ABSTRACT

Color Correction and Manipulation Understanding the Color Correction Tools in Vegas 5 Vegas 5 has many color correction tools capable of repairing even the most difficult footage with greatly improved result. A color correction toolset, a secondary color correction toolset, waveform monitor (WFM), vectorscope, parade scope, histogram view, and optimized hue saturation luminosity (HSL), color curves, broadcast filter, and more make Vegas one of the more powerful color correction-capable NLEs available today. (See Figures 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and Color Plate 7.1.)

The new color correction tools found in Vegas 5 provide the ability to set apart colors or a range of colors and to command isolated colors in order to suit emotional, artistic, accurate, or whimsical expressions.