I received a finished mov file today and the client wants some color correction done.

Whats the best way of doing this on MC ? 

Should I import the mov and then make new sequence and then color correct on the timeline ?

Hope someone can share an opinion.

Hi,

trendhouse:

Should I import the mov and then make new sequence and then color correct on the timeline ?

Not trying to be a wise-a$$, but as opposed to what?  

Assuming your only tool available is Media Composer, then yes, you'll have to import the mov file, make a sequence, and color correct it.

If they want an overall look, that would make it easier, because you could apply the color correction to the sequence and adjust things globally.

If they want specific shots corrected, you'll have to add edits to make the shots separate clips on the timeline, and then color correct just those shots.

Hope that helps.

good luck,
Carl 

If you don't have an EDL/avid sequence, then you'll have to import it and cut it up on your timeline.

Dissolves and multilayered FX can be a bit awkward.

I imagined that I would have to do add edits all over and yes I think it would look like sh!t because there are transition effects on everything.

The client tells me it was edited on FCP. 

Hi,

trendhouse:

I imagined that I would have to do add edits all over and yes I think it would look like sh!t because there are transition effects on everything.

Ah, yeah, I'm afraid there's not going to be an easy/fast way.  You're going to have to cut it up manually, and as Adam has said and you've realized, transitions are going to be a problem.

good luck,
Carl 

Is there a way I could import his FC timeline into Avid and then do this job ? 

Would this be easy or would it be easier to ask the client to remove all transition effects then do the add edits and then color corrct ?

trendhouse:

Would this be easy or would it be easier to ask the client to remove all transition effects then do the add edits and then color corrct ?

How long is the timeline? Manually adding edits to a long timeline can really chew up your day.

If you can get an edl exported from FCP then you can generate a dummy sequence showing all the clips with the cuts (and other transitions) in place.

Use Brian Suttie's reformat trick to divide up your Quicktime. It's documented here:

http://community.avid.com/forums/p/7666/43036.aspx#43036

Clearly transitions might still be a problem, but dissolves are rarely an issue - just dissolve between the 'from' and 'to' colour correction - same duration, obviously.

Regards,

Ian

I've been faced with this issue, myself. The solution I chose was to add CC on tracks above the main video track. In this manner, different CC can be added on a per Scene basis, up to the transition point. If need be, for wildly differing CC FX, a smooth transition can be added between the CC FX. This method negates the need to cut and reassemble individual Scenes and the transitions blend well enough to not be noticeable.