GH2 GH3 Flat Picture profile advice?

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benlen

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Hey folks,

I did a search on the forum looking for some advice in terms of what sort of picture profile settings I should shoot for trying to get a flat picture style for my videos, but couldn't find a consensus. I really like to do my sharpness, color, contrast, and what not in post production.

Coming from Canon, it used to be simple: use the Cinestyle. But with the GH3 there seems to be some conflict over what settings to use to have a flat picture style that is easy for grading and preserves dynamic range.

I set my Gh3 for my very first shoot at 0,0,0,0 across the board––video looks great, but can't do much with it (overly contrasty for my tastes).

So for the GH3 filmmakers, what advice do you have with regards to the picture profile you use? Thanks!

-ben
 
Dan, thanks for the info and excellent video examples––I will try out this profile and see how it works! Thanks a bunch.
 
benlen said:
Hey folks,

I did a search on the forum looking for some advice in terms of what sort of picture profile settings I should shoot for trying to get a flat picture style for my videos, but couldn't find a consensus. I really like to do my sharpness, color, contrast, and what not in post production.

Coming from Canon, it used to be simple: use the Cinestyle. But with the GH3 there seems to be some conflict over what settings to use to have a flat picture style that is easy for grading and preserves dynamic range.

I set my Gh3 for my very first shoot at 0,0,0,0 across the board––video looks great, but can't do much with it (overly contrasty for my tastes).

So for the GH3 filmmakers, what advice do you have with regards to the picture profile you use? Thanks!

-ben
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I don't think there is a universal consensus. I use natural at -2 -1 -3 0, most of the time. That gives me a nice looking, detailed image with the flexibility to grade if I wish, depending on if I want/need to. This is with non-native M43 glass. Since M43 glass supposedly adds some 'correction' to the image, you may want to dial down further to get a flatter image.

Personally, I'm not a fan of shooting super flat with a camera that captures an 8 bit 4:2:0 image. If you dial down contrast/sharpness/saturation too much, you actually degrade the overall image unnecessarily. Canon DSLRs are overly contrasty, have limited dynamic range by default and are hugely susceptible to moire which is why many choose to shoot as flat as possible with them. I don't think this approach is applicable to the GH3. I like to achieve a more baked in look close to how I want the final image to look, and then add a bit of grading/CC in post.

Your best bet is probably to do your own testing and see what you prefer.
 
Fully manual nikon mounted lenses with a nikon to m43 speedbooster.

Tamron 28-75mm 2.8
Samyang 24mm 1.4
Samyang 85mm 1.4
Nikon AIS 50mm 1.2
 
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