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Stage 3: Applying a Creative Look to the Scene
Now that the shots have been optimized and the scenes balanced, you can focus on
specific creative issues using tabs 2 through 8 in the Secondaries room. You might use
these tabs to apply a creative look, or you could go further and make specific digital
relighting adjustments. At this point in the process, you can also use the Color FX room
to further extend your creative possibilities.
Stage 4: Making Modifications in Response to Client Feedback
Once your client has had the opportunity to screen the nearly finished grade of the
program, you'll no doubt be given additional notes and feedback on your work. You can
use the Primary Out room, which up until now has remained unused, to easily apply these
final touches.
Moreover, because each step of the color grading process was performed in a specific
room of the Color interface, it will hopefully be easier to identify which client notes
correspond to the adjustments needing correction.
The steps outlined above are simply suggestions. With time, you'll undoubtedly develop
your own way of managing the different processes that go into grading programs in
Color.
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