New “LOG” type flat gamma profile perfects for grading, with in-camera look-up-table. After rigorous testing, the battle-hardened “CPF-LOG Picture Profile for the Sony NEX-FS100″ is ready for the public. We have done quite a bit of research on what exactly each menu item in the picture profile settings do and what how we can manipulate [...]
I’ve had a chance to test out the new Technicolor CineStyle in depth and wanted to share my final thoughts. Overall this THE best attempt to create a LOG-C curve (or “Flat” profile). The folks at Technicolor mentioned at NAB that this profile was created to best suit THEIR post color grading workflow…which is the best in the world. For [...]
Here’s a quick test I did with the new profile, comparing to stock profiles and “super flat” profiles and how it all holds up to color grading. You can get the profile here: http://www.technicolor.com/en/hi/cinema/filmmaking/digital-printer-lights/cinestyle Just a note, I’ll be doing a three part video tutorial on color grading that starts with shooting for post and [...]
I know there are a lot of questions about the Technicolor Picture Profile for Canon cameras, and I got a good explanation today at the Canon/Technicolor booth. The Technicolor Cine Style is a profile created by Technicolor to gain the most latitude for post grading. The picture style is uploaded into the any Canon DSLR [...]
Shane Hurlbut offers some great preshoot tips to HDSLR shooters. Very good advice…and I thought I would add a few more points, more specific to those shooting with one camera and limited crew and time. 1) Overheating. This is an issue, as these cameras aren’t made to constantly shoot video for full days. Shane mentions [...]
If I have learned anything in the software-based world of video editing…it’s that achieving the look you want in your productions don’t have to be done purely by art direction, lighting, and in-camera settings. There’s a whole new world to “painting” the picture…or should I say whole new “paintbrush” to use as it’s another tool [...]
