{"id":18417,"date":"2013-01-16T13:33:55","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T18:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=18417"},"modified":"2013-01-16T14:24:59","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T19:24:59","slug":"color-grading-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/color-grading-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Grading Training with Dale Grahn’s Color Timing App"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to improve your color correction and color grading skills? \u00a0Check out this new app from video editing software creator Crumplepop!<\/h2>\n

You may not know the name “Dale Grahn<\/strong>” but any film buff has certainly seen the results of his work. \u00a0As the lead color timer<\/strong> for many of Steven Spielberg’s films (and a TON of other legendary Hollywood movies – see list below<\/em>), Dale is certainly the expert on color timing. \u00a0For those unfamiliar with the lingo, color timing is an earlier counterpart to digital color grading, where color correction was applied to film in a lab.<\/p>\n

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Take Dale’s color timing and color grading skills<\/strong> and pair them up with Crumplepop’s knack for creating polished software and the result is the new “Dale Grahn Color Timing App”<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0The app is designed not as a tool to be used in your post production pipeline, but rather as a trainer for those\u00a0interested\u00a0in improving their color timing and color grading skills<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The app is setup like a game where you are tasked with copying one of Dale’s color timed images and are then graded on how close the match is. \u00a0Discover how to modify a video or still image using only basic color grading tools (no fancy effects or plugins). \u00a0In addition, you can upload and practive with your own photos and view 20 video tutorials from Dave Grahn himself.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in increasing your photo and video\u00a0color grading training<\/strong> this app looks like a fun and interesting way to do it. \u00a0Dave Grahn Color is currently\u00a0selling for $3.99 on the Apple App Store<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n