FS7: "REC709 is an HD gamma".

[Donny 123]

---

That list is a good example of someone who should not be sending the camera specs.. if you dont know, get someone who does to send the specs.. its not rocket science .. really you think it takes a high level of tech knowledge .. its a very basic part of the job for production to communicate the camera set up.. you have to wonder if they up to setting up the wire transfer to pay you.. .. I would run from a client who sent me that particular list or at least get paid up front..

 

[combatentropy]

Donny, I'm not understanding you.

gkantziper imagined a client giving these specs:

Format: Sony Fs7
Aspect Ratio: 16x9
Frame Rate: 23.98
Codec: 4K XAVC
LUT: SLOG3

JRJphoto said it's not the client's job to be that technical.

You said it's not that technical.

I repasted the specs and your response, as if to say, really?

Then you said, those specs are crazy.

So I'm lost.

Anyway, it helps to remember that even though we all are into videocameras, we work in different jobs. For some of us, the "client" is a 20-something bride to be. For others, the "client" is a Hollywood movie mogul. Neither of those people are going to get into it with us about whether to shoot in S-LOG 2 or 3. But I would say there are many people here working somewhere in between, where their "client" is a producer of some commercial or promo or whatever, and they are specifying things to that degree.

 

[LennyLevy]

Boy, The way to really get this forum excited is to start with a question that really doesn't mean a hill of beans. Some clients are technical, many haven't the foggiest. If you don't want to work with people who don't understand what a codec or a LUT is please send them my way. I don't expect them to understand it any more than I might understand their subject matter or care about their financing.

On every job you do your best to get it straight beforehand - whatever that involves. Sometimes a simple conversation with the producer settles it in seconds, Sometimes you need to hold their hand and explain that the earth revolves around the sun, and sometimes you get to talk to Post directly. You do your best to make sure there are no misunderstandings. That's all there is to it. Actually I found those specs pretty good . My god they said "23.98", and knew what XAVC and SLOG3 were. So maybe you have to ask if they mean UHD or 4K, and what the heck they mean by LUT but that's your job. Theirs is to get everything together for a shoot and hire someone who will make sure they don't screw up the specs.

 

[Liam Hall]

I had a recollection that in the past the display appearing with the video signal monitor matched the LUT you were employing in the VF and not the color space you were shooting. Does the indicator on the video signal monitor ever display the LUT type?

You can choose via Menu/VF/VideoSignal Monitor to set the WFM to reflect either SDI1 or SDI2. You can then have those switched to LUT 'on' or 'off' via the Menu/Monitor LUT. Classic Sony...

 

[Donny 123]

Donny, I'm not understanding you.

gkantziper imagined a client giving these specs:

Format: Sony Fs7
Aspect Ratio: 16x9
Frame Rate: 23.98
Codec: 4K XAVC
LUT: SLOG3

JRJphoto said it's not the client's job to be that technical.

You said it's not that technical.

I repasted the specs and your response, as if to say, really?

Then you said, those specs are crazy.

So I'm lost.

Anyway, it helps to remember that even though we all are into videocameras, we work in different jobs. For some of us, the "client" is a 20-something bride to be. For others, the "client" is a Hollywood movie mogul. Neither of those people are going to get into it with us about whether to shoot in S-LOG 2 or 3. But I would say there are many people here working somewhere in between, where their "client" is a producer of some commercial or promo or whatever, and they are specifying things to that degree.

Yes Im with you.. sorry I didnt put it very well.. the list sent was pretty mad.. but yes you could work it out .. we have all had worse.. my point was that it shouldn't be so hard from clients /production to have some idea, or have a word with their editor .. its not really high level techie stuff.. to pass on camera specs.. and if they are that useless.. (unprofessional) their end.. its probably not something you want to be working on.. or a production company that as been in existence for about 2 weeks ..