grading test

the video is recorded as yuv so changing the rgb color space is only likely to cause loss of information, but i'll test it more when i come back from my shoot.

/matt
 
I'll ask my question again--do you reduce sharpness (as some recommend to soften aliasing). If so by how much?

Thanks for your great advice. Can't wait to see the end results of your shoot!
 
i use sharpen setting to +2/+3.
0 is too soft.
the real problem is the codec and the compression.
 
nah, the codec isn't that bad. the live view is already over softened and sharpened. they probably use debayer and nr algorithms meant for 12 mp data, and at low res it shows. i use 2 for sharpness, i thought i already mentioned that. it's the default for portrait mode.

/matt
 
Do you have to turn of the D-Lighting for custom curves to be active (I know that you can't set them in the camera until D-lighting is turned off)?
 
Just curious, but how do you see your curve as being wider in terms of detail than the "neutral" curve? After comparing the two, I see more detail in the neutral curve in the knee/shadow areas.
 
you have to push it back down, that's the trick. flattening the image reduces detail but increases dynamic range, then you can expand it again using curves to get the detail contrast back but keep the range.

/matt
 
No, I completely understand that, I work in RAW format quite often.

What I meant was that I don't see more shadow detail in your curve than I do in the "neutral" preset, in fact yours is a little more contrasty, and stronger in the red channel. Highlights also look about the same, IMO.
 
what preset are you using the curve with? neutral? here's a still taken first with the portrait preset then with the portrait + my low contrast curve. the exposure is identical. to my eye as well as my scopes the latter is much less contrasty. it is definitely a bit stronger in the reds too, i'm not sure why but i guess the curve might be applied before white balancing or something.

/matt
 

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I dont use the portrait curve, I use the neutral curve.

what preset are you using the curve with? neutral?
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What do you mean? I didn't know you could "layer" curves... I simply added your curve in to my presets in the camera, called it "RAW" and used that for shooting.
 
with matt's curve you have to apply his to the portrait preset and then save it to a new name. i guess i'll have to apply white wedding to another preset and see if i get different results.
 
I simply added your curve in to my presets in the camera
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as far as i know that's impossible. you have to add it to a preset in picture control utility and export it from there. what exactly did you do?

/matt
 
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the presets have different contrast, sharpness and saturation settings that are independent from the curve.

/matt
 
Oh, I see whats happening. You have to choose a preset (portrait) in the Control Utility to add your curve to, correct? So you are adding on to an already modified preset, then renaming that as a custom preset entirely.
 
I completely had forgotten that I did add on to an already existing preset when I did my tests, I just found the your preset to be more contrasty than the "neutral" look.
 
i don't understand. what's an "already modified preset"? there's nothing wrong with applying it to a default preset, but it makes a huge difference which one. i add it to the portrait preset, but you can use neutral too if you prefer an even flatter image.

/matt
 
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