Working with RAW and Log Footage — Color Grading Roadmap
Getting the most out of flat, unprocessed camera footage
Steps in Working with RAW and Log Footage
- Debayering RAW Footage — beginner · How RAW sensor data becomes a viewable, gradable image
- Working with Log Footage — beginner · Why log footage looks flat and how to grade it properly
- Camera Color Profiles and Input Transforms — beginner · Applying the right input transform for each camera's color science
- Exposure Recovery in RAW — beginner · How much highlight and shadow detail RAW actually preserves
- Grading Mixed RAW and Log Sources — beginner · Normalizing footage from different cameras before creative grading
Part of
- Color Grading roadmap — the full learning path