How to best correct outdoor footage

Question

I have about 2 min of footage I shot at an out door event. I have a DVX100B and put the ND filter switch to 1/64 because it was so bright. Now that I am editing, all the footage has a blue cast to it. What is the best color correction formula to use to reverse this in FC6 (if possible) or to make it look at least better than it does. Just for a website.Thanks!

Answer 1

For future reference, always remember to white balance for each lighting situation even when you change the ND filter and as the sun changes position. Don't rely on auto white balance. AWB is set for average scenes where available light is friendly, little bunny rabbits skip and play, and butterflies land on your shoulder. I don't think that a single outdoor show/event that I have done has ever looked right with AWB.
Speaking from experience, I know how difficult this can be to see correctly outdoors. Don't rely on the LCD screen for color and exposure when outdoors. Use the eye piece for more control or an external hooded monitor (when possible).
A step that like to use at the beginning of a shoot is to turn on bars to make sure the view finder brightness is set correctly. When the VF brightness is tweaked, it can give you a false sense of exposure. Look at the black/gray/white sections below the color bars, there should be a subtle difference, not a distinct difference, between the dark gray and black squares.
As for your zebra issues, another method is shutter speed (does the DVX have that capability?). A faster shutter speed will reduce the amount of light hitting the sensor. Just make sure to watch what's going on in your frame as shutter speed can affect how motion looks on your footage.
Happy shooting!