Author Topic: noob questions: How do i change what color space im working in?  (Read 3065 times)

2017-02-20, 06:10:26

@matrix

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Not even sure if i asked that correctly but I just watched this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9AT7H4GGrA and im wondering if this also applies to corona?
Ive seen some talk about color space, dynamic range,etc but couldnt find any real info any resources would be much appreciated.
So what color space is corona in by standard and how exactly do i go about working in other color spaces.. How many other color spaces exist? whats the best to use? any info helps thanks!

2017-02-20, 10:34:45
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Jadefox

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Yes, I saw exact same video and was thinking how does this apply in 3ds Max
Would like to hear if anybody can shed some light on this.

2017-02-20, 11:55:44
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Nice video. But I'm not sure if that's the same thing as Corona's color mapping?

2017-02-20, 14:19:36
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Hi, can't see the video right now so what I am going to say may or may not be accurate regarding your question, sorry for that :). Talking about dynamic range you can always work with and composite 32bit exr render elements on a 32 bit compositing software or compose your elements in photoshop and when you are done duplicate your layer to a 16 bit psd for further editing. This way you'll have the full dynamic range to re expose your render. Regarding color, color space and color mapping are two different things as far as I understand. You are talking more like about color mapping (filmic to be more specific). This is something like corona's lut. It is kind of a color profile that transforms the colors from a source image to match the look of another. 3ds max is not color managed so I think there's no way to change any color space inside 3ds max, so this is something you will have to achieve in postproduction.

2017-02-20, 15:42:53
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I havent watched the video, but from what others told me it is about, I can assure you that it is not relevant to Corona. It is technically partly incorrect, and Corona already implements the correct parts for a long time. So do not worry ;)
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