Where do you get your VLOG luts?

thefilmaddict

thefilmaddict

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I’ve been shooting some v-log test footage. In post, I’ve been using the VariCam 35 3DLUT V-Log to V-709 in adobe premiere for grading. It seems to work pretty well. 2 questions:

1. Are there other 709 luts available that users like?

2. Are there any luts that turn vlog into hdr friendly images (for making a YouTube hdr video using resolve)?

Thanks!
 
The reason I ask for more vlog luts is because most of the luts I see out there are for vlog l. Are these v log l luts compatible?
 
The V-Log L LUTs are made for the GH5 which has a totally different sensor and processing.
There are so many LUTs out there as this camera is a consumer video camera and consumer love LUTs.

I often use the OFX Color Space Transform in Resolve for a quick normalising. It's easy to use and has some options left.
I usually set the tone mapping to simple and enable satuaration mapping with a max. of 75%.

But the official Panasonic V-Log LUT isn't bad either. It seems to be a technical LUT that still doesn't clip data.
From there on it's easy to find a nic egrade with easy LGG adjustments.
 
Here's one way to look at it: the Varicam 35 V-log to V-709 provided by Panasonic is just a technical lut to translate your image from V-log to rec709. Now that you're in rec709, you can use any number of non-technical rec709 luts for your "looks." Many LUT packs for sale (or free) include 709 to 709 versions as well.

V-log I LUTS, if not exactly compatible, should be very close. If you use one of these luts that both translate V-log to rec709 AND provide a "look" then I think you should be fine. In this case, you have a subjective interpretation (the "look") on top of an objective translation (the "technical" part of the lut). It's not as though the final result, or goal, will be an exact rec709 reproduction anyway.

Given that, you can also experiment with other similar curves, like S-log3+look luts, then push and pull where needed.

I always think of luts as a means to get me in the ballpark (even the tech luts). They are rarely silver bullets.
 
BTW, similar to what Erik said, I typically work with V-log in ACES color space, monitor and output to Rec709. I do the "looks" manually (much of my work doesn't call for film looks anyway). I mostly use luts for proxies and client copies.
 
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