Bit of a rant here as one of the roles I perform on some shoots is that of DIT or Digital Imaging Technician. What does a good DIT do? Well lots of things. One of the key roles of the DIT is to work with both the camera department and post production to ensure that … Continue reading Don’t Confuse a DIT with a Data Wrangler or Runner.
Exposure Guide fro S-log2 and the A7s. Part 1. What is gamma and getting exposure right. 20 LUT’s for use with the A7s. My first 10 days with the A7s.
This guide is for the A7S and A7SII. The A7SIII does not in my opinion need the same degree of over exposure as documented here. So please bear this in mind if using the A7SIII. This document has been prepared independently of Sony. It is based on my own findings having used the camera and … Continue reading Exposing and Using S-Log2 on the Sony A7s. Part One: Gamma and Exposure.
So I have had my A7s for 10 days now. I took it on holiday with me shooting both stills and video, getting a feel for the camera in a wide range of situations from brilliant sunshine to shooting under candlelight. It has been an absolute delight using it, with one small caveat: No ND … Continue reading 10 days with the A7s. I LOVE this camera!
I have just published a major update to my guide to Cine-EI on the PMW-F55 and F5. The guide now goes in to a lot more depth. I have tried to make it easy to understand but it is also quite technical, I have deliberately included the technical background stuff so that hopefully you will … Continue reading Major Update to my Cine-EI guide for the PMW-F55 and PMW-F5
Been playing a lot with HFR recently on my F5. One of the niggles with HFR/S&Q on the PMW-F55 and F5 is that you don’t have LUT’s when shooting HFR. But, in firmware V4 Sony added a new high contrast mode for the viewfinder. I now have this allocated to one of my assignable buttons … Continue reading PMW-F55 and F5 Viewfinder High Contrast Mode as a LUT for HFR.
Here are links to pages that should help you get the very best from your PMW-F55 or PMW-F5 cameras. Quick Reference Guide PDF – Helps figure out why things won’t work as expected, Downloadable PDF, keep it on your phone/ipad or print a copy and keep it in your camera kit. How to use the … Continue reading Guide to the PMW-F55 and F5
It’s very easy to create your own 3D LUT for the Sony PMW-F5 or PMW-F55 using DaVinci Resolve or just about any grading software with LUT export capability. The LUT should be a 17x17x17 or 33x33x33 .cube LUT (this is what Resolve creates by default). Simply shoot some test Slog2 or Slog3 clips at the … Continue reading How to create a user LUT for the PMW-F5 or F55 in Resolve (or other grading software).
It’s been brought to my attention that there is a lot of concern about the apparent noise levels when using Sony’s new Slog3 gamma curve. The problem being that when you view the ungraded Slog3 it appears to have more noise in the shadows than Slog2. Many are concerned that this “extra” noise will end … Continue reading Understanding Sony’s SLog3. It isn’t really noisy.
ACES is a workflow for modern digital cinema cameras. It’s designed to act as a common standard that will work with any camera so that colourist can use the same grades on any camera with the same results. A by-product of the way ACES works is that it can actually simplify your post production workflow … Continue reading ACES: Try it, it might make your life simpler!
