Color grading plugin for FCP?

I experience more and more problems with the Send to Shake function as time goes (FCP updates, Shake does not). Is there a good quality color correct plugin for FCP? More advanced than the standard 3-way color corrector..

Just exactly what is it you're wanting to accomplish? FCP has an amazing variety of color tools contained within it's tool set, although not nearly as surgical as Shake.
Colorista II ain't worth the money to me as it's really no different than the 3Way with the exception that you can make power windows without layering. Boris also has some sort of new 3Way corrector that if I were to buy a plug, I'd most likely get over Colorista II.

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Color grading plugin

hey, I am trying to find a good plugin for photoshop that allows me to easily color grade photos, but at the same time, giving me the freedom to be very complex. I have tried colormancer, but the interface is not to my liking. programs like premeire pro come with great tools for this sort of thing, but there really isn't anything in photoshop, a program that specializes in photo enhancement.
I was wondering what success you guys have had with any of the other plugins out there, because most of them cost money, and I don't want to by them all just to try them.
NOTE: i am not looking strictly for free plugins, paid ones will be fine.

Most of the grading plugins that i have tried (including magic bullet) are made for the person who wants to just drag on a preset, and maybe tweek it a little, and thats it.
Far from it. Looks can be a s complex as any other color correction tool but based on your complaints I guess you're simply laboring on the wrong assumption that any of this could be learned in 5 minutes or even would be intuitive. Color grading is an art in itself, that's why it's still one of the few leftover jobs in film production that pays reasonably well. It's a complex process that requires an eye for it and an understanding of the technical aspects. Without it, the most expensive and sophisticated plug-in is useless. In any case, it seems to me that you' haven't really spent enough time with PS own tools. No offense, but that "I want to tweak the hell out of my photos" comes off like in the end you still only want the same over and over used looks we see everyday, you're just making a fuss over it without acknowledging that a photo you tweak to perfection on your system may still look crap on anotehr one or whan printed on a cheap printer. Or more to the point: In my opinion, you have wrong priorities and obsess over merely one aspect of the work while completely missing out on others - like color management or while saving a tweaked photo to JPEG for Internet use may nullify all your best efforts. I'm the last to advocate PS as I dislike its clunkiness and outdated paradigms as much as the next guy, but really, you can do a lot just with its bundled tools and features and you should spend some time learning them...
Mylenium

Color Correction plugin for Premiere Pro CS3....

Hi,
I'm looking for a plugin for color correction in Premier Pro CS3.
I checked out the Color Correction tools that ship with Premiere (which are nice) and I checked out Synthetic Aperture's Color Finesse 2 (which is great as well).
Are there any other recommendations ? ;)
Thanx for your help in advance !
Mike

I've not used it, but Magic Bullet Colorista is one option.

Problems with the canon xf plugin for fcp 7 Can't log and transfer mxf files.

Hi
I can't log & transfer mxf files from a c300 camera in FCP 7 even though I installed the xf plugin.
When I looked at canon's website this link comes up but it doesn't work.
http://usa.canon.com/nw3s/CanonUSA/DownloadContents/English/0200206002EN.htm
Any suggestions?
Or other plugins that might work?
Thanks,
James

Hello jameskendi,
The most obvious reason we can tell as to why this may not work properly is the version of FCP you are using. You mention using FCP 7, although the plugin is specifically for FCP X. This is why you're having such difficulty. If possible, we'd recommend using an updated computer and or software to process these files.
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After Effects plugins for FCP 6

Hi folks, I'm trying to install the plugins for AE 6.5 Pro into my nice new FCP 6 set up. When I fire up FCP, it rejects all the plugins and then shuts down. Any ideas?
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9) Running FCP Studio

What a useful answer - I had been hoping for something more constructive however.< </div>
There is a section in the manual describing how After Effects plugins might or might not work.
Depends on who made them. If they're from Adobe, you are flat out of luck. If they're from third party creators, you have a 50/50 chance they will work. You would visit the publisher's Web site to find out if they are FCP-compatible.
bogiesan
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MPEG-2 Plugin for FCP???

I recently purchased the MPEG-2 plugin for Quicktime from the Apple website because I read somewhere that this would transfer to all applications on the MAC.
In particular, I needed it to work with Final Cut Pro. But when I tried to import the video, it does the same as it always has.
Video but no audio when brought into the timeline.
Is there an MPEG-2 plugin specifically for Final Cut?
I use "Final Cut Studios 1.5 with FCP 5.1.4"

The original video clips are actually the JVC proprietary MPEG-2 format (.TOD). I had to download the MPEG-2 plugin for Quicktime to use Streamclip (Otherwise it wouldn't even read them).
I know that the MPEG videos have the Audio and Video muxed together. They play fine with the MPEG-2 plugin and with the VLC player.
Why can't FCP read them correctly though? There is never any Audio. Every other video editing program is able to read MPEG-2 videos correctly (Sony Vegas, Adobe Premier Pro, etc). FCP is the only pro editor that won't read them.
You also mentioned that the MPEG-2 plugin comes with FC Studios. But I've been using it for almost 4 years, and I've never been able to watch MPEG-2 video on my computer. Is this an option that you have to specifically choose to install when installing Final Cut Studio?
Thanks
There's got to be a plugin somewhere for FCP.
Please advise.
Thanks
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DVShade Color Grading Plugin Update

Hello to all,
I've just updated the DVShade plugin, it now consists of one plugin, DVShade EasyLooks. This plugin is comparable to Magic Bullet Editors Looks but costs much much less. I have included some presets with it as well. Check out the site http://www.dvshade.com for more info.
I will also be launching a new plugin within the next month entitled DVShade Toon'In. This will give your digital videos a cartoon look a la Waking Life or A Scanner Darkly style.
Reflection V2 is still in the works, I have had to change it to the FxPlug API as the FXScript API is giving me less than stellar results. The good news is that it will be OpenGL accelerated and will work in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express 4, and now Motion.
Thank you all for the support, and if anyone has a cool idea for a plugin, or is in dire need of one, feel free to forward it to me at [email protected] Anything I create for you will be freely available on my site so that everyone can benefit from it.
Thanks again,
Trevor Anderson
http://www.dvshade.com

Just exactly what is it you're wanting to accomplish? FCP has an amazing variety of color tools contained within it's tool set, although not nearly as surgical as Shake.
Colorista II ain't worth the money to me as it's really no different than the 3Way with the exception that you can make power windows without layering. Boris also has some sort of new 3Way corrector that if I were to buy a plug, I'd most likely get over Colorista II.

Is Panasonic developing a plugin for FCP X that allows you to import Panasonic HDC-TM700 1080/60p footage straight into it without transcoding?

I've been hearing from a few people on these Support Communities that Panasonic is apparently said to be have been developing some kind of plugin that will let FCP X users import 1080/60p footage from the TM700 straight into the editor, without need for use of third-party software such as Popcorn to transcode the footage into .MOV files. They were also apparently going to release this plugin this summer. Anyone know of some kind of link to some more information about it, or some confirmation that it actually is happening? I really would like to know, as I'm big into the 60p setting on the TM700, and my current workflow has me waiting about 3 or 4 hours each time I go to import any footage. Please let me know!

Hey guys!
I just downloaded Clipwrap to import my 60p footage into FCPX. I downloaded the demo and realize it will only convert up to a 1min file.
When I re-wrap and nativate to my re-wrapped file, I can see (and hear) that it preserves my 5.1. When I play it back, the audio stops about half way (odd). When I import it into FCPX, there is no audio at all. Will FCPX not edit AC-3?
If I keep the LPCM boxed checked on Clipwrap, I get a mono audio file.
Can someone step out a workflow for me that gets me re-wrapping in Clipwrap, retaining 5.1 and editing in FCPX?
Thanks for any help!

Where is the plugin for FCP to recognize M2t. files

this plugin was mentioned in the 6.02 update and apple says sony is responsible, and a sony rep says apple is responsible. it was "released" across the internet 2 weeks ago, but it was only a blind link? am i missing something? does anyone know here this link is or how i can get it?

I see your last post got deleted.
I looked for the Sony link and found a reference to it ove at dvinfo.net.
As you say the link no longer reaches a live page.
However, in the thread, some people were transferring via FW to pro res.
Here is that thread if it helps:
http://dvinfo.net/conf/archive/index.php/t-88026.html

Quicktime Plugin for FCP

Hello,
I'm interested in developing a simple Quicktime plugin that'll be used in Final Cut Pro (you can do that, right?). The plugin will Export the FCP timeline in a fixed format to a fixed destination with one click. I would like it to add an option in the File > Export menu, like "Export to Server."
I have poked around the Apple Developer site a little bit, but haven't quite been able to figure out how to do this. Does anybody know? Would you mind giving me a general overview of how to do it, with functions names/links or whatever to get me started?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff

Don't know which plugin you purchased...here's the GenArts tutorial
http://www.mytoolfarm.com/video/final-cut-pro-genarts-sapphire-3
If you're talking about the FCP lens flare generator it's a matter of using Keyframes and Scale in the Motion tab as well as personal tastes in the Control tab

Color grading workflow for full featured film ...

dear friends ...
i'm about to edit a full feature film on premiere CS5 ... will color grade with colorista 2 and other tools (maybe AE) ... and the final movie will go to lab to print the film on 35mm film stock ... when i talked with the lab they told me to take care of the LUT ... i do not know how work with the same LUT in premiere CS5 and i do not know how i can be sure that the film will look the same from premiere CS5 to the film stock ... any ideas how i can achieve this?
The main problem with this and every other electronic color corrector is that while making a nice image on the electronic screen it is not what you will see on the film screen. The problem is there is no consideration for the density v. exposure, nonlinear response of the display device, and most important no simulation of the undesired dye cross coupling in the positive print film.
thanks for co-operation.

Well something I would advise is tests...lots of tests.
I would suggest that you will want to export from AEFX for the files going to the LAB.
Have the lab advised you of the file specs and type they require. eg seq tiif / tga....
I dont have an answer for you about managing the LUT but....
I did tests and used the "eyeometer" method. eg. I projected the tests up at the lab. The projector and screen were calibrated to a Kodak cinema spec
Actually I found color was not the issue of any significance.
I did find the gammas were a slight issue (easily dealt with)
Shadow detail requires concentrating on ( otherwise noise)
Highlights needed to be controlled to avoid blowing them out and away.

Smoothcam plugin for FCP 5.1?

I cannot upgrade to FCP 6 just yet so is there a third party smoothcam plugin I can get that works with my version of 5.1?

Nope. SMOOTHCAM came from the application SHAKE. You could get SHAKE. But that is just about the cost of the FCP upgrade...
Shane

Anyone Know Of A Free "Ken Burns" PlugIn For FCP HD?

Any Suggestions would be helpful. Thanks!

Jim:
Was it you who referred me to a link for a plug-in for about a hundred bucks (cheap price to pay, IMHO) that brought drag-and-drop simplicity for this feature to FCP?
I have a lot of this to do, but I failed to bookmark your post (if it was you), and I would SORELY love to buy the program now. It was called Photo* something.
The way I've gone is hand keyframing on each still, and it just takes a lot of time.
Should I don protective clothing myself? What sort of weapons are we using? Is this like the Uma Thurman thing in Kill Bill where she rips out the only remaining eyeball of her vicious opponent?
They've banned Halloween at my kids' local school in Newton, MA. I'm sorry if I sound crabby.
Thanks for help or pointers; I don't want free stuff. I'm happy to pay people for the intense and serious work they do to make my life and work easier.
Joel.

Free color preset plugins

does anyone know of any free coloring preset plugins for fcp that do similar to what magic bullet or film effects? i would like to be able to achive thos preset color styles with out havting to adjust every atribute manually in fcp?
17" iMac G5 1.8 | Macbook Pro 1.83 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Free? You want people to do all the work and hand it over for free?
C'mon man.
Magic Bullet, as you know, has presets. Film Effects from nattress.com has a bunch too, and is a great tool for only $100.
I don't know of free presets...sorry.
Shane

Writing an Audio plugin for Final Cut Pro

Hi all
There doesnt seem to be much info out there about writing plugins for FCP... I've looked at FXBuilder and FXScript, but they only seem to deal with video. I want to write a plugin that will normalize all of the clips on my timeline (I know normalizing is a sin to some audiophiles, but there are situations where I dont have time to take everything into Pro Tools or Soundtrack Pro and just need reasonable levels across an entire project). So my question is, would I need to write a plugin for FCP specifically and if so, is there an SDK or sample code somewhere, or should I write this as an Audio Unit plugin and if so, where do I start? Any help or advice would be appreciated
cheers

I'd think that the ADC is where you should start... (Apple Develeopers connection) http://developer.apple.com/ Might find the SDK you need there.
Also Joe at Joe's filters or Graeme Nattress might be of help. Great guys both...
http://www.joesfilters.com
http://www.nattress.com
Jerry

Color grading plugin for FCP?

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