EL Pistoffo
Contributor
I have an order on the way of a set of Amazon.com: Optek Premium Reference White Balance Card - 3 Card Digital Color Correction Tool: Camera & Photo. My intended use of these are for helping with color balancing underwater while filming with a GoPro Hero 3 Black. Using an editor such as Adobe Premiere or Vegas Pro I will use color correcting tool/filter to set hi, mid, and low levels with dropper tool on each the reference cards while briefly in frame at each different depth/lighting level. This should vastly improve the image.
My question is about the GoPros WB setting. It will be set on Pro-Tune mode. Should the WB be set to the Raw Camera setting?
Also, slightly off topic, when doing general outdoor video filming, can the Auto WB be used, negating the needed use of the reference cards? I understand the need underwater because of the huge difference in environment coloring/lighting.
Some of my editing apps like Cineform and PowerDirector 11 only have a white balance correction dropper tool. I've noticed that in some poor lit situations it doesn't work very well. I've seen many photographers white balance with the gray reference card instead of the white. What's your take on the that?
My question is about the GoPros WB setting. It will be set on Pro-Tune mode. Should the WB be set to the Raw Camera setting?
Also, slightly off topic, when doing general outdoor video filming, can the Auto WB be used, negating the needed use of the reference cards? I understand the need underwater because of the huge difference in environment coloring/lighting.
Some of my editing apps like Cineform and PowerDirector 11 only have a white balance correction dropper tool. I've noticed that in some poor lit situations it doesn't work very well. I've seen many photographers white balance with the gray reference card instead of the white. What's your take on the that?