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2 Next, right-click the clip you want to match all of the selected clips to, and choose Shot Match to This Clip.
Shot Match command used on the clip you want to match the other selected clips to
If the resulting automated match looks good and plays well, then congratulations, you’ve got an excellent starting point for additional grading. However, keep in mind that even if the resulting match isn’t perfect, it may have taken care of enough inconsistencies between the clip you’re matching to and the clips that are being matched, that you need only make smaller, easier-to-spot adjustments in order to nail the final match between the shots in a scene. Either way, you can save time.
Suggestions for Using Shot Match
It’s certainly possible to select every clip in a scene and use Shot Match, and the results may be wonderful depending on what kind of visuals are in the scene. However, for other scenes, this may not always get you the best results.
Be strategic about which clips you select to match to one another. Don’t use Shot Match on shots that you know already have the same lighting, as you’ll risk having Shot Match make a minor adjustment that may actually make the shots match less well. Think of Shot Match as a tool for matching
clips that look different.
NOTE: Keep in mind that, since each clip in the Timeline has its own undo stack, you cannot undo a shot match operation applied to multiple clips all at once.
NOTE: Keep in mind that, since each clip in the Timeline has its own undo stack, you cannot undo a shot match operation applied to multiple clips all at once.
NOTE: Keep in mind that, since each clip in the Timeline has its own undo stack, you cannot undo a shot match operation applied to multiple clips all at once.
It can also help to use Shot Match an angle at a time, and to do a small test before committing yourself to matching a bunch of clips. For example, suppose you have a scene consisting of angle A (an over of character 1), angle B (an over of character 2), and angle C (a master shot), and you want to match the scene entire scene to angle C since it has the best lighting. First, match one shot from angle B to your favorite shot from angle C, and see how you like the result. If it’s good, then go ahead and select every angle B clip and match them to angle C, before moving on to test one shot from angle A. This way, if there’s ever an angle that doesn’t work well using Shot Match, you can try matching it to one of the other angles in the scene that you’ve already matched to see if you get a better result.