ENDA Episode 150→ The time when ENDA talks about a mind blowing node (Part 2)

In Part 1, we explored how the Colorspace node can help restore hair detail in keying shots.

But let’s not forget: it’s a colour node, and that opens the door to some incredible grading and colour correction tricks.

Let’s start with a sandwich.

A node sandwich, to be precise:

The first Colorspace node converts from your base space (e.g. Linear) to a new one, say HSV (Hue, Saturation & Value).

The second Colorspace node converts it back to Linear.

And in between them? A Grade or ColorCorrect node.

At first glance, the shot looks unchanged. But then… you tweak the RGB sliders on the correction node.

Suddenly:

🔴 The Red slider shifts Hue

🟢 The Green slider adjusts Saturation

🔵 The Blue slider changes Luma

Why? Because during that sandwich phase, the image is temporarily in HSV space — so your colour node’s RGB channels are now remapped:

Red → Hue

Green → Saturation

Blue → Value/Luma

The final Colorspace node converts it back to Linear, but keeps the corrected values.

It’s subtle. But powerful.

This approach lets you target specific attributes (like just the luminance) without messing up the rest of your image. For example, if Hue and Saturation are fine, but Luma is too high — HSV makes it easy.

And HSV is just one example. There are many other colourspaces this node can access — each unlocking different control over your image’s behaviour.

It’s a reminder that in Comp, some of the simplest nodes can be the most powerful when used wisely.

So, is that all for the Colorspace node? Maybe yes… maybe no. 

But that’s for another episode.

The journey continues…

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