C100: First studio shot using 709Log - color grading comparison video

iggy097

iggy097

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Ok, so after our first studio shot last night using the C100, I would have to say that I'm very pleased with the results. The camera is very easy to setup and use. I had tossed around the ideas of 24p and 30f for the shoot, I ended up with 30f, and I think the results are very nice. I used the 709Log as I didn't really want to have to color in post.
That being said, coloring in post was definitely needed, as raw ouf of the camera was just so blah looking, as you can see from the attached video.
I will probably stay with the 709Log profile, and just color around that in the future, and the next film I shoot will probably be in 24p, just so I can get a comparison. I don't feel like 30f made it look too "video-ish" at all.
For those who would like to see the comparison, the video shows both ungraded and graded footage with the settings used, and a side by side.
Coloring was done in Vegas ( Magic Bullet Looks )
https://vimeo.com/69077017
 
Oh, and side note, the rendering time with Magic Bullet from this codec is almost twice the time as rendering time of either the HMC-40 or the 550D
 
Is the 709Log profile supposed to look as washed out as it does raw? I know it was made to be able to just shoot and post, without grading, but I can't see how you would give that to a client looking that washed out.
 
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