C300: C300 MK 1 View Assist with C-log

[bluedisk]

I shoot actuality style documentaries by myself with a Canon C300 using C-log and a Zacuto Gratical viewfinder with wave forms switched on.

When I am shooting the images look great with the LUT applied through view assist and the EVF. The images still look great with the LUT applied in the Canon XF Utility browser.

The problem arises when I import them into FCPX, the LUT applied by this program makes the images look blown out and overexposed, but I'm careful to peak the highlights at around 90%IRE and skin tones around 30-50%IRE. Inside FCPX I then turn off the Canon Clog LUT for each shot and apply a very light grade manually and it looks beautiful again. The editor I work with sees this from other shooters, not just me.

I'm wondering why there is such a large image difference between the Canon View Assist and import into FCPX?

I'm also beginning to wonder if using c-log is even worth it, as I'm used to exposing correctly without grading and often my version of EOS std looks almost as good as graded c-log.

 

[indiawilds]

FCPX has since late 2016 update introduced clog processing as a default. One needs to switch it off. Initially I had a kind of heartattack as I thought I made some newbie mistakes in setting exposure after using the c300 for nearly 4 years. Then I found out that you need to go and switch off the processing options in FCPX. A bit annoying. So just switch it off in FCPX and then you will again see the image similar to the one you saw in the Canon view assist.

 

[bluedisk]

FCPX has since late 2016 update introduced clog processing as a default. One needs to switch it off. Initially I had a kind of heartattack as I thought I made some newbie mistakes in setting exposure after using the c300 for nearly 4 years. Then I found out that you need to go and switch off the processing options in FCPX. A bit annoying. So just switch it off in FCPX and then you will again see the image similar to the one you saw in the Canon view assist.

Thanks Sabyasachi, I appreciate your reply. I'm newish to FCPX so that kind of explains my horror, but still leaves the question as to why it should look so different between View Assist and FCPX with the same LUT applied?