Canon colour app for faster PTZ workflow
Posted on Apr 4, 2025 by Pro Moviemaker
Canon’s new colour-matching app takes the guesswork out of multi-cam shoots
Canon has launched a free app to match colours between cameras, though it currently only works to fine-tune the CR-N700 broadcast PTZ camera – and only on PCs, not Mac computers.
The Camera Colour Matching Application works by capturing colour charts from any make or model of camera. It then generates a 3D LUT which can be imported into Canon’s high-end PTZ model.
It’s easy to use, even by operators who aren’t familiar with colour management. Without it, accurate colour matching of cameras for broadcast can take days, but the app cuts this down to around five minutes per camera. This means the CR-N700 can be used in conjunction with a huge range of third-party cameras, as well as other Canon models.
Hopefully, Canon will open this up to other cameras and Mac computers to provide an easy solution for matching colours at speed, for all users.
This article was first published in the March/April 2025 issue of Pro Moviemaker
