If you shot in Log and chose a Log camera profile in the camera settings, you’ll see two controls for Film Color and Print Film Emulation.
Shooting in Log gives you more dynamic range in your footage, and it’s what we recommend if your camera is capable of it.
When you select a Log camera profile, like S-Log, V-Log, or BMD Film, Nitrate will convert the footage straight to the positive scan of your chosen film stock, to a gamma called Cineon Log, with a print film emulation added on top.
The print film emulation is what gives you the projected film look - what the footage would look like if it was projected in a movie theatre.
The Cineon to Print film slider allows you to adjust the strength of the print film application.
At 100, you’re getting the full projected film stock applied. At 0, you’re getting the Cineon Log film scan emulation, which will look similar to your camera’s Log footage, but still with the film stock colors applied.
You could then apply your own print film look over the top, or manually grade your way out of Log by adding your own contrast curve.
The Film Color slider allows you to select how much of the film stock color is applied to your footage. At 100, you have the full strength of the film stock emulation, but if that’s too intense for your liking, you can pull it back too.
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