C100: C100 and RED

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Dafilman21

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I am shooting second camera tomorrow with a RED. What is the better pic profile to use on the C100 to match? C-log or Wide DR?
 
Actually it is more important at what the C100 is set for than the Red since the Red is shooting raw.

Whenever I have done it I have set the C100 to WDR, and made sure that the color temperature is manually dialed in to be as accurate to the lighting being used, usually by using a digital color meter.

To make life simpler in post, roll on a DSC Color chart with both cameras before anything else and also after any scene/lighting changes.
 
Ah excellent thanks, I was leaning towards WDR since I think that is still gradeable and I will be shooting in ProRes
 
mcgeedigital said:
Actually it is more important at what the C100 is set for than the Red since the Red is shooting raw.

Whenever I have done it I have set the C100 to WDR, and made sure that the color temperature is manually dialed in to be as accurate to the lighting being used, usually by using a digital color meter.

To make life simpler in post, roll on a DSC Color chart with both cameras before anything else and also after any scene/lighting changes.
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correct....I should have elaborated more...of course it would be RAW so my first impression would be shoot log on the C100....
 
My experience has been that it is a toss up between LOG and WDR. The C100 codec does not hold up well to massive grading so it can suffer if the grade is challenging. The WDR gets you closer to a final image but does not give you as much range in the grade. It really all depends on what you are shooting and if you can come to a common understanding of what you are trying to come up with in the final image for both cameras. Old Red versus Dragon imager will make a big difference as well.

Matt's approach is solid and then you grade the Red image to match the C100. The resolution will be sharper on the Red, but really only noticeable by professionals. Really up to the DP or Director the direction they want to go in the edit.
 
Black balance, set camera to c-log, pay attention to color temperature and shoot externally to a 10bit codec. The post production team will thank you :)
 
LeoGrey said:
Black balance, set camera to c-log, pay attention to color temperature and shoot externally to a 10bit codec. The post production team will thank you :)
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Isn't it just 8bit video in a 10bit wrapper?

Although I agree increased bitrate and 4:2:2 colour is worth recording externally for.
 
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