Using THIS could ruin your videos!! 

Cine 4 on a Sony Alpha.

It also depends on how much you want to work in post-production, in my case I use v-log up to ISO 1600, when the light drops more I use the "natural" profile which also gives me a good starting point and less noise (which can still be removed but it is an additional step in post that I don't do)

That is actually the biggest misconception that certain gamma profiles have more noise than other gamma profiles. The reality is that all gamma profiles actually have the same level of noise, the difference is the noise floor: where the noise live in the image, which live in the shadows if you are using base ISO and will gradually be raised as you are using higher ISO then will go back to the shadows again on the 2nd native ISO if your camera has a dual native ISO like the A7s3. No matter the profile you use, it will have noise floor. Rec 709 profiles (all profiles that are not log are still rec709 color space) have so much lower dynamic range vs log profiles that when you are shooting in a very low light scene, your shadows will be crushed immediately upon shooting whereas log profiles such as v-log and slog3 will still have details in the shadows. As I have mentioned, noise lives in the shadows and since Rec709 have lower dynamic range thus crushing the shadows, the noise also will be "crushed" whereas log profiles still have details in the shadows and so noise will also be noticeable in the shadows. You might think that you can live with crushed shadows so you will choose rec709 profiles so the noise will be less noticeable, but your highlights will also easily be clipped, which will be very distracting whereas log profiles will have more leeway. If you can live with crushed shadows, with log profiles you can just crush the shadows in post and the noise will go along with it but with highlights that still have details vs rec709 profiles wherein you dont have a choice but with an already clipped highlight due to lesser dynamic range.

i've said this Alooooot since the "log" craze started. you have to know what you're doing in lighting, composition , and settings . then comes doing the "editing" and color grading (what others call a LUT). I shoot on manual and FX3 and the images come out gorgeous. blown highlights are blown highlights, and grainy (or too black) shadows are grainy (too black). the dynamic range of a LOG profile is only really needed when you cant control the lighting. which goes back to my first point.

Totally agree about SOOC…also it matters what lens you are using, so I use “lens-sensor settings” (specific to each lens-sensor combination)! Plus, the exposure settings are still important, but when you get the image close to SOOC, you can nail the exposure much quicker and more accurately (because the image is WYSIWYG, and you don’t have to use zebras and histograms to determine exposure)!❤

Thank you! 🤩🙏🏻 yeh simple is better 🎥 hope this helped

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Nice. Every little helps. I have plenty of colour grading and exposure videos as well as a colour grading course if you need the extra 👌🏻 Thanks for watching and hope it helps 🎥🤩

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Thanks John

Thanks Gordon! 😀🙏🏻 Nothing to be embarrassed about at all with that! They’re great profiles. Especially the more flexible ones like ‘like 709’ etc. and if you’re getting the results you want, why change anything?! 😀 I very rarely use the higher ISO levels unless I’m filming outside at night. Then I’ll stick the Lumix S5 into 4000 ISO (the other native iso as you know) and I seem to get a clean image that I’m happy with in log. I think if you have enough light available for indoor shots, you can get a decent clean image. I have my 60w light on 2-3% in these talking head videos 640 iso. Does that help? 🎥😀

👌🏻 it’s a great log profile!

Yes but the problem is a lot of the LUTS created by RU-vidrs a few years ago were made for standard picture profiles. That’s why I created mine to work AFTER rec 709. This way, they work for any camera 🎥🤩

Hi. I think they just give the illusion that there is more dynamic range because they’re less “contrasy”. Have a go and see which ones you prefer 😊 and less us know how you get on. I forgot to mention that you can alter settings in camera too 🎥

You probably need q v60 or 90 if that's the error your getting

You can select and save different settings to apply for photo or video. I use standard for photo mode

Get the best exposure and white balance you can and only make minor adjustments to the colour grade. You can still get a good image. You just can’t stretch the grade as much

I use the Lumix prime lenses but also have Sirui anamorphic. I have done videos about most of them if you wanted to see more

Prores is just the way the file can be played back in your editor. They are larger file sizes but should play back a little smoother depending on what computer you have. I hope this helps 🙏🏻

Ace ,thanks. So so you tend to use ProRes or MOV?@@SamHolland

I tend to stick with MOV because it just seems like an easier and faster workflow for me in terms of dumping footage from my memory cards. The lumix S5iX records ProRes internally using a SSD drive plugged in but I just find it a bit overkill. Creating proxies is super fast in FCPX. 👌🏻

@@SamHolland awesome thanks for the advice mate

Yeh I always use proxy files as it makes the workflow quicker.

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