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Masks:  Ain't as easy as the video!

May 22, 2012 6:12 PM

I'm looking for some help... I just watched this great online tutorial video:  http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-speedgrade-cs6/adding-impact-to-your-f ootage-with-speedgrade-cs6/  However, my experience is NOT matching that of the video.

 

I think something is "set up" incorrectly in my program.  My save "folders" are red, and not white.  I'm not getting the icon for "inside/outside" the mask.  Changes are NOT registering.

 

I'm nearly possitive it's operator error! 

 

Any help is greatly appreciated! 

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  • DuyAnhPham
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    1. DuyAnhPham,
    May 23, 2012 1:28 AM   in reply to Curt Pair
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    Hey Curt.

     

    go to mask tab > create desired mask > go back to Look panel > ADD Primary > apply some color correction > choose inside, outside (Icon)

     

    http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/speedgrade/using/masks.html

     

     

    cheers,

     

    Duy-Anh

     
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  • Lin Sebastian Kayser
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    2. Lin Sebastian Kayser,
    May 23, 2012 1:35 AM   in reply to Curt Pair
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    If the look/mask folder names are red, this indicates that they are read-only. To save your own looks add another look tab by clicking on the plus sign and then browse to a folder where you have read/write access.

     

    Lin

     
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    3. Curt Pair,
    May 23, 2012 11:37 PM   in reply to Lin Sebastian Kayser
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  • Curt Pair
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    4. Curt Pair,
    May 24, 2012 12:33 AM   in reply to DuyAnhPham
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    This was awesome!  Thank you so much!  I had TRIED all of that stuff!  It didn't work... Patrick shared a "tip" of starting SpeedGrade with Administrator properties to "free up" everything... granted there's only one profile on this computer and it HAS admin priv's but... it worked!  All the "red" folders were gone, and now everything seemed to work!  I sure do appreciate the link though! 

     

    Curt

     
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    5. Curt Pair,
    May 24, 2012 12:34 AM   in reply to Lin Sebastian Kayser
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    Lin,

     

    I tried that for TWO DAYS!  I must be a moron... I tried things over and over and over!  Nothing worked!  Patrick shared a "admin" start up tip that cleared everything for me, and allowed the program to work properly!  Thanks for the response.  Much obliged!

     

    Curt

     
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  • brian@tonevisuals
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    6. brian@tonevisuals,
    Jun 28, 2012 2:20 PM   in reply to DuyAnhPham
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    Hi Duy-Anh,

    When I do an overall grade, then create a mask, and then select outside, I loose my overall grade, and everything looks ungraded inside the mask.

     

    Is it now necessary to add additional primaries in order to grade outside or inside a mask? 

     

    It used to be that our could do it all on one grading layer.  Has that changed in SG6?

     

    Thanks,

    Brian

     
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  • DuyAnhPham
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    7. DuyAnhPham,
    Jun 29, 2012 12:45 AM   in reply to brian@tonevisuals
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    Hey Brian,

     

     

    yes one Mask per Layerstack / Grading Layer (TL)

     

    So if you want to do a vignette Over your Overall Grading

     

    >Create Mask

    >add Another Primary

    >Offset + Choose In-/Outside

     

    Same when isolating Areas in the secondary:

    >create a matte

    >create mask

    >choose inside Mask

     

     

    Hope that helps.

     

     

    D-A

     
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  • brian@tonevisuals
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    8. brian@tonevisuals,
    Jun 29, 2012 6:45 AM   in reply to DuyAnhPham
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    Thanks Duy-Anh.

     

    That makes perfect sense.

     

    Best,

    Brian

     

    Brian Buongiorno

    Tone Visuals

    310-463-8198

    http://www.tonevisuals.com/

     
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