Includes index.

DVD-ROM includes video tutorials.

Primary color correction : tonal range primer -- Primary color correction : tonal-correction tools -- Primary color correction : color control primer -- Primary color correction : Color manipulation tools -- Secondary color correction primer -- Secondaries with the prose -- Correcting shots -- Telling the story -- Matching shots -- Creating looks -- Miscellaneous wisdom -- Tutorials.

Guide to the art and technique of color correction based on the invaluable knowledge of more than a dozen of the top colorists in the world. This book allows you unprecedented access to the way the masters of the craft approach their work. Containing decades of industry experience and professional colorist know-how, this book provides an understanding of what top-tier colorists look for in an image and how they know what to do to make it great. Featuring techniques performed in a variety of color correction software applications (DaVinci Resolve, Apple Color, Synthetic Aperture's Color Finesse, and more), this book turns what has long been a misunderstood "black art" into a set of skills that any colorist, editor, independent filmmaker, or motion graphics artist can begin to master. Packed with explanations, tips, and concepts that build on each other.