How do you change the color of something?

Mouhamad

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Jan 11, 2019 17:20

I have the trial, I learned a few things but not sure how to change something from one color to another . If I wanted to make a white wall blue or a red flower yellow how do I do that?

Are there basic steps I have to do before I can get the desired color change? Please help

PIX

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Jan 11, 2019 18:05

Hello Mouhamad,

In ColorDirector, the first thing you need to do is set a Motion Tracking Mask

CDR can track the object through the video, or you can use frame-by-frame tracking.

Withe the mask set & active, use the sliders in the adjustment module to make colour changes you wish.

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Mouhamad

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Jan 11, 2019 18:09

Quote Hello Mouhamad,

In ColorDirector, the first thing you need to do is set a Motion Tracking Mask

CDR can track the object through the video, or you can use frame-by-frame tracking.

Withe the mask set & active, use the sliders in the adjustment module to make colour changes you wish.

PIX

Thanks but I don't know how to change the sliders to get the exact color I want.

tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Jan 12, 2019 10:51

Quote Thanks but I don't know how to change the sliders to get the exact color I want.

After you got the motion tracking mask done as illustrated here by PIX then you need to scroll down on the Regional Adjustment Tools to Color Replacement and use that eyedropper tool to select the object color and the New Color tool to change the color. An alternative is to change the White Balance Temperature and Tint sliders to change the colors shown in the illustration.

Mouhamad

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Jan 12, 2019 13:58

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After you got the motion tracking mask done as illustrated here by PIX then you need to scroll down on the Regional Adjustment Tools to Color Replacement and use that eyedropper tool to select the object color and the New Color tool to change the color. An alternative is to change the White Balance Temperature and Tint sliders to change the colors shown in the illustration.

Thanks for the help

PIX

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Jan 14, 2019 16:08

Hello again Mouhamad,

This short screen capture shows some of the adjustments tomasc referred to in his post. Colour Swap is at the end. After each adjustment I reset so that adjustments weren't cumulative.

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Mouhamad

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Jan 14, 2019 18:29

Quote Hello again Mouhamad,

This short screen capture shows some of the adjustments tomasc referred to in his post. Colour Swap is at the end. After each adjustment I reset so that adjustments weren't cumulative.

PIX

I think I got the hang of it. Thanks for all the help