January, 2003
  by Charles Fulton
  Quick Focus
• Color Calibration
  October, 2003
  by Michael Hammond
  Understanding white balance and color temperature.
• Light Source: Working with Mixed Lighting
  October, 2003
  by Jim Stinson
  Mixed lighting isn't necessarily a disaster. Here are some pragmatic solutions for your next location shoot.
• Multi-camera Event Taping
  October, 2003
  by Alan Camou
  How to hook up for a multi-camera shoot.
• Light Source: Build Your Own Lighting Kit
  November, 2003
  by Jim Stinson
  Assemble a three-light kit for $100; a complete outfit for less than $200.
• Light Source: On Location with Gaffer Tom
  February, 2004
  by Jim Stinson
  FROM: gaffertom@barndoor.comTO: goldilocks@beanbagstate.eduSUBJECT: Is
• Digital Video Lighting : Enhance Video with Light & Color
  March, 2004
  by Jim Stinson
  Tinted gels, correct white balance, and correct Lighting for digital video can make the different between professional and amateur quality.
• Shooting for the (very) Small Screen
  June, 2004
  by Brian Schaller
  How to make and put videos on your PDA.
• Shooting Day for Night
  December, 2004
  by Jim Stinson
  Making day resemble night on your screen means tinting the overall images blue, then adding white light, and adjusting contrtast and brightness to sell the…
• Home Video Hints: How to Use Available Light
  September, 2004
  by Garret C. Maynard
  Available light can be all you need if you patiently think through your options and wisely exploit the location.
• Light Source: Guerrilla Lighting: Professional Tools from Builders Depot
  December, 2004
  by Jim Stinson
  Assemble your own lighting kit--at one-fifth the cost.
• Basic Training: The (Alien) Sky's the Limit!
  March, 2005
  by Kyle Cassidy
  Your color creation palette is limited only to the imagination when you understand how to use the simple video filters in your editing software.
• Lights for Different Jobs
  June, 2005
  by Jim Stinson
  You can't tell the players without a scorecard, so here's the roster for video lights and what they do.