C100: What Software Do You Use to Match C100 & 70D?

nedcam

nedcam

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I shot 8 interviews with two angles, each one in a different interior location, and just received the first versions from my editor who has not matched the two cameras before. The scene profile for the 70D was the highly touted Technicolor and my editor is working in FCP7, perhaps X, I'll have to ask him. I'd say half the interviews match well, the others are noticeably poor. My understanding is that by shooting in Technicolor I was giving the editor the widest latitude for correction.

I believe there are plug ins or more sensitive software to add to give more color control than what is in FCP, correct? This editor is very experienced but has never matched these two before. What software is known to give more control?

Thanks
 
Just my personal opinion as somebody who shoots with and edits footage from the C100 and Canon DSLR's- I don't think Technicolor is the best method of creating a match for the footage. Techincolor reduces contrast and saturation more than any other currently used picture profile, but my personal opinion is that it is hard to work with due to the limited codec of the DSLR. My personal opinion is that it is best to create a picture profile on the C100 that matches the normal dynamic range and saturation of one of the standard profiles on a Canon DSLR. The color space is approximately the same on the C100 as the neutral setting on a Canon DSLR, so it is fairly easy to match. Then, when you are thrown on a shoot with a bunch of DSLR's, you don't end up the odd man out. This is just my opinion and I don't want to argue the relative merits of really flat profiles like Technicolor and CLOG, but I have found this to be the easiest work flow myself.
 
I agree with cpreston, but this only helps you with future shoots. If he is editing in FCPx the "match color" selection has done a good job getting my 5D footage to closely resemble my c100. If he is looking for "plug-n-play" he could use something like Film Convert and set the cameras to the same film stock. While not perfect it can be a quick and dirty way to get it done.
 
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