Can you guys check this s-log2 workflow?

[Viscount Omega]

I have some footage I shot with s-log2 and movie colors several months ago and I wanted to see if I'm doing this right.

I put the clips on the timeline, the footage usually comes in almost full range on the histogram, usually like 15-20 to 255, then the effect order I'm thinking of goes like this:

Noise reduction (optional)

Edit: <<<<<<it looks like I can soften the highlights and raise the shadows by inserting the "levels" plug-in here<<<<<

s-log2 to Rec. 709 LUT

Add color correction plug-in (s)

Add Film emulation LUT (optional)

I use Sony Vegas which also has a "Broadcast Colors" plug-in that has options for 7.5 IRE, etc.. This brings the levels to 16-235.

If the final render is for DVD or Blu-ray, should my external monitor be set to 16-235 as well? That's how I've been doing it.

 

[Samuel H]

I usually do the color correction before switching away from slog2. WB is straightforward, but exposure requires care because you don't want to change the black or white point. Then comes the slog2-to-whatever switch, then the look, then grain and others.