an introduction to grading hdr video by marc bach

To play HDR out of Final Cut Pro X, we had to purchase AJA I O 4K Plus.   HDMI straight out of iMac does not send the metadata to the television.   Once we got LG E7, AJA I O 4K Plus, and FCPX working together, we then had to figure out how to grade the stuff..   It's easy enough to set your Library to Wide Color Gamut HDR, and to choose Rec 2020 HLG or Rec 2020 PQ as your Timeline Color Space.   During his Faster, Together presentation, Marc revealed few things people should consider when coloring HDR.   Imagine grading one scene for daylight, and then lowering the 12 stop range as the scene turns to night..   It's well worth the watch if you wanting to approach HDR as art rather than technical hurdle..   To see more from Faster, Together Stage, go to fastertogether com.  .   Patrick taught FCPX Oklahoma when it came out in 2011.   He in now Editor and Assistant Editor Los Angeles and is Chief Workflow Officer at LumaForge..   Read more