Explaining the settings

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ivers

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say if you have all the different settings at 0. And do all the CC and tweaking in post.

Will that result in grain in the pictures? Because i have an impression when i CC in FCP the picture lose som quality and gets grainy?

So. If i want a specific look, should i change in-camera settings? Or find a way to do it on post? Whats the best way to do it?

And can someone explain what EXACTLY the different settings do to the picture. I cant get that information out of the manual...

MASTER PEDESTAL:
MATRIX:
DETAIL LEVEL:
DETAIL CORING:
V DETAIL LEVEL:
V DETAIL FREQ:
GAMMA:
KNEE:
CHROMA LEVEL:
CHROMA PHASE:
COLOR TEMP:
SKIN TONE DTL:


thanks!
 
ok. i will do so. But i live in Norway and for the time i am a vey poor student. So i have to wait at least a month. And i am dong a music video shoot in a couple of weeks. I am just looking for the settings to get the best quality and do CC and tweaking in post.
 
Besides it looking good, what look are you going for? 24p? 4:3 or 16:9?

Most people turn the Detail settings down -3 or -4 (I've gone further than that with good results). Master pedestal around -6. If you want to be safe and CC in post, CINELIKE_D will capture the widest dynamic range. It may look a bit flat to start, but you can adjust the contrast in post.

Color phase/temp you usually don't have to touch unless you are trying to get a cooler/warmer look in-camera. MATRIX most people usually use CINE, which will give some rich colors.

THIN/THICK will depend on your aspect ratio and intended output.
 
Easiest and quickest path for low-budget 16:9 24p is SQUEEZE mode with 24pA and THIN vertical detail setting. All other settings to taste.
 
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