KyleProhaska
Veteran
I've found a setting that seems to work for me, but the more I read posts about people actually preferring some noisier settings for the sake of the codec and 8-bit, the more I tend to agree. A little more noise in-camera before compression can definitely help with banding and other things significantly, but too much obviously can be a bad thing.
What kind of settings are you guys using who prefer this? Also, I've said in other threads that Barry's book says the Cine gammas are the ones more susceptible to the uneven channels in the clipping (yellow highlights for instance) so how do you handle that? I've been told that the complete opposite is true by editman. I really prefer using the Knee setting so the Cine gammas seem like they're out of the question for me. Obviously you should always watch exposure, but I do like the Knees ability to roll things off more nicely when you don't have much choice.
Cine-D is the noisiest gamma and stretches things quite a bit. I really like how B.Press gives me a look I want in-camera, without me having to do a ton of contrast adjustments in post, but B.Press is also the cleanest gamma. Perhaps Cine-D is a good option if I can do without Knee, and simply drop the Master Ped a little to get something close to B.Press while inducing some more noise into the picture?
Everyone has settings for their own uses, but I'm interested in the settings of those who think a little noise can actually help. For the record, I tend to add my own grain to the image afterwards, but just as with 35mm Adapters, a little bit of grain (or noise) before the camera compresses the image can actually be favorable and make things a tad more organic.
Thoughts?
My Typical Settings:
Detail -7
V Detail -7
Coring -7
Chroma -3 to -4 or so
Gamma B.Press
Knee Mid
What kind of settings are you guys using who prefer this? Also, I've said in other threads that Barry's book says the Cine gammas are the ones more susceptible to the uneven channels in the clipping (yellow highlights for instance) so how do you handle that? I've been told that the complete opposite is true by editman. I really prefer using the Knee setting so the Cine gammas seem like they're out of the question for me. Obviously you should always watch exposure, but I do like the Knees ability to roll things off more nicely when you don't have much choice.
Cine-D is the noisiest gamma and stretches things quite a bit. I really like how B.Press gives me a look I want in-camera, without me having to do a ton of contrast adjustments in post, but B.Press is also the cleanest gamma. Perhaps Cine-D is a good option if I can do without Knee, and simply drop the Master Ped a little to get something close to B.Press while inducing some more noise into the picture?
Everyone has settings for their own uses, but I'm interested in the settings of those who think a little noise can actually help. For the record, I tend to add my own grain to the image afterwards, but just as with 35mm Adapters, a little bit of grain (or noise) before the camera compresses the image can actually be favorable and make things a tad more organic.
Thoughts?
My Typical Settings:
Detail -7
V Detail -7
Coring -7
Chroma -3 to -4 or so
Gamma B.Press
Knee Mid
